Ok, guys, let's rein it in before things get too nasty.
For some reason, I always find myself confusing Blue Sky's movies (especially the upcoming Ferdinand) for Sony movies. I'm not sure why. Maybe the aesthetic of both company's movies are similar?
"Hey, least I didn't lose all my artistic talent when I crash landed in the arena here."Information about an Emoji Movie advance screening today
confirms my suspicions—a embargo has been placed on all reviews (print, TV, radio, and social media/online) until the day of the film's release.
There you have it folks.
edited 26th Jul '17 1:44:21 PM by Yeow95
has a clue, but it's usually not the correct one 0.55% of the timeThe previews didn't make me want to go to a theater to see it myself, but it did look silly enough to watch on Netflix for "far less money", which works for me.
Also, being they're riding their entire movie career on this movie, it does make sense to let people judge it by seeing it themselves with absolutely zero knowledge of how really good it is till after release.
I don't expect it to be good, but it's about all they can do to minimize risk. I think it's silly to put it all on this movie, though. They already have other IP's they can work with anyway.
Shadow?According to this interview
the Emoji Movie came about when the director was thinking about Toy Story and new toys that haven't been explored yet, someone texted him an emoji on his phone, and the idea for the movie hit.
Wikipedia also summarizes "In fleshing out the story, Leondis considered having the emojis visit the real world. However, his producer felt that it was a much more interesting concept to explore the world inside a phone, which inspired Leondis to create the story of where and how the emojis lived. As Leondis is gay, he connected to Gene's plight of "being different in a world that expects you to be one thing" and in eventually realizing that the feeling held true for most people, Leondis has said the film "was very personal"
edited 26th Jul '17 8:22:13 PM by lalalei2001
The Protomen enhanced my life.As Leondis is gay, he connected to Gene's plight of "being different in a world that expects you to be one thing" and in eventually realizing that the feeling held true for most people, Leondis has said the film "was very personal"
the cynical side of me is saying that he is trying to guilt people into liking it. But I prefer to think that he was being sincere when he said this.
edited 27th Jul '17 7:06:55 AM by Thelastwarrior
I know, right? I wish executives would stop fixating over human-focused adaptations.
Not every single adaptation of cartoons needs a human that nobody will give a hoot about.
I'm glad the MLP movie is focusing on having a grand-scale adventure...in 2D!
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Now about The You-Know-What Movie's director being gay, I wasn't expecting that when I read about it in an interview for the movie on Animation Scoop. While I also think he was being sincere when he said that, it's hard not to think Sony will use it to guilt people into watching it.
But come on! Sony wouldn't go that far...would they?
I agree. The director made a character he greatly identifies with and hopes others will too, that's great. The problem is that the plot is still something that's been done many times over.
Box-office predictions are coming in for the You-Know-What Movie.
That’s partially because it’s an original project, so it’s more difficult to tell how audiences will respond. The studio hopes for a long tail based on word of mouth. Visibility for the film has been exceptionally strong thanks to an aggressive marketing push that included T.J. Miller parasailing into Cannes to help launch the movie’s first trailer. Reviews have yet to be released, but films that target children are arguably the most critic-proof, considering kids are more likely to act on instinct, and (hopefully) not based on what someone says on Twitter. “The Emoji Movie” is the first major animated release since “Despicable Me 3” four weeks ago. It carries an estimated budget of $50 million.
So...they actually think the You-Know-What movie will be a hit? And that kids will want to see this based on instinct and not what Twitter is saying about it?
(Deep breath in.)
(Deep breath out.)
...I respectfully disagree on both cases.
As I said, there's some neat ideas behind it, but there's no way it'll succeed. It's basically a rewrite of Wreck-It Ralph too. People won't judge it on its own merits.
Another issue is Emojis aren't like other characters. The purpose of them is to be one-note inherently. It has problems with the premise.
Shadow?So they're going the "Teen-Titans-Go!-kids-will-like-it-anyway-screw-the-critics" route. Classy.
I freaking hate that train of thought.
edited 27th Jul '17 11:55:16 AM by kablammin45
"Hey, least I didn't lose all my artistic talent when I crash landed in the arena here."

That would be very trippy.