Action scenes in animated movies need to serve the story to create a lasting impact, even if they aren't hyperrealistic. The best animated action movies have a visual style which makes their action scenes pop. Japan leads the way with animated action movies, while Western animation is usually reserved for children's movies.
Action movies work by delivering a visceral impact, so it's difficult to marry this concept with the medium of animation. Over the years, filmmakers have adopted vastly different approaches to animated action. Some have tried to create hyperrealistic animations to dissolve the line between fiction and reality, while others have leaned even further into the stylistic beauty that animation offers.
Action doesn't always have to be realistic to create a lasting impact, even in live-action. The most important thing, in both animation and live-action, is for the action scenes to serve the story. If audiences are emotionally invested...
Action movies work by delivering a visceral impact, so it's difficult to marry this concept with the medium of animation. Over the years, filmmakers have adopted vastly different approaches to animated action. Some have tried to create hyperrealistic animations to dissolve the line between fiction and reality, while others have leaned even further into the stylistic beauty that animation offers.
Action doesn't always have to be realistic to create a lasting impact, even in live-action. The most important thing, in both animation and live-action, is for the action scenes to serve the story. If audiences are emotionally invested...
- 8/9/2024
- by Ben Protheroe
- ScreenRant
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