Mawara Tahir
When it comes to Netflix animated movies, you cannot limit it to any age, even adults enjoy animated movies. Netflix has no doubt been a major part of your break from boredom since decades.
On November 8th 2019, Netflix Inc. released an animated holiday movie ‘KLAUS’ which illustrates the origin of Santa Claus and how it all began… The movie has been watched in nearly 30 million households worldwide during its first month, landing among the streaming service’s most-watched original movies.
The plot revolves around a postman stationed in an island town to the North who
befriends a reclusive toymaker (Klaus). “Klaus,” a tale of how Santa
originated, is Netflix’s first authentic film and part of an effort to assemble
a library of family programming as it contends with new streaming rivals
including Walt Disney Co.
Netflix only selectively releases viewership figures for programming it considers a hit, and the numbers are not verified by a third party. The company counts a view when an account streams at least 70% of a movie.
Made mainly using hand-drawn animation, the film tells the story of a selfish postman and a reclusive toymaker who form an unlikely friendship. It was written and directed by Spanish animator and “Despicable Me” creator Sergio Pablos and features the voices of J.K. Simmons and Jason Schwartzman.
The world’s largest streaming service, Netflix flaunts in excess of 158 million subscribers around the globe. However, it is confronting new challenge, especially from Disney, which has been expelling its films from Netflix and putting them on the Disney+ streaming service.
The company plans to release several animated films for kids and families next year, said Melissa Cobb, Netflix’s vice president of original animation. They include comedy “The Willoughbys,” an adaptation of a children’s book, and musical “Over the Moon.”
Executives at Netflix have said they plan to be more transparent with audience data to satisfy Hollywood producers and stars and to help viewers decide what to watch.
