I think animated documentaries are an interesting format, although it is sometimes difficult to define what is an animated documentary, those that have some animated segments inserted into the documentary or those that use animation as the main form of documentation? But either way, the animation part does have a part in the narrative, both positive and negative. The positive part is undoubtedly that it allows the viewer to better understand what the author needs to say, especially in the microcosm of physics, where the use of animation makes everything intuitive and simple; at the same time, based on the different styles of animation, they can sometimes make the viewer feel more relaxed and witty, because people have some fixed opinions about animation as a way of expression (and such It also makes the viewer feel more relaxed and witty at times, because people have some fixed opinions about animation as a form of expression (and such opinions are usually old-fashioned, such as animation is used to pass time), so it also makes the viewer feel more relaxed about the documentary.
Compared to traditional video expressions, animation can be treated as more subjective, allowing people to focus on what the author wants to say. However, it also gives less information to the viewer, and the animated presentation destroys part of the persuasiveness of the documentary. The most important elements of a documentary are the real human and the discursive elements.
But if I were asked whether I think animation is an acceptable form of documentary, my answer would be “yes”. Because animation does not undermine the realism and humanity of documentary, which I think is the most important part of documentary.
But I also don’t think that simply adding illustrative animation to a documentary makes it an animated documentary. I think that if a documentary can be called an animated documentary, then its main means of expression must be animation, otherwise it will be difficult to call it an animated documentary.
Some people think that animation is for children, but I don’t agree. Because animation is just a way of expression, the most important part in the expression is always the content of the narrative, not the form. Is it possible that in today’s society people still misunderstand something because of the way it is expressed? And animation also allows people to understand the content better, which does make it easier for some people to see the documentary rather than treating it as a burden – when people are watching it.
