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Originally Posted by Aniki
It's funny that when you were talking about american animation you found so many differences, but when it comes to Myazaki you find his films pretty similar while ignoring this:
In the end, Japanese animation comes in all kinds of genres, so that each viewer could find what he's interested in. If you want color and confusion you'll find Satoshi Kons work enjoyable, you want sci-fi or mecha you'll watch GiTS Patlabor or NGE, if you want fantasy and thriller you'll enjoy Advent Children and Spirit's Within. American animation never gave such assortment.
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Oh, but I already wrote about why I don't think these movies are all just shiny HAHA movies, so I don't feel like I need to talk about that again.
I don't see the quirky little details as something that makes one movie stand out from another. Quriky little details are something found in all films. UP had wonderful details of what a dog acts like. Finding Nemo had SO much research on sea life, and got many details on how different groups of sea life behave. The Incredibles had details on what the 1950s were like in a communist era. I think these details give much more definition than how a girl puts on her shoes - which is, by the way, something that everyone appreciates so much because Spirited Away had that little documentary at the end about it. In my opinion, that documentary glorified those small details - details that are found in many films and TV shows. Don't get me wrong - I LOVE Spirited Away.
What I can agree with is the clear cut idea og good vs. evil found in American films. Generally, I think that idea is found in American films because of the general culture. In history, American films and literature have often had a way of saying "THIS IS THE BAD GUY" and "THIS IS THE GOOD GUY." Looking at American comics, especially. However, I don't know if that's necessarily a bad thing. As far as entertainment goes, I personally like a clear-cut conflict. It's nice to understand the bad guys, which is definitely something that American films do. For example, the audience understands why Buddy from The Incredibles has such a grudge; and the audience understand why the explorer in UP wants to catch the bird so badly. I think American films will say who the bad guy is, but that they also give understanding and humanity to that character, making it - in my opinion - more entertaining.