Evan Fortune

I would say that a good example of this would be “The Smurfs” (2011), where the Smurfs come to New York to escape Gargamel. The actors seem to interact with the CGI animated characters throughout the film, and even Asriel, the cat, is an actor and is also animated to make it seem more real. It was a very cool movie, and it exemplifies the blurred line between live action and animation because of how they adapted cartoon characters into a realistic setting so smoothly.

An example of a popular Japanese animated TV show in the U.S. would have to be My Hero Academia. The show is centered around a boy named Izuku who has no superpowers in a world where almost everyone has one. He looks up to his idol, All Might, the so-called “Symbol of Peace,” and aspires to be like him one day. All Might later trains him and passes down his quirk, which he learns to control and protect the people around him from evil forces, especially an extremely powerful villain named “All for One”. I guess it resonates with American audiences because of the names of certain attacks that Izuku yells when he uses them, like “Detroit Smash” or “United States Smash”. It’s also very popular in Japan, as the animation style of the show is very eye-catching.

The use of colors, movement, and patterns creates a different mood for different parts of the film. When the man is shot in the room accidentally, the use of dark blue colors could create a depressing and melancholy tone, showing that someone has died. The dancing and happy tone created by the color yellow makes the start of the film exciting for the viewer, as it catches their attention and want to know how this court case would go.

The film was subversive to the communist government simply because they were highly offended by it. The hand was supposed to be the oppressive government enforcing its opinions and rules on the main character, who represented the people and the creator of this film himself. The struggles of trying to freely express their creativity is clearly shown when the main character is trying to fight off the hand while it continues to mess with his clay pot.

Private Snafu was using humor and jokes to inform soliders of what to look out for and what’s to come, ultimately preparing soliders for the upcoming battle by boosting their spirit. The whole point of the character is to represent what not to do, like spill secrets because they could be anywhere listening. By using humorous tactics like Private Snafu, more people would probably be inclined to join the war effort.

Happy and Sneezy are a good example of the differences between how each of the dwarfs were drawn. While Happy seems to have a smoother animation than some of the others, Sneezy has a more jerkier motion to show how he’s trying not to sneeze. Happy in my opinion has probably one of the more fluid movements than most. Sneezy would seem to have a more solid motion, like a pose-to-pose kind of motion. Not to mention Happy has a higher pitched voice to show how happy he is, and Sneezy’s voiced is slightly toned down to show weariness and also sniffling.

Most films were based on print comics because they were essentially the storyboards to make animations. By using the print comics, they were able to make cartoons come to life, as well as many other types of animation. Print comics were the building blocks to making 2d cartoons back in the day.