what makes dreamworks so remarkable to me at least is their tendency to go into more mature stories for their movies that most animation studios like disney wouldn't do something they've always done remarkably well
yeah I really wish adult animation wasn't so focused on cynicism and nihilism, nothing exactly wrong with it but where's the true exploration of the human condition beyond everything sucks, nothing matters
I feel like that's why so many love anime, it isn't so insulting
animation looks so bad now because the artists have gotten lazy โ
animation looks so bad now because of poor direction, lackluster management, and overworking for tight deadlines pushed by the producers โ
I really HATE that joke about questioning Professor Utonium for creating girls in his basement it's so fucking gross because bro just wanted a family and to be a father it's so unfunny get better material please
seth mcfarlane will always be funny and his humor never ages, the only problem with modern family guy that made it less funny is that he stopped being it's showrunner IMO
the worst character design trope that still bothers me is when the male animal character has a fun exaggerated design and then the female just looks like a human with a animal nose its always been jarring to me bordering on uncanny
I honestly don't care about celebrity casting for animated movies, I agree voice actors are shafted but there has been numerous times where the celebrity casting just works like celebrities can put in good vocal performances I'm so tired of the stigma that there all bad
American/ Japanese animation being always put against each other is funny because they've always been taking from each other
like Hanna Barbera is probably responsible for the existence of anime as we know it
there is literally no problem with meta humor in cartoons, the problem is that lately the meta humor just hasn't been fun
enough insulting the audience, have actual fun and take advantage of the medium what's being mocked
Recognizing these talented men and women for
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Barry Caldwell - director, designer and storyboard artist on Tiny Toon Adventures and Animaniacs.
there's something bold about doing this type of experimentation because it's something actually challenging how animation can be perceived as a medium
and it works so well
Mikros Animation really be the only ones that get how to translate 2D characters into 3D the best
the pseudo stop motion way they handle their movies is so unbelievably appealing IMO
I know the Spider-verse style is the new trend in animation movies now, but man, wouldn't it be cool to have more films that look like Storks (2016)
it's pretty much a unofficial looney tunes movie in spirit
we need more cartoons from actual cartoonists instead of shitty comedians using animation as tool to boost their egos that don't even take advantage of animation as a medium ๐
like why is adult animation so afraid of optimistism, hope or actual complex human emotions why does that kind of actual maturity have to be left to the kids cartoons
the potential the REEL FX shorts showed of what putting these characters in a fully animated cinematic environment, the amount of visual gags, the use of the camera, wild character animation brings the cartoons to life in a way not thought of, can't be done in live action
look and as much as I want Coyote vs Acme to be released ...
I want this franchise to be freed from the shackles of hybrid movies its so limiting to what you can do with looney tunes which thrives in a fully animated world, those REEL FX shorts were spectacularly immersive
you know as someone who's optimistic its refreshing to see Smiling Friends have a message of hope and optimism when so many adult cartoons are nihilistic
it's always been done with kids cartoons so if anything its a even more impactful message
everyone is yapping about the Wolf from puss in boots but can we have a appreciation for goldilocks and the three bears CRIME FAMILY they were so cool and low key had the best character arc in the movie
this how I know the whole "respect animation" "animation is for everyone" shit in the cartoon community is performative because yall are really comfortable showing entire pilots and disclosed info against the people who works on these cartoons wishes
I will give props to the artists behind the revival season for not straying too far from the original intent. Honestly, feels like a natural design evolution, then a complete style change
there so real for still keeping the neo UPA aesthetic, too
"Nintendo is easily the smartest gaming company."
WTF you talking about? If Nintendo was the onlyone making games this is the type of gay childish shit we would be getting because is "fUn"
No evolution in graphics, No online, bad performance, no good stories, only kids games
and the nihilism and cynicism isn't even interesting it just seems like a means to stroke the writer's ego and how there above tropes or ya know basic storytelling conventions that have never been a problem
looney tunes style we'll just fuck with the audience meta humor and purposely warp reality is so much better more creative, inventive and actually funny then going wow we just did that trope can't you believe it
it feels like such a lost art now
Smiling Friends, Close Enough, Tuca and Bertie, are great as they are because they aren't fucking jamming in "everything fucking sucks " every two seconds
I want those shows to actually be the standard, and NOT the exception
anyone else notice family guy's art style has slightly changed in these new seasons like something feels off with how less stiff the animations are or at least the drawings
even though cuphead and looney tunes cartoons mimic cel colors for the aesthetic I want to see more cartoons go for this faux cel look it's very appealing imo
golden age simpsons is another example it's basically the godfather to adult animation but it had a feeling of hope for the future or we can make things better if we try that a majority of adult animation doesn't care for
I generally forget that these characters are voiced by celebs because there performances are so believable but Chris Pratt been typecasted a few times so all of them suck even though Chris Pratt was great in the lego movie as Emmett
the best way I can describe the animation of the Spider-Verse, Spider-Verse like movies and shows lately is that its basically that early 2000s western anime look but it actually looks good
like basically western studios finally getting the appeal of Japanese animation
Warner Bros should have let Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy) make Velma instead of Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project, Never Have I Ever, The Sex Lives of College Girls).
He actually cares about the source material (Scooby-Doo); based on these Family Guy cutaways, unlike Mindy Kaling.
I love Danny Antonucci's Snotrocket its such a fun pilot, I really want it to get picked up now that more classic cartoon revivals are being made nowadays