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puccafangirl · 2 years

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Happy 10th anniversary to Ice Age 4: Continental Drift! So sorry this took me so long. I overslept way too much and was only able to draw this near the end of the day. Not to mention the fact that I'm a slow artist. Anyway, now to go into detail about my history with this film as well!

Y'all, the hype I felt for this film was so real. After I watched Ice Age 3 and fell in love with the franchise, I eagerly awaited a fourth Ice Age film for a long time. When the first official poster was released, I did so much squealing and felt so much excitement that I called my Mom late at night just to express my excitement over it.

And when the first teaser came out featuring the tradition of showing a scene with Scrat at the beginning of the film, I couldn't stop watching it! I even gushed about it to my teacher Jenn Cancino for a while because I just had to talk to someone about it!

But one other really fond memory I have is when Blue Sky announced the release date of the next trailer of the movie and how when I got to that day, I spent the whole time at school just anxiously and excitedly waiting to get home just so I could watch it. And then I watched it and my excitement grew!

After that, I pretty much spent a huge portion of my teenage/high school years obsessively looking for any news or new clips I haven't seen yet that I could find. Even when that "We are Family" song came out, I instantly downloaded it to my iPod and listened to it at school pretty much all the time. Same with the "Chasing the Sun" song. C:

It was just on my mind every single day and I just could never stop thinking about it until I saw it! And once July 13th finally came and I got to see it, I was legit sweating from excitement that's how hyped I was. My leg was also bouncing practically the whole time I watched it.

And the thing is, I know that a lot of people dislike Ice Age 4 and usually say that that's when the franchise went downhill. But me personally? I loved it. Not just because of the nostalgia I associate with it, but because I think it did a really great job at portraying the relationship between the herd and how far they've come as a family since the past films. And of course Scrat's scenes were super fun to watch. Need I remind everyone how hard I stimmed when I saw Scratte's cameo as a siren for the first time? eue

I think this movie was what also introduced me to the talented Nick Bruno. Cause he was a supervising animator on the film and he did a spectacular job on that. That's when we started talking a few times and when I of course expressed my love for how the film came out thanks to him and the rest of the talented folks at Blue Sky. ^^ I think I got a little closer with some other people at Blue Sky too so there's something to always be thankful for!

So yeah, while Ice Age 3 is still my favorite and the one that gave me the most fond memories, Ice Age 4 gave me a lot of fond memories too. It was one of the most exciting events of my life and I'll never forget all the positive experiences it gave me. <3

But anyway, on to the picture. I know that Gupta looks terrible and it's definitely one of the many signs that I've drawn Scrat and Scratte WAY more than the other characters, but I still tried my best. I hope this is still a decent enough tribute to the film. Thanks for making such a wonderful film as always Blue Sky! It'll always hold a special place in my heart along with the rest of the franchise! ♥

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