ABSTRACT
The problem that many animators have is that they have to feel very often neither like man nor like animal but as both at the same time and in the same body. An animator, of course, has even more ways to approach humanized animals: The whole physical concept might still be animal-like, however, human expressions and emotions have been added. Disney's most famous characters, in this regard, are more human than animal, while Tom & Jerry remain more animal than human. Animals and insects like Jiminy make wonderful sidekicks that compensate sometimes for weak heroes. Even Disney heroes occasionally seem to be rather pedestrian, shy and boring and need a strong horse to hold audience's attention. In Sleeping Beauty (1959), Prince Phillip's horse Samson, lovable but stubborn, steals his master's scenes. In 2013, in association with partners from the North of China, Nelson Shin, the South Korean President of ASIFA, released Frog Kingdom, featuring the characters Princess Froglegs and Freddie.
