This effect, called " the uncanny valley" because of the dip in acceptance between clearly inhuman and clearly human forms, is well known, particularly to animators, but why it happens is a mystery.
Lastly, animators finally come in to fine tune and craft a bunch of programmed motions into a talking fish so emotionally resonant that it makes you call your parents and tell them you should have appreciated them more.
No one's going to hire a doctor or lawyer who learned everything online, but they would hire a programmer, graphic designer, digital marketer, an animator or writer who learned everything online.
Widely regarded as representing the pinnacle of Chinese animation, the movie took five years to produce, and involved over 4,000 animators from 138 companies who created more than 1,900 visual-effect shots.
" Obviously Chinese animators have already overcome the challenges of technology. With improvements in storytelling, they now can compete with Hollywood blockbusters."