Thursday, March 20, 2014

Animation, Aint it Great?

While surfing youtube I found this old video about Pokémon. It might possibly ruin your childhood but its still amazing! Their is no actual movie though, don't get your hopes up. After watching this I started to think about the advantages of animation in shows. Looking back on my past of cartoons now I can see a few clear differences. The point of the video below is not simply to ruin your childhood, although more than one person has told me they will never look at Pokémon the same way. It is to help explain how in an animated reality the ability to put emphasis on specific aspects of the show can help cloud the viewers judgment about the show, even when talking about kids. For example, after I watched the video I realized, if Pokémon existed they would be put to work in power plants or would have destroyed humanity years ago by the sheer ridiculousness of their power. I also wanted to point out that many animated shows take advantage of how their characters being more iconic and can therefore commit acts that we would consider too over the edge if anybody on a reality show did the same, like team rocket repeatedly trying to kill half the cast with giant machinery. If the show was not animated it would be more obvious even to children that using a gun would be far more effective, a characteristic that many animated shows share. There are other more highbrow advantages like the ability of an audience to associate with a cartoon face more than a real one....but I just really don't want to talk about that stuff because that's a more scientific approach. If you don't agree with me or don't care about what I just wrote then comment on the video, the graphics are pretty decent.
 
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By Gio

12 comments:

  1. I really liked Pokemon when I was a kid. This video shows almost everything I liked from pokemon. Also they added new features, such as: the clandestine fights. Hopefully they will make a movie.

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  2. Pokémon was the best show I watch when I was a kid. I never really realized that there was so much violence in it before probably because it was animated. Now I also realize that most animated shows back then and now contain guns or other weapons. Also, now TV animated shows have so bad graphics and no moral in their stories other than kill and you will live or something like that.

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  3. Wow, I like the movie and it is really amazing that these people made Pokemon really thrilling. This is cool but only Ash looks so old because he actually has to be 12 or 13 years old and that pokemon's sound kinda sound awkward. Anyway this looks pretty cool.

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  4. WOW!!! It is so cool. Pokemon are so cool. How could they made a movie of Pokemon. The only thing I don't like is that the Pokemon don't look like the ones in the cartoons. You can see all the changes in the characters and Pokemon.

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  5. I personally see no problem with pokemon existing in reality. I still want one. the violence and inhumanity of it can certainly be overlooked if it means I can have a diglett.

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  6. I can't believe Ash let Pikachu get hurt. :'( That just isn't right. This video was cool, but that take of Ash would never ever happen. Ash would rather fight it out than give up like that. And, Brock looked ridiculous, too.

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  7. Pikachu!!! It was very sad when Pikachu got hurt :(. Still, I think I would like a Pokemon in reality. It would be awesome to see all that in real life, maybe even more interesting. Honestly, I did not mind that so many things looked unrealistic because the action and Ash and Pikachu made it so fun.

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  8. Oh God, I can´t believe this! It should be illegal for this movie to come out.
    The only animated film like this that I have seen is Roger Rabbit. It was pretty great, but I don´t feel like watching this one. The age of animated films has died.

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  9. I loved Pokemon when I was a little kid! Regardless of your background, this seems like many people's childhood. I think animation is awesome because it can help the viewers to visualize what's on your mind. Also, you can make something to become "real" for a certain amount of time, through drawing it out on paper or computer!

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  10. Wow, this is so cool! I wish pokemon were real. If they were real I would get a sandshrew. Sandshrews are so cool!

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  11. i never watched this show when I was little. And I hope this isn't a real show or anything because it looks... strange haha. The cartoon pokemon is way cuter than this one hahaha

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  12. I did not watch the animation on the TV that much, but I have read some comic books. I couldn't imagine animation being made in this way, but I think this video is well made and I really like how clear the story. But while watching the video, I thought it was funny than serious. However, the video is really great!

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