#literally his top four movies are lady bird whiplash and two ghibli movies

[volleypearlfan]

i'm sick of these letterboxd types bashing animated kids movies not even because they're animated (they usually have emo anime pfps) but because they're for kids, as if a movie being for kids/families means it doesn't have value. kids and family media absolutely have value. why do you think we study dr seuss and roald dahl books? why do you think that the little prince is the second best-selling book of all time? why do you think pixar movies are so popular? why do you think bluey, sesame street, and other such shows are so popular with adults? because they all involve creativity, craftsmanship, and tell important stories that resonate with everyone of all ages. kids can laugh at the silly creatures and nonsense words in dr seuss books, but as adults, we notice how the butter battle book is a metaphor for the cold war, and how yertle the turtle is essentially a fascist.

i get being annoyed with the people who say that 'animation is cinema' (which it is) but refuse to watch anything besides mainstream American family movies, but we don't have to bash movies just because they're for kids. the wild robot, wallace and gromit, inside out 2 - these are all very high quality movies. also if you don't like Wallace and Gromit I straight up do not trust you. you can always make your own posts praising movies like look back or memoir of a snail without being rude to others for the movies they like, or acting as though kids and family media don't have value. literally WHO CARES if someone thinks a certain shot in the sonic movie looks cool, just move on with your day.

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