The trend in animation away from hyperrealism

[Magical Realist]

I think this is great! After seeing endless Pixar and Disney attempts at hyperrealism, I got bored with it. How many 3D rubbery toylike figures do we need? Now animation is going back to stylistic creativity and artistry.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1077338003852157

[Magical Realist]

https://dreamfarmstudios.com/blog/styliz...-industry/

"One of the most significant changes in recent years which can be considered the emergence of a new era of animation, is characterized by a departure from the hyper-realistic render style trend and a move towards a more stylized, fantasy-driven aesthetic. This new era has been kicked off by a series of groundbreaking projects, such as League of Legends music videos, the Arcane series, and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. These films are part of a new trend that’s steering animation away from replicating the real world and into somewhere new."

[C C]

Yeah. Cartoons and related animation fundamentally entail having an "illustrated" appearance and not looking real -- in being radically different from regular cinema. There are other AI-generated genres for pursuing the developing "life-like" goal, so it's pointless to be corrupting the nature of the other. To wit:

Game of Thrones (trailer park version) ... https://youtu.be/tzE7TYwAYq4

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/tzE7TYwAYq4

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1950s Lord of the Rings ... https://youtu.be/hQC9gi0JAZA

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/hQC9gi0JAZA

[Magical Realist]

LOL Those are great! AI is amazing..