Animation isn't a genre, it's a medium. The entire concept of a "best animated picture" award shows how much the academy doesn't respect or understand what animation is

While it didn't get "Best Animation" in the Oscars, it did get 8 ANNIE AWARDS! Which included "Best Animated Film" (Annie Awards are basically the Oscar for animated movies)

When Boss Baby won more awards than A Silent Voice, I was convinced the Oscar’s was garbo for animations.

Animation was not originally "intended for children". That was a stigma that was created by Hannah Barbera in the 70s when they effectively cornered the market of televised animation with nonstop clones and copies of the same shows. Why? Because it was cheap to recycle backgrounds and cels from previous episodes using the same run cycles.

Agree so hard with animation not being for kids. It's a form of media, not a genre.

Animation in general needs way more respect

I am an animator, and I originally heard the generalization of the speech, "animation is for kids to enjoy and for parents to endure", by people on twitter and tiktok. At first I though that someone at the Oscars said that exact quote and I was just mad and annoyed. But then I actually saw what was actually said and I started to cry. It made me feel as if all of the work that I have done or will do will only be background noise to adults and time wasters for kids. In the moment I felt ashamed of my career choice, but now I'm more determined to improve my skills in spite of what others may think. The work that I do to improve my animation and story telling skills matter and I hope that one day I'll create something that will inspire others to do the same.

the "animation is for kids" thing was even more of a slap in the face because I'm pretty sure one of the movies nominated was literally a masterpiece & a true story of a refugee escaping violence/war, but animated to show his narration, experiences, and feelings throughout the experience. It's only pg-13 but ffs those are big topics and pg-13 is still not for little kids😭😭 the other stuff is enjoyable for adults too, but that especially... wow. I didn't see it but I've heard good things.

I loved this movie immensely, and really related to Katie and Rick's struggle to understand each other. Plus, I loved how they causally implied that Katie was gay, showing that it's not a big deal.

I think what’s cool about this movie is that it does representation perfectly. It’s not a selling point like Disney movies.

I love that the giant Godzilla furby has a normal voice and not super low since the regular sized ones have high pitched voices

Animation wasn't focused on kids at the start. It was entertainment for _all ages._ To completely shorten the history, when it veered towards more risqué animations, the government and religious sentiment at the time attacked it leading to an overcorrection into kid- and family-friendly content.

Glad to see you’re talking about this movie because as an artist, I LOVE animation. The medium can do so much that live action can’t, and the different art styles bring so much to the table.

A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THE HAIR, REST IN PEACE

The Oscar’s was a pain with the hole kids watch animated films things. But over all great review I haven’t gotten around to watching this film but I might have to.

I don’t understand why people act surprised when I mention among my favorite movies : Megamind, Mitchell and the machines, Spiderverse, Rango and The Lego Movie… not only the stories are visually stimulating but the stories moved me or gave me such an enjoyable moment that I was almost thankful (feeling I don’t remember having with a live action in a while), the dialogues were on point and there’s so much passion going behind it there’s no way not to love them ! And I definitely feel like another movie could’ve won best animated picture but Disney/Pixar has the academy in the palm of their hand it seems.. Plus I showed my two 7 years old cousins this movie (and Moana and that Chinese/modern version of Aladdin on Netflix) and they were barely interested so what do they mean animation is for kids 💀

I really like how the mom was the perfect level of extra. like some movies go overboard but she was just lively and fun to watch

Was Mitchell’s vs. the Machines underrated? VERY much so. Does that mean Encanto didn’t deserve the accolades and praise it received? Absolutely not. We can’t really pit these two movies against each other when frankly their only big similarity is that they’re both animated

I said it before, I'll say it again, Lord Miller got that TOUCH. So much of what they make is just absolutely wonderful. Clone High, Cloud with a chance of meatballs, Lego Movie(s), Into the Spiderverse, and now Mitchells versus the Machines. I absolutely simp for that duo.

Two things: One, Mitchells verse the Machines great Two: congrats on the house!

