OVER and Under-Animated

Sometime ago, a super genius in Hollywood declared that 2D animation was dead. They said this based on the overwhelming success of Pixar and SHREK at the box office.

Now that we get a new 3D animated extravaganza every other month, it becomes more and more clear that dimension does matter. Dimension of STORY. Whether rendered on the computer or by hand, an animated film is only as good as its story. Walt Disney knew this. Pixar follows his example today to great acclaim. Now if only Dreamworks, Sony and God knows who else out there would get in step. Even Disney Studios is about to reverse its Eisner-bred decision to nix hand drawn work (Way to go, John Lasseter!)


Consider OVER THE HEDGE. My review over at M&C points to problems no computer can fix (BTW, I gave it 2 1/2 stars. Our new movie editor is... well, new).