I thought about including animated feature, but then I started down the rabbit hole of what else to include and just had to draw the line somewhere. But that category is REALLY stacked with films I like this year. "Turning Red" is my least favorite of those films, and it's one I really like (also, people slept on THE SEA BEAST, which I really like, and I'm still flabbergasted PUSS IN BOOTS is as good as it is -- it's really good!).
But yeah, I'm about where you are on it. I love GDT's Pinocchio; I think its craftsmanship is on par with AVATAR; possibly higher since it is all hand-crafted. But MARCEL was the animated movie on my top 10 of the year list and I think it's such a quietly profound and beautiful piece of work.
How about BEST ANIMATED FEATURE? I would love to see it go to Marcel but I’m predicting PINOCCHIO.
I thought about including animated feature, but then I started down the rabbit hole of what else to include and just had to draw the line somewhere. But that category is REALLY stacked with films I like this year. "Turning Red" is my least favorite of those films, and it's one I really like (also, people slept on THE SEA BEAST, which I really like, and I'm still flabbergasted PUSS IN BOOTS is as good as it is -- it's really good!).
But yeah, I'm about where you are on it. I love GDT's Pinocchio; I think its craftsmanship is on par with AVATAR; possibly higher since it is all hand-crafted. But MARCEL was the animated movie on my top 10 of the year list and I think it's such a quietly profound and beautiful piece of work.