I think "How To Train Your Dragon" is the main reason they were expecting no dialogue. The dragons had their own language in the original books, but that was one of the most hated parts of "Rescue Riders."
On a rewatch I noticed that Roz has this very light synth effect near the beginning of the movie and it goes away when she says something out of her normal routine but in her first scene with Pinktail there are these two lines that use that really well. When shes saying "Negative, that gosling stalks me, emits noise, and makes simple tasks more complicated or impossible" theres a very subtle synth that kicks in in the second half of the sentence, and when she mentions returning to the factory that deep synth voice overtakes the normal roz voice for a second. I just think thats neat since later on the RECO's have that deep synthy voice and it contrasts with how Roz, now free of her original programming, speaks more naturally by the end of the movie
I remember reading somewhere in an interview that one of the reasons Chris Sanders also wanted to direct The Wild Robot, was because the story was similar to an idea that he pitched years ago as a children’s book about an alien lost in the wild. And funny enough, while the pitch was rejected, it did lead to becoming Lilo and Stitch, especially since he had the idea of Stitch way back in 1985.
I'd enjoy more animated book adaptations, but I find it ironic how growing up people would tell me Disney sucked because they just did adaptations while Dreamworks and Pixar were more original--but about half of Dreamworks' films are based on something else.
@ThePrincessCH I didn't really hear "outdated" in the 2000s. And even their novel adaptations were piled in there. Plus Disney did make original content, but it was usually overlooked.
@OpticalSorcerer Maybe they didn't use the term directly, but all the criticisms I hear about them are more or less justified by the fact that they were adapted from very old stories. I think the main reason they give DreamWorks less of a hard time about it is because their most notable adaptations are inspired by books written in the modern era.
@@ThePrincessCH I don't see why one is more respectable than the other. Disney has also adapted novels, but most are overlooked. And no, the actual criticism was that Disney didn't have enough original content while the concept was that Pixar and DW did, even though Pixar is the only one who does.
@OpticalSorcerer Most of the criticisms I hear about Disney films regard their female characters having an outdated standard of femininity, an overeliance on romance, and overly idealistic stories.
I’m utterly obsessed with this despite being a newcomer for this movie and the book(haven’t read the other 2 yet). It’s amazing that my hype up to its release felt like a mini adventure. I’m still deciding if this is my favorite movie over Wall-e which has been my favorite for as long as I can remember. It’s so satisfying seeing how much praise this artistic masterpiece has gotten. With the sequel coming out I’m definitely planning to get the second book and eventually the third. Also thank you for talking about how upsetting the dismissal of this movie was when the animals talked. It was so nice to hear that. Also in your ranking of 2024 animated films can you mention people saying that the movie could’ve ended after the migration scene. That’s been one of the most negative things I’ve seen thrown around about it.
I think "How To Train Your Dragon" is the main reason they were expecting no dialogue. The dragons had their own language in the original books, but that was one of the most hated parts of "Rescue Riders."
On a rewatch I noticed that Roz has this very light synth effect near the beginning of the movie and it goes away when she says something out of her normal routine but in her first scene with Pinktail there are these two lines that use that really well. When shes saying "Negative, that gosling stalks me, emits noise, and makes simple tasks more complicated or impossible" theres a very subtle synth that kicks in in the second half of the sentence, and when she mentions returning to the factory that deep synth voice overtakes the normal roz voice for a second. I just think thats neat since later on the RECO's have that deep synthy voice and it contrasts with how Roz, now free of her original programming, speaks more naturally by the end of the movie
Also I love that in the story scene, it's in a style similar to the illustrations from the books.
I remember reading somewhere in an interview that one of the reasons Chris Sanders also wanted to direct The Wild Robot, was because the story was similar to an idea that he pitched years ago as a children’s book about an alien lost in the wild. And funny enough, while the pitch was rejected, it did lead to becoming Lilo and Stitch, especially since he had the idea of Stitch way back in 1985.
I'd enjoy more animated book adaptations, but I find it ironic how growing up people would tell me Disney sucked because they just did adaptations while Dreamworks and Pixar were more original--but about half of Dreamworks' films are based on something else.
I think outdated was a more popular term because Disney is widely known for adapting old folktales.
@ThePrincessCH I didn't really hear "outdated" in the 2000s. And even their novel adaptations were piled in there. Plus Disney did make original content, but it was usually overlooked.
@OpticalSorcerer Maybe they didn't use the term directly, but all the criticisms I hear about them are more or less justified by the fact that they were adapted from very old stories. I think the main reason they give DreamWorks less of a hard time about it is because their most notable adaptations are inspired by books written in the modern era.
@@ThePrincessCH I don't see why one is more respectable than the other. Disney has also adapted novels, but most are overlooked. And no, the actual criticism was that Disney didn't have enough original content while the concept was that Pixar and DW did, even though Pixar is the only one who does.
@OpticalSorcerer Most of the criticisms I hear about Disney films regard their female characters having an outdated standard of femininity, an overeliance on romance, and overly idealistic stories.
This was a very insightful analysis. Great job!
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I’m utterly obsessed with this despite being a newcomer for this movie and the book(haven’t read the other 2 yet). It’s amazing that my hype up to its release felt like a mini adventure. I’m still deciding if this is my favorite movie over Wall-e which has been my favorite for as long as I can remember. It’s so satisfying seeing how much praise this artistic masterpiece has gotten. With the sequel coming out I’m definitely planning to get the second book and eventually the third. Also thank you for talking about how upsetting the dismissal of this movie was when the animals talked. It was so nice to hear that. Also in your ranking of 2024 animated films can you mention people saying that the movie could’ve ended after the migration scene. That’s been one of the most negative things I’ve seen thrown around about it.
What changes would you make to the wild robot escapes and protects so they could work as movies and make sense as a sequels to the first movie
i was gonna click off the video at the end and then you brought up Sabrina Carpenter that was so unexpected but in a good way
The robot reminds me of eve from mother 1