I need your help!!!

I need your help!! For those of you who have been following my posts, you know that I'm making a LEGO animation as an educational project for my schooling (that's more of an excuse though, since I REALLY am enjoying it!!!). But I've gotten myself into quite a pickle, and I need your help on getting out of it! Here's a screen shot of my homestead model so far: (don't worry, I'll be getting a face on my guy soon and do more messing with the ground; this was only a quick screenshot)

I have a lot more tweaking to do with it, but with that primitive showpiece to stare at, I'd like to know what you would rather have: A realistic looking world like the one pictured above, or one that looks more like plastic LEGOs. I really want to hear your feed-back, so please write down your thoughts as comments on here so I can decide which way to steer. For me as the animator, I like both ways and either way would be "easy" for me to do. (just to be clear, I'm only talking about my background sets; I'm still sticking with my LEGO characters) So please be honest and tell me what you think would look best in the end. Ever wanted to be part of a film production? Now's your chance!

Here's a couple screen shots from other animation films to get you started:

The inside of a Navy ship, done with a LEGO set. (from Men O' War)

A LEGO island, done again in LEGO style. (from Men O' War)

A more "realistic" looking set, which would be the other way I could create my animated world. (from Big Buck Bunny)

Let me know what you think!