Part of it too is that giving movies with these styles Oscar wins means that we're encouraging a new era of animation- one where people are less afraid to experiment with style, especially when it comes to CGI. Spider-Verse was praised for it's animation, and I'm sure that'll encourage companies in the future to try new things. Hell, Pixar released Turning Red recently, and that's somewhat different from the typical 'non-offensive' CGI we see in, for example, Encanto.

This is what I say “Encanto is a great movie, but The Mitchell’s vs The Machines is ……..special and hits harder”

Animation needs way better recognition. All my favorite shows and movies are animated, and I really don’t believe it’s even close to being “just for kids” since they all have themes and messages kids can’t understand because they don’t have the experiences needed to understand them.

The academy: "animation is for kids" Half of anime: "What am I then? A walrus?"

Your commentary and editing is so beautiful. Truthfully though this movie truly shows how communication and differences between each person are not only normal but it's so heartwarming and entertaining. In addition to some representation without it being the main focus of a character it's just calmly normalized. But as for the animation with main stream public in general everything is targeted towards children for the safety of revenue. And most of the times looks the same unless it's a series online that expands the stylization because there are no limits to creativity. As an aspiring animator myself it's understandable for people to go into animation with that safety blanket but it's not the only form of expression animation can bring with topics that can be discussed visually. Hell even CN or Disney animation tackles adult topics like Infinity Train, Amphibia, Owl House.

The problem with the best animated feature category is that it's too broad. It's basically the best picture for animation but then does that mean best story, best animation, best USE of animation, most innovative animation, best overall, etc, etc. there just isn't enough for us to know. I still think Mitchell's should've won this year but for example, if it was most innovative animation then Loving Vincent (which was animated by having a gajillion OIL PAINTINGS. EACH FRAME WAS AN INDIVIDUAL OIL PAINTING) should've won by a long shot

I agree that Mitchell’s vs the Machines should’ve. I also thought it was unfair that Disney completely saturated the animated movie market. Kinda felt like it was a setup for them to win considering half the nominations were their movies.

One thing I love about 2D animation is how there are so many distinct styles across films, and I think maybe since Into the Spiderverse, maybe studios are a bit more willing to take risks and create stuff that doesn't look like all the other 3D animated films. (Not that I don't also love those films.)

The dad character design in this movie is honestly one of the best I have seen since Flint Lockwood's Dad.

"animation is for kids" they're gonna be real mad when they discover 99% of what anime has to offer i actually watched this movie with a friend at like 1 AM and throughout the entire film i was simultaneously saying "goddamn the animation is so stylized and smooth holy shit" and "OH GOD OH MAN" because like being a 2000s kid myself,,,, all that filter stuff (i guess you could call it) was legit what i called my "personality" in the late 2000s to early 2010s lmao

I am heartbroken that this movie hasn't gotten as enough attention as it did.

I love animation with mixed media, which is why I loved this one and Spiderverse sooo much. The colors and emphasis on actions or expressions were amazing. TBH it’s upsetting that people are still saying animation is for children only when there are so many examples where it’s not. My dad always tells me animation is for kids- and he set up one of my childhood movies as Watership Down. Even if animation was only for children it’s sucks to have a mindset where you hole it down for only one age, when animations like Encanto and Turning Red represent many generations of relatability.

This is an AMAZING movie. It was a bit awkward feeling at the beginning when the movie had the doodle art that popped up because it was SO different from typical animation movies. That little piece became my favorite part because it was not typical. It didn't feel sterile and a cookie cutter movie

This movie is the closest fictional family to mine I’ve ever seen and I loved that. It’s very diffrent from my family but a dad who loves nature and wants to live in the woods but cant (and is very good at survival skills) a smart blond younger brother, a brunette mom who is a teacher and a creative older sibling with red hair going to college is relatable. My family luckily accepts my job but my mom is still struggling with the idea of me leaving for college in less than 2 years and we all felt somthing special about this movie while the whole thing is also just super entertaining. It’s great and it’s diffrent.

