The Lost Art of Cartooning

With the influx of CGI animated movies, the traditionally animated movie is in danger of extinction. Now I'm not one to stand in the way of progress, but this isn't just a change in technology, it's a change in an art form. Traditional cartoons gave creators a free pass to push the boundaries. They were only limited by their imagination.



This kind of slapstick is lost in current films. Creators aren't free to bend logic and physics because they are constrained by computer models and realistic settings. While studios work to amaze us with wonderfully rendered worlds, I can't help but feel like they've lost some sense of character. Pixar's newest movie, Brave, seems to be completely about people. Sure it's set in a fantasy world, but it's still just people. What's so special about that? Who cares how real the clouds look, or how naturally the trees sway?The whole thing leaves me a bit cold.