A tribute, not only to Adrian Pikios and Redwampa, but to the entire community.

THIS REVIEW SPOILS THE ENTIRETY OF REDUX. PLEASE WATCH REDUX BEFORE READING THIS.


PREFACE:


Pikios. Redwampa. Two of the community's founding animators, having inspired the masses to make amazing works of beauty and serenity. On the flip side: Aaron Haynes and Gorosaurus. Two animators who derived inspiration from Redwampa and Adrian Pikios and who then went on to become some of the most talented people throughout 3DMM's history. They have inspired WELL OVER the majority of the community to create some fantastic Hand Made Characters, camera shots, and movies as a whole.

But.... these two had to get their start somewhere, right?

And indeed, they started out with a beautiful work of art: Redux.

ANIMATION:

Redux isn't so much a creation as it is a leaf-- it holds on to the branches that Pikios' Rebirth of 3DMM had laid out for it. RO3DMM wasn't that DEEP of a story. It was more of a random thought that Pikios had when he heard the news of an asteroid nearly colliding with Earth. Redux has an absolutely gorgeous showcase of eye candy, with smooth camera pans and THE BEST use of the Frankie's pack that I've ever seen. Stunning HMCs, such as a charming re-creation of Redwampa's classic N.U.T.S squirrel, Dave Miles' "Mr. Green", and Goro's Godzilla, help to add to the epic feel of the movie. The way that they show true emotion for losing their friend, and how he re-emerges as a spectacular Hand Made Character.... it's MINDBLOWING. The beautiful camera angles and atmosphere are a sight to behold in-and-of themselves, with some fascinating effects thrown in (the scene where Michael touches the "outside" droplets is a super nice touch) to help prepare us for the climactic battle. The green blob is cute, the green creature is super, and that brown monster fighting Godzilla........ Jesus man. I'm stunned.


Animation score: 10/10


MUSIC:

Music makes a movie. Usually, I can't find much. I end up scraping some strange track or some stock music because I feel that popular songs are overused and feel dry when used in a movie. When it comes to Redux, however, the music choices are cinematic and beautiful-- I would pay 200 dollars of my own cash to purchase a soundtrack for this movie. Piano pieces, somber orchestral tracks, and a few great tracks from Ramza are the most amazing and inspiring tracks ever used in a 3DMM movie ever. Cinematic to the limit and beyond. It cuts out at some points, but then it SLAMS back with yet another great piece.

Music score: 9.9/10


STORY:

Story makes a movie. It does. You can't just have a cool animation showcase and leave it to rot without a full story, right? Correct.
When it comes to Redux, I couldn't follow the main meaning of the film. I'm sorry, but I didn't really understand what it was representing.....

In the first eighth.

In the latter quarters, the story showed a battle between several creatures, showing a meteor shower and a green figure chasing around to save everyone. The fight was odd at first, but it quickly solidified into a raging battle with complex emotions and a great HMC rising from the dust to end things once and for all. As he sacrificed himself to take down the brown-ish monster, the film bumped itself from being amazing, to being ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES OF ALL TIME.

Story score: 8/10


Conclusion:

I am stunned, Haynes and Goro. This is a work which Aaron, wherever he is, should hold close to his heart forever and ever.

FINAL THOUGHTS:

Personal score: 99/100
Final score: 100/100



A cinematic masterpiece, REDUX holds its own position as one of the deepest and greatest executed films ever made. Amen.

[Old Rivers]

Lol I think you mean preface.

[Plopilpy]

Yes, I do. Thanks.

[Redwampa]

Tad late to the party but nicely done. Nicely done indeed with what we had to work with at the time.

[Plopilpy]

Yeah!

[Bown]

Redwampa watching Redux after 17 years is incredibly heartwarming to me