T he book of life tells a story set in mexico with many supernatural elements. Graphic tee of the 3d computer animated movie the book of life. It was calm and peaceful night in the small town of san angel. Watch me my husband and cousin transform into the main characters of the book of life.
But the peacefulness was a welcomed one especially after all the craziness that had happened on day of the dead a. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The book of life, a vibrant fantasyadventure, tells the legend of manolo, a conflicted hero and dreamer who sets off on an epic quest through magical, mythical and wondrous worlds in order to.
The book of life 2014 movie behind the voice actors. See more ideas about book of life, cartoon and disney cartoons. Vinyl figure features the spiritual character from the movie measuring 3 34inches tall. Gutierrez, it was produced by aaron berger, brad booker, guillermo del toro, and carina schulze. Xibalba is unsure if he is needed anymore, mary beth wants to become a probono lawyer, and the candlemaker has to play peacekeeper between two death deities. The book of life xibalba legacy action figure features the spiritual character from the film measuring about 6inches tall.
Due to having a previous bet, in which xibalba cheated, she rules the land of the remembered, while. The book of life was released in the united states and canada on october 17, 2014. Please excuse the grammar mistakes and the little author notes at the bottom. Nightly passions, a book of life fanfic fanfiction. She first entered the plot of the film when she and her husband xibalba made a bet concerning which of the mortals, manolo sanchez or joaquin mondragon would marry maria posada. The book of life characters successfully captured the essence of the mexican day of the dead tradition, thanks to their backstories, design, and the actors who brought them to life. After they told the students about the book of life, the two tour guides revealed themselves as you and senor muerte. Xibalba fictional characters wiki fandom powered by wikia. They have a complicated relationship due to their different beliefs and the completely different natures of the realms. The book of life is briskly paced, racing through its setupfirst of the field trip bookend device, then the intro of the trio of heroes as childrento its second act. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans three fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears. Xibalba is the antihero of the 2014 computeranimated film the book of life. Xibalba is the main antagonist turned antihero of the animated film, the book of life.
The book of life is the journey of manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Get an exclusive look at how reel fx made the book of life. She is the estranged wife of xibalba and is an ancient, immortal goddess of benevolence, kindness, goodness, generosity, purity, forgiveness, mercy, hope, love, passion, light and death she first entered the plot of the book of life when she and her husband xibalba made. Funko pop book of life checklist, set info, gallery. The book of life is a 2014 computeranimated film directed by jorge r. Gutierrez and producer guillermo del toro collaborated on 3d fantasy adventure the book of life.
It is a orpheus and eurydicestyle love story set during the day of the dead in a fantasy. All in random order also my stories are pg, there is no changing that. Vinyl figure format, this awesome figure of xibalba looks great. The film follows a bullfighter who embarks on an afterlife adventure in order to get. As shown in the film, she knows how to to handle and teach troublemaking kids the ways of life as she tells them the story of manolo and maria in the form of a tour guide. The book of life is the journey of manolo sanchez, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Decades later, two tour guides told a group of school detention students on a secret special museum tour, telling them the story of mexican town san angel from the book of life, holding every story in the world. Download for free on all your devices computer, smartphone, or tablet. Ever since i watched that movie id thought to myself, hey, what goes on in their heads. The animation is unique and creative, and the humor is funny. Featuring over 20 points of articulation, this figure is a musthave for fans of the movie. The book of life sets its premise in the day of the dead. The imagery of souls in the underworld is often horrific.
Its mythology states that the holiday is celebrated in order to keep your loved ones alive. The book of life juxtaposes overwrought visual imagery with an undernourished, familiar story regrettable flaws in one of the few animated films to focus on latino characters and the rich. The world keeps spinning, and the tales keep turning, and people come and people go, but theyre never forgotten. The various gods and characters involved in the myths concerning xibalba are frequently seen in maya art, such as pottery decoration, stone reliefs, incised bones, and cave paintings especially at naj tunich. Everyones story is written in the book of life which the tour guide is reading from. I dont own the book of life or any of its characters. Sign in deleted video the book of life soundtrack the apology song. However, xibalba cheats by giving joaquin his medal of everlasting life, granting. The movie plays with the idea of fate and whether we can change it.
He was voiced by ron perlman, who is best known for playing the lich in adventure time, dieter reinhardt in blade ii, mr. Art of the book of life character design references. He is voiced by ron perlman, who is also known for doing such voices as the lich and numerous incarnations of deathstroke most notably slade. Community content is available under ccbysa unless otherwise noted. And the one truth we know, it held true one more time. Xibalba is the secondary antagonistturnedantihero in the film, the book of life. The book of life characters successfully captured the essence of the. Sep 26, 2019 the book of life characters successfully captured the essence of the mexican day of the dead tradition, thanks to their backstories, design, and the actors who brought them to life. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. The film features the voices of diego luna, zoe saldana. In the movie its explained that as long as the dead are remembered by the people who live on earth they will stay in the land of the remembered and if there is nobody alive to remember them they will go to the land of the forgotten. Maria zoe saldana, joaquin channing tatum, and manolo diego luna. The filmmakers help give life to this folktale by incorporating modern songs and including a culturally diverse cast of voice talent such as channing tatum, ice cube and gabriel iglesias, who bring hilarious moments to their roles. The book of life is a 2014 american 3d computeranimated musical fantasy adventure comedy film coproduced by reel fx creative studios and 20th century fox animation, and distributed by 20th century fox.
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