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Cyclopher6971 t1_j29rh3q wrote

I'm going to say no. It's an entirely different field, and one that really isn't posing as big of a threat to studios as video game industry leaders would have you believe and have told us for the last decade.

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OfficalNotMySalad OP t1_j29s94f wrote

I disagree that it’s entirely different when animated films have been nominated for awards alongside some of the best films recently.

I’m not saying that they should be considered an extension of film or that game directors should be directly compared with film directors but I do believe there is a conversation to be had.

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Cyclopher6971 t1_j29uwfd wrote

An animated film still has more in common with a live action film than it does with a video game, and has been a part of that world since the dawn of the industry. Shoot, Snow White and The Seven Dwarves won an Oscar in 1939.

There is no conversation to be had, personally. Just because they utilize similar technology doesn't mean the fields can be compared, nor should they be.

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