Quote Originally Posted by Friggintitsman
I think that's why a lot of those good cartoons in the 80's died out. Too redundant to keep them going.

Take GI joe.... Cobra does something GI joe interjects they shoot at each other..... NO ONE FUCKING DIES!!!! and GI joe saves the day. A story follow by a moral and blah blah blah.
...and it was awesome.

Quote Originally Posted by Friggintitsman
I totally admire the Final Fantasy movies for their visual aspect, but WTF happened to the great storytelling that happened in the games? That is the whole reason why I like FF in the first place. It was one of those games that I immersed myself in.
The FF movies are a joke when compared to the games. Advent Children was decent, but only because it had the backing of FFVII behind it. As a stand alone movie, it's really not that great storywise. I'd love to see something along the lines of FFVIII put into a movie.

Quote Originally Posted by Friggintitsman
I agree that the Japanese take more time to put into their art. Mainly because they have a lot of disposable income and animation is far too popular to get a budget cut. That is the main reason animation has because to die out here. They kept cutting back and cutting back until there isn't much left. One person can make more money posting flash cartoons on a website than a whole team of animators can.
Anime is Japan's third largest export and shows no signs of stopping. It has a huge global market and Japan is dumping more and more money into it. It'd be nice to see American studios doing the same, but all we get is Disney closing their animation studios.

Quote Originally Posted by Friggintitsman
It seems a few companies are still holding on to the traditional themes of animation. There are some really good movies coming out now days in 3D. The problem is we reward the 3D and make cut backs on the 2D animation.
True, and I've nothing against 3D animation. I love the Dreamworks and Pixar releases. Still, they're no replacement for good 2D animation.