Broaden your horizons. What's the point of animating something if you are going for a hyper realistic look that could be made far cheaper in live action?
Why aren't more realistic and serious animated movies being made?
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Step 1: Go to a video storeQueen Michael said:
Step 2: Find "Felidae"
Step 3: Watch it
Step 4: Delete this thread!
The same works more or less with Watership Down (which, as does Felidae, even features talking animals), 9 or the Heavy Metal Movies (although these weren't exactly good).
Animated films... someone please tell me that they will let their 5 year old son watch the Rouroni Kenshin OVAs or the most recent season of Black Lagoon... seriously... idiots need to stop putting their generalized opinions into every discussion.
have you considered slice of life anime,s?
also Mobile Suit Gundam.
with the exception of the sci-fi setting it paints a gritty reality of war(except for any non-UC series like G gundam) most notably Gundam 0080.
PS
GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES
a well-known war drama completely animated.
also watch Ghost In The Shell
it,s true there is anime for kids (like Doreamon) but there is ALLOT of Anime not intended for kids.
also Mobile Suit Gundam.
with the exception of the sci-fi setting it paints a gritty reality of war(except for any non-UC series like G gundam) most notably Gundam 0080.
PS
GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES
a well-known war drama completely animated.
also watch Ghost In The Shell
it,s true there is anime for kids (like Doreamon) but there is ALLOT of Anime not intended for kids.
Queen Michael said:
How about <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltz_with_Bashir>Waltz with Bashir? An animated documentary where a few of the people in it are based on real persons?
1: Very realistic.
2: It contains swearing.
3: It is about how a soldier still has psychological problems after he among others slaughtered a whole town of men, women children and pets.
4: It's nowhere near being a comedy.
5: it is partially based on a true story.
Edit: saw that Waltz With Bashir has been mentioned.
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1: Contains nothing that doesn't exist in real life, based on a book based on the life of the person who wrote the book
2: Also contains swearing.
3: Is about a guy who dropped out of college because he feared the world outside and decided to escape from reality and lives in fear that someone will ring his doorbell.
4: I would not call it a comedy, though it contains some dark humour.
5: Already mentioned that it is based on true experiences.
Jesus Christ people, read the freaking requirements. Don't go all "he thinks cartoons are for children" bullshit, he already accepts that some animation is more enjoyable for adults then for kids. The point of this thread is to ask the question why animation(in general) relies so heavily on "non-realistic" elements(talking animales, over the top action, etc.) and comedy. Basically the idea is to find cartoons that rely solely on realistic elements to get a story told.
Someone has never watched Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury. And at least in some anime, that kind of tone and semirealism isn't unheard of. On top of that, how many live action movies come out anymore that try to keep to real-life details? Since The Matrix, live action has tried to become animation, at least in the direction of not caring about the laws of physics and any semblance of realism.
The point of having an animated movie is for the very reasons you posted about, doing what would be impossible normally. Why do an animated film if you are not going to use the medium to its full extent. What you are talking about is like making a video game that is a never ending cut seen, it would be missing the parts that make it different from everything else.
why do you even care what others say about you hobby? If you enjoy something, anyone who says it sucks or for "kids" or other crap, just irrelevant and you wrong to take them seriously. If you enjoy something than effing enjoy it! Want comrades? Go to places where comrades are, you will get along.
as for me i don't like serious anime with killing, blood angst and stuff, i like happy stuff.
as for me i don't like serious anime with killing, blood angst and stuff, i like happy stuff.
ok, op, what the he'll are you asking? you post is a mess. you title it claiming that animation is immature, then admit that some are mature, then give a number of rules to prove maturity, which you admit are useless. THEN you post a list of movies that meet the requirements.
What do you want? why are you here? what is your question?
What do you want? why are you here? what is your question?
I don't give rules to prove maturity. Where does it say that that's what they're supposed to do?Braedan said:
The point of my post is to ask why they make so few serious, realistic and non-comedic animated movies. If they did, animation wold be taken more seriously.