Life in 3 Dimensions

Why

does this 

keep happening

to all of our childhood characters? 


What was wrong with Bambi before? Is it that he needs a high gloss sheen for relevancy in the 21st century? Not only that, but the figures are a bit awkward, and the color palettes are revolting -- they're all over the place.

And is Crackle raising the roof here? Because he really shouldn't be. Not after what they've done to him. 


As for Lucky Charms, the top image is what I grew up with, in the '90s. Then they began to play with dramatic lighting effects, confirming any suspicions of creepiness. Their first character was adorable.

As was the sugar bear of Golden Crisps:

Here's Toucan Sam's makeover, through the years

And that horrendous purple...

I'm half expecting cereals to start including 3d glasses as in their boxes. 

What's so wrong with 2 dimensions anyways? Why can't we just leave these characters flat, living life in and on their boxes?

-J