Vulture presents one hundred animation sequences chosen by a knowledgeable group that deemed these worthy of showcasing the magic of animation.
“[A]nimation is the art of manipulating the invisible interstices between frames.”
Animated cartoons fool the brain into believing that static images can move; characters are “brought to life” by putting pen to paper or finger to a computer’s trackpad.
The editors explain:
This list is not intended to be comprehensive. One hundred is a crushingly compact number of slots with which to encapsulate the totality of a medium. That isn’t to say we didn’t try. We arrived at our list after months of discussions and arguments among a brain trust of animation professionals, historians, and other experts. More than 600 nominations were considered based on the criteria we established: Since this list is for an American audience, entries skew toward what influenced American animation…
Remember this is a list of sequences, not complete films or shorts.
The list includes choices from 1892 to 2019.
Read the entries, with accompanying animation, at Vulture.
I’m pleasantly surprised at how wide and varied the list is, showcasing all kinds of animation from different eras all over the world. Not bad!