Agree, tbh every company has their ups and downs and Pixar is no exception. Sure, Disney did a lot of corporate meddling behind the scenes which did lend to the worst times for them and with a good chunk of the original people from Pixar’s old days gone, Pixar will never be the same again, but that doesn’t mean they are out of the race. Once enough time has passed and all of their problems are resolved they might be even better than the good old days.
I'm more annoyed by people complainjng about Disney making 3 dimensional villains that aren't cartoony and evil but simply misunderstood yet before that was a trend people complained about the exact opposite thing.
@samalass466 This annoys me as well, I feel like some people missed the point with puss in boots the last wish, since the movie showed that a cartoony evil vilain, a menacing antagonist and a sympathethic vilain can all make great vilains but I feel like people forgot about the sympathethic vilain part. I feel like a lot of people now hates redeemed or sympathethic vilains.
@samalass466 at this point were just evolving backwards in intelligents to the point that we need literal one-dimensional villains to be "interesting" to them. literally, the internet person mind is worse than a gold fish brain now
Ok, look. Sony pictures has been making good movies fairly consistently for the last 4-3ish years, and Dreamworks has always flip flopped between godawful and genuine masterpiece, so their perceived “victory” makes sense. Illumination is still terrible
@@Isuream6331 I understand. One studio can have better films than the other at times, but that doesn't automatically make them the best, as they may have a bad track record beforehand. Studios like Sony and Dreamworks show signs of improvement, but not quite enough to change their past. Both have done better than Illumination so far
@@Isuream6331most of Sony’s movies suck. Dreamworks has some really good ones, like Megamind, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda 1-3, but a lot of them aren’t that good. Illumination isn’t as bad as people say it is
@@iwantpancakes838 Eh, there are some that you can call genuinely terrible(Shrek the third, anyone?), but you are right that there are more mediocre movies in their catalogue than outright awful ones
I’m hoping Elio can be a success, the joke at the end of the trailer was really funny and I’m hoping it can be a new and inventive movie for Pixar, also I think a lot of the hate Pixar is getting is because they’re owned by Disney who aren’t seen in the best light anymore
When Pixar adopts the Spiderverse animation style or just something different with a story as good as something like Coco or Walle they’re are dominating every animated movie that year.
I don't think Pixar needs to adopt the Spiderverse style, imo it's not really a bad thing to have a certain niche in your art. Plus the Spiderverse style will stop feeling unique/interesting if everyone does it. It's more that the quality of their stories is tanking. Yes, movies like Elemental, Soul, Turning Red and Luca are solid, but the last movie that held a candle to their golden age was Coco imo. In some ways I feel like the directors are getting too caught up in telling "personal stories" and not so much about well, an entertaining story. And that's not even getting into all the terrible sequels/spinoffs they keep pumping out. Maybe it's unfair to compare them to their golden era, but it's hard not to
That honestly sounds like a bad idea. Adopting the Spiderverse style. Animation is a very nuanced medium and what works for Spiderverse is not necessarily going to work for a Pixar movie. And that's good. I'd honestly hate it if ever animation studios starts to blindly copy Sony and Fortiche.
I dont think they need to adopt the style of Spiderverse as its kinda nice to have more variety with styles. They can be experimental! But not everyone has to adopt the now popular movie style.
People in general have very short term memories. They overemphasis or over value what happened recently instead of looking at the greater history. One huge bad thing that just happened will, in their minds, overshadow all the good stuff even if that good stuff happened for a longer period of time. The opposite is true too. In the former's case, Elemental's dismal opening made people jump to the conclusions that Pixar had fallen off even though the larger body of Pixar's recent work was good. An example of the opposite also being true is how how Dreamworks released 2 good movies in 2022 (Bad Guys and Puss in Boots) and everyone jumped to the conclusion of Dreamworks having a comeback. But a single good or bad movie isn't a trend. People need to stop acting like it is and coming to these outlandish conclusions.
Don't forget Sony released the infamous Emoji Movie literally one year before the first SpiderVerse. When Emoji Movie came out people were saying "oh man Sony's animation division has gone completely to crap, bet this means everything they'll put out from now on will be equally as terrible." SpiderVerse releases and honestly it feels like people completely forgot both movies came from the same studio.
Luca is honestly my favorite Pixar film. I like that it has kind of a lack of plot, it feels like you're a kid, just like the main characters. I love the studio ghibli-inspired pacing and perspective on the world. Wanting a Vespa and then being like "eh whatever imma go to school now!" just makes sense from the characters' perspective. I found Alberto's jealousy made sense, especially with his abandonment issues. I mean- he's been isolated for so long and who knows how long he hasn't had any family or friends around him, and then the one friend that he makes might get taken away.
I mean yeah.. But it's kinda funny how this is exactly the type of movies people usually don't like, yet they like this movie.. People are usually looking for movies with a good plot... And this doesn't really have one from what I remember.. Also I don't understand why the pacing is like studio Ghibli.. Probably because I've only watched Howl's Moving Castle, and that's nothing like Luca...
@@ShellySwirl Its honestly more of a ponyo or totoro! Less plot and more general character vibes until near the end just some kinds exploring and playing together in the world around them!
I think there are 2 flawed reasons why people hate on Pixar these days 1 They treat them like they are responsible for the evil decisions that the Disney corporation makes and forget that Pixar is just an innocent animation studio that is owned by the Disney corporation 2 They forget that they still have hits to this day Like Soul Luca and Elemental, and their misses like Lightyear and Onward aren’t bad, just kinda average
Soul, Luca, and Encanto are all very good movies recently released by pixar. I feel like the problem is that pixar/disney are putting out a bunch of movies, some are mid and some are great. But Sony and Dreamworks are putting out movies that are slightly better, and ONLY those movies. People are focused on all the bad things in pixar because everything with the other companies is only good. But that's my opinion.
i know this is probably a really lukewarm take but i think the "dreamworks vs illumination vs pixar" trend is really dumb. it's like you said, just because illumination made one good movie and pixar made one bad movie doesn't make illumination "better" than pixar. it feels like just more of an excuse for people to hate on movies they don't like, but completely ignoring everything else a studio is capable of i'd be willing to bet that if pixar released a movie right now that was a THIRD as good as across the spiderverse, people would change sides almost instantaneously
I liked the movie more than I expected. I think Ember's relationship with her dad was the best part of the movie and they did such a good job building it up in the beginning. I think it would've been a more focused plot if it was just about her discovering what she really wanted to do. Despite what her dad might think of her. It also gets elevated by the fact her dad's dad basically disowned him for leaving and now he'd be put in the reversed role with Ember. I liked the romance as well, but I feel like it was setup pretty haphazardly. The first mention of them possibly dating was when Wade's boss assumes they're a couple and they have the awkward "We're not a - It could never work." Which is also weird cause why would she assume they're a couple if inter-elemental relationships, especially between water and fire, are rare. Before this point, they seemed like they were barely friends, but now they have a romantic tension between them? Once they do start dating they make a good couple, but I just didn't like how they got there. Also, I think Buzz Lightyear is more than just a generic Astronaut when he's not a toy or has Woody as a friend. The "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command" cartoon worked really well with a world built around the character. He was like a meatheaded Super Man (I haven't watched the cartoon in a LONG time, so I might be remembering wrong). I remember him being very justice oriented, but also having a bit of an ego. Also, the cartoon had interesting designs for the different alien species and technology. It felt like a Disney version of The Star Wars Universe, which is weird because now they ACTUALLY own Star Wars and they couldn't make a more interesting Sci-Fi world for Lightyear?
Some lover relationships do start like that, but I understand why you didn't like how it was setup. From my personal experience alone it pretty normal for someone like me.
