Throughout the entire Film Waltz with Bashir, it was all animated except for the last little bit of the movie. Both styles give off a very different vibe when it comes to put out emotions to the audience. They are both as different as day and night, but one could not exist without the other. Well, they probably could, but it would just be very boring without the variety that it provides.
With animation, it makes the story seem very surreal or dreamlike to the audience. It detaches the audience from the reality that is being showed to them. It is like a whole other world to them. All the blood, all the violence, all the depraved acts in it are not real and that is exactly how the audience perceives it. If it was put into live action, it would affect the audience a lot more.
That is what happens at the end of the movie Waltz With A Bashir. the movie shifts from being animated to real footage of the massacre. It is almost a slap in the face to the audience in order to remind them that this actually happened. What you just saw was the real thing. It really wakes the audience to reality.
A slap in the face for reality. It can be a painful experience but sometimes must be done.
If Waltz with Bashir had been done in live action for the entire movie, I believe it probably would not have had the same effect. The detaching of reality is important to the impact that it gives in the end.
In conclusion, both forms are a valid art form. It just depends on what you want to convey to the audience. Think about that next time you compare animated and live action movies.
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