cvssian
Disney’s Pencil Test for Frozen (2013)
tamatsukurusu
I don’t think Disney is aware that their movies look so much better in two dimensions
magic-and-moonlit-wings
That comment reminds me of another comment for which I can’t recall the source; paraphrased, “The best CGI now will always look outdated ten years from now, but awesome drawings will always look like awesome drawings.”
stachionalgeographic
Also it was…not the best CGI
shining-magically
The thing I hate most about Disney not doing 2D anymore is that the box office disappointment of Winnie the Pooh (2011) (which is adorable and hilarious btw if you’ve never seen it) is often pointed to as the final nail in the coffin
Y’all released a 1 hr and 9 minute cutesy collection of Pooh Bear short stories about trying to find Eeyore’s lost tail on the SAME DAY AS THE FINAL HARRY POTTER FILM, of course it didn’t do well
AND y’all went up against YOURSELVES because Cars 2 had just opened like three weeks before and was very much still in theaters
It was not the animation, it was never the animation
hella-marshmella
I think this was an issue for The Princess and the Frog too. Not only did it come out the same month as the 2nd Chipmunk movie (which is trash but it made double what TPATF did).
You remember what came out literally one week after it?
Avatar. It went up against what was the highest grossing film of all time (until Endgame). They played themselves.
bisexualcrises
Don’t forget how Disney released one of their last 2D animated films of the era Treasure Planet on the same day as the first Harry Potter film and refused to delay the release even though they knew they would have made more money. They purposefully sabotaged their 2D animated films.
universejunction
I’ve been re-watching all those Disney renaissance films, cause kids and Disney+ (don’t @ me, it’s easier than piracy), and yeah, the animation really holds up. Not so much with the 3D films (looking at you, Toy Story).
musdomus
Disney does it on purpose. If the movie doesn’t make the projected return they don’t have to pay the investors back. It’s the plot of The Producers!
If it fails they still profit!
robotsandfrippary
It’s also this:
Walt Disney himself made it a rule that they would never release animated sequels to theaters. But it was tied to 2d animation- not 3d. The direct to video sequels never did as well as something released to theaters, so to get around that rule they switched to all 3d.
Disney is a terrible, cruel capitalist machine that keeps artists and stories captive. They regularly scoop up smaller properties and sit on them, refusing to release them because they were competing with Disney’s releases.
They also pay everyone shit. From the cast members at the parks all the way up to the folks making their 3d animated money makers.
And they have the worst health insurance I’ve ever had.
