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FlickJunkie
12-24-2001, 11:22 AM
A better subject might have been 2-D or 3-D animation, but I was wondering what type of animation do you like better -- the traditional animation or computer animation. I ask this because it seems sooner or later tradiational animation may fade away. I mean every single computer animated film has been a hit... Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., A Bug's Life and Shrek... there is Jimmy Neutron, but that movie doesn't look like the kind of animation as the other 5ive.

Anyway, I guess it depends on what generation you grew up in... for all those 13 or 14 and under, I'm sure you'd say Computer Animated films... but, some will say traditional animation as well. Not that I'm much older than that, but old enough to where I was 6 years-old when the classic The Little Mermaid (10/10) was released (this is THE animated film that brought animation out of its 20 year-slump) I was 8 when the Best Picture Oscar nominee Beauty and the Beast (10/10) was released and 9 years-old when one of the highest grossing films of all time was released, Aladdin (10/10). those are the only animated films that get a 10/10 from me. So, I as you can see, I pick 2-D animation though those 3-D films are all pretty slick themselves.

What do you like better, 2-D or 3-D animation?

PS - What made me think of this was because I was looking at an old Entertainment Weekly from November when they did their Holiday movie preview and in the "movie" section they put the "Winners and Losers of the Week" and the Loser of the week of November 16, 2001 was 2D animation and they said "With Monsters, Inc. setting box office records and Shrek dominating DVD sales, these are dark days for flattoons." That is just sad!

ColinM
12-24-2001, 11:47 AM
It could be because I am a part of the Y2K generation, I perfer the Shrek-like movies. Shrek (9/10) is my favorite animated movie of all time. But I really enjoy both.

[This message has been edited by ColinM (edited 12-24-2001).]

dreamsofsea
12-24-2001, 12:59 PM
Flick Junkie,

Are you majoring in journalism? I always LOVE to read what you post because it is always so well done.

Anyway, to your question, I will reply that I actually enjoy both. I would hate the art form of traditional movies like Dumbo, and The Little Mermaid to fade away all together, yet I have LOVED Shrek. I have watched it four times and love it each time.

FlickJunkie
12-24-2001, 01:12 PM
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by dreamsofsea:
FlickJunkie,

Are you majoring in journalism? I always LOVE to read what you post because it is always so well done.</font>

Really? No I'm not, but what of mine have you liked reading... I'd like to know http://www.joblo.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

dreamsofsea
12-24-2001, 01:33 PM
Just re-read the present post from you. Very good!

Here are a couple of topics.

1. Best Female Director. Something I would never have dreamt about asking, yet it is such a valid question. (And, you did not come off sounding like you were trying to raise a "Womens Lib" issue.

2. Charlies Angels part Two. I could feel your excitement over this movie. You were very credible in your views and opinions.

3. And your Bridget Jones Diary review. It was so well done. You were, I felt, very thorough in your posting (as you almost always are). Have you gone back and re-read this one?

I just personally feel like you are a very gifted writer and you truly have a passion for movies; therefore, I thought maybe you were studying to be some kind of a journalist.

PS: I cannot remember all the replies of yours I have read, but most of them are very good too.

Ender
12-26-2001, 04:58 AM
Moving back to the subject at hand, I prefer traditional animation. While CG is very technically impressive, I think of it more as a fad or a gimmick.

SIREN30
12-26-2001, 05:32 PM
Nothing seems to convey emotion and feeling like classic animation. Especially when it comes to humans. The art of computer animation still hasnt perfected that. Visually it's stunning, but just doesnt give me the same "warm and toasty" feeling. It's like the magic was taken out.

LordKaruku
12-26-2001, 10:11 PM
The nature of the animation is secondary to me to the quality of the film itself. With that in mind, I'll say that I hope 2D animation continues to be made. It has a certain look and feel that's appropriate to certain type of movie (Can you imagine Snow White as a 3D animated movie?) Hopefully the two will be able to co-exist for many years to come.

ColinM
12-26-2001, 10:18 PM
This might sound strange, I think there are probably 3D animation-style movies that would have that very same feel if we weren't distracted by the impressive graphics. Maybe in five years or so, when those kind of graphics don't make us go "ooh" and "aah" anymore, we'll watch those movies again and appreciate them even more...

Or maybe not. http://www.joblo.com/ubb/wink.gif