Why should cartoons be taken as seriously as big movies? Telling in the Caretaker podcast
Podcasts / / January 07, 2021
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Cartoons and animated series have long been filmed not only for children. Their authors discuss such serious topics as, for example, a midlife crisis, depression or the search for a life path. Still, some of the viewers are still not used to taking animation seriously. Lifehacker film critic Alexei Khromov talks about cartoons for viewers of all ages, about tapes, which simply and clearly reveal important questions, as well as about cartoons intended only for adults.
02:00 - why it is sometimes useful for adults to watch children's cartoons. What unexpected and even provocative topics are raised in Smeshariki.
04:45 - as a company Pixar in his works he talks about ecology, old age and even death.
07:40 - why "Toy Story" revolutionized the industry and how cartoons are advancing technology.
09:35 - what types of animation appear in modern cartoons and what makes the paintings "Escape from the Chicken Coop" and "Van Gogh. Love, Vincent. "
10:45 - how the first full-length cartoons were created and what innovations Walt Disney brought to animation.
12:45 - what are the most unusual and advanced cartoons created in the USSR and Russia. What makes the work of David Cherkassky happy and as a director hid very adult jokes in children's cartoons.
16:57 - why "Hedgehog in the Fog" was called the best cartoon of all time and what animation works should be watched only by adults.
17:53 - why the stereotype that only children watch cartoons can be dangerous.
What to see on the topic? We've compiled the movies that were mentioned in the podcast:
- «Smeshariki”, Creators - Ilya Popov, Salavat Shaikhinurov, 2003 - present.
- Up, directed by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, 2009.
- WALL-E, directed by Andrew Stanton, 2008.
- Coco's Secret, directed by Lee Ankrich, Adrian Molina, 2017.
- Toy Story, directed by John Lasseter, 1995.
- Chicken Coop Escape, directed by Peter Lord, Nick Park, 2000.
- "Van Gogh. Love, Vincent, directed by Dorota Kobela, Hugh Welshman, 2017.
- «Spider-Man: Through the Universes», Directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsay, Rodney Rothman, 2018.
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, directed by William Cottrell, David Hand, Wilfred Jackson, 1937.
- "Polygon", director - Anatoly Petrov, 1977.
- "The Old Man and the Sea", director - Alexander Petrov, 1999.
- "Treasure Island", director - David Cherkassky, 1989.
- "Hedgehog in the Fog", director - Yuri Norstein, 1975.
- BoJack Horseman, creator - Raphael Bob-Waxberg, 2014–2020.
- Full Rumble, directed by Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon, 2016.
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