Reply #37: American animation pales next to Japan

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Just a list of potent films animated in Japan

Grave of the Fireflies (anyone not in tears at the end of this is not human)

Spirited Away and Princess Mononokie (Two stunning movies)

Akira (a postapocolyptic distopia realised on screen)

Ghost in the Shell (exploring identity and just what it is to live)

Metropolis (animated retelling of the early classic)

Although American animation can be entertaining, compared to these heavy hitters we produce fluff. Like our fast food empires we make huge productions of empty ideas.