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Volume 12, Issue 3
  • ISSN: 2042-1869
  • E-ISSN: 2042-1877

Abstract

This article examines through an analysis of realism in animated film. The plot of the film is concerned with the collision of multiple universes, and thus the narrative brings together different realities, each of which subscribe to a different animation style. Defining ‘reality’ in an animated film challenges the traditional divide between realism and formalism in film theory, which relies on photorealism as the benchmark of reproducing reality. Newer media theories introduce a transmedia approach to realism that are concerned with the fidelity of an adaptation to its source material. With these tools, we can see how ’s aesthetics heighten the narrative impact.

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