History WMG / DreamworksAnimation

To coincide with the studio's 30th anniversary in 2024, they are gonna release a crossover short film with all of their characters meeting each other. Their interaction should be different enough from ''WesternAnimation/OnceUponAStudio''. The short will be either attached in theaters to ''WesternAnimation/TheWildRobot'', or be released on streaming, potentially Peacock.

To coincide with the studio’s 30th anniversary in 2024, they are gonna release a crossover short film with all of their characters meeting each other. Their interaction should be different enough from ‘’WesternAnimation/OnceUponAStudio''. The short will be either attached in theaters to ''WesternAnimation/TheWildRobot'', or be released on streaming, potentially Peacock.

*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4CLjSIW1Yg This version of theory]] connects ''all'' of Dreamworks films (even the above mentioned hand drawn ones, ''Franchise/KungFuPanda'', ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'' and ''Franchise/HowToTrainYourDragon''). However, it is in Polish, so those who don't know Polish should translate it to English.

*** There is a video called Dreamworks Theory that connects all the films (minus the hand drawn ones) on Website/YouTube, look it up!

[[WMG: One day, [[Creator/{{Universal}} Universal Pictures]] would be forced to give back the respective distribution rights to [[Creator/{{Paramount}} Paramount Pictures]] and Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios.]]
* If so, Paramount Home Entertainment would re-release its films from 2006-2012 on DVD and Blu-ray ''and'' 4K Ultra-HD. Same with 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment with its films from 2013-2017.
* Paramount's films would be streamed on Creator/ParamountPlus and 20th Century's on Creator/DisneyPlus.
[[WMG: If Spirit: Riding Free is a success, all of Dreamworks' other 2D movies will get spin off series as well]]

[[WMG: Dreamworks' new films (How to Train Your Dragon, Megamind, etc) as well as their new logo are signaling their tone for the new decade. DarkerAndEdgier with great story and heart. This will cause the rise of Dreamworks and the subsequent fall of Pixar.]]
Remember in the late 80's when Disney's movies were bombing and Don Bluth's films were successful, and how everything went vice versa during the 90's? The same thing is going to happen with Pixar and Dreamworks. Pixar has been the lead for about 15 years now, and Dreamworks has been inferior to them for about the same amount of time. ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' is (in this troper's opinion) The strongest and most successful Pixar film, and when you're at the top, there's only one way you can go. Case in point, Pixar's last film is ''WesternAnimation/Cars2'', a sequel to their least successful film, which has done even worse by the company's standards. Pixar is also making a ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' sequel or spin-off, which is what took Newt's slot. In 2010, Dreamwork's films have been considerably darker and more fleshed out, such as in ''HTTYD'' and to a lesser extent ''WesternAnimation/ShrekForeverAfter''. This might just signal a role reversal, and Pixar might just reach its low point, its apocalypse; Its Pixar-calypse if you will if ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'' doesn't measure up artistically in 2012. [=DreamWorks=] might just be on the road to genuinely good movies...
* Considering ''Cars 2'' is Pixar's worst-rated movie, there might be some merit to this. In addition, ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'' is proving to be a lesser effort to a degree in critics' eyes so it seems that Pixar will no longer get a free ride about their films anymore.
* It is pretty likely. Their darker and more mature movies (which many of their recent films fit into) have received more critical acclaim than their past films.
** It actually seems to be returning to their old roots where they in fact make DarkerAndEdgier works such as The Prince of Egypt, Antz, and all those movies (Wallace & Gromit, Monsters Vs. Aliens) before their downfall of pop culture references and Sequelitis (Shark Tale, Madagascar (1 & 2), Over the Hedge, Bee Movie, Flushed Away (Your mileage will vary on them).
** To elaborate: Dark and Edgy (Prince of Egypt, Antz), "misfit" protagonists (Z, Moses, Wallace), attack mature themes (psychology of war, death), surprisingly complex characters; Megamind, HTTYD, Kung Fu Panda all have these said similarities.
* And don't forget the fact that one of Disney's own, Chris Sanders, left the company for [=DreamWorks=] due to creative differences much like Don Bluth. Is he the next Don Bluth?
[[WMG: Dreamworks is trying to become known as the animation studio that does right by its female characters.]]
They know people get annoyed with Pixar for never having a female lead and Disney for being all about its princesses, and are trying to capture that audience. In the last few movies that weren't sequels we've got a movie that's totally on the side of its female leads who are [[{{Chickification}} chickified]] by no one. For instance, ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'' as a fearless reporter who immediately shoots down her [[http://www.heartless-bitches.com/rants/niceguys/niceguys.shtml Nice Guy]] and for getting legitimately upset at her love interest for lying to her, ''Franchise/HowToTrainYourDragon'' has a tough and clever viking girl who bows to no one, ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens'' has the only superheroine origin movie we're likely to see on the big screen in a long time (even if it's disguised by calling her a "monster"), and the ''Franchise/KungFuPanda'' series has yet another tough and smart fighter who also manages to be a catgirl who ''isn't'' sexualized, but is no less an AmazonianBeauty in her own way. Also, ''WesternAnimation/TheCroods'' have a family of [[BigBeautifulWoman thick heavyset women]] and are proud of it. This approach goes all the way back to ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'', which gives us two supporting women who are big plot movers and often act with more guts and inner strength than the actual hero of the film.