Oh man. This was a good video May. I agree. Pixar is a very good studio. But I find that lately I find that they have good recent movies like Luca and Turning Red, but I think that Pixar is struggling to make something super unique I guess. I haven’t seen Elemental. I guess it’s because there are so many other movies I have been seeing instead. Hopefully I’ll see it soon. And I am happy Elemental is doing good now
I just finished the video and I fully agree. I don't understand the Pixar hate. It made classics like Incredibles, Up, and Ratatouille. It had some flops, but every animation studio has. I love DreamWorks and their catalogue is half masterpieces and half "whatever this is" movies. Pixar needs to grow and learn. It needs to break its own mold. But I still wait with hope for their next movie announcement, because when they try, they make incredible emotionally-driven movies.
June was just a big mistake the movie industry made thinking we were gonna see every movie in one month after we all saw Spiderverse 2 if they were spread out more everything would have been better I'm glad Elemental bounced back tho can't say the same for Rubygillman..
Ruby Gillman just wasn’t that great of a film, hell I remember hearing somewhere that it had a troubled production for years. But for Dreamworks, it was a massive disappointment especially after The Bad Guys and especially Puss in Boots 2
ryanblanche1726 Tbf elemental isn’t good either, I think the Pixar name still carries weight for some parents dragging their kids to watch these movies, but I think it won’t last if they don’t start improving their output fast.
For me I liked Luca BECAUSE it didn’t have a main big goal it’s so mundane to watch, there’s too many movies that have big plots but with Luca it feels very nice to watch
Crazy thing is I kinda want Elemental to get a sequel or more content because there is a lot of potential and interesting ideas for the story to continue forward. Which does give me hope for the future of Pixar.
@@RYMAN1321 I had an idea for the sequel that both Ember and Wade decide to go back to visit their parents in Element City, but time has changed, and they haven't seen them for so long that they feel a bit disconnected from them and the similar situation can be said for their parent, while they would be a lot more friendly and maybe even visit each other they also a bit distance as well especially with the times changing and society giving them new influences. I even had this idea for villains of the story first starting off as a typical one off random couple but as the story goes on Ember and Wade realize how toxic they are to themselves, their own relatives and others. And once they know their backstory they realize the couple is actually Clod’s parents and they are trying to find Clod, who was taken far away as a baby by a relative or someone in order to escape the abusive relationship. Realizing this, Wade and Ember decided to make sure they never met Clod again.
1:06 THANK. YOU. I am so tired of people treating illumination like they’ve always had an amazing track record when they made only a couple of good movies and the rest are ether mediocre or just straight up bad.
I definitely think that Pixar needs to make a lot of changes to their future movies, like changing their animation style to look more Spider-Verse-esque, changing up their storytelling, hiring a new team of writers and directors, and most importantly, making more original movies and not just sequels again. Also, I do have a Spider-Verse profile picture, but that does not mean I hate Pixar. In fact, I have always been a Pixar fan since I was young, so seeing one of my favorite animation studios being in a struggling state makes me feel worried.
Well, there’s already a new team of writers and directors at Pixar that have brought their own style and personal touch to their stories with Enrico Casarosa directing Luca and Domee Shi directing Turning Red. So that part Pixar is ALREADY doing.
@@hunterolaughlin Awesomemay said that the storytelling in recent Pixar movies, including Luca and Turning Red, doesn't hit the same as much as the old Pixar movies. So what I'm trying to say that these two directors should improve their storytelling for their next Pixar movies.
it is about time someone acknowledged this!! as soon as everyone saw puss in boots: the last wish everyone out of nowhere started trashing disney and pixar for being terrible studios while ignoring that they gave us countless masterpieces that dreamworks, one of the most inconsistent studios could barely top even now!
I feel like Pixar has been on top for so long. Now that there are SO MANY studios having successful animated movies, the competition is HEAVY! The art style of the new TMNT movie, plus Across The Spiderverse have caught everyone’s attention. If Pixar would to move on to be a more “sketch based animation style,” I would be even MORE intrigued! I gotta say, love the video! I do think, as an animator, we really have been FED this year in animated releases!
I know it's Disney/Pixar and they won't miss a meal if one of their movies flops. But, I'm also glad Elemental started doing better. I thought it was interesting and fun enough to not be ignored, unlike something like Lightyear.
@@juancarlosalonso5664 The interesting part was the immigrant aspect of the story. I know other animated movies have done stuff like that, but I thought this movie did a good job focusing on it. From showing us the parents arriving with basically nothing, building up a home/community, how they interact with other races, and even bringing the story back to why they moved in the first place. I think Elemental did a good job focusing on all these aspects. Most other movies, I've seen, don't give all these things enough attention and sometimes ignores some of them. The fun part was basically the character, Ember. I think she was an energetic character, without being overly obnoxious. I also enjoyed how she used her fire abilities throughout the movie. Anytime I felt they showed off everything she could do, the movie would introduce a new way she could use her fire.
I think the reason I love Luca so much even though it has one of the most basic and honestly predictable storyline is because the characters and the settings and the vibes make it feel so cozy and wholesome and sometimes that's really all you need in a movie, not everything always has to be super complicated (this video was amazing btw)
I don't think people 'hate' Pixar per se, more like people hate Disney. And since Disney owns Pixar, people just put a torch to it for safe measure. After the mess that was Lightyear, yea...people's trust in Pixar just went down the drains. Since if they even screw up Buzz, how are they gonna do good on other new movies?
I just want you guys to know that I recently saw Elemental in cinema. I was babysitting a little girl and expecting the film to be about as mediocre as I heard But not only did it subvert my expectations, It got me super emotionally invested. Did I mention I kinda loved this movie. I care about Ember and Wade’s relationship, they are both so likeable and I was sheeting tears at the emotional moments be it sadness or joy. I even have my explanation as to why the element city metaphor works (Atleast for me) This movie reminded me how much I am to love Pixar Not everyone will get the same experience like me but I truly grateful for those who did or at least gave the movie a chance
Elemental’s alleged box office flop was so funny cause they reported on it immediately and then surprise: the second school ended kids started watching it
Ngl I really liked Elemental It's not something big with a huge story and plot. It's a simple love story and don't get me wrong Wade and Ember definitely work better as best friends given they give off a more goofy friend vibe then actual romantic partners. I like Embers arc of finding her own purpose and figuring out what she wants to do but is afraid it'll make her a bad daughter. I did get invested in their romance however despite them working better as friends, especially when they first touch eachother it was a sweet moment that made me like the movie considering I avoided watcing it since I was afraid it wasn't gonna turn out good to me but I was actually surpirsed to enjoy the film, it's nothing big and that's fine animated movies don't HAVE to be about something bigger
Some lovers do give off friend vibes in their romance. Sure they have the occasional romantic moments but for the most part, they just want things to be the same while expressing their love for each other.
I’d argue that you SHOULD be friends with your partner before anything else so it works in that regard. I really liked CinemaTherapy’s video about Wade as a boyfriend
While Pixar isn’t 100% in the clear just yet, their future is starting to look more brighter, promising and interesting. I doubt they’ll will ever be the same as their glory days, but to say that they completely lost their footing is an understatement. Plus who know after all of their problems are sorted out we might get something even better.
When everyone was trashing on Turning Red and saying that Dreamworks was so much better just because Puss and Boots 2 was good, and then Ruby Gilman turned out to be a huge flop was satisfying to me lol
Also when I was watching Ruby Gilman, I thought about one of the characters looking like Ariel from the little mermaid and Dreamworks literally making fun of Disney after looking at the first trailer of the Little mermaid live action. And after the flop and elemental earning more money after their flop, that got to me that Disney got revenge on Dreamworks, Lmao.
I don't think that Pixar is doing a bad job recently imo. The only movie that i thought it was average was Lightyear. I really enjoyed their originals like Onward, Soul, Luca, Turning Red and Elemental. They might not be in the same quality as their best ones like Wall-E, Up, The Incredibles, Ratattouile and Toy Story trilogy, but i think they're good.
