Hollywood's Shift Away from 2D Animation 🎬
Major studios like Disney and DreamWorks favor 3D over 2D animation, reflecting industry trends and technological advances.

Beyond Drawings
242.3K views • Jun 9, 2025

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Disney, Dreamworks, Illumination, and Sony Pictures Animation have steered away from 2D animation for the longest time, while companies like Studio Ghibili continue to embrace it. Ever since The Princess and The Frog, CGI Animation has been the standard for Hollywood, and 2D has been relegated to television. However, international 2D animation is still alive and well, from anime to French animations, so why has Hollywood abandoned this once beloved medium?
Music:
5 P.M. - Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Abandoned Warehouse of Dreams - Pokemon Black and White
Animal Crossing Theme - Animal Crossing (GameCube)
Colony 9 (Night) - Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
Nintendo DS Shop Theme - Nintendo
Music:
5 P.M. - Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Abandoned Warehouse of Dreams - Pokemon Black and White
Animal Crossing Theme - Animal Crossing (GameCube)
Colony 9 (Night) - Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
Nintendo DS Shop Theme - Nintendo
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