Bojack Horseman Failure

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BoJack Horseman 2014, is an animated serious created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg. The series explores the result of the successes and failures in the life of the eponymous character. All the previous episodes has led to the emotional climax that is this scene. With a series like BoJack Horseman it is difficult to understand how others still think that animation is only for children or that adults view cartoons to revert to a childish state, like Kozlenko suggests. BoJack is dealing with serious psychological issues that offers the viewer the chance at introspection at their own lives. His early successes granted him fame but, he has to come to terms with his failures and his current empty life. This cynical perception and his inferiority complex

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