10 Best Animated Films You’ve Probably Never Seen你或未看过的10佳动画电影

罗科·汤普森　孙力

When Walt Disney virtually invented the feature-length animated film with 1937s Snow White， he changed moviemaking forever.  What was once called “Walts Folly” became a box-office winner， elevating animation to the level of serious art. Though the studio has held the majority of the publics interest for going on one-hundred years， there are countless other animation houses who have （and continue to） produce incredible work that goes underseen or underappreciated. Below， we list ten of the best non-Disney animated films that youve likely never experienced， but absolutely must！

10. Fantastic Planet （1973）

This much-emulated， spoofed and referenced Science Fiction masterwork from René Laloux has proven so influential to film and popular culture， most people arent even aware of its existence. An imaginative and often surreal epic that comments on human/animal rights and racism， the film was virtually the first to break the Disney mold and show that animation could strike out into bizarre and serious new horizons.

9. Belladonna of Sadness （1973）

Director Eiichi Yamamoto largely pans across still paintings to tell this story of a woman raped and accused of witchcraft， taking inspiration from Gustav Klimt and tarot card decks. Though the narrative is a little too loose to be memorable， the delicate swirl of sight and sound makes Belladonna of Sadness a head trip worth taking.

8. Watership Down （1978）

The movie that launched a million and one night terrors， Martin Rosens adaptation of Richard Adams classic British novel about a colony of rabbits seeking a new home brought the novel to almost-too-effective life for children who were scarred by it in the theater.

With gentle， at times unrefined animation befitting the wildness of its setting， Watership Down captures the spirit of Adams novel all-too-well， something the CGI four-parter that debuted on Netflix  should have realized.

7. Heavy Metal （1981）

A grubby， sexist， ridiculous animation that could only have come out of the 80s， Heavy Metal is still a notable cultural fixture and a strangely compelling oddity despite （or maybe because of） its rough style which was created by outsourcing the work to several different animation houses. Love it or hate it， Heavy Metal is a crude， rude， rockin and rollin time-capsule unlike any other animated film of all time... for better and worse.

6. The Secret of Nimh （1982）

Disney deserter Don Bluths The Land Before Time （1988） and An American Tail （1986） get all the love， but his earlier effort， The Secret of Nimh （1982） is an animation treasure in its own right.

A dark fantasy adventure about a family of Mice desperately seeking to move their home before its destroyed， Bluth found inspiration in Robert C. OBriens novel， “Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH” for his directorial debut. A masterpiece of classicly detailed animation that doesnt blunt its sharper thematic edges for younger viewers， The Secret of Nimh is the type of complex and haunting fable Bluth could never have made had he not turned his back on the “house of mouse.”

5. Flight of Dragons （1982）

Based on a “speculative natural history” book of the same name， Rankin/Bass Flight of Dragons may not be as well-loved or memorable as their holiday films or even their 1977 rendition of J.R. Tolkiens The Hobbit， but its a beautifully old-fashioned adventure film with a dated sort of charm. With a fantastic voice cast， dialogue and visuals sure to inspire young minds， and an unforgettable title song， Flight of Dragons is a humble—though essential—Rankin/Bass B-side.

4. The Thief and the Cobbler （1993）

When a lowly cobbler named Tack incurs the wrath of a villainous Grand Vizier named ZigZag  hes rescued from execution by the beautiful Princess YumYum. The two set out to save the kingdom and stop ZigZags hostile takeover after the palaces protective orbs are pinched by a hapless thief.

This British-America-Canadian fantasy （directed， written， and produced by animator Richard Williams） is famous for a long， tumultuous release history due to the difficulties of independent funding and its ambitious and complex animation. With a halting production schedule unfolding over thirty years， its a miracle that the film turned out as lovely and watchable as it is while still being considered notoriously “unfinished.”

3. Pom Poko （1994）

Studio Ghibli is synonymous with Hayo Miyazaki， but the storied Japanese animation house has produced many artists worth their salt. Case in point： Isao Takahata， whose tremendously entertaining Pom Poko is simultaneously the most culturally specific and environmentally conscious films the studio has ever produced.

