Okay, some guy on YouTube said this:
The difference between a genre making come back and an ENTIRE medium making a comeback is pretty big. When disney dropped 2D, they didn't just drop a style of writing, they dismantled an entire studio along with all the studios they set up around the world, fired ALL of the people with those skills (twice), and have more profitable alternatives with technology that can bring back (some of the) qualities of the classics if they so choose.
2D does have a future, but it's in Flash
Also bear in mind, I'm referring to DISNEY and Traditional 2D, not the independent studios and filmmakers. 2D never died in that department, but it's losing a lot of ground and the films that are still popular look a lot different than the style we like (think adventure time ). If you want to see what kind of 2D work Disney is producing, check out Mickey Mouse in No Service /yNdhDq-DF8k Give it a chance, it's not half bad
Source:
http://www.youtube.com/all_comments?thr ... VWtTPa7wLM
And when I made mention of Paperman to him...
right, Paperman. But Paperman is a sort of post production system, still a lot different from how classical animation was approached in the past. If that succeeds in drawing in audiences, it won't mean a shining glimmer of hope that classical animation will make a comeback, it will be the final nail in it's coffin. It would be the industry saying "we can emulate the quality of classic cartoons with new technology: Old methods are not needed"
And this may sound harsh, but it may be a good thing.
What if he's right? What if 2D NEVER comes back and Bob Iger flat out lied about the medium's future, that they weren't ruling it out? And honestly, I DON'T WANT all 2D animation done in stupid Flash! That's just... just... hand-drawn by lazy people!
And honestly, I wouldn't be too surprised if they pitted Princess and the Frog against Avatar/Squeakquel or Winnie the Pooh against Harry Potter 7.5/Captain America/Smurfs on purpose just so they could "prove" a point and make an excuse to let go a majority of their 2D animators.