Elemental redeeming itself doesn't change that the marketing for the movie was borderline sabotage. It just means that the reason the movie struggled wasn't entirely due to merit. Likewise, putting it up against an incredibly anticipated sequel to a breakout hit animated film was the height of Hubris thinking this is still the 00s where Shrek was the best anyone else could do. To modify a quote from one of the middling Pixar films. Pixar - "Screening in a slow movie month? I don't need that to make money at the box office!" "That was when you were young. And the only game in town. Now you're old, and everyone knows your tricks." Pixar - " . . . " Pixar's reputation was built at a time when few studios could match them in raw visuals. They used those visuals to buy themselves the breathing room to tell slower and more thoughtful stories in animation. But they can't rely on that alone anymore. They need better marketing that can sell the idea of a film on intrigue rather than the modern Hollywood tendency to just tell you what it is . . . And they need to release at the right time for family film that lets everyone come together and take a load off. I'd recommend thanksgiving and Christmas slots in the future.
Besides Soul after Incredibles 2 Pixar just kinda lost me, even though Onward was good, I lost hope, but with Elemental and the Elio trailer I feel like old Pixar is shining again
I still think Pixar’s movies are doing decent. I mean sure, they’ve made some stupid movies, but they’ve still made some recent masterpieces like Luca and Elemental.
15:25 that actually sounds like a pretty cool ending! Another thing I wasn’t sure about was how Ember not only wanted to do the internship, but also stated that she wanted to travel the world…even though she never mentioned wanting to do the lather. Also, Wade just completely decided to just…go along with it? There are two ways I’d “fix” that: 1. Scrap the jokes and use time for Ember and Wade to learn more about the other elements. I mean, Clod mentioned an Earth festival, and I don’t think it would have been that bad of an idea for them to go! They could have also extended the WindBreaker’s game just a tiny bit to emphasize their culture a little more. 2. Completely scrap the internship all together (Or at least the fact that it’s so far away). Ember was terrified about what her parents would think if she left the shop, but leaving the entire city? I think her parents would be a lot more concerned about that. Besides, it’d mean that in the case of a sequel, we wouldn’t get to see more of element city, which kinda sucks. In conclusion: have the internship be in-town
I think that it all has to do with people putting Pixar at a high pedestal than any other animation studio so people expect higher emotional movies from them then for example dreamworks which is known for its mixed output on movies and so with Pixar experimenting with art styles and animation people aren’t going to be happy due to people not having a complex story or emotional character growth throughout the movie or movies for me I just see it as Pixar being more creative with their movies and stepping out of the box :l
Even if elemental was a success after all its because some people talked about the movie. Their Marketing team was really bad on this one or they just didn’t believed in their own movie and didn’t promoted it enough. Like for the Puss in boots movie. People hyped it up but not the ads themselves. Disney and Pixar aren’t good rn with marketing tbh. Illumination, even if their film aren’t always the best, they always find a way to make you see it. Their marketing team for the minions and the Mario movie was insane. Same goes for Warner bros with the Barbie movie. This is such a random movie, but the trailer makes the movie look funny and makes you want to see the film even if you don’t like Barbie like I do. And this film was good btw.
Hard to call modern pixar bad with movies like Soul, Luca, And Turning Red. Yes of course there have been bad movies, but the great ones are still really great.
@@cool94epictoons64 a lot of people felt like the third film was a good conclusion to the series and then when Toy Story 4 people were decisive on it not because it was bad but because it was an insult to the franchise because the main leads were way out of character and then Lightyear came out the whole fanbase snapped so by the time Toy Story 5 was Announced everyone was against it because they didn’t want another film to ruin the franchise.
16:54 Yeah.. I remember watching it last year, I had high hopes for it to be good, but it just sort of became a bit boring as it got into the story a bit more, and I ended up not finishing it. Sort of mid I guess?? idk 🤷🏻♀️
The weird thing is, I swear I saw advertising for Turning Red TO COME OUT IN THEATERS. When I went to go see Encanto and or Sing 2 in late November/sometime in December, I distinctly remember seeing a poster for Turning Red to come out in theaters on the date it ended up dropping on Disney+ in the end. But a couple months later news came out that it was skipping theaters and coming straight to Disney+ and everyone treated it like that was always the case??? I don't know, maybe my memory is wrong or there wasn't a lot of advertising for it back in December of 2021, but I swear I thought it was going to come out in theaters originally.
Honestly, if they just went to making sequels for the classic movies like Toy Story, Cars 4 especially, Monsters Inc, etc... I guess nobody would be mad at Pixar and it would be good.
I personally really liked Turning Red and I find this drama to be a bit much. Pixar can still make great movies (Besides Lightyear) and I hope this drama can calm down.
People hate Pixar because the new generation of writers, animators and directors aren't really that creative and are too afraid to think outside the box. Disney's forcing them to play it safe and not take any risks
Ppl exspect this company to deliver banger after banger for ever. And when they release a mediocre film once in a while now they are “ the worst animation studio, “. Let’s not forget that Sonys films before spider verse was ASS let’s be honest. But they don’t get hate on like Pixar does
Don't get me wrong I like across the spider verse and like the characters of the movie (with a high preference for Miguel) but I think element looked amazing despite not seeing it yet
I think people are just a little too dramatic about the "bad" movies from Disney & Pixar. Don't get me wrong, they could definitely be better , especially with Disney's remakes. Honestly though, for just being regular animated movies, they still (sometimes) feel much higher in quality compared to many other animated movies, at least to me.
I think you made some pretty good points across the video but one thing i was suprised about was how you said that elemental had a great opening but didnt mention the whole imigration topic within the movie which i belive the movie was really focusing on. Im just mentioning this as lots of people were suprised that this topic wss even in this movie which might explain it's recent explosion at the box office but you seem to not mention it at all. Just a minor gripe i had with that segment as i feel that was what the movie was trying to focus on and everything was mostly secondary even the romance. Still though this isnt just about elemental and more about pixar in general. Anyways good video nonethless
i mentioned the metaphors and how i thought the fire language was funny! i dont get too deep into the metaphors for things such as immigration or generational trauma because i haven't experienced that and don't feel qualified to speak on the subject
The amount of Lightyear slander is absolutely insane lol, but personally i can see the gate being justified but I'd give it a 4/10 because at least the animation was amazing and the score was awesome, better than a terribly animated movie
Some people are so quick to forget other amazing movies that Pixar has created and it’s infuriating, sure in some people’s opinion it’s not the best or it’s not going to be the movie of the century but it’s still good to show appreciation to and we shouldn’t be comparing these studios right away just because a company made one amazing movie that suddenly Pixar is now considered a flop
what happened is that all the other companies were somewhat good with their movies, and pixar was amazing, then the other companies starting getting really good whilst pixar started falling, which caused more people to switch up their preferences
"I can't take animated relationships seriously." Soooo... not a Tangled fan? I really want to see another outstanding non-anime animated movie with a female protagonist. I love Turning Red, but a lot of people don't. I want to see a girl-driven animated movie so uncontestably awesome it will overpower any haters, or at least the haters will be a non-vocal minority. Something Wolfwalkers level. But the way this year is going, I won't be getting it -- at least on the big screen. (I am happy that Nimona exists.) I love your idea for an ending to Elemental.
Pixar hasn’t been the same ever since the CCO John Lasster left to work at Skydance animation. I don’t like him at as a person but I admire his work as he is a master storyteller in animation.
Dude, bringing John Lasseter back isn’t going to solve “Pixar’s current dilemma”. Just look at Luck, that film went through a lot of production troubles thanks to John’s executive meddling and the final quality of the film ended up suffering. So even the “master storyteller in animation” isn’t that great a creative director.
