Animation, genre or not?

[Biannoshufu]

Animation classification: The New Steak.

 

[strawman]

Animation classification: The New Steak.

Well done, Biannoshufu, well done.

 

[GasBandit]

Pachelbel's canon: The progenitor of all pop.

 

[strawman]

Pachelbel's canon: The progenitor of all pop.

No lie!

 

[Hailey Knight]

Protagonist is shaken out of his or her daily life and embarks on an epic adventure, often accompanied by funny sidekick(s), trying to chase something or to return to somewhere, with a happily ever after ending.

The Mummy
Transformers
Willow
The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad
The Dark Crystal
Star Wars
Hello Dolly
Jumanji
Back to the Future
The Goonies
The Monster Squad


All animated films! I'm sure we'll be able to add John Carter to the list when that comes out, and really any film following the Joseph Campbell "Hero with a Thousand Faces" archetype, so long as it has a funny sidekick.