VOCABOLI
To be based on: essere basato su
To be fascinated by: essere affascinato da
To be filled with: essere pieno di
To come to life: prendere vita
To develop: sviluppare
To direct: fare la regia
To fall into a vortex: cadere in un vortice
To move to: trasferirsi
To open: aprire, aprirsi
To start life: prendere vita
Accompaniment: accompagnamento
Animation: animazione
Blockbuster movie: successo cinematografico
Character: personaggio
Director: regista
Ending: chiusura
Foreground: primo piano
Image: immagine
Low budget film: film a basso costo
Main character: personaggio principale
Material: materiale
Opening: apertura
Plot: trama
Project: progetto
Protagonist: protagonista
Quality film: film di qualità
Set design: scenografia
Soundtrack: colonna sonora
Starring: con
Acclaimed: acclamato
Expressive: espressivo
Frightening: spaventoso
Gothic: gotico
Grotesque: grottesco
Imaginative: di fantasia
Intriguing: intrigante
Macabre: macabro
Stunning: sbalorditivo
Overall: complessivamente
Truly: veramente

Ex. 11 page 108 Success 2

1. Jack's favourite day of the year is Halloween.
2. Jack finds the Christmas land through a secret door in a tree.
3. Because he wants to know the magic secret of Christmas.
4. Danny Elfman did.
5. According the critic, the film is full of grotesque images, the characters are expressive and beautifully animated and the soundtrack accompanies well the story. Besides, the critic says the film is an intriguing gothic fairy tale and is suitable for children and adults.
6. The critic uses several expressions, like "it's definitely not a fairy tale", "expressive", "filled of grotesque images", "intriguing gothic fairy tale", "suitable for children and adults", "characters beautifully animated and expressive", "stunning set designs", "fantastic work of animation".