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Recently, with the release of "Wreck It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet" one 90's Kid decides to rant on the film. In a Tumblr post I explained why I disagree with this 90's Kid's rant.

"It's a sequel to a movie that shouldn't exist". Actually, the idea for what is now "Wreck It Ralph" has been floating around Disney since the late 1970's. With the "Video Game Boom" of the 1980's, the project was revived as "Reboot Ralph", a codename for the project. The ideas continued throughout the "Disney Renaissance" and "Experimental" Eras, then in 2008 Disney announced it's film slate. One of the films listed was "Wreck It Ralph", and the notes mentioned that the idea of a Disney animation centred on Video Games have been around since the 1970's. Disney has been known to put projects on the back burner, for example, "Frozen" was announced as "The Snow Queen" in the 1940's, but due to external and internal factors, the planned adaptation of "The Snow Queen" didn't start production until the "Experimental Era", and it took seventy years between the announcement of "The Snow Queen" and the release of "Frozen".

"They changed The Snow Queen's animation from hand drawn to 3D". There was a main reason for that, and that is competition. Animation studios have to compete with each other in order to survive. 2011's "Winnie the Pooh" failed not because it was 2D animation, but because it was released at the same time as "Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2". 2010's "Tangled" was successful not because it was 3D, but because the story appealed to a wide demographic.

"This movie will obliterate Disney". Disney was nearly destroyed in 1985 due to "The Black Cauldron" being a Box-Office Bomb. In 1985, Disney was trying to get back on track following the death of Walt Disney, and one problem that affected "The Black Cauldron" was the fact the film was very dark (It was the first Disney film to be given a "PG" rating). Following "The Black Cauldron"'s failure at the Box Office (Where it was beaten by "The Care Bears Movie", of all things. You knew you failed when a small animation studio from Canada released a film that proved successful that it reduced a film released by one of the biggest animation studios to a box office bomb) the executives at Disney decided to rethink their strategy, with the next film scheduled to be released "The Great Mouse Detective" being the "Make-or-Break" Disney film. "The Great Mouse Detective" proved to be a success, though not as much as the executives hoped. With their confidence returning, Disney released "Oliver and Company" in 1988, and it proved to be a huge hit, with the next film being "The Little Mermaid". The following year's "The Little Mermaid" was the first princess led film since 1959 (Disney films since 1959 had featured either animals or boys as main characters). 1990's "The Rescuers Down Under" was the first sequel in the Disney Animated Canon, and 1991's "Beauty and the Beast" was the first animated film to be nominated for a "Best Picture Oscar". 1992's "Aladdin", 1994's "The Lion King", 1995's "Pochantas", 1996's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", 1997's "Hercules", 1998's "Mulan" and 1999's "Tarzan" all followed. After the releae of "Tarzan", the executives decided to experiment with different genres and animation techniques, starting the "Experimental Era".

"The True Art of Disney Animation is 2D". No. The true art of Disney animation is animation evolving over time. Out of the animation studios from "The Golden Age of Animation" Disney is one of just two animation studios from that era left (Warner Brothers Animation is the other). Animation changes over time, and Disney animation is no different. "Wreck It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet" is a celebration of 90 years of Disney animation. Disney's next film in it's animated Canon is "Frozen 2", which will be the 58th film in the Animated Canon. It will also be the third sequel in the Animated Canon. You may think I prefer 3D animated Disney films than 2D, but to be honest, I like both 3D and 2D Disney films. Both do have their merits, and both do have their flaws. A true animation fan respects animation in all it's forms, and can recongise the flaws in each form. Japan still releases animated films in 2D, and Ireland has an animation studio that does 2D animation. There's a British animation studio called "Lupus Films" that does 2D hand drawn animation, and their next project is "Kensuke's Kingdom". Many countries in Europe still releases 2D animated films, so on a global point of view, 2D animated films still exists, albeit rarely.

