Categories: Entertainment

I don’t know about you, but I’m getting a little tired of all these animated movies. Tired of their cute and cuddly characters and their wacky antics. Tired of their bright, primary colours. If I see another movie about a gang of mismatched critters on an epic adventure, I’m going to shoot myself! Now don’t get me wrong, I like these movies, my all-time favourite being The Incredibles. But enough is enough! Once they released one or two of them a year. Now you have them opening weeks after each other. Not surprising though, because once Hollywood sees an opportunity to make money, they’ll milk that cash cow like there’s no tomorrow (Remember the numerous horror flicks released in the ’90s?).

The three most recent animated movies are Ice Age 2, Over The Hedge and Cars. Ice Age 2, about a “herd” of prehistoric animals trying to save their fellow creatures from the end of the ice age, grossed $190.2 million in the U.S. Over The Hedge, a tale about a group of furry woodland creatures battling the forces of suburbia, grossed $130.3 million in the U.S. Cars, a story of a hot shot racecar that finds himself in a quaint little town, drove off with $62.8 million in its opening weekend. Pixar seems to have captured the magic Disney lost somewhere between The Lion King and Dinosaur, and its evident in their enviable line of box office successes. And by the looks of it, Cars will follow in the footsteps of its predecessors.

What is it about these movies that make them so appealing? Perhaps its because they’re the only real family friendly movies out there, where parents can bond with their children before they enter that rebellious phase called adolescence. Or perhaps are kids getting really good at wearing down their parents, constantly whining about how much they wanna see these movies, making their parents comply in frustration. But not all is well in the land of pixels and celluloid. Expectations were high for Cars, and though it opened well, it earned less than its expected $70 million. Plus it has received lukewarm reviews. Looks like the cash cow is starting to dry up Hollywood! But will they stop? No. The only way they’ll learn is if Pixar drops a bomb, then they won’t touch animated movies with a ten-foot pole. But I enjoy these movies, and want to see more of them being made. But for the love of God, Hollywood, slow the hell down!