Posts by Maria Rogers7

Look, I’m not saying Shrek isn't top-tier as it stands. I'm just pointing out that the whole vibe only really hits once you're older and actually get the jokes and where they're coming from.👍

George Alvarez3 said:Aside from the fact that the death of hand-drawn animation absolutely terrifies me—because honestly, this whole 3D trend is just getting harder and harder to stomach—I think you nailed the point here with your sense of humor (if I’m reading you right). The jokes they’re peddling aren't even meant for kids, and they lack that genuine charm you find in something like Mulan or The Lion King. It’s worse than that. Take Arthur in the land of the Minimoys, for instance. It’s dubbed over specifically to target children, yet it's packed with these ridiculous parodies lifted from other movies that those same kids were way too young to get, or hadn't even seen yet. Or it relies on these weird scene gags—like when characters start dancing to trip-hop mid-fight, or that entire ridiculous sequence involving bras and boobs and all that nonsense. Kids don't get it because they can't catch the subtext. Then you have the older crowd laughing while the little ones just sit there looking around, totally lost, and you can't even explain why it's supposed to be funny. Or look at Little Red Riding Hood. There are a million subtle layers there that kids might actually start grasping around age thirteen, assuming they even notice the cleverness behind the framing and how the story connects. And don't even get me started on Braveheart, which is basically just a carbon copy of some movie about USA vs Germany, like the United Kingdom vs Nazi Germany. Seriously?!

So yeah, the whole concept of an "animated film" is shifting, and I am definitely not feeling it. Oh, and... The Bee Movie? One of the bad ones. O.o

I'm with you there (except on >—I put it on for the kids but didn't watch it myself, so I can't really weigh in). Remember >? It’s loaded with nods to >, >, and all that. How am I supposed to explain why that’s funny to a kid? Maybe I should make them watch the original movies first?!

*Damn Alonso and both of them, absolute trash. I almost lost my mind there. There weren't many calls like that earlier in the game, so let’s not blame the refs just yet. When you look at the big picture, this whole thing was a disaster for a championship game, regardless of who was on the court. That's probably why they always end up sitting in ninth place or whatever. Scumbags. As for our guys, huge congrats once again—absolute LEGENDS.