movies/tv Most beautiful animation you've seen?

[Your Nightly Spectre 1,061]

 

Hehehehehehehehe. Muaha

[Khaoios 1,970]

This is the first thing I thought of:

All the colors blend together so well, and even the less exciting parts look like a moving painting.

I gotta admit. The animation in Pocahontas was extraordinary,

[Darker 1,351]

Anime.

 

I'm not into it but the animation of practically every single show is gorgeous.

[Dattebayo 2,850]

Lucy Liu's anime scene from Kill Bill that I totally cannot post here, lest I get a BNSFW/NSFW slapped on me due to it's violent content.

 

But look up "the orgin of o-ren" on Youtube if you feel like seeing the best thing you will ever see in your life.

 

Oh, god damn, that was some fluid animation

And that western music...sad harmonica, haunting trumpet, foreboding aria, slow gentle guitar strumming...incredibly fitting.

Edited August 25, 2014 by Dattebayo

[Caleb Rosengard 889]

Dearest OP, I think I know some thing that may have graphics made just for your eyes! Since it looks like your eyes really can appreciate some fine works of animation, as I can see on your examples

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3OibB43zffI
This is a gameplay trailer of the game Child of Light
A whose the graphics were almost 100% hand made, the colors are delightful, the details are astonishing and the the music, although it isn't an animation feat, wraps it all together as if it were the sweetest a person can lay their eyes upon, hope you find it beautiful :3

 

 

Edit for screenshots

 

Edited August 25, 2014 by Caleb Rosengard

[Shadowking58 1,136]

I have two contenders.

 

1: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCqYRvs8Ol8

 

2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqTW13AYniY

Edited August 25, 2014 by Shadowking58

[Live Forever 316]

Akira - With ultra-violence as a central theme in this movie, I expected amazing animation. It was underhyped. IT WAS JUST AWESOME!

 

Paprika - It's a film about travelling through dreams. It was an obvious pick just like Akira.

[CheeryFox 23,811]

• Howl's Moving Castle

Brother Bear 

Wolf's Rain 

Tinker Bell

Rio

MLP

Kung Fu Panda

Ice Age

[The Crimson Cross 7,532]

 

• Howl's Moving Castle

 

This was absolutely fantastic. Who knew that you could make an amazing movie from the perspective of a granny. It's still watched by many to this day, and is one of my favourite animations. Just great! And perfect for a family audience! 

[ParaTelic 15]

The movie "Redline" I think the animation in it is gorgeous and highly stylized. If you happen to like over-the-top stories and animation, or happen to be a fan of the F-Zero series I'd reccomend it. =)

[Twilight Circuits 603]

I remember back in 01 or 02 I was telling my roommate they should make a transformers movie that looks like real life. I remember her thinking the idea undoable but I told her the advancements they were making with CGI could totally make it do able. So you'd better believe that when thee movie came out, and actually came out in 3D... There isn't a critic alive that would convince me that God wasn't listening and when Blackout transformed and when all the bots including Optimus... That is truly what it means, to create heaven on earth for oneself and actually be mesmorized when it happens.

[LazuriteDreams* 136]

 

• Howl's Moving Castle
• Brother Bear 

 

Those two films definitely had some great animation and it's still one of my favorites!

[ScribbleSquabble 61]

Not just beautiful blends of 2D and 3D animation, but a beautiful film in general that has to be Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence. One word on it's animation: Detail.

 

 

This is only one of many beautiful shots of the locations in the film, and it should be noted that the dialogue is incredibly rich and the action enjoyable.

[None 189]

Greatest animation I've seen?

 

 

 

 

Smile HD...

[Octavia_Melody2 187]

The first time I ever saw Bioshock I was blown away, as well as Bioshock Infinite.

 

 

Also the opening to Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

 

 

Greatest animation I've seen?

 

 

 

 

Smile HD...

My reaction to smile hd (more or less):

 

 

Edited August 26, 2014 by Octavia_Melody2

[QuasarBeam 135]

Also, The Guardians of Gahoole.  I will always love that silly little movie even though it wasn't a box office hit.

[LazuriteDreams* 136]

Wow. These are some amazing replies guys. Some of you even picked movies that I never heard of. Still nice picks though!  Keep it up.

Edited August 29, 2014 by LazuriteDreams*

[Driz 1,552]

The most beautiful animation I've ever seen? Hmm...

 

Ugh, what can I do? I'm a sucker for Hayao Miyazaki's works. 

 

All of his movies have something really special about their animation. They're simply so smooth and somehow so magical, which fits just perfectly with the recurring style of his tales. I'm sure that there are better animations out there, but Miyazaki's are the only ones that come to my mind.

 

If I had to name only one movie, it would probably be Spirited Away, because it was the first one I watched (thus, the one I remember the most). But again, I adore nearly all of his animations~

 

Edited August 30, 2014 by Driz

[LazuriteDreams* 136]

Here's another animation which I think is gorgeous. Fantasia's "The Firebird"!

Everything in this video was breath- taking. The bright colors were so vivid and it felt "magical"!  And I just really love the music that goes with it. Ah the magic of Disney animation~

Edited September 13, 2014 by LazuriteDreams*