S and I are animation addicts. We love the Despicable Me series, the Inside Out series, the Moana series, and every other single animated film. Well, not the transformers.
In the past week we’ve seen Inside Out 2 and Despicable Me 4. It’s fair to say we’ve also seen every previous film in each series.
What do we, senior citizens, find amusing in these movies?
Actually each has its own style. The Despicable Me series features minions, little yellow characters with blue suspender overalls that speak some unintelligible language. They are always botching the works in a funny way. It makes for nonstop mayhem in a slapstick fashion.
As for Inside Out, it’s the consummate cleverness of the scripts that hooks us in. There is less slapstick and more in-depth thought involved.
We think animated films tackle sensitive issues in an amusing way, one that appeals to both children and adults although on different wavelengths. The better animated films appeal to both audiences, which is important when you consider it’s the parents who take children to the movies. They want to be entertained, especially since they pay for the tickets.
By the way, Earl thinks animation is still called cartoons and believes Bugs Bunny and the Roadrunner are major stars of the genre. I haven’t the heart to tell him it’s minions all the way.