Animated Movies I Saw In 2015

 This posts includes feature-length animation. This post will continue to be updated as I remember stuff.

The Peanuts Movie
This film remains true to the characters we know and love while introducing them to a newer generation. The animation is a sort of 2.5D, maintaining Charles Schulz's character designs, but with fully rendered props and backgrounds. As is tradition, Charlie Brown and his friends are all voiced by actual kids, and they all seem to do a good job. We've all been Charlie Brown at some point in our lives, feeling like the world is working against us and anything that can go wrong will. The great thing about him, though, is that this never stops him from trying and hoping for the best. And of course, you can't go wrong with Snoopy. Whether he's helping Charlie Brown with something, stealing Linus' blanket, or shooting down the Red Baron, he's a hoot to watch. You and your kids will love this one.

Equestria Girls: The Friendship Games
Twilight Sparkle's human counterpart is revealed to go to Crystal Prep, a rival school to Canterlot High who routinely beat the Wondercolts in an annual academic and athletic competition called the Friendship Games. She's been investigating the magical energy coming from Canterlot High, unaware of what it truly is, while her principal Abacus Cinch makes her reluctantly compete in the Games. She's created a compact which was just supposed to detect magical energy, but instead is capable of absorbing it, taking away the Rainbooms' transformations, closing off the portal to Equestria, and making the competition much more dangerous than it should be. This is the first movie in the series to take place entirely in the human world, with pony characters relegated to cameos towards the end as the magic breaks loose. This version of Twilight is fairly similar to Moondancer in her focus on her studies and social isolation (and glasses). As with the previous films, Spike tends to steal the show, being a normal dog in this version who's later granted the ability to talk. I do like how the film series has transitioned its protagonist status from Twilight Sparkle to Sunset Shimmer. The first movie was about Princess Twilight trying to get her crown back from Sunset. Rainbow Rocks showed Twilight out of her league and the reformed Sunset ultimately helping stop the Dazzlings. Here, the roles are completely reversed. The movie is focused mostly on Sunset, and while the human Twilight is well-developed, she's a reluctant antagonist by the climax. The rival school allowed for the introduction of new characters, as human versions of familiar characters, but they're not given much focus. It's still a good, fun addition to the franchise