and the unfortunate reality that it's time-consuming and expensive, there's no incentive for our corporate overlords to make anything new at all, let alone anything good....
The sad thing is, with today's tools it doesn't have to be time-consuming and expensive. I think this is the most frustrating part about it. Ark System Works showed us we can get hand-animated-quality cel-shading (made in UE4 no less) that looks like it was done in 2D, but done in 3D. Cost-effective and looks amazing, like this:
https://youtu.be/mmTnuuXnw9A?t=7
We also see that with a mixture of 3D cel-shading tools, superimposition, and AI we can get art-styles that previously were only used as promotional matte designs or posters, but actually animated, like here:
https://youtu.be/rhNZe_TjN9E
There's a wealth of opportunities for creators to get creative, but you are right that most big studios only want to push Leftist slop with "The Message", and anything else they simply do not care about. The indie animation scene on YouTube is flourishing with a lot of great stuff, showing that with a bit of ingenuity and the right mind-set it's possible to pull off some great stuff on a low budget.
EDIT: Just wanted to add, with the ability of using mixed media tools, you can also do some really creative stuff with today's software at very low costs. One guy made this in his spare time:
https://youtu.be/_fy4StK4TBs
Just think what we could get if a major studio just put a little time and effort into backing someone like that?
The sad thing is, with today's tools it doesn't have to be time-consuming and expensive. I think this is the most frustrating part about it. Ark System Works showed us we can get hand-animated-quality cel-shading (made in UE4 no less) that looks like it was done in 2D, but done in 3D. Cost-effective and looks amazing, like this: https://youtu.be/mmTnuuXnw9A?t=7
We also see that with a mixture of 3D cel-shading tools, superimposition, and AI we can get art-styles that previously were only used as promotional matte designs or posters, but actually animated, like here: https://youtu.be/rhNZe_TjN9E
There's a wealth of opportunities for creators to get creative, but you are right that most big studios only want to push Leftist slop with "The Message", and anything else they simply do not care about. The indie animation scene on YouTube is flourishing with a lot of great stuff, showing that with a bit of ingenuity and the right mind-set it's possible to pull off some great stuff on a low budget.
EDIT: Just wanted to add, with the ability of using mixed media tools, you can also do some really creative stuff with today's software at very low costs. One guy made this in his spare time: https://youtu.be/_fy4StK4TBs
Just think what we could get if a major studio just put a little time and effort into backing someone like that?