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"Filmmaker's voice" has more to do with presentation and use of options/materials artistically than just genre (I think; his initial explanation is very confusing but elaboration all seem to focus on artsyness, so...)

I appreciate that he specifically took the time to use animation usually being pigeonholed into 'kids movies' as a counterexample of why audiences shouldn't do that. :)

Point of view shapes how a story is told and can be used creatively to subvert audience expectations. The three questions to ask are:

1) Is the audience limited or omniscient?

2) Is the story told from the protagonist's or another secondary character's perspective?

3) Is the story being told objectively or not?

"A great villain needs to be a distorted reflection of the hero."
Heroes and villains often have similar objectives - if they want the same thing, it forces them into conflict.
But heroes can also battle multiple antagonists, society, technology, the environment, their own inexperience, or sanity; plus, we can have multiple protagonists (buddy, ensemble, etc) to add complexity and variety.