OH MY GOD YOU MENTIONED FIREBOY AND WATERGIRL Of course, great review as always, and I really do think that Pixar is going to bounce out of this “bad movie phase” (their modern movies aren’t bad at all though) they have going on, Pixar isn’t going to fall into a deep decline or something. Just think about Soul, that was phenomenal.
It's crazy cause everyone wanting Pixars movie back in theaters, but now, of course, they are in the theaters, and no one is seeing them, im not shocked because this is exactly what I expected, ill keep supported unless its something im really not interested in, although Pixar does need to change things up
I love the charecter design but i wasnt in love with the plot im not a like uhm a romance person but they are so cute (wade and amber) It was ok tho 6.9/10 and honestly i agree the falling love part was also an issue for me it was to short 😔 like you just met her and your madly in love? Huh?!
To me it feels that recent Pixar movies like Luka, turning red, light year, and elemental feels so small scale. Compare to movies like monsters Inc, toy story, and Spider Verse.
Me too. I admire the stand-alone effort attempt with a distinct almost photorealistic art style that perfectly complements the Sci-Fi films it's paying homage to.
People need to stop being too harsh on Pixar and Disney because if they do their going to miss a really good movie like Elemental and WISH even though WISH isn’t even out yet, but I think that movie will do really good in the box office.
Elementals did not actually do well in the box office. I have no doubt that the numbers are inflated by Disney themselves. I haven’t heard of a single person who has went to see it.
I personally really liked Elemental! It actually made me cry, unlike other pixar movies in recent years like Lightyear or Onward. Elemental is now my favorite pixar movie to come out in the 2020's. Plus, I'm a sucker for romance storys, so i couldnt dislike or hate the romance between Ember and Wade. In my opinion, their one of the cutest pixar couples in recent years. Due to them having differing personalities. I just love couples in media who are so different from each other yet they have such wonderful chemistry! The emotional moments of the movie with Ember and wades relationship were the best parts of the movie. Especially in the sequence where they go on a date in element city and the original song for the movie "Steal the show" plays, OMG, that song is legit amazing. The beats are so catchy. I love it! I actually didnt mind the repeatable jokes in the movie, because I liked ember and wade so much, i was more focused on them growing as characters rather than the jokes or humor of the movie. I actually would've preferred your ending May, the one we got was kinda unsatisfying like you said. I wanted to see more of ember and wade as a couple, but the movie immediately ended when ember steped on the boat. I was like "Thats it?". Im hoping pixar will want to do sequel to this movie, so then they can put together a more satisfying story than focusing on more characters to introduce and develop. I wouldnt mind if they add 1 or 2 more characters in a sequel, as long as they have more of a prominent role in the movie, unlike the little plant boy, claude. That little dude was on the poster and only got a few scenes. Same thing with Gale, the cloud. The only thing i disliked about the movie was the ending. Other than that. I think this movie feels more like classic pixar than other movies like Lightyear or Onward. Since it has such great main characters. Im probably wrong though 😅
Yeah I agree and thought Elementals was a great movie for 2023. The hate is really unwarranted and like Awsomeay said alot of people switched sides when it started doing g good so it's really a lot people just saying it's bad to get attention. The ending could have definetly been better but for now let's atleast hope the make a second one and from the rebound at box office and suppose super high watch time on densely plus I think it will happen eventually. Anyways elemental wad a great movie and I agree with you completely, stay safe :)
I really hate when people say how "bad" newer Pixar movies are, they fail to neglect Soul, imo a great film and honestly one of their bests since Coco
Thank you! That film is so underrated!
100% Agreed.
fr tho
yea, i also feel like luca deserves more love as well ngl
i agree with this, wanted to touch on my love for soul but totally forgot!
Tbh the whole Pixar drama is a bit annoying
Agree, tbh every company has their ups and downs and Pixar is no exception. Sure, Disney did a lot of corporate meddling behind the scenes which did lend to the worst times for them and with a good chunk of the original people from Pixar’s old days gone, Pixar will never be the same again, but that doesn’t mean they are out of the race. Once enough time has passed and all of their problems are resolved they might be even better than the good old days.
@@damonlam9145I totally agree!
I'm more annoyed by people complainjng about Disney making 3 dimensional villains that aren't cartoony and evil but simply misunderstood yet before that was a trend people complained about the exact opposite thing.
@samalass466 This annoys me as well, I feel like some people missed the point with puss in boots the last wish, since the movie showed that a cartoony evil vilain, a menacing antagonist and a sympathethic vilain can all make great vilains but I feel like people forgot about the sympathethic vilain part. I feel like a lot of people now hates redeemed or sympathethic vilains.
@samalass466 at this point were just evolving backwards in intelligents to the point that we need literal one-dimensional villains to be "interesting" to them. literally, the internet person mind is worse than a gold fish brain now
"After one good movie they are already better than Pixar"
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP THIS AWFUL CRITICISM
Ok, look. Sony pictures has been making good movies fairly consistently for the last 4-3ish years, and Dreamworks has always flip flopped between godawful and genuine masterpiece, so their perceived “victory” makes sense.
Illumination is still terrible
@@Isuream6331 I understand. One studio can have better films than the other at times, but that doesn't automatically make them the best, as they may have a bad track record beforehand. Studios like Sony and Dreamworks show signs of improvement, but not quite enough to change their past. Both have done better than Illumination so far
@@Isuream6331most of Sony’s movies suck. Dreamworks has some really good ones, like Megamind, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda 1-3, but a lot of them aren’t that good. Illumination isn’t as bad as people say it is
@@Isuream6331I wouldn’t say “god-awful” at worst…more like mid at worst imo.
@@iwantpancakes838 Eh, there are some that you can call genuinely terrible(Shrek the third, anyone?), but you are right that there are more mediocre movies in their catalogue than outright awful ones
I’m hoping Elio can be a success, the joke at the end of the trailer was really funny and I’m hoping it can be a new and inventive movie for Pixar, also I think a lot of the hate Pixar is getting is because they’re owned by Disney who aren’t seen in the best light anymore
I agree, I think Pixar still has some good stuff
Even if it's good, the internet gonna burn it to the ground at point
Eilo looked so cute and good I wanna see it especially since I’m obsessed with Area 51 and aliens it’s cute but pls give it a chance 😭
When Pixar adopts the Spiderverse animation style or just something different with a story as good as something like Coco or Walle they’re are dominating every animated movie that year.
I don't think Pixar needs to adopt the Spiderverse style, imo it's not really a bad thing to have a certain niche in your art. Plus the Spiderverse style will stop feeling unique/interesting if everyone does it.
It's more that the quality of their stories is tanking. Yes, movies like Elemental, Soul, Turning Red and Luca are solid, but the last movie that held a candle to their golden age was Coco imo. In some ways I feel like the directors are getting too caught up in telling "personal stories" and not so much about well, an entertaining story. And that's not even getting into all the terrible sequels/spinoffs they keep pumping out. Maybe it's unfair to compare them to their golden era, but it's hard not to
That honestly sounds like a bad idea. Adopting the Spiderverse style. Animation is a very nuanced medium and what works for Spiderverse is not necessarily going to work for a Pixar movie. And that's good. I'd honestly hate it if ever animation studios starts to blindly copy Sony and Fortiche.
real. i think pixar should start experimenting with 2.5 animation, they have the skills so you know
I say they need to do a new animation style instead of hoping on a bandwagon to stay afloat
I dont think they need to adopt the style of Spiderverse as its kinda nice to have more variety with styles.
They can be experimental! But not everyone has to adopt the now popular movie style.
People in general have very short term memories. They overemphasis or over value what happened recently instead of looking at the greater history. One huge bad thing that just happened will, in their minds, overshadow all the good stuff even if that good stuff happened for a longer period of time. The opposite is true too.
