Klaus: 8 Reasons To Watch Netflix's New Christmas Classic

8. An Independent Project

Creator Sergio Pablos, who worked on Disney films such as The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Tarzan, as well as creating the popular Despicable Me franchise, created Klaus in order to explore how 2D animation might have evolved without switching to full 3D and CG animation. It was a passion project that many studios deemed too risky to take on, despite Pablos' successful and lucrative career in the industry. Netflix eventually picked it up as its first major animated feature film, with the SPA Studios - founded by Pablos himself - at the helm.

The rise of streaming services like Netflix has allowed for more original content from more than the tired, typical sources and has decentralised creative works in that way, with other animated originals such as Bojack Horseman or the anthology series, LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS allowing for animation in particular to find its audiences outside of increasingly homogenised CG/3D Hollywood offerings of the past decade.

It's also rare to see 2D films get such a huge boost in attention these days. All the more reason to see this film and its mind-bending 2D animation that looks almost CG to the untrained eye.