"Western Animation has never done something like this..." *Gumball has entered the chat

I love that her fingernails are painted this messy because, you cant lie, all of our fingernails looked like this once.

Sony has been honestly my favourite studio when it comes to animated movies in recent times. The Mitchell’s VS the Machines has some of the best animation I’ve seen come out of a movie and it’s a shame it came out when theatres weren’t really open, and Spider-Man into the Spider-verse is one of my all time favourite movies I’ve seen, with such an incredible yet simple story, visuals that actually feel like a comic book put to film, and they actually made Miles an interesting and likeable character (which isn’t usually the case, he’s kinda just “Spider-Man but black” most of the time). They’re not the best when it comes to live action, just look at Morbius, but their animation has the best style, comedy, and story I’ve seen for any recent animated movies.

I feel like the thing that puts movies like The Mitchells vs The Machines in a category of the animation above movies like Encanto is how the animation and style is a direct part of the narrative whereas Encanto's animation feels more driven by a "make it feel Disney" end goal

"The mom who says she believes in you, but doesn't do the extra effort to show she believes in you". Literally this with my mom. I can't have a conversation with her about my field because she doesn't even put in the effort to know my field. I've attempted time and time again to teach her about the absolute basics of cameras, ISO, Shutter Speed, and Aperture. But she just can't... Even with mere measurements such as Gigabytes, the data she sees on her phone on a daily basis, she still goes "giga.. bite?"... Storage mom! Storage! Your phone has storage!

LOVE this movie!! Really deserves more attention, so many great elements in it

I'm Hispanic, specifically Cuban, so i will say encanto has a huge spot in my heart in getting that generational trauma and everything - but i did love this movie a lot and it had a ton of moments that felt more inspired and heartfelt than encanto did. I also have the fortune(?) Of having a terrible relationship with my dad and this movie made me cry so much. Like encanto having the grandma apologize and realize her mistakes, this movie gives a catharsis through that wish fulfillment, and I think it did it better.

I love the edit where someone put "Rip&Tear" over Mama Mitchell going berserk. Doomslayer makes everything badass.

Me and my husband watched the Mitchells together one evening, after the kids went to bed. Then the next day we realized: Hey, maybe the kids would have liked that movie.

This literally came up in my recommended right when I sat down for dinner to take a short break from the animation I'm working on in school right now, RIGHT AFTER telling my friend Mitchells vs the Machines deserved to win the Oscar. Perfect timing my good sir.

Animation takes so much work to do and I always wondered what the reaction to the actors who participate in animated films. The Oscars seem to snub Animation time after time but the category was created because of Beauty and the Beast. I went to school for Animation and it really wasn't easy at all. I admit I dropped it after a year but to anyone who continued my hats off to you. The hard work, the patience, the pain, and everything it takes to create an animated film is a difficult but worth while process. Animation is made for everyone not just for kids.

Mitchells Vs. the Machines is one of my all time favorite movies. There's so much that I could relate to and I absolutely ADORED how stylized it was! It's inspired me as an artist and it's also comforted me. I could go on and on about all the little things that made me fall in love with it but yes, it deserves so much more love.

i love the fact you mentioned the instagram perfect family because my dad is one of those instagram dads and i know how it feels to be one of those kids in the perfect families when i know we're not and that means so much to me that you explained it so perfectly.

Its hard to make me cry from something sad in a movie. But from the handful of times it has happened, I think maybe 1 or 2 was not an animated film. Animation can allow an artist to make everything perfect to what they want. No dealing with finding a real actor who looks, talks, and acts like you want. You dont need to find or make the right scenes. It is such a great medium that is constantly showing itself as making some of the best stories made into film. Yes a lot of kids stuff is animated, bright animation is just easy to grab a child attention. Just like how the Oscars doesn't compare literally all live action films with the Wiggles Movie, they should not assume all animated films are Boss Baby. People make whatever they want, and just because animation is great for kids content doesn't mean it cannot be used to make films that easily compete with any of the most successful Hollywood movies made.

