Does Animation Need to be "Mature"?

No,   Absolutely not.  Saying adult animation needs to be mature is like saying all adults need to be mature to be an adult. Also, if these shows aren't "Mature" then the millions of viewing adults must be immature.  But what is Mature? This seems to be a gray area. The exact definition for Mature is "fully grown". However, I think most people would say that mature is simply something that is not suitable for children due to language, violence, etc...

In class the other day we talked about the range of maturity from the films we've seen. I don't think this is necessarily possible. If that was the case, the "Most Mature" film would be the one that is the most unsuitable for children to watch. How do you rate this? South Park is definitely not for kids due to their swearing and gore on screen. However, "Waltz With Bashir" is Mature mostly due to the gore and the impact of knowing this was a real event in history. So, which one is more mature? In a way, you could argue against what we said in class and state that South Park is more mature due to the fact that a child would not know this was a real event.  I could also argue that kids are used to seeing animated characters die even in the child-friendly animation. That would make South Park more mature.

Overall, nothing is set in stone, it is all based on opinion and at this point, I don't think it matters, what matters is what you take away from the film and as stupid as South Park may seem, it brings up some very "mature" points.

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