Both children and adults love cartoons. Today you can find on sale or watch on the Internet an animated film for almost every taste. But sometimes parents are puzzled by a difficult situation: which one of them will really like their child. To make it easier to choose, check out the rating of the most popular and favorite cartoons among modern children and adolescents, compiled according to various reviews on sites and forums.
The most popular foreign cartoons for children
Kung Fu Panda (2008). The events of this cartoon are set in China, which is inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. Among them is a panda named Po, who becomes a famous Kung Fu master. The cartoon has received many awards, and from critics it has mostly positive reviews.
Among young children, such cartoons as "Kung Fu Panda", "WALL-E", "Beauty and the Beast", "SpongeBob", "Shrek", "Cars" are very popular.
"WALL-I" (2008). The love story of a lonely little robot, cleaning up trash on the abandoned Earth, and a beautiful girl-robot Eva. This almost silent romance conquers both a 3-year-old toddler and an adult viewer.
Beauty and the Beast (1991). This cartoon tells about an enchanted castle, which is home to a terrible monster. In this castle, there is a strong enchantment that can be removed only when the girl loves the monster living in it for what it is - then it can get a human form. Despite the villagers trying to kill him, the lovely girl Belle falls in love with him. And the spell of the enchanted castle finally dissipates …
The animated series "SpongeBob Squarepants" (1999) can be called an eternal celebration of "good mood". Children are very sympathetic to the cartoon character - a small yellow sponge, who starts every day with the exclamation: "I'm ready, ready, ready!". And he is ready for anything - to have fun until you drop, to cheer up his sad friends, to plunge into new adventures.
Shrek (2001). Despite the fact that not all parents like this cartoon (since the main character is a cannibal), many children simply adore it. The story of the unclean, unfriendly, and ill-mannered ogre changed the mind about the moral possibilities of animation in many ways. As it turned out, the positive hero is not at all obliged to correspond to the generally accepted idea of beauty.
"Cars" (2006). The protagonist of this cartoon is the Molniya racing car taking part in the Big Piston Cup. The race judges decide to move the competition to California, and when the main character goes to this city, he falls out on the way from the trailer in which he was taken. Then he gets into the police and is arrested in a small town - Radiator Spring. In this city "Lightning" finds many friends who let him know that there are more important things in the world than prizes and fame.
"Ice Age" (2002). This cartoon tells the story of two friends - the sloth Side and the mammoth Manfred. Despite the fact that with the approach of the ice age all animals migrated south, they decide to stay. By chance, friends bump into a child, and in order to help him, they decide to return him to people. Going on a journey to find them, on the way, Manfred and Sid meet a saber-toothed tiger, which keeps them company.
As for older children and adolescents, many of them enjoy such cartoons as Ice Age, Madagascar, Tom and Jerry.
Madagascar (2005). According to the plot of this cartoon, four animals - a zebra, a giraffe, a lion and a hippo decide to escape from the zoo. After a shipwreck, they found themselves on the island of Madagascar, where they have to part with their urban habits.
"Tom and Jerry". Many generations have grown up on this cartoon, and it is still one of the favorite animated series. Each episode shows the new adventures of Jerry the mouse, who is constantly being hunted by the cat Tom. Heroes surprise with ingenuity, dexterity and resourcefulness.
The most favorite domestic cartoons for children
"Smeshariki" (since 2003). At first, the round heroes of the animated series with several slang nicknames-names (Barash, Kopatych, Krosh) greatly outraged the intelligent parents who were brought up on highly artistic domestic animation. Usually this rejection lasts until adults have watched at least one episode. Because this cartoon is distinguished by subtle humor, refined plots, non-banality, very textured characters. [box # 3]
Animated series "Masha and the Bear" (since 2009). A restless and sweet girl, Masha does not give rest to anyone, confuses left and right, amusingly squints her eyes and loves sweets. She's also a hooligan all the time. Most often, it falls to a friend of the Bear. Outwardly rude, but kind inside, he loves peace, the warmth of the hearth and silence. But with a baby, you shouldn't even dream about it. Sometimes Masha's leprosy bring Mishka to a nervous breakdown, but deep down he loves his girlfriend. In the rare moments of her absence, he misses her.
The animated series "Luntik and His Friends" tells the story of how a strange purple creature that fell to the Earth from the Moon tries to somehow understand the new world, as well as find friends in it. In the central characters - caterpillars, insects and other insects - it is easy to recognize the features of ordinary adults and children. In any hero, even in the most negative, you can find something kind and good, this helps to feel special sympathy for him.
Speaking about cartoons that modern children love, one cannot ignore the domestic animation of the Soviet period. It:
- “Winnie the Pooh and All All All” (directed by Fyodor Khitruk, 1969-1972);
- "Kid and Carlson" (Boris Stepantsev, 1968);
- "Wait for it!" (Vyacheslav Kotenochkin, 1969-1986);
- “Once upon a time there was a dog” (Eduard Nazarov, 1983);
- "Tryam, hello!" (Yuri Butyrin, 1980-1982);
- "Hedgehog in the Fog" (Yuri Norshtein, 1975) and other cartoons.
Watching cartoons is a great way to keep kids busy. However, it is worth remembering that psychologists recommend that parents carefully choose cartoons that their child watches. After all, the character and worldview of a person are formed in the earliest childhood.
