Why grown-ups should watch animated movies

I want to see “The Croods.” This new animated movie is at the very top of my movies-to-go-to list. Many of my friends think I’m goofy. My son-in-law would rather scrub his floor with a toothbrush than go to a “cartoon” film, but I don’t care, I get excited whenever a new Disney or Pixar or other animated movie comes out. I think all adults should get excited by them. And here’s why.We grown-ups are losing our sense of wonder. That’s not true for every individual person—we’re writers after all...