And then there are animated films that are decades-long classics and simply delightful, purely for delight’s sake. Even films that were marketed as family-friendly are still able to dig deep to offer existential lessons to children, wrapped in subtlety, while still offering entertainment, humor, charm, and depth for adults. Whether tackling mature themes, including everything from genocide and the criminal justice system, or aiming strictly for the family genre, the top animated films deliver far more quality than one might expect. They join an already legendary list of classic works from production houses like Studio Ghibli and Pixar. What was once primarily relegated to the family genre is a full spectrum of animated styles, subjects, and motifs. In fact, as any true movie-lover can attest, animated films today rub elbows with the greatest live-action movies of all time. Animated films have long outgrown their made-for-kids clothes.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |