What time is it? Time to reconnoitre the psychedelic darkness and yet the sunny disposition of one of the world’s most popular animated children’s series ‘Adventure Time’ - (Cartoon Network, Pendleton Ward, 2008) and what makes this unorthodox animation lure and appeal to both the young and the mature intellects – uncovering its mass of kaleidoscopic pedagogic episodes that illuminate the uncomfortable themes of reality. Death, cannibalism, depression, an abundance of horror glazed over by the guileless and adolescent style allows for the easy digestion to juvenile minds, but is this all that there is to it? Adventure Time to educate the young? Or to gavage children into believing this is how problems and life should be dealt with?
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A reason as to why Adventure Time could be so captivating to both children and adults is the style of which it is drawn for the younger demographic however has a darkening storyline which draws in adults from around the globe re-living their own experiences of love and loss through the main character Finn. Pendleton Ward’s style of noodle limbs and simple yet expressive faces has a childish charm but despite this still draws adults in time and time again. Pendleton explains that the show is purely made for his entertainment and not with a demographic “primarily we write the show to entertain ourselves… the show is for kids more than anyone else, but most of the time we are just trying to crack ourselves up” – (Pendalton Ward, Forbes.com, 2011), Pendleton then goes on to say that originally the animation was designed as a doodle for himself when studying at CalArts, something to pass the time. Although with a much different look, this then took forth to the animation that it is known for today and has always stuck to its roots in Pendalton’s case, writing the story for mainly himself but now with the influence of Cartoon Network they cater towards the younger demographic through style and random themes. Nonetheless, adults watch the show for Pendalton’s humour, one that has been influenced by Regular Show – (Cartoon Network, 2010) and The Simpsons – (Matt Groaning, 1989) and keeps to this throughout, as a result retaining its adult
In spite …show more content…
A reason as to why Adventure Time could be so captivating to both children and adults is the style of which it is drawn for the younger demographic however has a darkening storyline which draws in adults from around the globe re-living their own experiences of love and loss through the main character Finn. Pendleton Ward’s style of noodle limbs and simple yet expressive faces has a childish charm but despite this still draws adults in time and time again. Pendleton explains that the show is purely made for his entertainment and not with a demographic “primarily we write the show to entertain ourselves… the show is for kids more than anyone else, but most of the time we are just trying to crack ourselves up” – (Pendalton Ward, Forbes.com, 2011), Pendleton then goes on to say that originally the animation was designed as a doodle for himself when studying at CalArts, something to pass the time. Although with a much different look, this then took forth to the animation that it is known for today and has always stuck to its roots in Pendalton’s case, writing the story for mainly himself but now with the influence of Cartoon Network they cater towards the younger demographic through style and random themes. Nonetheless, adults watch the show for Pendalton’s humour, one that has been influenced by Regular Show – (Cartoon Network, 2010) and The Simpsons – (Matt Groaning, 1989) and keeps to this throughout, as a result retaining its adult