At this point I’m going to Ladbrokes and betting against everything Kotaku promotes. They are like Jim Cramer of the gaming industry.

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The idea that children don’t deserve good media is kind of wild to me.

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A good movie for kids can be boring for adults sometimes.

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Sure but it doesn’t have to be like that. Shrek is prime example that you can make a movie both groups enjoy

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This is like comparing paintings to the Mona Lisa. Shrek is the crowning achievement of our civilization.

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I didn’t say that it does, lol

I said in another comment that there’ll always be demand for lower quality kids’ media, and that’s okay. Adults don’t need to enjoy every piece of children’s media.

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There are plenty of “kids” movies and TV that are excellent for adults, too.

Listing a few:

  1. Bluey
  2. Most of Pixar
  3. Adventure Time (after Season 1)
  4. Star Wars Rebels/Clone Wars (again, after Season 1)
  5. Shrek
  6. Star Trek: Prodigy

This is not an exhaustive list, but you get the point.

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Yes, I know that. And I knew it before, too…

I guess people hopped on the downvote train before they got to the word “sometimes” in my comment, lol

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Sure (also I can’t think of any examples) - but than again the question becomes more complex and subjective: what is a good kids movie. But really often kids movie is used as an excuse for bad execution, art, storytelling, acting etc. - while I think kids deserve at least the same quality as adults maybe even better - since media has much more influence on children than on adults.

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while I think kids deserve at least the same quality as adults maybe even better

When we start buying that kids’ media enough that it’ll bring in as much money as other demographics’ media, and we choose to buy it based on its artistic merit and quality, then we’ll see more of that change.

But I think there’s always going to be a demand for “kids’ stuff” that’s lower quality, and I think that’s okay. Adults don’t need to enjoy every piece of kids’ media that exists.

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