They just don’t make ’em like they used to, goes the old saying. But when it comes to animation, that might be a good thing. Chris Sanders, the director of DreamWorks’ The Wild Robot (among many other animated classics) has revealed why most animated movies from the late ’90s and through the ’00s all look the same. As incredible as Toy Story, Shrek, Ice Age, and (the insanely underrated) Hoodwinked are as movies, their animation doesn’t necessarily hold up compared to later entries in their respective franchises, or newer 3D-animated films. While they are obviously a product of the technology available at the time, according to Sanders, it also has to do with studios desperately embracing “new” technology at the detriment of creative individuality.
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