it depends on the audience and the cinematography. If the character design and dialog were more realistic and mature respectively, there wouldn't be much difference between TCW and a live action Star Wars film. They're filmed much the same way because they wanted to approach each episode like a cinematic experience. However, since it's marketed towards children, the dialog is often drawn out and (without calling it corny) [i]simple[/i] for kids to understand. I do see what you're coming from, but I don't tend to let it bother me. I've seen some pretty serious/dramatic cartoons, but most of the american ones are marketed towards children.