Just in case of 90's Kids

Description
Recently, with the release of "Wreck It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet" one 90's Kid decides to rant on the film. In a Tumblr post I explained why I disagree with this 90's Kid's rant.

"It's a sequel to a movie that shouldn't exist". Actually, the idea for what is now "Wreck It Ralph" has been floating around Disney since the late 1970's. With the "Video Game Boom" of the 1980's, the project was revived as "Reboot Ralph", a codename for the project. The ideas continued throughout the "Disney Renaissance" and "Experimental" Eras, then in 2008 Disney announced it's film slate. One of the films listed was "Wreck It Ralph", and the notes mentioned that the idea of a Disney animation centred on Video Games have been around since the 1970's. Disney has been known to put projects on the back burner, for example, "Frozen" was announced as "The Snow Queen" in the 1940's, but due to external and internal factors, the planned adaptation of "The Snow Queen" didn't start production until the "Experimental Era", and it took seventy years between the announcement of "The Snow Queen" and the release of "Frozen".

"They changed The Snow Queen's animation from hand drawn to 3D". There was a main reason for that, and that is competition. Animation studios have to compete with each other in order to survive. 2011's "Winnie the Pooh" failed not because it was 2D animation, but because it was released at the same time as "Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2". 2010's "Tangled" was successful not because it was 3D, but because the story appealed to a wide demographic.

"This movie will obliterate Disney". Disney was nearly destroyed in 1985 due to "The Black Cauldron" being a Box-Office Bomb. In 1985, Disney was trying to get back on track following the death of Walt Disney, and one problem that affected "The Black Cauldron" was the fact the film was very dark (It was the first Disney film to be given a "PG" rating). Following "The Black Cauldron"'s failure at the Box Office (Where it was beaten by "The Care Bears Movie", of all things. You knew you failed when a small animation studio from Canada released a film that proved successful that it reduced a film released by one of the biggest animation studios to a box office bomb) the executives at Disney decided to rethink their strategy, with the next film scheduled to be released "The Great Mouse Detective" being the "Make-or-Break" Disney film. "The Great Mouse Detective" proved to be a success, though not as much as the executives hoped. With their confidence returning, Disney released "Oliver and Company" in 1988, and it proved to be a huge hit, with the next film being "The Little Mermaid". The following year's "The Little Mermaid" was the first princess led film since 1959 (Disney films since 1959 had featured either animals or boys as main characters). 1990's "The Rescuers Down Under" was the first sequel in the Disney Animated Canon, and 1991's "Beauty and the Beast" was the first animated film to be nominated for a "Best Picture Oscar". 1992's "Aladdin", 1994's "The Lion King", 1995's "Pochantas", 1996's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", 1997's "Hercules", 1998's "Mulan" and 1999's "Tarzan" all followed. After the releae of "Tarzan", the executives decided to experiment with different genres and animation techniques, starting the "Experimental Era".

"The True Art of Disney Animation is 2D". No. The true art of Disney animation is animation evolving over time. Out of the animation studios from "The Golden Age of Animation" Disney is one of just two animation studios from that era left (Warner Brothers Animation is the other). Animation changes over time, and Disney animation is no different. "Wreck It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet" is a celebration of 90 years of Disney animation. Disney's next film in it's animated Canon is "Frozen 2", which will be the 58th film in the Animated Canon. It will also be the third sequel in the Animated Canon. You may think I prefer 3D animated Disney films than 2D, but to be honest, I like both 3D and 2D Disney films. Both do have their merits, and both do have their flaws. A true animation fan respects animation in all it's forms, and can recongise the flaws in each form. Japan still releases animated films in 2D, and Ireland has an animation studio that does 2D animation. There's a British animation studio called "Lupus Films" that does 2D hand drawn animation, and their next project is "Kensuke's Kingdom". Many countries in Europe still releases 2D animated films, so on a global point of view, 2D animated films still exists, albeit rarely.

Just in case of 90's Kids