最爛動畫節是什麼？
What is Most Trash Animation Festival?
最爛動畫節一開始其實是想認真定義「什麼是爛」的。
Initially, MTA intended to seriously define "what counts as trash."
但很快我們就發現，一旦定義清楚了，它就會變得好用、好學，甚至可以被複製。
But we soon realized that once defined, it becomes useful, learnable, and even replicable.
那種時候，「爛」就會變成另一種正確答案。這件事有點不對。
In that moment, "trash" becomes just another correct answer. Something about that felt wrong.
這件事有點不對。
Something about that felt wrong.
所以後來我們乾脆放棄了這個想法。
So, we simply abandoned the idea altogether.
我們不再試圖規定什麼是爛，也不太確定哪些作品應該被留下來。
We stopped trying to regulate "trashiness" and grew uncertain about what works should remain.
每一屆的評選都會出現一些分歧，有時候甚至沒有一個完全說得通的理由。
Each selection process brings disagreements, sometimes without a single logical reason.
有的作品看起來很粗糙，但被留下；有的作品其實做得很好，卻被認為不太對勁；
Some works look crude yet stay; some are well-made yet feel somewhat "off."
也有一些，是在反覆討論之後，莫名其妙地留下來的。
Others remain for no clear reason after endless discussions.
我們沒有一個穩定的標準。評委之間會爭論：這個到底算不算爛？它為什麼讓人覺得不對？
We have no stable standards. Judges argue: "Is this trash? Why does it feel wrong?"
還是說，它其實已經不是「爛」了？這些問題通常沒有答案，或者說，每次的答案都不一樣。
Or has it transcended "trash"? These questions usually have no fixed answers.
所以在這裡，「爛」不是一種風格，也不是一種品質。
So here, "trash" is not a style, nor a quality.
它更像是一種暫時成立的狀態，會在不同的人、不同的作品之間被推來推去。
It’s a temporary state, pushed back and forth between different people and works.
有時候我們會覺得選得很好，有時候也會懷疑是不是選錯了。但也許這樣比較接近它原本的樣子。
Sometimes we feel we chose well; other times we doubt. Perhaps this is its true form.
當「好」變得越來越明確的時候，「爛」反而變得比較難說清楚。我們也還在搞清楚這件事。
As "good" becomes defined, "trash" becomes harder to explain. We're still figuring it out.
如果你願意，可以一起來試試看。
If you're willing, come and try it with us.