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• otp@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  A good movie for kids can be boring for adults sometimes.

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  • mods_mum@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Sure but it doesn’t have to be like that. Shrek is prime example that you can make a movie both groups enjoy

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    • 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      This is like comparing paintings to the Mona Lisa. Shrek is the crowning achievement of our civilization.

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      • mods_mum@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Agreed, Shrek is phenomenal but there’s a lot of great films proving adults and children can enjoy the same story even if for different reasons.

        The Goonies Princes Bride Kubo And The Two Strings Song of the Sea The Breadwinner

        That’s just from the top of my head. There’s plenty.

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    • otp@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      I didn’t say that it does, lol

      I said in another comment that there’ll always be demand for lower quality kids’ media, and that’s okay. Adults don’t need to enjoy every piece of children’s media.

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      • Cryophilia@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        There’s always demand for heroin too. Demand doesn’t mean it’s good.

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  • chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    There are plenty of “kids” movies and TV that are excellent for adults, too.

    Listing a few:

    1. Bluey
    2. Most of Pixar
    3. Adventure Time (after Season 1)
    4. Star Wars Rebels/Clone Wars (again, after Season 1)
    5. Shrek
    6. Star Trek: Prodigy

    This is not an exhaustive list, but you get the point.

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    • otp@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Yes, I know that. And I knew it before, too…

      I guess people hopped on the downvote train before they got to the word “sometimes” in my comment, lol

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      • Cryophilia@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        No, I disagree with the “sometimes”.

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  • gap_betweenus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Sure (also I can’t think of any examples) - but than again the question becomes more complex and subjective: what is a good kids movie. But really often kids movie is used as an excuse for bad execution, art, storytelling, acting etc. - while I think kids deserve at least the same quality as adults maybe even better - since media has much more influence on children than on adults.

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    • otp@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      while I think kids deserve at least the same quality as adults maybe even better

      When we start buying that kids’ media enough that it’ll bring in as much money as other demographics’ media, and we choose to buy it based on its artistic merit and quality, then we’ll see more of that change.

      But I think there’s always going to be a demand for “kids’ stuff” that’s lower quality, and I think that’s okay. Adults don’t need to enjoy every piece of kids’ media that exists.

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      • gap_betweenus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        And I just disagree that kids stuff means that it should be lower quality. I think it’s just lazy. And while I understand why people are producing bad content - I don’t have to like it or applaud them for it.

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