Why All the Animation?
Any list of the best movies, most attended movies, or highest grossing movies over the last few years is sure to include at least a few animated films. For decades, Disney has consistently brought quality animation to the big screen, giving parents a movie they can take their children to see. But recently, there seems to have been a shift in the nature of animated movies. While, these were once films made primarily for young children, animated movies today attract all audiences. There seem to be a number of plausible explanations for this paradigm shift. The advancements in graphic art and animation techniques are very appealing to film makers, allowing them to experiment with a range of new art forms. Because these graphics are so impressive, film makers are being more and more tempted to explore mature subjects with animation such as in hit movies Avatar and Up.Another plausible theory for the recent storming of animation on to the scene is the current economic state. Though animation is reaching into different genres, these films are still primarily about light-hearted and happy topics. With thousands of people losing jobs and taking pay cuts, most people want to go to the theater as an escape from the financial troubles surrounding them. If you have a choice between a dark, depressing film and a bright, colorful, animated one, the latter is likely to win.A final explanation behind the abundance of these movies is closely tied to another current trend. There is a large presence of books turned movies in Hollywood right now, and this facilitates more animation because many of these bestsellers were children’s novels or comic books. Classic books such as these have a commonality amongst all ages, because most of us probably read or were read these books at some point in our life.Then again, maybe it’s all just pure coincidence.