I was with you all the way to Barbie.
Have you seen some of the Barbie movies? Wow, inappropriate! But I guess it just is leading the way to “Monster high” and “Bratz”I look this up and it says Anime. We have quite a bit of this at my library. There are so many that I don’t know how to pick. Any suggestions?Studio Ghibli
'nuff said.
Uncle Grandpa is perhaps the worst cartoon I’ve ever seen (my friend forced me to watch an episode with him because he likes it), it’s really weird and surreal with no rhyme or reason :hypno:. Adventure Time is more for middle-school age kids and older, and the The Fairly Oddparents has gotten worse in recent years. I’d stick to PBS Kids. Studio Ghibli also as really awesome movies and games like someone else said (Ni No Kuni’s awesome if you have a PS3!), the older episodes of SpongeBob are much more tame, and I’m sure they still have tons of decent cartoons you can buy on DVD.
What I like about Barbie is that she has three sisters and lots of friends. Her house has a walk in closet that is massive but we laugh because it is ridiculous. She has a robot who takes care of it but the robot starts trouble. The real hero is Ken because “Ken can do anything”. Barbie asks for a simple slide for her pool and he spends the day building a water slide.I was with you all the way to Barbie.
Geesh! I know way too much about these things than any guy I have ever met! 3 Daughters will do that to you. And I have never been one for disengaging from what they are consuming just because it is not my cup of tea…
Oh wow, where to even start with studio ghibli, there are so many good ones! Personally, I’d probably start with either Howls Moving Castle or Spirited Away. They have a wide range of subjects, something pretty much for everyone.
Thanks I will look for them.
You are not overreacting. I observe what the media is doing almost daily, and trust me, they want kids exposed to non-age appropriate material. They don’t want kids to be kids and just have clean fun. Just dysfunctional, even sexual. Just turn off the garbage.
If you thought Uncle Grandpa was bad, you’ve not watched Cow and ChickenUncle Grandpa is perhaps the worst cartoon I’ve ever seen (my friend forced me to watch an episode with him because he likes it), it’s really weird and surreal with no rhyme or reason :hypno:. Adventure Time is more for middle-school age kids and older, and the The Fairly Oddparents has gotten worse in recent years. I’d stick to PBS Kids. Studio Ghibli also as really awesome movies and games like someone else said (Ni No Kuni’s awesome if you have a PS3!), the older episodes of SpongeBob are much more tame, and I’m sure they still have tons of decent cartoons you can buy on DVD.
Like many others have pointed out, the good ole fashioned cartoons are just as bad some of the stuff on now. Lots of hidden sexual innuendos (Animaniacs), occult references (Scooby Doo), and flat-out violence (Tom and Jerry, Looney Tunes, Popeye, Mickey Mouse, etc.) in the old stuff.
I don’t think you’re overreacting to these cartoons, I think that what you expose kids to is very important (which is why I don’t let my cousins watch anything on Nick, Cartoon Network or Disney unless it’s stuff I approve of - that they usually have on at certain times in the day), but there isn’t any “hidden agenda”. It’s just that most of the new cartoon developers are getting lazy and are trying to pass off randomness and stupidity as entertainment.
Oh, I have an idea, every time you visit you nieces/nephews, bring a bunch of books! I recommend Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney or All the Wrong Questions by Lemony Snicket.
I love all of Miyazaki’s films, (director and co-founder of the studio). But for young children, I would suggest not starting with Howl’s Moving Castle or Spirited Away. They are based on spirit religions and might confuse little ones, despite being very entertaining and my favorites. Also both are rather dark in spots.
Howl’s is quite violent.
Japanese morality is not the same as Western morality. Plus, a lot of titles provide no clue to the average Westerner.
There’s only one real moral code, and Japan strikes closer to some areas of it than western media does. Most Miyazaki stories have simple morals about growing up and taking responsibility for your actions, helping people come to peaceful solutions, and caring for the environment and the larger communities we find ourselves in. Many show the importance of family and friendship, and most lack any sort of romantic subplot. They’re very good for children to see. The main concern would be violence in some movies and foreign mythology in others, but I don’t see it as any more harmful than what you’ll find in western fantasy.
Sorry, to say but Adventure Time is going to be one of the best Cartoons you can get today, that’s just my opinion though. I don’t know about Uncle Grandpa however but I’m not much of a fan of the Fairy Oddparents even when I was a kid. As for Adventure Time, the show’s really a piece of art for a cartoon today I must say. Yes there are serious dark themes and undertones to the show and strong language in a cartoon such as,“I’ll kill you”, but that’s what gives the show potential. It is through these dark things that the friendship between Fin and Jake shine throughout the show, it is through the Dark surreal themes that we can see how the Ice King(One of the main villains of the show) become insane.
I don’t have anything against Adventure Time, though I don’t watch it myself. But Teen Titans Go? From what I’ve heard it’s much more lighthearted than the first Teen Titans cartoon. Looks like much more exaggerated characters and a more “cartoony” style overall, with even less subtlety and realism. That’s generally something I think of as being directed at younger kids, not adults. Now, I could be completely wrong about the tone of the show, but I totally thought it was just another wacky comedy fest for 6-10 year old boys. Especially given that the shows it directly replaced, Green Lantern and Young Justice, were unusually mature- in a good way- and had a large teenage and young adult audience.
In many ways Japanese morality is more in line with traditional Christian morality. The filth Hollywood produces is not in line with anything decent. And what’s especially dangerous is that people think it’s good stuff… it’s made in Christian West after all. Riiiiight?