[[WMG: Creator/DreamWorksAnimation will [[GrowingTheBeard get better]] when it merges with its former parent.]]
Creator/DreamWorksAnimation's streak of less-than-sound movies began when it was spun off in 2004, and Jeffrey Katzenberg [[ProtectionFromEditors was no longer under Steven Spielberg and David Geffen's supervision]]. When it merges back with the live-action studio, it will begin making good movies again.
* [=DreamWorks=] Animation ''have'' proven themselves lately with the ''Franchise/KungFuPanda'' franchise and ''Franchise/HowToTrainYourDragon''. Despite this, some people still hold bias against [=DreamWorks=] Animation, ''especially'' when sequels are involved.

[[WMG: [=DreamWorks=] Animation will finish establishing their identity very soon.]]
Think about it. Different studios tend to be known for different styles and story types. In it's earlier years, [=DreamWorks=] was kind of all over the place in those terms. A lot of their earlier films were basically taking elements of the most recent popular Disney film and throwing in some pop culture references. But in more recent years, particularly starting with Shrek, they've been moving away from that and started making movies with a common theme of having unconventional, "misfit" protagonist. Their past few films have had noticeably darker themes and moments as well. This has obviously been working for them, since their most recent movies have not only received more critical acclaim, but get more money at the box office and leave better impressions of the audience. With their next few movies, [=DreamWorks=] Animation will seal the deal on their studio identity: DarkerAndEdgier movies with non-conventional protagonists, practically the opposite of Disney. This establishment will create more tone consistency in their films, which may contribute to improvement in quality.

Remember in the late 80's when Disney's movies were bombing and Don Bluth's films were successful, and how everything went vice versa during the 90's? The same thing is going to happen with Pixar and Dreamworks. Pixar has been the lead for about 15 years now, and Dreamworks has been inferior to them for about the same amount of time. ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' is (in this troper's opinion) The strongest and most successful Pixar film, and when you're at the top, there's only one way you can go. Case in point, Pixar's last film is ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}} 2'', a sequel to their least successful film, which has done even worse by the company's standards. Pixar is also making a ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' sequel or spin-off, which is what took Newt's slot. In 2010, Dreamwork's films have been considerably darker and more fleshed out, such as in ''HTTYD'' and to a lesser extent ''WesternAnimation/ShrekForeverAfter''. This might just signal a role reversal, and Pixar might just reach its low point, its apocalypse; Its Pixar-calypse if you will if ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'' doesn't measure up artistically in 2012. [=DreamWorks=] might just be on the road to genuinely good movies...

[[WesternAnimation/SinbadLegendOfTheSevenSeas Eris]]: Goddess of Disorder, and the great evil in the Dreamworks animated multiverse. Distantly related to Hades of Disney's conflict, she use to do all her evil on her own, as her divine powers could easily summon monsters, freeze seas and manipulate mortals however she wanted. However, one day while she was trying to send a world into chaos, she ran into a problem. [[WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt God]] was also at work in the world, and despite being less directly active, Eris found herself needing a council of villains to do her bidding in a way that God could not interfere, and thus founded the Order of Chaos in order to circumvent this problem.

[[WMG: Creator/DreamWorks Animation will [[GrowingTheBeard get better]] when it merges with its former parent.]]
Creator/DreamWorks Animation's streak of less-than-sound movies began when it was spun off in 2004, and Jeffrey Katzenberg [[ProtectionFromEditors was no longer under Steven Spielberg and David Geffen's supervision]]. When it merges back with the live-action studio, it will begin making good movies again.

Think about it. Different studios tend to be known for different styles and story types. In it's earlier years, [=DreamWorks=] was kind of all over the place in those terms. A lot of their earlier films were basically taking elements of the most recent popular Disney film and throwing in some pop culture references. But in more recent years, particularly starting with Shrek, they've been moving away from that and started making movies with a common theme of having unconventional, "misfit" protagonist. Their past few films have had noticeably darker themes and moments as well. This has obviously been working for them, since their most recent movies have not only received more critical acclaim, but get more money at the box office and leave better impressions of the audience. With their next few movies, Dreamworks Animation will seal the deal on their studio identity: DarkerAndEdgier movies with non-conventional protagonists, practically the opposite of Disney. This establishment will create more tone consistency in their films, which may contribute to improvement in quality.

[[WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}} The Fairy Godmother]]: An alternate universe counterpart of Cinderella's fairy godmother, this version of the character is spiteful, wicked, and cares for nothing else but the sweet money and corruption that comes with her gifts to poor souls in need. The reason why she's so useful to Aku and Chernabog is because she operates like a nicer version of the Enchantress, an evil force that masquerades as a force of good to sucker in clients to the Friends. Among the clients she has called for are an evil version of Rapunzel and Cinderella's Prince from the Dreamworks universe. King Harold, an old british version of Naveen, was also among her clients. She was eventually defeated by being zapped from a deflected blast from her wand.

