Appeal

Appeal is the last of the 12 Principles of Animation. This is where a cartoon character corresponds to the charisma in an actor. The important thing is that the viewer feels the character is real and interesting. A character can connect better to the audience for being likable characters. Villains or monsters can also be appealing to the audiences. Each member of the audience has different tastes in characters and they can find appealing if they have likable traits. An example would be Oogie Boogie from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Oogie Boogie is the gambling boogey man and Jack Skellington's arch-enemy. During the movie, Oogie Boogie plans to murder Santa Claus after learning that his enemy, Jack, was planning on bringing Christmas to Halloween Town. His love of gambling causes him to play for very high stakes, which are often other people's lives. His lair is his own private casino with a giant roulette wheel filled with many death traps. He also likes to play craps and the dice would often land on snake eyes (two ones). Whenever Oogie gambles, he doesn't play fair. The song that he sings to his prisoner, Santa Claus, describes everything about himself and his evil intentions. Someone who is into gothic movies would find Oogie Boogie appealing. The song that he sings is very catchy and that can makes him appealing as well. After 20 years, The Nightmare Before Christmas is still very popular for movie goers.