AHC: Animation Seen as Serious Entertainment in Western World
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Probably kind of hard to make animated work regarded as seriously as live action, since there's not really a precedent anywhere IOTL. You can certainly make animation more generally popular and normalized however. Perhaps something of an American Miyazaki, who creates animated films primarily for children but with deeper themes and visuals that a more general audience can relate to?
avoid 'Seduction of the Innocent' that killed comics.
Keep the idesa of a 'Cartoon short' as part of feature movies that faded during the 50s due to increasing costs (keeping cartoons as 'all ages' instead of kiddie fare on saturday morning), and have someone (Warner maybe?) aim at a feature animation to challenge Disney
Keep the idesa of a 'Cartoon short' as part of feature movies that faded during the 50s due to increasing costs (keeping cartoons as 'all ages' instead of kiddie fare on saturday morning), and have someone (Warner maybe?) aim at a feature animation to challenge Disney
It will never be on par, it is just the nature of the material. But I think you are being a little selective in your history. Snow White was the highest gossing film so far when it was released; 2 digitally animated films were in the top ten grossing in 2012 and 2011; in 2010 5 of the top ten were digitally animated (and Toy Story 3 in the #1 spot).
But if you wan't something a little more concrete - get rid of the Hayes Code, it was more restrictive on animation because of the idea that it appealed mostly to the youth. Once that was removed, people started expermenting more with 'adult' animation.
But if you wan't something a little more concrete - get rid of the Hayes Code, it was more restrictive on animation because of the idea that it appealed mostly to the youth. Once that was removed, people started expermenting more with 'adult' animation.
the hayes code was implemented in 1933, too early fir a 1950s POD
My suggestions of keeping cartoons in theaters keeps them all audiences instead of just the saturday morning cartoon ghetto, so when the Hayes code breaks down for other films, it'll break down for cartoons as well. Bakshi's early films may get more recognition in a world more ready to accept his style
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Maybe Disney decides to create a more "serious" film, one downplaying talking animals and jokes. "Little Women" or "Uncle Tom's Cabin", or even "The Red Shoes", spring to mind; there might still be some levity but the emphasis would be more on the story, and on the characters.
The Fleischer Studios, home of Popeye/Betty Boop, also put out some rather well-made Superman cartoons, which took their subject seriously enough, would a full-length Superman picture be possible?
The Fleischer Studios, home of Popeye/Betty Boop, also put out some rather well-made Superman cartoons, which took their subject seriously enough, would a full-length Superman picture be possible?