In telling the story of a clan of shapeshifting Tanuki （Japanese Raccoon Dogs） who try to beat back the humans encroaching upon their environment， Takahata created a profound plea for respecting the natural world， and a wildly entertaining romp to boot.

2. Perfect Blue （1997）

The jury may always be out on whether Darren Aronofsky ripped the plot of this psychological thriller by Satoshi Kon for his own， Black Swan （2010）， but the source material is an accomplished piece of cinema in its own right. Following a member of a pop group who leaves music to pursue an acting career as she slowly loses her mind， Kons film is considered a masterpiece of modern Japanese animation and storytelling. Concerned as it is with perception， reality， fame， voyeurism and feminist issues， Perfect Blue is a socially aware thriller that bests most films of its type featuring flesh and blood characters not rendered with pencil and ink.

1. The Triplets of Belleville （2003）

This Academy Award-nominated charmer tells the story of a plucky old lady who must rescue her Tour de France cyclist grandson from the mafia with the help of her trusty dog and the titular triplets who are music hall singers of the 1930s. This delightfully old-fangled plot is told in a delightfully old-fangled way： with limited dialogue， and through song and pantomime. A celebration of Paris in days gone by， Sylvain Chomets beautifully stylized musical comedy looks to vaudeville and music halls for inspiration to create one of the most achingly nostalgic animated features ever made.

华特·迪士尼在1937年首创了长篇动画电影《白雪公主》，永久改变了电影制作。被奚落为“华特式愚蠢”的电影一举成为票房赢家，也将动画制作提升到严肃艺术的高度。百年以来，尽管迪士尼动画工作室吸引了多数观众的兴趣，但还有无数其他的动画工作室曾经（并将继续）制作出令人惊叹的作品，只是这些作品未登上大银幕或未被充分欣赏。下面，我们列出10部非迪士尼制作的最佳动画电影——很可能你从未领略过这些作品，但它们绝对值得一看！

10. 《原始星球》（1973）

这部勒内·拉卢导演的科幻佳作被多次模仿、恶搞和致敬，证明了它在电影和大众文化方面的巨大影响力，但大多数人甚至不知道它的存在。这部电影是一部充满想象、有诸多超现实情节的宏大作品，探讨了人类/动物的权利及种族歧视问题;它可谓是第一部突破了迪士尼模式的作品，证明动画电影可以闯入奇特而严肃的新天地。

9. 《悲伤的贝拉多娜》（1973）

导演山本映一从古斯塔夫·克里木特的绘画和塔罗牌中汲取灵感，大量运用静态画面来讲述一个女人被强奸并被控告使用巫术的故事。尽管叙事略显松散，不容易留下深刻印象，但影像和声音的精巧交织让这部电影成为一场值得体验的精神享受。

8.《沃特希普荒原》（1978）

这部电影由导演马丁·罗森改编自理查德·亞当斯的经典英国小说，讲述了一个兔群寻找新家园的故事，由于将小说“十分逼真”地呈现出来，给在影院观影的孩子留下了童年阴影。

《沃特希普荒原》运用温和、时而粗犷的动画手法巧妙展现故事背景的蛮荒，惟妙惟肖地捕捉到亚当斯原著的精神，而这正是在奈飞首播的4集电脑特效动画没有体现的精髓。

7. 《宇宙奇趣录》（1981）

《宇宙奇趣录》这部龌龊、荒谬，带有性别歧视的动画电影也就只能产生于1980年代。电影外包给几家不同的动画工作室制作，所以风格粗糙，尽管如此（或许也正因如此），这部电影仍是一部引人注目的文化经典，也是一个风格奇葩的异类。喜欢也好，讨厌也罢，《宇宙奇趣录》以粗陋、粗鲁、摇滚的方式概括了这个时代，迥异于史上任何一部动画电影……无关好坏。

