Basically, the only modern studio consistently putting out stop motion animation movies, is Laika Studios. And yet, Laika has only had one financially successful movie, Coraline from 2009, while all their other movies have under performed.

However, Laika is currently led and owned by Travis Knight, son of Phil Knight, the owner of Nike. This has enabled Knight to continually bank roll Laika whenever they under perform, essentially making the entire stop motion animation film industry a nepo baby’s pet project.

That being said, this is actually a positive story, and reminiscent of how artists previously would be financially supported by wealthy benefactors.

  • FluorideMind@lemmy.worldEnglish
    18·
    2 days ago

    Sounds like the type of things normal dudes say when asked what they’d do if they won the lottery. Maybe Travis is a normal dude under the nepotism?

      • MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 day ago

        yeah, the

        reminiscent of how artists previously would be financially supported by wealthy benefactors.

        i need to find myself a wealthy benefactor who likes [music form not appreciated outside one town in the eastern US and i like where i live dammit]