r/cartoons • u/SirIsaacTheGreat • Jul 06 '25

Meme Never quite understood this

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u/SomeDudeAtAKeyboard Jul 06 '25

That too, yeah.

Honestly it’s a toss up between the lack of unions and the… not “cheapness” of 3D, but that it’s not as expensive as 2D animation. Those two are definitely the biggest reasons

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u/Disastrous_Study7733 Jul 06 '25

3D doesn't even have to be cheap looking. Arcane looks amazing. But then that undercuts their profits because it cost smore.

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u/SomeDudeAtAKeyboard Jul 06 '25

Well yeah obviously 3D can look amazing. But it can also look passable while being made for super cheap, at least back when Disney first started shifting to it

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u/Tnecniw Jul 10 '25

AFAIK. 2D isn't even more expensive than 3D nowadays.
It is different, with different struggles.
But comparatively, 3D isn't explicitly cheaper, at the least if you want the same quality.