Not quite, it’s just a absurd comparison. Like the movie, it’s a fun little diversion - especially for younger minds.
But I suspect Dickens, Shakespeare, Homer, Proust, Tolstoy and the like really don’t need to worry a whole lot about competition.
People historically quite usually think their period’s passing cultural ephemera to have surpassed sliced bread in greatness and importance - just a common, normal human temporal-based prejudice.
As I said, comics have come a long way from the 1950’s. They do tell meaningful stories that they used to not tell. Crusoe and Gulliver’s Travels, in their day, were also considered wastes of time.
I actually prefer the exact same story told through animation than through an evening drama. The story can be the same in all respects, but the animation makes it more enjoyable to watch.