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[oyceter]

In a much better mood now that I've watched my brand new Lilo and Stitch DVD ^_^.

Not that I was in a bad mood, but I'm short on sleep (entirely my own fault) and work was mind-numbingly boring. So it was nice to be able to laugh at funny round shapes in animation. Plus, I think Lilo's hilarious.

Animation makes me happy.

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Re: Me too

[atpolittlebit.livejournal.com]

Actually, at Disney it was because 'story' had been taken out of the hands of the storytellers, the animators, and had become driven by marketing and executive 'suggestions'. Unfortunately, it never occurred to the execs that maybe that was why the films didn't do well at the box-office. Pixar, on the other hand is still driven in the 'old way' where a decent story is presented through excellent characterization.

And at Disney, traditional animation is definitely dead as far as feature animation is concerned. The studios in Japan and Paris were closed a while ago, Feature Animation Florida was dismantled a few months back, and inside the relatively new sorcerer's hat Animation Building in Anaheim, all the equipment is gone, sold off on eBay a short while ago.

Re: Me too

[oyceter]

Definitely. Although somehow from the feel of it, I think Lilo and Stitch managed to escape that. Or maybe not. I wish -- I don't know. I wish they had a separate studio for more "indie" animated works or something, because there's just so much potential!