You can make films for any reason. What it ultimately boils down is whether you want to make films.

The only reason people go on and on about why you should make films for your own enjoyment is because that's generally the most fun throughout the entire filming process- you can try new things, change the story to suit your fancy and in the end as long as you're still liking the act of filming you aren't going to feel like you've wasted your time. Working toward an end goal (like having a film to show your parents) isn't a bad thing, it just neglects the vast majority of the time invested in the project. In any challenging field you can wind up working on a large project and find that eventually the magic of the creative process fades a bit- you wind up motivating yourself to finish by looking toward the final result. But if you aren't enjoying the process of filming at all, it will be hard to stick with it, for sure.

In regards to being disappointed with the work you've done... even in small projects anyone is going to find that the fruits of their labor are occasionally rotten. I like to think I'm a decent artist, but I still sit down some days and feel like I haven't improved since I first learned to color inside the lines. That's the nature of things- no one is really good enough to live up to their own expectations one hundred percent of the time, particularly if they really strive to be great at something. The best person in the world at any skill could probably tell you dozens of ways they'd like to improve. That's how they become the best.

This isn't really a question that can be answered by someone else- you need to decide if you personally want to keep brickfilming. Are your reasons good enough to make the amount of time spent filming worth it to you? Try to look at your results objectively, from the time you started to more recent works, and just observe the ways you've improved- because I guarentee the most recent thing you've filmed was loads better than your first shot, even if it isn't as good as you think it should be now. Don't feel like this is a binary thing, either; just because you don't want to spend all of your time brickfilming doesn't mean you can't spend any time on it. Deciding whether you want to keep doing something in hopes that it will get better or cut your losses and try something else is rarely an easy decision, but it's one you'll make over and over again throughout your life- especially once you leave the somewhat rigid confines of primary education. If you want to make films, make them. If not, that's okay as well. If you want to cut back and film less regularly, or try filming in a new way to find your motivation again, go for it. None of these decisions have to be permanent. You know yourself better than any of us know you- trust in your own judgement.

I know no one can tell me an answer only I can know, but that response actually helped. Im going to make the video for my parents and then make what I want, (since they are anti violence x500)

So. Thank you Mr Squash.

You found? I checked the guys flicker and he somehow has character pictures for your steampunk film and a set picture from your santa yoda film. (The tutorials are yours so don't say you found them )

lol my girlfriend has helped get me to initially start doing some films before, and wants to voice in some.

But thanks for the responses everyone it helped.
And Pritch I know I didn't specify but I have technically been doing stop motion since 2009, and they have seen my early work. Its just now they are in a disbelief about it that I have a desire to prove them wrong, and I could never get a video over 20 seconds usually, which is why I think I have a hard time with this.

Regardless BIM has been a good help for it all.

I personally think its the limitations I have. It has to be at least a minute of animation. Entertaining. And well family friendly. Which aren't my strong suits. I think when I do get this video done. And thanks to squash's comment making me start. Ill be free to go back and do as I please. And won't be stressed from having to impress my parents.

What defines videos as family friendly. Do they object to swearing, violence, or what? It's different for each person.

Family friendly usually entails no swearing, adult themes, and no overly gory violence.

This is a good rule of thumb.

If in your film it is necessary for some, oh-no, adult content just do it. Make your animation, play to your strengths and don't hold back on bits if they're really necessary. Don't be dictated to on what you should and should not do, of course take in criticisms, but do not shift your entire way of filmmaking just to fit the needs of one little audience.

On the bottom line, your parents, as adults, should be proud/supportive of you and whatever you produce, even if it somehow conflicts with some silly draconian rule of theirs. If not, that's saddening.

I do agree. It's not particularly clear from my paragraph, and I apologise, but I was inferring that the inclusion of some violence or whatnot should not render your brickfilm unsuitable for viewing by one's parents. I also agree that to receive a proud response from one's parents is not a given, but in the context of creating a mildly themed animation, there should definitely be some appreciation of the work put into the film despite maybe not totally agreeing with the subject matter/content. Yes you follow in your parents beliefs, but you need a little space to be able to develop your own too.

So to answer the original question, I think your (silents429) motives are absolutely fine, I just wouldn't severely limit what I make due to some parental objections - make it appropriate for them, but add your little bits too. Explain to them the necessity of this and that in your animation and you should be fine. Just don't go overboard and certainly remember to respect their opinions and values.