Little fun fact: The song they use for that final fight scene uses samples from Dragostea Din Tei, a Romanian pop song that was part of a video meme of a guy dancing to it that went viral during early KZfaq (I believe people called him the "numa numa" guy). In elementary school circa 2011 I downloaded the song on my mp3 player and I still listen to it regularly even now! It was one of my favorite references to early meme culture from the movie because the song is so nostalgic for me.

The awards for "best animated picture" is the "Disney Award" at this point, Klaus didn't deserve to lose against the cashgrab that was Toy Story 4.

i love how literally every single shot you take of a character doing anything looks like a concept art. Like, any scene you pause, it just looks amazing

Hey Pig. Just wanted to let you know, the editing in this video was beautiful and your content on and off stream has been bussin 👌

I watched both The Mitchells vs The Machines and Encanto in a small time period and I loved both. I feel like I had more fun on Encanto but I am not saying it's ultimately better movie and it's hard to say which one is objectivelly better because they are SUPER good in different ways and I enjoyed them for different reasons. Although I am a person... a Disney fan who isn't very much into musicals, I think ALL Encanto songs are God tier bangers, written by Moana's songwriter, they are some of the best songs Disney has released ever. On the other hand TMvTM was a really great comedy and the "phone bad humor" and all the other aspects were really relatable to me. The family is very well written, they have really cute relationships, especially Katie and Aaron. Also poggers for the Luigi's Got Big Tiddies representation, that was cute as well. I must give Encanto some bonus points because it bought me with its songs even though I don't really like singing in movies (unless they are REALLY good songs like ones from Mulan or Hercules) but TMvTM had definitely way more creative and experimental animation because they tried to make something new and fresh and from 0, while Disney was just being Disney. Also the Oscars not appreciating real art is hella cringe and as the guys who are supposed to KNOW SHIT about movies this is a crime. A sin. A blasphemy.

Something Schaffrillas pointed out is that the "animation is for kids" joke doesn't even make sense for what they're covering in the moment when you consider one of the nominees was Flee, which is a horrific and mature story about a refugee escaping Afghanistan in an event that scarred both him and his family, plus it was the most traditionally animated film of the lot being in 2D. I think their disrespect for animation can be explained(but not excused) by Disney basically owning the Oscars. They own ABC, so they have a massive hand in what wins and what doesn't. Only about 6 out of the 20 so far Best Animated Feature winners aren't from Disney, plus Cruella had no right winning anything when it won Best Costume Design, then let the director rant about how "good" Cruella is. The "Animation is for kids" comment coming from them makes sense since, like you said, all they do is safe animated movies for kids. The last risk they took was Wreck-It-Ralph back in 2012 and they even managed to Emoji Movie that property. Even Pixar is more of a risk taker than them, seeing as movies like Soul and Ratatouille cover extremely deep seeded topics mainly for adults, and Turning Red is even more miraculous for being willing to accurately portray hormonal 13 year olds as well as what would be happening around that age in life. Essentially, Disney doesn't know any better and they don't know how to respect their audience, and especially not their piers in animation or filmmaking in general. As a streaming movie they were never gonna let Mitchells win, and the fact Raya was even nominated shows the state of the game when it comes to award ceremonies(Aside from maybe the Grammys) Screw off Disney, if anyone commits arson on Cindy's castle you can place your infinite money on it being me

Absolute favorite movie of 2021 without a doubt but I wish they fleshed out the Poseys more. They toyed with them POSING as the perfect family on social media but they should've shown their more vulnerable side during the apocalypse. Showing that they're as weird as the Mitchells in real life to push the message that there is no perfect family.

