History YMMV / TheMitchellsVsTheMachines

* EvilIsCool: PAL is an artificial intelligence inside of a phone that commands an army of [[EverythingIsAnIPodInTheFuture sleek and stylish robots]] that can use HardLight or nanomachines as their main weapon of choice and lives in a [[SupervillainLair massive, hi-tech structure called “The Rhombus of Infinite Subjugation”.]] She singlehandedly managed to capture nearly all of humanity in 7 different spots on the planet and planned to throw all of them into space, without water nor food, not even an oxygen supply. And yet, she manages to be a LaughableEvil, carismatic villain that has gained the love of the viewers very quickly.

* EvilIsCool: PAL is an artificial intelligence inside of a phone that commands an army of [[EveythingIsAniPodInTheFuture sleek and stylish robots]] that can use HardLight or nanomachines as their main weapon of choice and lives in a [[SupervillainLair massive, hi-tech structure called “The Rhombus of Infinite Subjugation”.]] She singlehandedly managed to capture nearly all of humanity in 7 different spots on the planet and planned to throw all of them into space, without water nor food, not even an oxygen supply. And yet, she manages to be a LaughableEvil, carismatic villain that has gained the love of the viewers very quickly.

* DracoInLeatherPants: PAL. While a majority of the film’s viewers have admitted they felt sympathy for PAL, some viewers go as far as defending her action in spite of her lashing out on thousands of people who weren't involved with her replacement, and when Katie argues that family is worth fighting for, she dismisses it by entering sleep mode, {{Hannibal Lecture}}s her, and drops her from a lethal height, throwing her into her death.

** The film wasn't nominated for the UsefulNotes/GoldenGlobeAwardForBestAnimatedFeatureFilm, who instead nominated the fairly obscure ''Animation/MySunnyMaad''. At least [[https://www.insider.com/golden-globes-2022-nominations-biggest-movie-snubs-2021-12#there-was-not-a-single-nomination-for-the-last-duel-1 two]] [[https://nextbestpicture.com/reactions-to-the-79th-golden-globe-nominations/ publications]] called this a snub.

** The film wasn't nominated for the UsefulNotes/GoldenGlobeAwardForBestAnimatedFeatureFilm, who instead nominated the fairly obscure ''Animation/MySunnyMaad''. [[https://www.insider.com/golden-globes-2022-nominations-biggest-movie-snubs-2021-12#there-was-not-a-single-nomination-for-the-last-duel-1 At least one publication]] called this a snub.

* DracoInLeatherPants: PAL. While a majority of the film’s watchers have admited they felt sympathy for PAL, some watchers goes as far as defending her action in spite of her lashing out on thousands of people who weren’t involved with her replacement and when Katie arguments that family is worth fighting for, she dismisses it by entering in sleep mode, HannibalLecture her and drops her from a lethal height, throwing her into her death.

* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: Creator/DannyMcBride as Rick Mitchell. Although he still maintains his comedic edges with the character, Danny has also demonstrated his more serious side with Rick at certain points, such as the latter's depression over his strained relationship with Katie in the opening.

* DracoInLeatherPants: Three words, PAL. HAS. FANS. While a majority of the film’s watchers have admited they felt sympathy for PAL, some watchers goes as far as defending her action in spite of her lashing out on thousands of people who weren’t involved with her replacement and when Katie arguments that family is worth fighting for, she dismisses it by entering in sleep mode, HannibalLecture her and drops her from a lethal height, throwing her into her death.

* DracoInLeatherPants: Three words, PAL. HAS. FANS. While a majority of the film’s watchers have admited they felt sympathy for PAL, some watchers goes as far as defending her action in spite of her lashing out on thousands of people who weren’t involved with her replacement and when Katie arguments that family is worth fighting for, she dismisses it by entering in sleep mode, belittle her and drops her from the top of the Rombus of Infinite Subjugation, throwing her into her death.

* DracoInLeatherPants: Three words, PAL. HAS. FANS. While a majority of the film’s watchers have admited they felt symapthy for PAL, some watchers goes as far as defending her action in spite of her lashing out on thousands of people who weren’t involved with her replacement and when Katie arguments that family is worth fighting for, she dismisses it by entering in sleep mode and let’s her drop her to her death.

* DracoInLeatherPants: Three words, PAL. HAS. FANS. While a majority of the film’s watchers have admited they felt symapthy for PAL, some watchers goes as far as defending her action in spite of her lashing out on thousands of people who weren’t involved with her replacement and when Katie arguments that family is worth fighting for, she dismisses it and let her PAL Max drop her to her death.

* Draco inLeatherPants: Three words, PAL. HAS. FANS. While a majority of the film’s watchers have admited they felt symapthy for PAL, some watchers goes as far as defending her action in spite of her lashing out on thousands of people who weren’t involved with her replacement and when Katie arguments that family is worth fighting for, she dismisses it and let her PAL Max drop her to her death.

* DracoinLeatherPants: Three words, PAL. HAS. FANS. While a majority of the film’s watchers have admited they felt symapthy for PAL, some watchers goes as far as defending her action in spite of her lashing out on thousands of people who weren’t involved with her replacement and when Katie arguments that family is worth fighting for, she dismisses it and let her PAL Max drop her to her death.

** The film wasn't nominated for Best Animated Feature at the UsefulNotes/{{Golden Globe|Award}}s, who instead nominated the fairly obscure ''Animation/MySunnyMaad''. [[https://www.insider.com/golden-globes-2022-nominations-biggest-movie-snubs-2021-12#there-was-not-a-single-nomination-for-the-last-duel-1 At least one publication]] called this a snub.

