I think this is one of those times when a .gif sums it up.09philj said:How does it feel to be an art critic living in a world where both this and Norm of the North exist?
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I think this is one of those times when a .gif sums it up.09philj said:How does it feel to be an art critic living in a world where both this and Norm of the North exist?
Maybe because it's made by Sony Pictures who people wants to just die already with all the bullshit they been doing for the past years, case in point Amazing Spider-Man, Pixel(or any Adam Sandler movie) and Barbie with Amy Schumer.Hawki said:Okay, I'll be honest, I really don't get the hatred for this film.
That's not to say it looks good, mind you, but, what, is talking emojis somehow crossing some invisible line? Talking toys, talking animals, talking food, films set in videogame worlds/the Internet/cyberspace/whatever is fine, but emojis is one leap of faith too many? And thanks to YouTube links, it at least looks a bit more tolerable than Despicable Me 3.
Except this movie is being made by Sony Animation, which is a subsiduary of Sony (Pictures), not the company itself, and would have had nothing to do with those films you mentioned. Looking at said subsiduary, they seem to have done decently critically, even if some of their best work was done in conjunction with Ardman. I can only comment personally on Goosebumps (actually pretty good), but, yeah. An emoji movie sounds silly, but no more so than a lot of other ideas in animation.Antonio Torrente said:Maybe because it's made by Sony Pictures who people wants to just die already with all the bullshit they been doing for the past years, case in point Amazing Spider-Man, Pixel(or any Adam Sandler movie) and Barbie with Amy Schumer.Hawki said:Okay, I'll be honest, I really don't get the hatred for this film.
That's not to say it looks good, mind you, but, what, is talking emojis somehow crossing some invisible line? Talking toys, talking animals, talking food, films set in videogame worlds/the Internet/cyberspace/whatever is fine, but emojis is one leap of faith too many? And thanks to YouTube links, it at least looks a bit more tolerable than Despicable Me 3.
Yes.Hawki said:... but emojis is one leap of faith too many?
I'm with you. I mean, Sad-Emoji of the trailer is an animated constantly depressed character, compare that with Eeyore of Winnie the Pooh or Marvin from the Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy; people like those characters. Besides, Inside Out had as lead characters five characters who are literal representations of five primary emotions; that was a beloved film.Hawki said:Okay, I'll be honest, I really don't get the hatred for this film.
That's not to say it looks good, mind you, but, what, is talking emojis somehow crossing some invisible line? Talking toys, talking animals, talking food, films set in videogame worlds/the Internet/cyberspace/whatever is fine, but emojis is one leap of faith too many? And thanks to YouTube links, it at least looks a bit more tolerable than Despicable Me 3.
emojis are associated with the same demographics who all post 100+ things a day in social networks, who use a lot of emojis, follow all the usual stupid fads religiously, and all the shebang.Hawki said:Okay, I'll be honest, I really don't get the hatred for this film.
That's not to say it looks good, mind you, but, what, is talking emojis somehow crossing some invisible line? Talking toys, talking animals, talking food, films set in videogame worlds/the Internet/cyberspace/whatever is fine, but emojis is one leap of faith too many? And thanks to YouTube links, it at least looks a bit more tolerable than Despicable Me 3.
It's because Emojis are seen as a fad. Its gonna date this movie big time.Hawki said:Okay, I'll be honest, I really don't get the hatred for this film.
That's not to say it looks good, mind you, but, what, is talking emojis somehow crossing some invisible line? Talking toys, talking animals, talking food, films set in videogame worlds/the Internet/cyberspace/whatever is fine, but emojis is one leap of faith too many? And thanks to YouTube links, it at least looks a bit more tolerable than Despicable Me 3.
The line was crossed when they made talking angry birds. This is just getting deeper in the cesspool of mediocrity.Hawki said:Okay, I'll be honest, I really don't get the hatred for this film.
That's not to say it looks good, mind you, but, what, is talking emojis somehow crossing some invisible line? Talking toys, talking animals, talking food, films set in videogame worlds/the Internet/cyberspace/whatever is fine, but emojis is one leap of faith too many? And thanks to YouTube links, it at least looks a bit more tolerable than Despicable Me 3.
To take the question seriously:Hawki said:Okay, I'll be honest, I really don't get the hatred for this film.
That's not to say it looks good, mind you, but, what, is talking emojis somehow crossing some invisible line? Talking toys, talking animals, talking food, films set in videogame worlds/the Internet/cyberspace/whatever is fine, but emojis is one leap of faith too many? And thanks to YouTube links, it at least looks a bit more tolerable than Despicable Me 3.
I think it stems from us being bad people honestly. A lot of people enjoy watching a train wreck happen, and a fair amount of people today are cynical, so we tend to find something to bash on whether fairly or even with great gusto. Case in point, look at /v/. Sure, you can say the rest of the internet isn't like them exactly, but they are still a good indicator that people just enjoy tearing something down, especially if it also makes them look smarter or superior for having spot out the failure before it was even released. This however can cause a lot of tension, taking /v/ as another example, you can see with all the Final Fantasy XV threads that almost every discussion about it is how it's the greatest Final Fantasy of all time, or the "BLUNDER OF THE CENTURY," and the threads will continue to be this way until the next big release. Many people don't like the things that they like to be trash talked, because it reflects badly on them, so people will adamantly defend what they enjoy just so they don't seem to have poor taste.Hawki said:Okay, I'll be honest, I really don't get the hatred for this film.
That's not to say it looks good, mind you, but, what, is talking emojis somehow crossing some invisible line? Talking toys, talking animals, talking food, films set in videogame worlds/the Internet/cyberspace/whatever is fine, but emojis is one leap of faith too many? And thanks to YouTube links, it at least looks a bit more tolerable than Despicable Me 3.