Does it have something to do with "sensory overload"? I actually find I tend to stim a lot more when I'm watching an emotionally stimulating scene in a cartoon and I have to pause it. So I would think cartoons would be less challenging to someone to sensory issues, but actually it can be more? But also more satisfying somehow?
>>150194070It's solely based off preference for me.Even if a cartoon is badly written and not fun to watch at all, the fact it's animated goes a long way when it comes to keeping me engaged.
>>150194070Live action can often fall victim to feeling boring especially when the majority of what I see advertised is dark muted boring ass colors (not that it'd make sense to look like Dr Suess, but in terms of everything trying to feel dramatic) plus the writing in live action shows is way worse about the shit people are tired of seeing crop up in cartoons.
Live action is ugly and I hate ugly things.
>>150194192>>150194254Yeah tl;dr I find live action films to usually be uninteresting and unengaging visually. Except for when it's a DC Batman Movie
>>150194070>ADHDI have major adhd and I prefer live action to animation.Now what?
>>150194326Not sure. I'm trying to figure out correlation/causation stuff. Can you explain why you prefer one or the other? Also why are you on /co/?
>>150194070Is kinda complicated, but mostly is due the simplicity of the work rather than anything else.From what I understand the sensory overload is due how they are not able to focus on something specific.Cartoons are mostly surface elements that most of the time doesn't rely on subjective elements as everything that happens is everything that you receive.Live Actions on the other hand can have more subjective elements on their narrative as the layers of what they could mean on a simple dialogue, this distracts the autist as what does it means and lay down into a spiral of what they could have meant for that and the moment they could process they have delivered more dialogue that they are not able to catch up.This mostly applies to children more than adults
>>150194326Yeah to be fair animation is usually choppier when it comes to movements and that's due to the nature of the beast. Visual art is just an illusion and is a counterfeit to the real thing.I often picture cartoons in my head with more vivid and live-action like movement but such a feat would be retardedly expensive to do in real life
I fucking hate those boring ass live action shows where absolutely nothing of note happens in the episode and the episode itself is an entire goddamn hour long
>>150194070Spergs need exaggerated and simplified facial expressions because they incapable of understanding normal human facial expressions
>>150194384>because they incapable of understanding normal human facial expressionstrve. I literally find it hard to make out people's expressions unless they display an obvious emotion like laughter or anger
>>150194365I didn't say I didn't like animation, just that i prefer live action. When I was a kid, I liked tv cartoons over TV live action, because tv toons were shorter and live tv tended to be boring, however there's a catch to that. See, I way preferred live action movies to cartoon movies because of much the same reason as the tv reason and because I was tired of disney movies.Now here's that catch: as a young boy most of my cartoons were action shows, he-man, transformers, and the like, they were cool, and 22 minutes were the right length for my patience. Conversely, live tv action shows didn't hold my attention because they were cheap me. But when it came to movies, with exceptions, the animated ones didn't hold my attention, but live action movies kept me glued. I think it was because of some I still hold to this day and I'll explain it like this: superman flying in a cartoon is expected, superman flying in "real life" is impressive. I was captivated by special effects and their magic to bring the fantastic to the real world and being a kid in the 80s with star wars and trek and superman and then batman and tmnt 1990 and the r rated stuff, like robocop and predator, I got to catch, it was a gold mine of practical effects to dazzle me. Growing up it remained much the same, except I found a greater appreciation for the tv stuff I missed, like old trek and battlestar galactica and even the non sci fi shows, and I found a love for horror movies as a teen. I liked anime for a time but left it mostly because I got tired of where the majority of it was going and the weebs were insufferable. As of today, I like animated stuff just fine, including weeb, but I'm highly selective, but as for live action stuff, I as broad as possible and will watch stuff like My Dinner With Andre as fast as I'll watch total recall.I don't what that says, but there you go.
>>150194674Sounds like a lot of what what interests you about live action is the special effects and the behind the scenes of what it takes to make the production feel "real," which I think somewhat tracks. I'm kind of like that with animation. I love learning about the art and production behind shows and movies and what it takes to make the animation feel "real."
>>150194674>>150194745I have no interest in learning anything about either, am I screwed?
>>150194829Maybe or you might be more normie than you thought
Animation is distilled more than live action, albeit usually simplier. We all remember our favorite scenes, these are usually perfected moments that other people dedicated a lot of effort towards. We subconsciously sense this and it satisfies our 'tism. We then associate all animation with this feeling even if we resort to watching generic slop searching for the same satisfying high quality moments.
>>150194745I'm as interested in the construction of a project as I am the finished work and the consumption of it. This goes for really anything, as I love to watch a painter paint, like Bob and how he talks about what he's doing, or cooking/baking, which I like to do, or writing, which I also like dabbling in, or hell, engineering or construction or trade work. I want to learn all of it and frustrates me that I can't. Don't get me wrong, though, I also like just watching a movie for the story and characters and acting. Or reading, comics or novels, although I really hate my smart phone for ruining my attention span I used to be a phenomenal reader, now I can barely focus on a sentence at a time.And my eyes are bad. Getting old sucks.
>>150194070I think that people with ADHD/autism tend to be enthusiasts of animation (and art in general) because of the nature of art being a simulacrum of reality that does its best to come across as believable and organic as possible. Art is inherently limited and simple, and it rarely needs to be complicated. Cartoons and symbols have been with humans for as long as we've been alive. In some way, they're just as primal as humans, and they've never really had to change (outside of the changes in language-culture) Autists in particular tend to enjoy being around animals because animals exhibit basic primal behavior and obvious tells in how they feel. Perhaps that is why art is so compelling to this demographic of people. It speaks to that simple primal part of us that leaves little room for ambiguity. Everything within art is for the most part, an act of order and can be plainly understood or figured out without much stress. Talking to normies, not so much.
>>150194894>Talking to normies,That reminds me, for me I can somewhat tolerate normies, but whenever they start talking about sex, and drugs casually I start to despise them
>>150194070what makes you think they don't like both?
>>150194070I like slow paced "artsy" live action just fine, it's action where I start getting confused.I remember that my friend dragged me to the frist Thor movie and I was so confused with what's going: constant quips, action scenes, some shit going on all the time. Never watched any action movie in the cinema since then.
Guess I don't have autism/ADHD because I loved The Wire.
>>150194284>>150194254I feel like more autists in this thread would benefit from watching experimental or artsy European and Asian films. I love movies myself, but I've found that the non-Hollywood variety feel a lot more comfy. Try and watch more horror films or just pulpy films in general.
>>150194070 I’m not an autist but Cartoons are simple and easy to read, so it’s gonna be more appealing to people that suffer from social retardation
>>150194070Animated shows are objectively superior most of the time, autists have good taste. The only thing animation tends to lag on is writing or the handling of mature themes. But we're getting there, people are started to realize that animation is a medium and works for adults, it's not a kid's genre.
>>150194917> but whenever they start talking about sex, and drugs casually I start to despise themI’d add social media and retarded trends/movements as well. Fortunately I've never been around any normalfags who talk about their sex or drug life, but the SM shit is really annoying
>>150194070I’m not sure why I’m so drawn to both illustration and animation but I always have been, ever since I read picture books and comics and watched cartoons as a kid. If I had to guess, I’d say it’s because it allows people to visually communicate their imaginations and there’s something compelling about that. Like in live action, you’re limited by real people playing the characters and real locations. The only way things can look exactly how you imagine is via art.Also what the hell is the context of this image? It looks like Julia is on trial for war crimes at Nuremberg.
I love the freedom of animation. You can work around the restraints of live action film and produce some beautiful results, of course, but animation just lets you go wild.
