Animation has a mysterious stigma for adults... When asked, many adults show a lack of interest in animation claiming that it can only be for children or if it is for adults they're made uncomfortable by the medium. One adult animation that I think is very unique in it's target audience is Bojack Horseman. This show is an intense drama with witty, clever humor sprinkled in. I realized recently that the show would not be nearly as good if it was NOT an animation. The show takes advantage of being an animation at many points. The characters in the show are half humans half walking, talking animals. That is just one aspect of an entire world with different rules and guidelines which creates lots of opportunities for jokes. It also has lots of drug induced dreams or trippy flashbacks in which they totally change up their animation style and mess with reality. All this and more make the show what it is.
RDR2, Realistic?
A brand new Rockstar video game that came out over a couple weeks ago has taken the electronic gaming world by storm. Red Dead Redemption 2 is a CGI and animated game that follows the outlaw Arthur Morgan in his doings throughout the wild west in 1899. I personally haven't played this game yet but from what I have seen, it is very detailed in the story and in-game characters. Everything from shooting a person's head off to walking behind a horse and getting kicked can happen. There is a way for each specific player in this game to change the look of the main character Arthur. What has always amazed me is that in Rockstar games if a character is changed in the open world then that character will remain changed in the cutaway scenes, where the player is not in control. This fact remains in Red Dead 2. So, in conclusion, I believe that the game is very realistic. About as realistic as a video game can get.
I think that's a really interesting point that Bojack would not be good if it wasn't animation. I think the animation of the show (and the animal puns) provide the comic relief the show needs. If it wasn't animation I think it would almost be too sad a show to enjoy.
ReplyDeleteI agree that a show like Bojack Horseman would not work or wouldn't be nearly as good if it wasn't animated. The fact that it is animated not only gives it more creative freedom with its characters and visuals in general, but as Em pointed out it gives it more freedom with the content of its stories. The fact that the show can create an entirely unique world with "different rules and guidelines" allows it to be able to tackle more intense subjects without being too upsetting. In some respects I think the lack of realism from the animation is what allows the show to feel more human.
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