In the former's case, Elemental's dismal opening made people jump to the conclusions that Pixar had fallen off even though the larger body of Pixar's recent work was good. An example of the opposite also being true is how how Dreamworks released 2 good movies in 2022 (Bad Guys and Puss in Boots) and everyone jumped to the conclusion of Dreamworks having a comeback.
But a single good or bad movie isn't a trend. People need to stop acting like it is and coming to these outlandish conclusions.
Dang, your right.
Don't forget Sony released the infamous Emoji Movie literally one year before the first SpiderVerse. When Emoji Movie came out people were saying "oh man Sony's animation division has gone completely to crap, bet this means everything they'll put out from now on will be equally as terrible." SpiderVerse releases and honestly it feels like people completely forgot both movies came from the same studio.
Very True, and recently people have suddenly say 'Dreamworks Renaissance' is over because of how mediocre Ruby Gillman turned out.
I didn't expect to see such a wise comment here.
@@lupitaruiz7605Scar: “I’m surrounded by idiots!”
Luca is honestly my favorite Pixar film. I like that it has kind of a lack of plot, it feels like you're a kid, just like the main characters. I love the studio ghibli-inspired pacing and perspective on the world. Wanting a Vespa and then being like "eh whatever imma go to school now!" just makes sense from the characters' perspective. I found Alberto's jealousy made sense, especially with his abandonment issues. I mean- he's been isolated for so long and who knows how long he hasn't had any family or friends around him, and then the one friend that he makes might get taken away.
Sameee it’s just such a nice movie , I like the no big plot just silliness
I mean yeah.. But it's kinda funny how this is exactly the type of movies people usually don't like, yet they like this movie..
People are usually looking for movies with a good plot... And this doesn't really have one from what I remember..
Also I don't understand why the pacing is like studio Ghibli.. Probably because I've only watched Howl's Moving Castle, and that's nothing like Luca...
@@ShellySwirl im not saying the pacing is done well like in studio ghibli movies, but i can see what its trying to go for
@@octo5042 Ah alright. I mean I thought Luca was at least decent. Not the best thing I’ve watched but it’s ok!
A bit too hyped up though imo.. 😭
@@ShellySwirl Its honestly more of a ponyo or totoro! Less plot and more general character vibes until near the end just some kinds exploring and playing together in the world around them!
I think there are 2 flawed reasons why people hate on Pixar these days
1 They treat them like they are responsible for the evil decisions that the Disney corporation makes and forget that Pixar is just an innocent animation studio that is owned by the Disney corporation
2 They forget that they still have hits to this day Like Soul Luca and Elemental, and their misses like Lightyear and Onward aren’t bad, just kinda average
@@AllGarageMusicI meant RECENT misses. Because yeah, Car’s 2, Brave and Good Dinosaur are bad
Also Lightyear was ok IMO
@@finalmountainLightyear was ok yeah sure buddy 🤣
Brave was great, someone should slap your face
It’s his opinion and it’s ok too have opinions as long as you’re not harming anybody
Soul, Luca, and Encanto are all very good movies recently released by pixar. I feel like the problem is that pixar/disney are putting out a bunch of movies, some are mid and some are great. But Sony and Dreamworks are putting out movies that are slightly better, and ONLY those movies. People are focused on all the bad things in pixar because everything with the other companies is only good. But that's my opinion.
i know this is probably a really lukewarm take but i think the "dreamworks vs illumination vs pixar" trend is really dumb. it's like you said, just because illumination made one good movie and pixar made one bad movie doesn't make illumination "better" than pixar. it feels like just more of an excuse for people to hate on movies they don't like, but completely ignoring everything else a studio is capable of
i'd be willing to bet that if pixar released a movie right now that was a THIRD as good as across the spiderverse, people would change sides almost instantaneously
Fr
SPILLIN IT
Being better than Across the spiderverse would be pretty hard but ok
@@BluLobstaDudenah third as good nothing beats spiderverse
None of these studios or movies are bad they all have their own unique charms and aesthetics
I liked the movie more than I expected. I think Ember's relationship with her dad was the best part of the movie and they did such a good job building it up in the beginning. I think it would've been a more focused plot if it was just about her discovering what she really wanted to do. Despite what her dad might think of her. It also gets elevated by the fact her dad's dad basically disowned him for leaving and now he'd be put in the reversed role with Ember.
I liked the romance as well, but I feel like it was setup pretty haphazardly. The first mention of them possibly dating was when Wade's boss assumes they're a couple and they have the awkward "We're not a - It could never work." Which is also weird cause why would she assume they're a couple if inter-elemental relationships, especially between water and fire, are rare. Before this point, they seemed like they were barely friends, but now they have a romantic tension between them? Once they do start dating they make a good couple, but I just didn't like how they got there.
Also, I think Buzz Lightyear is more than just a generic Astronaut when he's not a toy or has Woody as a friend. The "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command" cartoon worked really well with a world built around the character. He was like a meatheaded Super Man (I haven't watched the cartoon in a LONG time, so I might be remembering wrong). I remember him being very justice oriented, but also having a bit of an ego. Also, the cartoon had interesting designs for the different alien species and technology. It felt like a Disney version of The Star Wars Universe, which is weird because now they ACTUALLY own Star Wars and they couldn't make a more interesting Sci-Fi world for Lightyear?
Some lover relationships do start like that, but I understand why you didn't like how it was setup. From my personal experience alone it pretty normal for someone like me.
Oh man. This was a good video May. I agree. Pixar is a very good studio. But I find that lately I find that they have good recent movies like Luca and Turning Red, but I think that Pixar is struggling to make something super unique I guess. I haven’t seen Elemental. I guess it’s because there are so many other movies I have been seeing instead. Hopefully I’ll see it soon. And I am happy Elemental is doing good now
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Bro first osc videos now commentary? Damn bro ur everywhere
I just finished the video and I fully agree. I don't understand the Pixar hate. It made classics like Incredibles, Up, and Ratatouille. It had some flops, but every animation studio has. I love DreamWorks and their catalogue is half masterpieces and half "whatever this is" movies. Pixar needs to grow and learn. It needs to break its own mold. But I still wait with hope for their next movie announcement, because when they try, they make incredible emotionally-driven movies.
This video went through so much trouble for no reason, but I’m glad to see you try your best to upload it.
thats the hard ships of being a movie reviewer, trial and error to fix things :) ty for watching and being so nice!
I believe that pixar is like dreamworks. If they miss, they miss. But when they hit, THEY HIT, and imo i think that goes for almost every movie studio
Dreamworks has a lot more misses than Pixar though. There’s a reason why people don’t care when Dreamworks makes a bad or mediocre film.
Dreamworks have made far more mediocre films over 26 years than Pixar has in 28 years
Lemme get ONE gripe off my chest….. THEY MADE 4 TOY STORIES, 3 CARS MOVIES, BUT THEY CANT MAKE A THIRD INCREDIBLES????
I get your frustration. I want a 3rd Incredibles too.
Fr I really want a 3rd incredibles!!
I AGREE!!!
I think a incredibles 3 will exist, but i think It will take longer Just how It was with the 2nd one
And aren’t they making a new toy story or smth 💀
June was just a big mistake the movie industry made thinking we were gonna see every movie in one month after we all saw Spiderverse 2 if they were spread out more everything would have been better I'm glad Elemental bounced back tho can't say the same for Rubygillman..
Ruby Gillman just wasn’t that great of a film, hell I remember hearing somewhere that it had a troubled production for years.
But for Dreamworks, it was a massive disappointment especially after The Bad Guys and especially Puss in Boots 2
ryanblanche1726 Tbf elemental isn’t good either, I think the Pixar name still carries weight for some parents dragging their kids to watch these movies, but I think it won’t last if they don’t start improving their output fast.