[[WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}} Makunga and the Fossa]]: Makunga was an associate to the friends who wanted to steal command of the African kingdom from Zuba in order to collect souls from his hunts. He was eventually defeated by Alex and his friends, then abandoned by Eris soon after.

[[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda The Furious Five]]: A team of 5 kung fu masters with various backgrounds and histories. They serve as TheLancer to the Dragon Warrior, but are actually superior to him in actual skill due to their longer training periods. They are:

Remember in the late 80's when Disney's movies were bombing and Don Bluth's films were successful, and how everything went vice versa during the 90's? The same thing is going to happen with Pixar and Dreamworks. Pixar has been the lead for about 15 years now, and Dreamworks has been inferior to them for about the same amount of time. ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' is (in this troper's opinion) The strongest and most successful Pixar film, and when you're at the top, there's only one way you can go. Case in point, Pixar's last film is ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}} 2'', a sequel to their least successful film, which has done even worse by the company's standards. Pixar is also making a ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' sequel or spin-off, which is what took Newt's slot. In 2010, Dreamwork's films have been considerbly darker and more fleshed out, such as in ''HTTYD'' and to a lesser extent ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}} 4''. This might just signal a role reversal, and Pixar might just reach its low point, its apocalypse; Its Pixar-calypse if you will if ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'' doesn't measure up artistically in 2012. Dreamworks might just be on the road to genuinely good movies...

* And don't forget the fact that one of Disney's own, Chris Sanders, left the company for Dreamworks due to creative differences much like Don Bluth. Is he the next Don Bluth?

They know people get annoyed with Pixar for never having a female lead and Disney for being all about its princesses, and are trying to capture that audience. In the last few movies that weren't sequels we've got a movie that's totally on the side of its female leads who are [[{{Chickification}} chickified]] by no one. For instance, ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'' as a fearless reporter who immediately shoots down her [[http://www.heartless-bitches.com/rants/niceguys/niceguys.shtml Nice Guy]] and for getting legitimately upset at her love interest for lying to her, ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'' has a tough and clever viking girl who bows to no one, ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens'' has the only superheroine origin movie we're likely to see on the big screen in a long time (even if it's disguised by calling her a "monster"), and the ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' series has yet another tough and smart fighter who also manages to be a catgirl who ''isn't'' sexualized, but is no less an AmazonianBeauty in her own way. Also, ''WesternAnimation/TheCroods'' have a family of [[BigBeautifulWoman thick heavyset women]] and are proud of it. This approach goes all the way back to ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'', which gives us two supporting women who are big plot movers and often act with more guts and inner strength than the actual hero of the film.

* Dreamworks Animation ''have'' proven themselves lately with the ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2 franchise]] and ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon''. Despite this, some people still hold bias against Dreamworks Animation, ''especially'' when sequels are involved.

[[WMG: Dreamworks Animation will finish establishing their identity very soon.]]
Think about it. Different studios tend to be known for different styles and story types. In it's earlier years, Dreamworks was kind of all over the place in those terms. A lot of their earlier films were basically taking elements of the most recent popular Disney film and throwing in some pop culture references. But in more recent years, particularly starting with Shrek, they've been moving away from that and started making movies with a common theme of having unconventional, "misfit" protagonist. Their past few films have had noticeably darker themes and moments as well. This has obviously been working for them, since their most recent movies have not only received more critical acclaim, but get more money at the box office and leave better impressions of the audience. With their next few movies, Dreamworks Animation will seal the deal on their studio identity: DarkerAndEdgier movies with non-conventional protagonists, practically the opposite of Disney. This establishment will create more tone consistency in their films, which may contribute to improvement in quality.

* With the exception of WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda (possibly WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}} and WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon), which just cannot be tied in. While WesternAnimation/TheCroods has occurred in the past, everything else takes place in the present.
** Similar to Creator/{{Pixar}}, characters have made cameos in each others' films. One example being in ''WesternAnimation/BeeMovie'', which briefly featured a bear which looked very similar to Vincent (possibly ''was'' Vincent) from ''WesternAnimation/OverTheHedge''. Mason and Phil from ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'' also made a brief appearance in ''WesternAnimation/{{Turbo}}''.

[[WMG: One day, Universal would be forced to give back the respective distribution rights to [[Creator/{{Paramount}} Paramount Pictures]] and Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios.]]

[[WMG: One day, Universal would be forced to give back the respective distribution rights to [[Creator/{{Paramount}} Pictures]] and Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios.]]

[[WMG: One day, Universal would be forced to give back the respective distribution rights to Creator/Paramount Pictures and Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios.]]

[[WMG: One day, Universal would be forced to give back the respective distribution rights to [[Creator/Paramount Pictures]] and Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios.]]