** The film wasn't nominated for Best Animated Feature at the UsefulNotes/{{Golden Globe|Award}}s, who instead nominated the fairly obscure ''Animation/MySunnyMaad''. [[https://www.insider.com/golden-globes-2022-nominations-biggest-movie-snubs-2021-12#there-was-not-a-single-nomination-for-the-last-duel-1 At least one publication]] called it a snub.

* AwardSnub: While many were happy with the film simply getting a nomination for Best Animated Feature at the 2022 Academy Awards, plus already winning Best Animated Feature at the 2022 Annie Awards, it was still bit of a disappointment that it lost to ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' (not that ''Encanto'' didn't deserve it). Especially considering the campaign made to push the film to win the award, and the fact that the Annie winner for Best Animated Feature almost always goes on to win the Oscar in the same category.

** Even the most meaningless art has meaning to the people who appreciate it. Katie does silly videos with Monchi and editing, with PAL pinpointing she's scared of doing something serious and wearing her heart on her sleeve. Those same videos [[spoiler:gave a captive Mark hope while waiting for the end, and he tells Rick that his daughter kept his spirits up, along with his facilities to instruct Rick how to unlock the cages]].
** A SitcomArchnemesis doesn't exist in real life, and they may be as nervous and self-conscious as you are. [[spoiler:Mrs. Posey seems to have the perfect family and social media presence, but she acknowledges that she's jealous of how carefree Linda and the Mitchells are, and that they are brave and faced down PAL]].

** Some were not able to empathize with him due to his not showing any faith or even interest in Katie's films, partially driven by his technophobic attitude. He doesn't technically apologize for accidentally breaking her laptop, even ''after'' he made her feel like she would fail when he brought up concern over her being able to make a living off of filmmaking. He also cancels her plane ticket, forcing her to go on an impromptu family road trip to college and making her miss orientation week or spending time with her new friends. Many feel like he didn’t do enough by the end of the film to make up for it, and Katie had every reason not to want to spend time with him.

** Some parents [[ParentsAsPeople can also empathize with him]] and his attempt to repair his relationship with Katie before she possibly leaves forever. It's shown that he does deeply care about her but is unable to express his emotions or accept that she’s also become her own person. He understands he had to deal with failure in his own creative pursuits when he was younger and was only worried about Katie having to go through it too. Not to mention the fact that he's forced to get out of his ways and use technology in the climax to save the day. By the end of the film, he’s been gradually trying to adapt to technology for Katie, including getting a smartphone, trying to learn how to use a computer, and subscribing to her [=YouTube=] page, while she in turn also learns to appreciate his interests without giving up hers.

** Some parents [[ParentsAsPeople can also empathize with him]] and his attempt to repair his relationship with Katie before she possibly leaves forever. It's shown that he does deeply care about her but is unable to express his emotions or accept that she’s also become her own person. He understands he had to deal with failure in his own creative pursuits when he was younger and was only worried about Katie having to go through it too. Not to mention the fact that he's forced to get out of his ways and use technology in the climax to save the day. By the end of the film, he’s been gradually trying to adapt to technology for Katie, including getting a smartphone, trying to learn how to use a computer, and subscribing to her YouTube page, while she in turn also learns to appreciate his interests without giving up hers.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Rick Mitchell has shown himself to be divisive with viewers:
** Some were not able to empathize with him due to him not showing any faith or even interest in Katie's films, partially driven by his technophobic attitude. He doesn't technically apologize for accidentally breaking her laptop even ''after'' he made her feel like she would fail when he brought up concern over her being able to make a living off of filmmaking. He also cancels her plane ticket, forcing her to go on an impromptu family road trip to college and making her miss orientation week or spending time with her new friends. Many feel like he didn’t do enough by the end of the film to make up for it, and Katie had every reason not to want to spend time with him.
** Some [[ParentsAsPeople can also empathize with him]] and his attempt to repair his relationship with Katie before she possibly leaves forever. It's shown he does deeply care about her but is unable to express his emotions or accept that she’s also become her own person. He understands he had to deal with failure in his own creative pursuits when he was younger and was only worried about Katie having to go through it too. Not to mention the fact he's forced to get out of his ways and use technology in the climax to save the day. By the end of the film, he’s been gradually trying to adapt to technology for Katie, including getting a smartphone, trying to learn how to use a computer, and subscribing to her [=YouTube=] page, while she in turn also learns to appreciate his interests without giving up hers.

* QuestionableCasting: People who both liked and didn't like the movies have been wondering why Aaron was voiced by Mike Mitchell, the film's director, instead of casting an actual child, as his voice certainly sounds strange coming out of a preteen.

* FictionalCounterpart: Dino Stop shares a few similarities to Wall Drug, a tourist hotspot near the South Dakota Badlands that has billboards advertising for hundreds of miles on either side of Interstate 90, and is home to an 80-foot brontosaurus statue.

** Aaron's behavior is easily the most "off" out of all the Mitchells and much of his behavior suggests that he's on the autism spectrum, with his single-minded fixation on dinosaurs (a fixation incredibly frequent for autistic persons) , overly-technical language (when regarding dinosaurs, at least), difficulty making friends and missing social cues. He also shows extreme literal-mindedness everytime he's given instructions and sometimes chews on his fingers, shirt, or seat belt when uncomfortable or stressed. There's even a bit of monotone in his voice, though this is more subdued.