For me I liked Luca BECAUSE it didn’t have a main big goal it’s so mundane to watch, there’s too many movies that have big plots but with Luca it feels very nice to watch
Crazy thing is I kinda want Elemental to get a sequel or more content because there is a lot of potential and interesting ideas for the story to continue forward. Which does give me hope for the future of Pixar.
A sequel would be nice, but even if we only get a short(s) or miniseries I’d be down for that too
@@RYMAN1321 I had an idea for the sequel that both Ember and Wade decide to go back to visit their parents in Element City, but time has changed, and they haven't seen them for so long that they feel a bit disconnected from them and the similar situation can be said for their parent, while they would be a lot more friendly and maybe even visit each other they also a bit distance as well especially with the times changing and society giving them new influences. I even had this idea for villains of the story first starting off as a typical one off random couple but as the story goes on Ember and Wade realize how toxic they are to themselves, their own relatives and others. And once they know their backstory they realize the couple is actually Clod’s parents and they are trying to find Clod, who was taken far away as a baby by a relative or someone in order to escape the abusive relationship. Realizing this, Wade and Ember decided to make sure they never met Clod again.
1:06 THANK. YOU. I am so tired of people treating illumination like they’ve always had an amazing track record when they made only a couple of good movies and the rest are ether mediocre or just straight up bad.
exactly!! recency bias is real!
I definitely think that Pixar needs to make a lot of changes to their future movies, like changing their animation style to look more Spider-Verse-esque, changing up their storytelling, hiring a new team of writers and directors, and most importantly, making more original movies and not just sequels again. Also, I do have a Spider-Verse profile picture, but that does not mean I hate Pixar. In fact, I have always been a Pixar fan since I was young, so seeing one of my favorite animation studios being in a struggling state makes me feel worried.
Well, there’s already a new team of writers and directors at Pixar that have brought their own style and personal touch to their stories with Enrico Casarosa directing Luca and Domee Shi directing Turning Red. So that part Pixar is ALREADY doing.
@@hunterolaughlin Awesomemay said that the storytelling in recent Pixar movies, including Luca and Turning Red, doesn't hit the same as much as the old Pixar movies. So what I'm trying to say that these two directors should improve their storytelling for their next Pixar movies.
@@santiago.j.mancilla.perez1022 Well, it’s their directorial debuts. So they’re not going to be perfect. What do you expect?
@@hunterolaughlin no-one’s born an expert, after all.
it is about time someone acknowledged this!! as soon as everyone saw puss in boots: the last wish everyone out of nowhere started trashing disney and pixar for being terrible studios while ignoring that they gave us countless masterpieces that dreamworks, one of the most inconsistent studios could barely top even now!
I feel like Pixar has been on top for so long. Now that there are SO MANY studios having successful animated movies, the competition is HEAVY! The art style of the new TMNT movie, plus Across The Spiderverse have caught everyone’s attention. If Pixar would to move on to be a more “sketch based animation style,” I would be even MORE intrigued!
I gotta say, love the video! I do think, as an animator, we really have been FED this year in animated releases!
Elemental was honestly really good tbh and Steal the Show should have been in Just Dance 2024 Edition instead of This Wish
Hey! I am so glad Elemental turned things around at the box office.
Agreed
Add to the fact that it was refreshing for it not to be an remake or sequel.
Not to mention it was a fantastic film.
I know it's Disney/Pixar and they won't miss a meal if one of their movies flops. But, I'm also glad Elemental started doing better. I thought it was interesting and fun enough to not be ignored, unlike something like Lightyear.
zanpakutoman4225 What exactly about elemental did you find ‘interesting’ or ‘fun’, if I may ask? I found it to be soooo generic and boring.
@@juancarlosalonso5664 The interesting part was the immigrant aspect of the story. I know other animated movies have done stuff like that, but I thought this movie did a good job focusing on it. From showing us the parents arriving with basically nothing, building up a home/community, how they interact with other races, and even bringing the story back to why they moved in the first place. I think Elemental did a good job focusing on all these aspects. Most other movies, I've seen, don't give all these things enough attention and sometimes ignores some of them.
The fun part was basically the character, Ember. I think she was an energetic character, without being overly obnoxious. I also enjoyed how she used her fire abilities throughout the movie. Anytime I felt they showed off everything she could do, the movie would introduce a new way she could use her fire.
I think the reason I love Luca so much even though it has one of the most basic and honestly predictable storyline is because the characters and the settings and the vibes make it feel so cozy and wholesome and sometimes that's really all you need in a movie, not everything always has to be super complicated (this video was amazing btw)
I don't think people 'hate' Pixar per se, more like people hate Disney.
And since Disney owns Pixar, people just put a torch to it for safe measure.
After the mess that was Lightyear, yea...people's trust in Pixar just went down the drains. Since if they even screw up Buzz, how are they gonna do good on other new movies?
Finally, someone who doesn’t think that all of these studios are better than Pixar because they made 1 or 2 good movies
Lesson of today: never miss a awesomemay video.
this is facts!
@@AwesomemayLesson of today: always miss a Awesomemay video🤫
@Glitchmation this isn't facts
@@sirpancakes10it’s just a joke
yes!
I just want you guys to know that I recently saw Elemental in cinema. I was babysitting a little girl and expecting the film to be about as mediocre as I heard
But not only did it subvert my expectations, It got me super emotionally invested. Did I mention I kinda loved this movie. I care about Ember and Wade’s relationship, they are both so likeable and I was sheeting tears at the emotional moments be it sadness or joy.
I even have my explanation as to why the element city metaphor works (Atleast for me)
This movie reminded me how much I am to love Pixar
Not everyone will get the same experience like me but I truly grateful for those who did or at least gave the movie a chance
Elemental’s alleged box office flop was so funny cause they reported on it immediately and then surprise: the second school ended kids started watching it
Ngl I really liked Elemental
It's not something big with a huge story and plot. It's a simple love story and don't get me wrong Wade and Ember definitely work better as best friends given they give off a more goofy friend vibe then actual romantic partners. I like Embers arc of finding her own purpose and figuring out what she wants to do but is afraid it'll make her a bad daughter. I did get invested in their romance however despite them working better as friends, especially when they first touch eachother it was a sweet moment that made me like the movie considering I avoided watcing it since I was afraid it wasn't gonna turn out good to me but I was actually surpirsed to enjoy the film, it's nothing big and that's fine animated movies don't HAVE to be about something bigger
Some lovers do give off friend vibes in their romance. Sure they have the occasional romantic moments but for the most part, they just want things to be the same while expressing their love for each other.
I’d argue that you SHOULD be friends with your partner before anything else so it works in that regard. I really liked CinemaTherapy’s video about Wade as a boyfriend
While Pixar isn’t 100% in the clear just yet, their future is starting to look more brighter, promising and interesting. I doubt they’ll will ever be the same as their glory days, but to say that they completely lost their footing is an understatement. Plus who know after all of their problems are sorted out we might get something even better.
This is hands down mays best video in a while!
When everyone was trashing on Turning Red and saying that Dreamworks was so much better just because Puss and Boots 2 was good, and then Ruby Gilman turned out to be a huge flop was satisfying to me lol
Also when I was watching Ruby Gilman, I thought about one of the characters looking like Ariel from the little mermaid and Dreamworks literally making fun of Disney after looking at the first trailer of the Little mermaid live action. And after the flop and elemental earning more money after their flop, that got to me that Disney got revenge on Dreamworks, Lmao.
I don't think that Pixar is doing a bad job recently imo. The only movie that i thought it was average was Lightyear. I really enjoyed their originals like Onward, Soul, Luca, Turning Red and Elemental. They might not be in the same quality as their best ones like Wall-E, Up, The Incredibles, Ratattouile and Toy Story trilogy, but i think they're good.