I came across Mitchells vs the Machines randomly one night when I had nothing to do and boy was I taken for a wonderful ride. It is such a beautiful piece of art. Loved it so much!

on the topic that mitchell vs the machine should've won: remember klaus? yes, the amazing animated movie that lost to toy story 4, do you know why it lost? because toy story 4 was pixar of course, i doubt any of those bastards saw Klaus, because that movie is just on another level pf animation and story, is just so good

I don't think mitchells vs the machines should have won. NOW DON'T GET ME WRONG, I freaking loved the movie: the style is great, the story is surprisingly fun and relatable, and it's also the only movie that i've seen that manages to tell a story about millenials, boomers, phones and new technologies, and not making it cringe. But this year I decided to watch ALL of the films that were nominated to the academy awards, and after doing so, I immediately knew that "FLEE" was the best animated movie. I'm not going to bore you with the details, but I LOVED this movie. It was charming, interesting and breathtaking. The story is an interview/docummentary transformed into animation (to hide the identity of the interviewed) and it tells the story of amin (fake name), who was forced by the war to escape afganistan, and went through lots of trouble to reveal and understand his own identity and sexuality. All of this while he struggles to open about his past for the first time. Anyway, I don't know if bionic knew about "FLEE", or if he just watched "encanto" and "mitchells vs the machines" and decided to make a video. But to me it feels like you can't say that a movie is the one that deserved the award if you haven't seen the other nominees.

*Disney* : "This movie will feature the first gay character in a Disney movie! They won't have a name, any lines, and their scene can be easily cut from the movie for international release. *Sony* : Our main character is gay. Here's her girlfriend. It's not a big deal.

Don't get me wrong, I genuinely do like Encanto but once you watch it once, that's it. At least for me, there's not much rewatch value. Most of the songs are just the same old LMM songs. But with MVTM , there's always something new, something I didn't notice before. The style is so much more eye catching and just FUN, I absolutely adored it.

if it weren’t for all the drama around Will Smith I (and many other people) definitely wouldn’t have even known the Oscars were happening again 😂

The mom killing all the robots was incredibly badass. Never mess with a person’s kids.

I genuinely can't believe that was said at the Oscars, that was disgusting and such an insult.

MvtM is literally one of THE BEST animated films I have ever seen in my life, hands down.

"LET THE DARK HARVEST BEGIN!!!" OH MY LORD.....

Honestly I love it when a reviewer can relate to a film and shares there own experiences- it just makes that persons review more unique!

"As the saying goes, you can pick your friends but you can't pick your family." I thought it was "you can pick your friends and you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friends nose."

It's kinda interesting that recently Sony pictures animation as a studio is one of the more creative big western animation studios out there as two recent films in their catalogue are definitely more stylized and different to other animated films. In fact the recent Marvel films being all about the multiverse would not have been considered if not for the success of Into the Spiderverse as a film. Mitchell and the Machines does things that Disney would never consider doing, for eg the main character is gay(and you know Disney would not even have any main star of the film be gay because they think that being gay is somehow not family friendly although they have so many straight romances) which tells you all you need to know. So personally I'm hoping more animation studios in the western world go back to creative styles and the fact with animation you can be creative. Like here's an example of Disney being creative, Treasure Planet and the Emperor's New Groove(they both had very creative animation style that was different as well). But that is kinda where they have fallen off now because I'll be honest 2D animation tends to be more creative than 3D animation and that is why Japan still has some of the most beautiful animated films in the world because a lot of films in the Japanese animation scene are still 2D animated films. But seeing 3D animation be used more creatively is something I do like and something that hasn't really been done.

i cried so much watching this movie and then i cried again when you mentioned the house thing. It's just reminds me of my dad and how he wants me to have things he didn't get. Also my passion for animation and how i tried to work in a studio, did well too, worked on big projects, but couldn't deal with the awful working conditions, thereby ending my dreams. Anyways, loved this movie.

WE HAVE SUFFERED AN IMMESURABLE, BUT PERHAPS 8 INCHES, OF LOSS ON THIS DAY. REST IN RIP LUSCIOUS LOCKS.

Pig the greenscreen works much better than the normal backdrop! Keep it!!!!

Did my man just show animated boinkers at 1:30?? 👀

I can not understand how 90% of American adults watch Family Guy to the point of referencing jokes in episodes, yet also say that animation is for kids.

