The Animation Discussion Thread (Past, Present and Future Techniques)

[yumny]

Originally Posted by zoodermin

Interesting point but I have to disagree. Hand-Drawn animation does not have a timeless quality. I can possibly think Snow White is from this era, it clearly shows its age. The same goes to other films. The Xerox process used in 101 Dalmatians and other films are distinctive from the 60's and 70's and they don't look as if they were animated yesterday. What you said about TS is also true but I don't think that dated animation is an issue. If the movie is good, I don't if it matters if it looks "antique". That's why Snow White is still considered a classic and that's the same reason TS is also considered one.

Yeah, but there is still the difference that:

-dated 2D animation still looks beautiful
-dated CGI tends to look crummy and outdated.

I can still watch Toy Story and tremendously enjoy it because of how exceptionally well it was written, but if I watch something like Monsters Inc. or Finding Nemo (which was from the inbetween period) or even worse, Meet the Robinsons, I always immediately get put off by the CGI look of it.

Some CGI films are so visually inventive however that they completely negate this effect. Say, "Brave" and large parts of "Wreck it Ralph". They'll be memorable in 25 years if only because they look so unique.