I don’t get it.
I think it’s been taken more seriously in recent years as a medium, and the stereotype of “all animation is for kids” is slowly but surely washing away, but there’s a way to go. I love reading articles of parents freaking out because 9 was violent, and because Persepolis had bad language, when if you bothered to look at the film’s age rating you’ll find that neither of these films had 8 year olds in mind anyway. Who can blame them when society see’s anything animated and associates it with children? My mum is like that; she likes the films she grew up with like Bambi and Dumbo, but anything animated post-The Lion King she point blank refuses to watch. She finds it strange that me and my sister have an ever growing collection of animated films at the age of 16 and 18. But I often find myself in awe with animation, and a good animated film can be just as thematically deep, if not deeper, than an adult live action film.
I guess culture plays a part in perception. In Japan, I imagine anime is taken a lot more seriously than a lot of the animated films are in the US. Studio Ghibli have produced some of the best animated films I have ever seen; My Neighbour Totoro, Spirited Away, Only Yesterday, Porco Rosso, Grave of the Fireflies, all unique and marvellous films regardless of age, and with no patronising and pandering to kids. Because I think that a bad animated film will do just that; patronise and pander to kids. When I see films like The Magic Roundabout (Doogal, as I believe it was released as in the US), Hoodwinked, Chicken Little, Bee Movie and The Wild, they seem to consist of little in the way of plot and character, and more toilet humour and pop culture references to keep a kid quiet for 2 hours. That angers me.
Surely a hyperactive 8 year old would be better of watching Up, How To Train Your Dragon, Chicken Run, The Hunchback of Notre Dame or Nausicaa. Because those films have strong characters and stories, and those films have underlying themes and symbolism that make the film so much deeper.
Animation isn’t just a genre for kids; it’s a medium to make any film with a massive amount of freedom.
Ive rambled.
Sorry.
SoA: That was my first thought aswell 
Ballboi: See The Incredibles commentary.
If a 2D film won. I could see more 2D films be made.
You called animation a genre. So Brad Bird will attack you.
definedancing did get the reference
Ah, I sort of understand now.
Haha, that was exactly my first thought.
Hahaha, one of the funniest things I’ve read all day.
I always tell that to muggles (regular people who don’t know about Pixar things) and they’re confusion is priceless.
I don’t know. It always plays out as animation is inferior to live-action to the Academy.
At the Golden Globes, Cars 2 lost to Tintin. Was pulling for Rango, but better Tintin then Cars 2 I guess.
I don’t care about the globes, but hurray for Tintin.
So far Cars 2 has not won anything.
I’m really glad the Artist won best score at tGGs. I was rooting for Rango for best animated film. I was super disapointed that Rio wasn’t even nominated. But like Spirit, I don’t care too much for tGG, but I do like to know who wins, but the AAs are more important to me.
I see the Golden Globes as not much more than a warm-up ceremony to get us excited for the Academy Awards and also to recognize some talent who may ultimately not win an Oscar. The members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association are definitely not significant individuals, in my honest opinion.
Also, I was glad to see The Artist win Best Score, although I was personally rooting for Hugo at the same time.
And YESSSSSS! Martin Scorsese actually won for Hugo! That blows my freakin’ mind.
I don’t really care for any of these award shows to be honest.
Golden Globes are over. Next is Annies I think.
I’m pleased with The Golden Globe winners. I’m glad that The Artist and Hugo won awards, and I’m pleasently suprised with Tintin’s win as I thought the award had Rango written all over it. Mind you, roll on The Annies and The Oscars!
I wonder hoe John feels. It was the first time in the GG the Pixar lost in Best Animated Feature.
Well, he had to know that was gonna happen as soon as the first reviews of the films came out, so he’s probably prepared for the disappointment.
Hope so, me may know now that Pixar maybe losing at the Academy’s for the first time in five years.