I never disliked or hated any Pixar films and I'm pretty sure that compared to other films they never made a "bad" movie just disappointing
Elemental redeeming itself doesn't change that the marketing for the movie was borderline sabotage. It just means that the reason the movie struggled wasn't entirely due to merit.
Likewise, putting it up against an incredibly anticipated sequel to a breakout hit animated film was the height of Hubris thinking this is still the 00s where Shrek was the best anyone else could do. To modify a quote from one of the middling Pixar films.
Pixar - "Screening in a slow movie month? I don't need that to make money at the box office!"
"That was when you were young. And the only game in town. Now you're old, and everyone knows your tricks."
Pixar - " . . . "
Pixar's reputation was built at a time when few studios could match them in raw visuals. They used those visuals to buy themselves the breathing room to tell slower and more thoughtful stories in animation. But they can't rely on that alone anymore.
They need better marketing that can sell the idea of a film on intrigue rather than the modern Hollywood tendency to just tell you what it is . . .
And they need to release at the right time for family film that lets everyone come together and take a load off. I'd recommend thanksgiving and Christmas slots in the future.
Besides Soul after Incredibles 2 Pixar just kinda lost me, even though Onward was good, I lost hope, but with Elemental and the Elio trailer I feel like old Pixar is shining again
Pixar doesn’t deserve the hate
Once again, another banger review 🔥
Also Pixar please do produce “The Awesomemay Movie” 🙏🏾
If it’s ok to love a studio after one good movie, why is it unfair to hate after one heavily flawed movie?
People are giving Ruby Gillman the same treatment after it flopped, and saying the 'Dreamworks Renaissance' is over or something.
@@lupitaruiz7605Plus "DreamWorks' Renaissance" was only like 2 movies, I swear people on the internet love to over exaggerated stuff.
@@kittykittybangbang9367 Exactly and It's getting really frustrating.
I just want good movies. I don’t care about the studio that makes it.
1:41 Actually this was during the CANADIAN wildfires
I still think Pixar’s movies are doing decent. I mean sure, they’ve made some stupid movies, but they’ve still made some recent masterpieces like Luca and Elemental.
15:25 that actually sounds like a pretty cool ending! Another thing I wasn’t sure about was how Ember not only wanted to do the internship, but also stated that she wanted to travel the world…even though she never mentioned wanting to do the lather. Also, Wade just completely decided to just…go along with it?
There are two ways I’d “fix” that:
1. Scrap the jokes and use time for Ember and Wade to learn more about the other elements. I mean, Clod mentioned an Earth festival, and I don’t think it would have been that bad of an idea for them to go! They could have also extended the WindBreaker’s game just a tiny bit to emphasize their culture a little more.
2. Completely scrap the internship all together (Or at least the fact that it’s so far away). Ember was terrified about what her parents would think if she left the shop, but leaving the entire city? I think her parents would be a lot more concerned about that. Besides, it’d mean that in the case of a sequel, we wouldn’t get to see more of element city, which kinda sucks. In conclusion: have the internship be in-town
I’ve considered Disney and Pixar to be down but not out.
I think that it all has to do with people putting Pixar at a high pedestal than any other animation studio so people expect higher emotional movies from them then for example dreamworks which is known for its mixed output on movies and so with Pixar experimenting with art styles and animation people aren’t going to be happy due to people not having a complex story or emotional character growth throughout the movie or movies for me I just see it as Pixar being more creative with their movies and stepping out of the box :l
I just hate how the earth element got like- barley anything in the whole movie
Even if elemental was a success after all its because some people talked about the movie. Their Marketing team was really bad on this one or they just didn’t believed in their own movie and didn’t promoted it enough. Like for the Puss in boots movie. People hyped it up but not the ads themselves. Disney and Pixar aren’t good rn with marketing tbh.
Illumination, even if their film aren’t always the best, they always find a way to make you see it. Their marketing team for the minions and the Mario movie was insane.
Same goes for Warner bros with the Barbie movie. This is such a random movie, but the trailer makes the movie look funny and makes you want to see the film even if you don’t like Barbie like I do. And this film was good btw.
Soul was one of my recent Pixar movies I still talk about the visuals and the ending is just saying appreciate the little things in life
I’m the kinda guy who just wants to watch a movie without any criticism bouncing around in my head
thats a good trait!
I actually work at a theater and I think it’s hilarious that a Claud cardboard cutout is just sitting under the stairs and no one’s taking it
I guess you could say Clod is like the Scrappy of the film.
Hard to call modern pixar bad with movies like Soul, Luca, And Turning Red. Yes of course there have been bad movies, but the great ones are still really great.
For some reason my cinema showed the first episode of Carl’s date than showed Elemental!? 💀
Same
The end of Inside-Out never fails to make me cry. Fr fr
Nah trust me man, the real reason Elemental recovered massively at the box office is because nobody wanted Pixar to make Toy Story 5
Pixar it going to do it anyway, if it means keeping their company financially profitable.
@@damonlam9145 I don't understand why people don't want toy story 5. Toy story is such a good movie
@@cool94epictoons64 a lot of people felt like the third film was a good conclusion to the series and then when Toy Story 4 people were decisive on it not because it was bad but because it was an insult to the franchise because the main leads were way out of character and then Lightyear came out the whole fanbase snapped so by the time Toy Story 5 was Announced everyone was against it because they didn’t want another film to ruin the franchise.
@@damonlam9145 But the good thing is that woody would meet up with buzz again
@@cool94epictoons64 As I said, most of the fans don’t want to risk another film ruining the Toy Story franchise
16:54 Yeah.. I remember watching it last year, I had high hopes for it to be good, but it just sort of became a bit boring as it got into the story a bit more, and I ended up not finishing it. Sort of mid I guess?? idk 🤷🏻♀️
The weird thing is, I swear I saw advertising for Turning Red TO COME OUT IN THEATERS. When I went to go see Encanto and or Sing 2 in late November/sometime in December, I distinctly remember seeing a poster for Turning Red to come out in theaters on the date it ended up dropping on Disney+ in the end. But a couple months later news came out that it was skipping theaters and coming straight to Disney+ and everyone treated it like that was always the case??? I don't know, maybe my memory is wrong or there wasn't a lot of advertising for it back in December of 2021, but I swear I thought it was going to come out in theaters originally.
It was. They pulled the Disney + shit last minute for some reason 🙃
Honestly, if they just went to making sequels for the classic movies like Toy Story, Cars 4 especially, Monsters Inc, etc... I guess nobody would be mad at Pixar and it would be good.
I will still support Pixar, even if their movie flops, their my childhood, hopefully Elio could finally get Pixar back to greatness since Luca in 2021
I personally really liked Turning Red and I find this drama to be a bit much.
Pixar can still make great movies (Besides Lightyear) and I hope this drama can calm down.
Video idea: Why does TH-cam hate creators now?
“What if a teenage girl had emotions?”
1:40
Actually it was during the Canadian Wildfires and the amount of smoke that spread across the continent
my bad! both are on fire atm so i got that confused!
@@Awesomemay No worries! California is usually on fire anyways (and so is Canada, hence the smoke-)
People hate Pixar because the new generation of writers, animators and directors aren't really that creative and are too afraid to think outside the box. Disney's forcing them to play it safe and not take any risks
Not denying the talent of said writers, animators, and directors though?
When TH-cam needed him most, he came back
i never leave!
You sure about that
just finished watching the video. pixar should indeed make the awesomemay movie. 10/10 movie right there
Ppl exspect this company to deliver banger after banger for ever. And when they release a mediocre film once in a while now they are “ the worst animation studio, “. Let’s not forget that Sonys films before spider verse was ASS let’s be honest. But they don’t get hate on like Pixar does
There was a time when Pixar did deliver hit after hit. It was 1999-2008 with the exception of Cars
@@masterknife8423 FINALLY, SOMEBODY WHO REALISES CARS ISNT A GOOD FILM🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Why was this so good, I agree wit everything in this video
Don't get me wrong I like across the spider verse and like the characters of the movie (with a high preference for Miguel) but I think element looked amazing despite not seeing it yet
I think people are just a little too dramatic about the "bad" movies from Disney & Pixar. Don't get me wrong, they could definitely be better , especially with Disney's remakes. Honestly though, for just being regular animated movies, they still (sometimes) feel much higher in quality compared to many other animated movies, at least to me.
