The Polar Express vs. The Uncanny Valley

Fascinating exploration of what went wrong with the Polar Express, from Ward-O-Matic:

Read This First

Then This (Where he not only shows what went wrong, but actually makes steps to correct it)

In it, he makes reference to a concept called "The Uncanny Valley," which analyzes why people will respond more strongly to, say a cute animal character, than a totally human looking character in a cartoon.

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Its a really fascinating concept, and one I think that Dreamworks should check out before they make Shrek 3, and totally creep me out again.