To Many Movies, Not Enough Cash

3 things learned ("Gonna learn today!")

1. There are (to) many animation studios: I'm serious! I never actually paid attention to WHO made the movies I loved so much. I pretty much just ignored everything before the movie started and munched on my overly salty popcorn (When I really wasn't supposed to haha but it was so gooood!).
2. The Animation genre is second in popularity to Action movies (but animation movies can sell more goodies): I never took into consideration other peoples' tastes in movies since I never really went to the movies that much, let alone with friends. I never even thought that there was a more superior genre than animation. Apparently there is. Action. Nothing quite like a fast paced action movie with an attractive actor playing the lead role. Not exactly my cup of tea, but hey, opinions are like belly buttons. We all have them.
3. One bad movie can cause a lot of layoffs: Movie sales have a huge impact on the companies that makes them, but just how big of an impact isn't always known. Taken from the article: DreamWorks took an $87-million write-down on its holiday movie "Rise of the Guardians," which contributed to the first-ever layoffs at DreamWorks this year. Wow, that's pretty scary in a way. One movie caused such a huge write-down? Apparently!

Warning: Opinions Ahead

1. I personally prefer a good animation myself. Some people go to movies to see Johnny Depp or Leonardo DiCaprio play that devilishly handsome or quirky heartthrob that always gets the girl or gets the gold (sometimes both). I'll just stick to that funny animated super villain with the larger than life nose (Gru from Despicable Me) and the unnecessarily large fists (Wreck it Ralph).
2. Quite frankly, there are to many animated movies being cranked out. The main problem is not that they are being mass produced, but that they are becoming to bland and repetitive. The movies are sticking to the same old routine over and over. There's a good guy who maybe isn't that well known/popular, he has greatness or adventure thrust upon him, he must learn to face the challenges that await him with the help of a loyal crew, save the day or learn a valuable lesson about always being yourself or some other cheesy lesson we have heard all our lives (Only My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic can pull that off and get away with that).
3. Turbo never looked like all that interesting of a movie anyways.

You know I've gotta ask:

Why are animation studios pumping out these animated films in rapid succession? Is there a race to see who can make the most films? I can understand that those studios need to make money too, but they aren't making any more money off of rushed and dried out films, are they? Hm...