6.《勇敢鼠妈妈》（1982）

离开迪士尼后，唐·布鲁斯导演的电影《小脚板走天涯》（1988）和《美国鼠谭》（1986）备受喜爱，但他早先的尝试《勇敢鼠妈妈》（1982）却可堪称动画电影的瑰宝。

影片讲述了一个老鼠家族在家园被毁之前急切寻找新家的暗黑奇幻历险。布鲁斯从罗伯特·C.奥布赖恩的小说《尼姆的老鼠》中觅得他这部导演处女作的灵感。这部大师之作的动画制作经典细腻，而这并未钝化作品为年轻观众提供的犀利主题。如果布鲁斯当初没有脱离“米老鼠之家”，他永远不可能创造出这样复杂而难以忘怀的寓言故事。

5.《飞龙》（1982）

《飞龙》根据一部“探测自然历史”的同名作品改编而成。这部电影可能不像小亚瑟·兰金和约翰·巴斯的节日电影系列或者他们在1977年演绎的J.R.托尔金的《霍比特人》那样广受喜爱、令人难忘，但它是一部优美的老式历险片，带着某种旧时代的魅力。绝妙的配音阵容、台词及视觉效果定可激荡年轻的心智;主题歌也令人难以忘怀。《飞龙》就是这样一部由兰金和巴斯打造的既低调却又不能忽视的另类影片。

4.《小偷与鞋匠》（1993）

卑微的鞋匠塔克触怒了邪恶的帝国宰相齐格扎格，他被执行死刑时为美丽的洋洋公主所救。在不走运的小偷盗走了王宫的保护球之后，鞋匠与公主踏上拯救王国之旅，阻止了居心叵测的齐格扎格对王国的接管。

这部英美加三国联合制作的奇幻电影由动画师理查德·威廉姆斯导演、编剧并制片，因为难以获得独立资金支持，加之追求动画制作的完美和复杂，导致发行过程漫长混乱，电影也因此广为人知。电影断断续续的制作时间长达30多年。虽然影片至今仍被广泛视作“未完工”，但其最终能够如此令人喜爱、有观赏性简直是个奇迹 。

3.《百变狸猫》（1994）

吉卜力工作室几乎等同于宫崎骏，但这家著名的日本动画工作室也造就了很多名副其实的艺术家。举个例证：高畑勋，他导演的《百变狸猫》极具娱乐性，也是这家工作室至今制作的既最具文化特征又最有环保意识的影片。

通过讲述会变身的狸猫（日语对浣熊的称谓）一族试图反击人类侵占它们生存环境的故事，高畑勋表达了尊重自然世界的深刻诉求，也创造出一部十分轻松有趣的影片。

2.《未麻的部屋》（1997）

大家也许会一直争论不休：达伦·阿罗诺夫斯基是否从今敏的这部心理悬疑片里为自己的《黑天鹅》（2010）摘取了情节。放下争论不提，这个原始资料本身就是一部成就颇高的影片。今敏的这部电影拍摄了一个偶像团体的成员在放弃音乐而投身表演事业之际渐渐丧失心智的过程，被认为是现代日本动画制作和叙事的杰作。《未麻的部屋》涉及感覺、现实、声誉、偷窥癖和女权话题，是一部关注社会问题的悬疑片，水准超过绝大多数同类电影，这类影片中血肉丰满的人物往往并非靠笔墨呈现。

1. 《疯狂约会美丽都》（2003）

这部获得奥斯卡提名的有趣影片讲述的故事是：一个勇敢的老妇人必须从黑手党手里救出参加环法自行车赛的孙子，帮助她的是她忠诚的小狗和1930年代在音乐厅当歌手的片名中的三姐妹。这个欢脱老套的剧情以欢脱老套的方式讲述：通过歌曲和哑剧表演，辅以有限的对话。西尔万·乔迈这部美丽的非写实音乐喜剧从歌舞杂耍和音乐厅汲取灵感，向旧日的巴黎致敬，创造出有史以来最感人的怀旧动画长片之一。