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The Oscars devalue animation
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Every year since 2002, the Academy Awards have recognized animation in a separate category, beginning with “Shrek” in 2002, all the way to this year’s ceremony where Guillermo Del Toro’s “Pinocchio” took home the little gold statuette. In his acceptance speech, Del Toro said something the academy seems to disagree with; “Animation is cinema.…
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“Soul” will make you think about life
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The animated film “Soul” is the most thought-provoking Pixar film to date. What it lacks in raw entertainment value, it makes up for with its potential to positively influence your life. Unlike many animated children’s films, this movie openly deals with big, difficult questions in creative ways, capturing meaning in a way usually only…
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Animals are the way to go
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Animation is a medium that inherently promotes and enables creativity otherwise impossible in a live-action equivalent. It is through this suspension of reality that people are able to immerse themselves into a story and relate to the characters regardless of what life they may lead in the real world. This is what makes animation…