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Throwbacks are always fun and filled with embarrassed laughs and giggles.
Some throwbacks however tend to evoke tears and remind us of some emotions we might have forgotten we have.
What better way to evoke emotions through movies than to remind you of animations that made your childhood worthwhile?
In this piece, we go down memory lane to bring some of the best animations of the past years.
How To Train Your Dragon is the movie that closed the gap between Dreamworks and Pixar, demonstrating that the former could make visuals just as stunning as the latter.
The protagonist is Hiccup, a Viking boy that doesn’t quite fit in with the macho manliness that his society demands, but the real star of the show is Toothless, a young dragon who is animated so well that he looks and behaves like a real creature, with strong anatomical fidelity and shockingly animalistic expression in his body language.
Even people who haven’t seen this Disney fairy tale are well aware of its existence. If you’re one of those people and you’re reading this, chances are you know almost every word to “A Whole New World” because it was everywhere at one point.
Of all the animated movies to be released this decade, Frozen became the biggest cultural phenomenon of the bunch, because none of us could resist its enchanting charms.
Wreck-It Ralph was released at a time when video games were highly advanced, but it’s a movie that’s bound to tickle the sensibilities of those older audience members who used to spend their coins in arcades.
Despite its sublime modern animation, the magic of Wreck-It Ralph also lies in its nostalgic qualities, and the set-pieces serve as a fond trip down memory lane. Furthermore, the story is a gripping tale of one man’s quest to overcome his decommissioning.
Disney’s attempts to be self-referential and woke have been met with mixed results, but Moana was most certainly a success. The first fully CGI film, Moana contains an impressive amount of respect for Polynesian culture.
Moana’s journey of self-discovery and coming-of-age is set to a slick soundtrack of classically Disney musical songs, and the whole team, cast and crew, features talent from throughout the Pacific Islands.
Besides being an exciting adventure in the classic Disney mould, Moana marks what is hopefully the beginning of a new era of respect for other cultures in Disney films.
Johnny Depp voices the titular character, a chameleon undergoing an existential crisis because his dream of becoming a hero isn’t within his reach.
However, when he ends up in the Wild West town of Dirt, he casts himself as a badass gunslinger and protects the lawless place.
Rango's true genius lies in its ability to put a fresh spin on the tropes its movies helped popularise.
Set in an imaginative world inhabited by numerous species of anthropomorphic animals, Zootopia takes a step further and explores the implications and consequences of such a society through the eyes of police officer Judy Hopps, the first rabbit in a profession dominated by physically bulkier animals.
Toy Story 3 is a hilarious and heartfelt tale of abandonment that isn’t afraid to portray the sadness that comes with no longer being wanted, and it’s hard to think of other movies that capture the feeling of yearning for innocent times quite as effectively as this animated adventure.
Coco is a story about following one’s dreams, but it also works as a meditation on mortality, posing questions about life and death.
It’s important for kids’ movies to tackle weighty subjects like death in a way that’s easy to handle, and Coco succeeds with a flourish in that regard.
The story follows a young boy who is transported to the Land of the Dead, where he meets some new friends, old family members, and his musical idol.
The film’s imagining of the realm of the dead is vibrant and exciting, and there are many catchy songs thrown in for good measure.
The story follows an 11-year-old girl who’s forced to settle in a new city when her father gets a new job. The move sends her five core emotions out of sync.
If Inside Out teaches us anything, it’s that it’s natural not to be okay sometimes.
Beyond the eye-popping colour, text boxes, and panel frames of Into the Spider-Verse’s comic book look, this 2018 masterpiece brings Miles Morales to the big screen for the first time, along with a truly moving story about heroism, diversity, friendship, and family.
Into the Spider-Verse is a movie filled with love; love for its source material, love for Spider-Man and his history, and love for the medium of animation.
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