Favorite characters, cartoon characters: the brightest animated images

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Along with feature films, the animation genre is always next. From year to year, a huge number of cartoons are created, which not only children enjoy watching. To say more - for every adult, animation, rooted in childhood, is nothing more than a stepping stone of growing up. The number of cartoon characters drawn and loved over the decades is truly impressive. In this article, we highlight the most famous of them.

Domestic heroes are the best

More than one generation grew up on them, our parents and grandparents remember them. All of them, painfully familiar to every Russian, are characters. Cartoon heroes of Soviet films rightfully occupy the first place. Agree, it is unlikely that there will be those who shrug their shoulders at the mention of “Well, wait a minute!”. In all twenty issues since 1969, the wolf is desperately trying to catch the hare, which, in turn, always cleverly runs away. Popular in the Soviet Union, the animated series in each episode reflects the concept of friendship, and often the wolf and the hare go hand in hand.

“Three from Prostokvashino” tells about a smart boy, Uncle Fyodor, wholeaves his parents to live in the village. There he lives with the local dog Sharik and the household cat Matroskin. The characters include the curious postman Pechkin, who dreams of getting a bicycle for the missing boy.

A screen version of Astrid Lindgren's work, "The Kid and Carlson" became the first Soviet cartoon, where the technique of electrography was used. The audience met a bored boy and his new friend Carlson, who lives on the roof, as well as the “housekeeper” Freken Bock.

“Leopold the Cat” was released in 1975. The popular cat, perhaps the kindest of all the pets shown on the screen, fights the pranks of two mice in each episode, urging young viewers to live together.

In addition, the classics of domestic animation include “Dunno”, who went to the moon, “Doctor Aibolit”, “Cheburashka” and his faithful friend Crocodile Gena, who escapes to the magician “Funtik” and many others.

New era of Russian animation

Leaving Soviet examples in the past, the capabilities of current technology have earned their indispensability in modern times. With new works, new characters are also presented to the public - cartoon characters are no less colorful and memorable. Among them, the brightest:

• good boy Jacob, who was turned into a “Dwarf Nose” by an evil sorceress;
• three heroes who received an independent cartoon: Alyosha Popovich, Dobrynya Nikitich and Ilya Muromets (“Knight’s move” in 2015 brought the heroes together);
• “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” is a story filled with loy alty and courage,love and magical transformations;
• "Star Dogs: Belka and Strelka" - space adventures of true friends with little rat Venya;
• Luntik is an unusual creature with an incredibly kind character that fell from the sky.

Cartoon characters: Disney

Disney cartoon characters have a special place, and the animation studio itself has a huge history. Over the course of a long painstaking work, wrapped in dozens of years, Disney has released a number of both classic and game projects. Famous cartoon characters:

• Aladdin, who lives in the eastern town of Agrabah, together with his beloved Jasmine, the Genie and the parrot Iago, he opposes various heroes of the forces of evil;
• funny ducklings Billy, Willy and Dilly, as well as their elderly uncle Scrooge McDuck, who became a minor hero, are familiar from DuckTales;
• Princess of the Atlantic, the little mermaid Ariel, who loves to explore human things that ended up at the bottom of the ocean, and she is accompanied by her faithful friend Flounder and the prim crab Sebastian;
• Black Cloak, abbreviated as PE, is a fighter for peace in the city of Saint-Canard; master of martial arts, lover of getting into trouble; his main assistant is mechanic Zigzag McQuack.

This list does not include all famous characters. Cartoon characters that have become prominent representatives of the Disney trend are complemented by funny “Gummi Bears”, “Chip and Dale”, always in a hurry to help, “Winnie the Pooh” and a team of his friends, “Miracles oncurves” about the courageous seaplane pilot Baloo, and many others.

Foreign heroes of our time

Hollywood production of animated films can be safely put on the conveyor. Over the past two decades, the largest dreamland studios, like Disney and Pixar, have presented the viewer with a huge list of new characters - kind, brave, funny. "Cars" in 2006 conquered the world audience not only with an interesting plot, but also with colorful graphics. The "Airplanes" created on their motives had a little less success. The green troll “Shrek” has become one of the most successful projects, each of its four parts has consistently become a masterpiece.

Authors and animators try to saturate a number of characters - often they become a variety of animals, for example, birds, snails, ants, mice and other smaller brothers (“Rio”, “Turbo”, “Thunderstorm of ants”, “Flush Out”, “Hollowwood”, “Ice Age”, “Horton”, “Madagascar”, “Ratatouille”), epic creatures (“How to Train Your Dragon”), monsters (“Monster Family”, “Monsters on Vacation”), children's toys (“Toy Story”), all kinds of villains and superheroes (“Megamind”, “Ralph”, “Volt”), as well as ordinary people (“The Incredibles”) and other fictional creatures: “The Smurfs”, “Epic”, “Rango”, “Lorax”.

Cartoon characters: girls for girls

Any animated film is intended for a wide range of viewers. But, despite this, a separate category is occupied by cartoons for girls. As a rule, the main characters are beautifulprincesses who are sure to be saved by the prince. These include Cinderella and Rapunzel. Charming Barbie will captivate with her many adventures, like the Fairies in Lost Treasure, and the Winx Club wizards will teach you how to be a determined warrior.

To the future only with the past

It remains to express the hope that the beloved characters will not be lost in the memory of the audience. And even more vivid and interesting were the new cartoon characters, whose names will take their place in the animated story.