I think you made some pretty good points across the video but one thing i was suprised about was how you said that elemental had a great opening but didnt mention the whole imigration topic within the movie which i belive the movie was really focusing on. Im just mentioning this as lots of people were suprised that this topic wss even in this movie which might explain it's recent explosion at the box office but you seem to not mention it at all. Just a minor gripe i had with that segment as i feel that was what the movie was trying to focus on and everything was mostly secondary even the romance. Still though this isnt just about elemental and more about pixar in general. Anyways good video nonethless
i mentioned the metaphors and how i thought the fire language was funny! i dont get too deep into the metaphors for things such as immigration or generational trauma because i haven't experienced that and don't feel qualified to speak on the subject
@@Awesomemay ah I see and I respect your decisions, thanks for replying :)
It’s still not generic because pixar takes a unique approach and their stories aren’t done by anyone else
I’m only fine with the sequels if they are actually good
Like Inside Out 2?
Soul, Luca, & Coco were all great movies… but people didn’t watch it and that’s it.
The amount of Lightyear slander is absolutely insane lol, but personally i can see the gate being justified but I'd give it a 4/10 because at least the animation was amazing and the score was awesome, better than a terribly animated movie
Some people are so quick to forget other amazing movies that Pixar has created and it’s infuriating, sure in some people’s opinion it’s not the best or it’s not going to be the movie of the century but it’s still good to show appreciation to and we shouldn’t be comparing these studios right away just because a company made one amazing movie that suddenly Pixar is now considered a flop
what happened is that all the other companies were somewhat good with their movies, and pixar was amazing, then the other companies starting getting really good whilst pixar started falling, which caused more people to switch up their preferences
"I can't take animated relationships seriously."
Soooo... not a Tangled fan?
I really want to see another outstanding non-anime animated movie with a female protagonist. I love Turning Red, but a lot of people don't. I want to see a girl-driven animated movie so uncontestably awesome it will overpower any haters, or at least the haters will be a non-vocal minority. Something Wolfwalkers level. But the way this year is going, I won't be getting it -- at least on the big screen. (I am happy that Nimona exists.)
I love your idea for an ending to Elemental.
Pixar hasn’t been the same ever since the CCO John Lasster left to work at Skydance animation. I don’t like him at as a person but I admire his work as he is a master storyteller in animation.
All companies are like that such as Disney after Walt died
Dude, bringing John Lasseter back isn’t going to solve “Pixar’s current dilemma”. Just look at Luck, that film went through a lot of production troubles thanks to John’s executive meddling and the final quality of the film ended up suffering. So even the “master storyteller in animation” isn’t that great a creative director.
I don’t care if it’s irrelevant it’s still a good time
Eyyyyyy we're back
Awesomemay might be the only one who thinks that, but we will keep supporting him if he keeps making great content like this.
Shoutout to those people who saw this video before it was unlisted for some reason. 👍
you know what pixar needs? live-action remakes baby
Make a Toy Story live action remake, they’re clearly not done milking that franchise for all its worth
i dread the point where we as a society have to see a live action mike wasowski
NO GOD PLEASE NO!
@@AllGarageMusic At least it wouldn’t be a third ending for this franchise
(Loads sniper rifle) All right, there's no running from this
Hey man, keep the good work up.
Elemental made me freaking cry
OH MY GOD YOU MENTIONED FIREBOY AND WATERGIRL
Of course, great review as always, and I really do think that Pixar is going to bounce out of this “bad movie phase” (their modern movies aren’t bad at all though) they have going on, Pixar isn’t going to fall into a deep decline or something. Just think about Soul, that was phenomenal.
I don’t hate Pixar. It’s a wonderful animation studio that created Toy Story, Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Brave and more.
Thanks for giving me something to smoke to! appreciate it!
is this ur new bit
This man is reading my thoughts🤯
It's crazy cause everyone wanting Pixars movie back in theaters, but now, of course, they are in the theaters, and no one is seeing them, im not shocked because this is exactly what I expected, ill keep supported unless its something im really not interested in, although Pixar does need to change things up
Aint No Way Bro Just Said Turning Red Was A Good Movie☠☠☠☠☠☠
bruh let him enjoy what he likes
Who didn’t think Turning Red was good?
I love the charecter design but i wasnt in love with the plot im not a like uhm a romance person but they are so cute (wade and amber) It was ok tho 6.9/10 and honestly i agree the falling love part was also an issue for me it was to short 😔 like you just met her and your madly in love? Huh?!
To me it feels that recent Pixar movies like Luka, turning red, light year, and elemental feels so small scale. Compare to movies like monsters Inc, toy story, and Spider Verse.
Other than lightyear everyone has loved every movie they’ve released recently
I personally think lightyear is misunderstood
Me too. I admire the stand-alone effort attempt with a distinct almost photorealistic art style that perfectly complements the Sci-Fi films it's paying homage to.
Love the videos, man. Keep it up!!!
Thanks! Will do!
People need to stop being too harsh on Pixar and Disney because if they do their going to miss a really good movie like Elemental and WISH even though WISH isn’t even out yet, but I think that movie will do really good in the box office.
Elementals did not actually do well in the box office. I have no doubt that the numbers are inflated by Disney themselves. I haven’t heard of a single person who has went to see it.
pixar/disney don't care about the story anymore they just do hidden agendas and talk about things that don't need talk about
trust me i watched all the old disney movies and pixar movies
What "hidden agendas"?
@@ilikespaghetti4458he just be talkin
I personally really liked Elemental! It actually made me cry, unlike other pixar movies in recent years like Lightyear or Onward. Elemental is now my favorite pixar movie to come out in the 2020's. Plus, I'm a sucker for romance storys, so i couldnt dislike or hate the romance between Ember and Wade. In my opinion, their one of the cutest pixar couples in recent years. Due to them having differing personalities. I just love couples in media who are so different from each other yet they have such wonderful chemistry! The emotional moments of the movie with Ember and wades relationship were the best parts of the movie. Especially in the sequence where they go on a date in element city and the original song for the movie "Steal the show" plays, OMG, that song is legit amazing. The beats are so catchy. I love it! I actually didnt mind the repeatable jokes in the movie, because I liked ember and wade so much, i was more focused on them growing as characters rather than the jokes or humor of the movie. I actually would've preferred your ending May, the one we got was kinda unsatisfying like you said. I wanted to see more of ember and wade as a couple, but the movie immediately ended when ember steped on the boat. I was like "Thats it?". Im hoping pixar will want to do sequel to this movie, so then they can put together a more satisfying story than focusing on more characters to introduce and develop. I wouldnt mind if they add 1 or 2 more characters in a sequel, as long as they have more of a prominent role in the movie, unlike the little plant boy, claude. That little dude was on the poster and only got a few scenes. Same thing with Gale, the cloud. The only thing i disliked about the movie was the ending. Other than that. I think this movie feels more like classic pixar than other movies like Lightyear or Onward. Since it has such great main characters. Im probably wrong though 😅
Yeah I agree and thought Elementals was a great movie for 2023. The hate is really unwarranted and like Awsomeay said alot of people switched sides when it started doing g good so it's really a lot people just saying it's bad to get attention. The ending could have definetly been better but for now let's atleast hope the make a second one and from the rebound at box office and suppose super high watch time on densely plus I think it will happen eventually. Anyways elemental wad a great movie and I agree with you completely, stay safe :)