Weekly Written Analysis #5

Weekly Written Analysis #5

I am rather excited to blog this week because it is a fun topic. What am I talking about? Animated movies. I think my kids have seen every new animated movie that has come out in the past 5 years. They are great for today’s families who strive to keep traditional family values integrated into their homes. The movies are easy for parents to enjoy and the kids absolutely love them. These are very ingenious ideas by movie producers as well.
The clever things about these movies are they are geared for children but always seem to have some adult humor in them to keep the interest of the parents. Now I am not talking about anything raunchy, but just subtleties to give the parents the feeling that it is okay to watch the movies without even having any children nearby.
Children love these movies because of the prime advancements that technology has brought to the big screens with digital enhancements. These characters feel real to them in some sense because they don’t look like cartoons. They don’t move like cartoons and even the characters voices are far better than in years past.
With the new craze in animated characters came the mass marketing of those characters. They are everywhere. You see them on clothes, at fast food restaurants, toys, books, dishes, diapers, pencils, etc. You name and you can find an animated character on it. This is probably why movie networks are so involved in creating these movies now. The amount of money that is made after the release of the movie probably far out paces what revenues were 20-years ago. Which leads to the only downside I can see and that is that there is now an over abundance of animated movies. There are so many, in fact, that story lines are apparently becoming more difficult to come up with because the stories seem to be repeated more frequently lately. However, these movies are always a good family trip to the movies or even a popcorn night at home. Parents, don’t be afraid to sit down and watch one alone either.