De one with Cartoons & Pixel production

Heaven's weeping

From young, I've always got the idea that as human ages, they tend to be detached from stuff like cartoons which are usually deemed, by social norms, to be more suitable for kids.
Apparantly, it's evident to be less likey. It's as suggested by our movies categorisation. Cartoons are for the general public!

Was that a crappy intro? Hehe I can't be bothered. It's my blog anyway. hehe.. Just kidding. No offence.

Continuing.. from a very young age subjected to "Americanisation", Disney's production used to appeal alot to me. I loved Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. I enjoyed it so much I watched the movie on Laser Disc, repeatedly every week. It was the different and interesting personalities of the Seven Dwarfs which attracted me. And of course, I've learnt about "the happily ever after" ending to every story there was. Hehe. There were other productions like Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and Bambi (my mummy's favourite show). I've always watched to watch Pinnocio, Peter Pan and Lady and the Trump. Unfortunately, I only read about their stories. Didn't get to see the animated movies until later age. Another of my big time favourite was 101 Dalmatians!!

I used to watch other cartoons like Care Bears, Banana Man, Conman (my favourite primary school hero!) and the educational Magic schoolbus. Not forgetting Tom and Jerry, a famous part of every child's life!

Warner Bro's production was robbing my share of liking for cartoons around the same time too. Bugs Bunny and gang was interesting. I bet everyone would agree that "Tweety bird and Slyvester cat" was the most popular! I used to feel bad for the silly Slyvester. And simply love the overly adorable Tweenty bird. However as I've grown up, I start to find that Tweety bird's body improportioned. Hehe.. I mean it's wings are too small to aviate it's oversized head. Oops. No offence to any Tweety bird "die-hard" fans.

Another Warner Bro's production was the old series of "Batman". Well..it didn't interest me until the era when Marvel superheros like "Spiderman" and "X-men" were introduced into the later years of my childhood.

Cartoons have evolved over the years with advanced technology. Increasing 2D cartoons are more elaborated and detailed. Some even incorporated 3D effects which is becoming more relevant and evident in current cartoon movies like Mulan (relates to my curiosity for China history), Hercules (relates to my interest for Greece mythology) and Prince of Eygpt (relates to my liking for the epic show "10 commandments"). Of course, there are many more... Not forgetting Lilo and Sitch. In the 21st Century, cartoons were also combined with live shootings, For example Space Jam, a film with a perfect mix of less artificial cartoons characters and live actors. All the wonders of Blue and Green screen-effect!

Another thing I've realised from the cartoons evolution is that cartoons were not longer just protraying western characters. It is increasingly emobodying different stories depicting a diversed range of cultures and nationalities. Well, except the old production of Aladdin which shows Indian characters. Even the accents are accurated in the English language the characters of individual nationalities are spoken. I used to find it particularly true for Mulan, spare the Mushu character. It really provide me with something which is new and interesting. Something in the manner of speech and art which I can relate to.

Well.. I would highlight that cartoon movies are not appealing enough to the older generations. That's partly the reason why Pixel productions exist! Cartoons were shown with computer effects, offering characters in 3D effects. Well, my favourite Pixel production is which? (make a guess lah.....)

It's the Incedibles. I love this show so much I bought the DVD and watched it repeatedly. I think till date, I've watched the show at least 20 over times. Hehe..

The movie starts with an unexpected interview with the different Supers. It talks about how Mr Incredibles was doing superbly fine with his acts for the community until everything turned into chaos. To deal with the increasing lawsuits and complaints about the Supers in community, the Government had no choice but introduce the "relocation" programme for the Supers to live as normal human beings with their identities undercovered.

After 15 years, Bob Parr (previously Robert Parr aka Mr Incredible) and his wife lived normal lives with their three kids, Violet (who can turn invisible), Dash (with supersonic movement ability) and Jack-jack in the Suburbs. Now he's a clock-punching insurance claims adjuster fighting boredom and a bulging waistline.

Itching to get back into action, Bob gets his chance when a mysterious communication summons him to a remote island for a top-secret assignment. Not knowing this was all conspired by Sydron, a demoralised and dejected fan of Mr Incredible, Bob got his family involved in the challenging fight against Sydron's evil plot to injure the community and his revenge on Mr Incredible.

In the end, the Parrs defeated the dangerous robot (Sydron's evil weapon) with the help from Frozone (Bob's buddy). These Supers gain appreciation from the public once again.

I love Jack jack the most because he's simply unresistably cute. Oops. I've always love babies.

Well.. Toy Story was another film which I loved. My younger brother loves it too! It really brings back fond memories of how we used to play with toys. What most of us didn't realise was we tend to neglect our childhood "toy companions". It's really a sad thing for toys. The true meaning of toys was clearly defined in Toy Story: Every toy is to bring joy to children, to provide them fun and happy memories through their childhood period. It's really touching!

Pixel movies are increasingly taking the world like storm. Recently, Over the Hedge, Antz Bully, The Barnyard and Monster House are fine examples of how producers provide audiences with amazement, moral values through personifications of characters which only cartoons are able to appeal not only to the kids (the forever patrons) and the older generations too!