Rugrats, Pokémon, The Simpsons, The Clone Wars… There’s a bunch of possibilities.

  • Corroded@leminal.spaceEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Bit of a weird choice but maybe Dick Figures The Movie. It was based off of an animated YouTube series and if I recall correctly they got it out near the height of their relevance. It’s not like the Angry Birds movie where it acted as more of a reminder that it was a thing than anything else.

  • magic_lobster_party@kbin.run
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    2 months ago

    Technically not debut, but Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man was well timed.

    It was shortly after the run of the 90s TV cartoon. VFX had just reached a point where convincing web slinging could be made. A few years earlier it would’ve looked awful.

    I would also say that along with X-Men it started a new era of super hero movies where they could be taken seriously. Compare it to the Batman movies in the 90s, which are goofy in comparison.