#modern animation

[sethezh14]

Pat the Hapless

While it's mostly gag gore, I do wonder how they got away with most of it.

[sonicjustbecause]

This is beautiful

[ouchlord-vivaldi]

I’d say the new game looks Disneyfied but that is the Dreamwork Smirk.

[thinkbolt]

Captain Yajima (Worthikids, 2021)

is there such a thing as MODERN Indy Stop-Motion Animation??? Turns out THERE IS! Thanks to Worthikids!!!!

Buy me a coffee!

[boonalina]

I made a "modern cartoons with good animation" video, go check it out pls!

Please go directly to the video and leave a like and a comment

[guardianjameslight]

In modern cartoons, we get a child impaled with a sword, genocides, psychological torture, abuse, etc. So, there are plenty of mature themes.

[reelvibes91]

Frame by Frame: From Classic Animation to Modern Animation

For most people who grew up in the 80s and 90s, they waited with eager anticipation for those new episodes of their favorite animated series. Whether it was Spider-Man, Batman, TMNT, Dragon Ball Z or X-Men, there was always that excitement for what came next.

In the 2000s and 2010s, we saw a shift towards studios wanting to push live action versions of our favorite animated series growing up. We saw several failed takes at TMNT, there have been multiple live action Batman takes, and Transformers tried to appeal to a new generation.

For so many people, these shows defined their childhood and rightfully so. Back in a time when if you didn't rush back from the commercial, you missed crucial scenes. That was hectic. You had 2-3 minutes to refill the drinks and snacks while your friends or siblings stood watch at the television.

Recently, we have seen a shift back to animated tv projects, and they seem to be alleviating some of the genre fatigue. Projects such as Invincible, X-Men 97 and My Adventures with Superman have brought some of that nostalgia back for all of us who missed it.

The success of Into the Spiderverse to me is a big reason why all of this was capable. It brought the younger generation into the mix and showed them what 80s and 90s kids already knew. Animation is just as cool if not cooler than live action. The feats that can be accomplished within animation are phenomenal, and only recently have we seen live action stuff that is equivalent. Even the 80s and 90s live action superhero content is very campy in comparison to what animation was doing through those decades.

You can point the finger at various staples along the way that changed the game for animation. In the 80s, there were transformers, He-Man, and others that set the stage for the 90s, which is arguably the best era for animation. It is great that animation is making a fierce and triumphant return while not giving into becoming contemporary messes. They are still opting for hard-hitting themes and not trying to complicate things with modern messages. The age of amazing animation seems to be upon us once again. I truly implore those who have an interest in animation to explore those that set the trend. Perhaps now they will look a little dated, but as with everything else, it is hard to appreciate where something is without respecting where it came from.