The Oscar-nominated “Waltz With Bashir,” about war, guilt and memory as filtered through the experiences of former Israeli soldiers, is violent and deeply disturbing. Like last year’s “Persepolis” — a young woman’s memoir of growing up in revolutionary Iran — it employs animation to tell a dead serious story.
“Serious” cartoons. Feels like a trend.
“It’s a lot more than a trend,” said Joe Beck, author of The Animated Movie Guide and Outlaw Animation. “It’s absolutely here. And it’s growing.”
In 2008 four of the top 10 box office hits were animated. “WALL-E,” “Kung Fu Panda,” “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa” and “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!” earned a combined $778 million.
And even when they’re aimed at small fry and their parents, animators are seizing the opportunity to present dark themes and complex stories and to examine real-world issues.
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