I’m glad somebody else found out about the Furby Subtitles

Thank god he fixed his hair. Makes him look so much younger and cuter

Honestly, this is my new favourite movie, Me and my brother have the same age difference as them I make animations My brothers a dino nerd My dads names Richard, he hates the internet, So it’s basically the perfect movie at my house

That part at the start of the video when you said something like "animation can do shit live-action can't do" reminded me of those Attack on Titan live-action movies. Maybe you should review them and compare it to the anime

Making a “ best animated picture “ is like making a “ best hand held camera movie “, it’s a medium !

When I heard that Encanto won I was pissed. It just felt like it was trying to be the next Coco or Book of Life which are both phenomenal movies celebrating Hispanic culture. Encanto just feels like Disney trying to get Diversity points.

Me this entire video: EXACTLY!!! I didn't understand why the Oscar went to Encanto. If we're looking at animation only, Mitchells vs The Machines danced circles around the others. It was so detailed, included several animation styles, and the story kept us engaged. Also, I'm glad you mentioned the joke that the presenters made because animation is truly so much more than family friendly movies we grew up on.

The first time I watched this movie I was on acid and it was amazing. However I kept looking at the animation style and being like are they animated they look soooooo real. Watched it again sober and it still held up great movie solid plot and story awesome character building. I did still think they werent as animated as they looked but it rocked!!

The subtitles for the Furbies actually show by default as part of the movie, like when characters speak a language other than English for a small part of a film that’s just about in English entirely. These Furbies are crazy lmao

Everytime I see that moment from the oscars where they refer to animation as something for kids, ngl it feels like I'm being personally attacked, I love drawing and plan on becoming an animator, so watching people basically dissing on the thing I wanna work on is really painful, even if I don't care about the oscars anymore. People, don't watch these events, even if you wanna see celebrity dude suplexing other celebrity dude and make funny memz about it, is better to not give attention to that stuff, value movies by yourself and have your own criteria.

Honest it was the worst Oscars I have ever watched the slap was the only thing that made be notice it they didn't even show Sam Jackson getting his life time achievement award

I liked Encanto more because the family was more dysfunctional so I could relate more.

Hey weird question but does anyone know what the bg audio is at 12:40 ? Thanks :)

Honestly? When the Furby in this movie first opened its eyes and that's all we can see on the screen, with the long lashes, I straight up thought we were about to get Circus Baby in the movie haha

This movie made me cry I could relate so hard to the main character

Personally I would have liked Mitchell’s to have won, but I have no issues with either Encanto or Luca winning as either film each has its own merits that made it worthy of winning

Bionic pig: " And the they all die" KZfaq: *plays ad*

I loved Encanto don't get me wrong but The Michelle's Vs The Machines was perfect. It had laughs, creative and new animation techniques mixed with both amazing characters and story. What not to love. The scene with the big Furby lazering throught the building has got to be the coolest animated sequence of all time. Well done Encanto but this should have won

How have I never heard of this movie?! I’m definitely going to watch it with my kids. It looks fantastic!

THIS IS MY FAVORITE MOVIE!! FINALY SOME RECOGNITION!!! THANK YOU FELLOW PIG!!!

Adding to what you said about the Oscar’s at the start one of the animated movies was flee which is about a refugee escaping war totally “for kids”

This animation is for kids thing has been trying to be challenged as early as the 60s when The Flintstones was made. The first sitcom family and TV show specifically made for both kids and adults to enjoy. They have an old commercial where The Flintstones are advertising cigarettes ffs. Back when it was legal to advertise smoking that is. These microaggressions on animation really does hurt the image of how people see cartoons

I watched this movie 4 times now and I laughed and cried and cried laughing every time. I think everyone can relate to the Characters and the dog Oooooh the dog The dog is perfect

i absolutely love this movie

I have since fallen into a dark depression because this doubled the encanto references in passing conversation

15:40 Good god, this is the first scene in a movie that I physically could not stop laughing at.

I love this movie so much.