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Those are usually commercial as well, since producers are more likely to buy it if it appeals to a large mainstream audience.

Lots of screenplays are written by people in their own time and then they try to 'sell' it to producers and/or directors. Just like books.

In general movies, tv shows (or individual episodes), etc. are based on a screenplay written by one person (sometimes more). In every production there is also going to be a director of some sorts and a producer (a director can be the writer or producer as well, etc.) who also have a say in the final product. This counts for any type of movie or tv show (tv shows are written by one person per episode, so multiple people for the entire series, same goes for anime. Shows like South Park are written by many people at a time), whether it's an indie film or a hollywood blockbuster, they are usually written by one person. In the end it's probably the producer that makes something more commercial, since he's the one that's spending the money, and he obviously wishes to make some rather than lose some.

I have found that serious Asian films (no robot, sci-fi, fantasy or whatever other shit you can imagine) have a much stronger message and point of view than anime. Anime mostly seems to be made to amuse people rather than to make them think. Whereas the films I have seen show a piece of Asian culture and makes you think about your own situation in life.

You say that a long series will make you empathise with the characters of the show and that films don't have this effect as much on you. In that case you've probably read just crappy books. Good authors can make you attached to a character in a chapter or even a few lines (in the case of a really good short story) if they want to. I have read books that are short enough to read them in a day or even two hours that have had more emotional impact on me than books (or any other medium for that matter) that were five times as long.

With things that are easy to watch, such as tv shows and anime, you are often tempted to stop thinking and just watch it. Books (and then I don't mean books for young adults or women) and good films often force you to keep thinking. Therefore these books and films cannot always be seen/read in one go, as it would strain your mind (or whatever).

I think most tv shows, cartoons and anime do not convey very interesting or in-depth messages (other than social stuff that we all already know) in comparison to books and films (I'm not talking about romcoms and that blow). I suppose this is quite logical, since they need to entertain people in order to be viewed by people. Most people don't care about thinking, they just want to have 'fun'. So the tv shows that are 'fun' get good money, and the ones that aren't are dumped. (I am assuming most shows are not made independently). Independent films and books (but also some non-independent ones) aren't as 'fun' according to people, and thus not publicly available (due to less money).

[Please add a grain of salt before reading.]

I think some anime does have good messages, but it's not just the anime that have it, it's also movies, cartoons, etc., and it's usually older anime (from the 20th century) that has the good messages.

I do think it has to do with age, as we get older we grow and learn, and ultimately also change our taste. I think that biannually I completely change (or severely adjust) the focus of my interests/style. And I think that holding onto past-pleasurable-experiences (: things you've found enjoyable in the past), just because you know these will give you a feeling of pleasure, obstructs this development. Some may not wish this change to take place at all, but for me exploration for new pleasures (I'm just going to call everything that pleases you in a 'I-think-I-spent-my-time-well-today'-manner pleasures, though they may not necessarily be pleasures as such, since a job might be one, but not as enjoyable) is rather important and also necessary.

While I wouldn't mind seeing an anime, I wouldn't want to see it in a serious manner. I mean to say that I would not want to indulge in serious contemplation of the cartoon (I honestly don't care that some people care when you call an anime a cartoon, grow the fuck up, stop being so serious about pointless issues). Therefore an episode or two might be fun, but 200 episodes would just make me crazy. I'd watch it half-absently, not caring about the characters, just looking at the art like one would watch a two minute short film by some random unknown artist they don't care about.

I don't see a difference in cartoons and anime anymore. Other than that most anime have a different episode-story relation and different story development, it's just the same. It's an animation.

I have found old movies and contemporary literature (old literature is kind of boring, it's always the same shit they try to sell you) to be much more inspirational than tv crud.

Because anime dements the soul.

No, for serious: Because 1. I do not enjoy watching cartoons as much as I enjoy watching life-action anymore, 2. I associate anime with obsessed geekdom (deterrent), 3. I don't have time to watch it; I prefer to spend my 'at-home-time' (not to be confused with spare time) watching movies, reading books or making art.

I guess we all grow up at some point, even though I haven't really done that, I just got rid of the anime and games. I will never lose my love for Ahiru no Quack and such anime.

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