Pixar's Big Sequel Problem

[@ckm5702]

"I never look back darling it distracts from the now" -Edna Mode

[@BR-jw7pm]

Yeah, this is not a good sign for Pixar’s future. While trying to appeal to a wider audience isn’t inherently a bad thing, this is clearly a CORPORATE decision and not an ARTISTIC one

[@gqboygboy6930]

From a marketing and business standpoint it makes sense but the fact that unique talents just got thrown out the window and potential original stories is quite sad as well as the unfortunate layoffs of a lot of employees at Pixar

[@lexramstudios1386]

Not a lot of people have gone to watch those original movies especially last year

[@facusmendoza1061]

​@@lexramstudios1386but why for not giving a chance or because those features were mediocre and boring

[@MusiciansRule07]

There's also a Bad Writing problem. Bad Writing can and WILL ruin a good piece of Media and Franchises. Couple that with Corporate Greed and you've got a perfect storm to produce Mid to Bad content OR for Good content to fly under the radar due to bad PR management or from people not bothering to give the piece of Media a chance due to the bad reputation it or its producers have picked up.

[@NinthShinigami]

The sequels definitely feel like they’re coming out of corporate checklist instead of a natural progression of the stories, characters, and worlds. Hopefully they’re good, but I really only see Inside Out 2 being a possible good one, where most of the other Pixar sequels feel meh to me (minus Cars 3).

[@Esgles]

Monsters University and the Disney series Monsters at Work are decent

[@serily4524]

Inside out is dumb

[@sophieamandaleitontoomey9343]

Hearing them say to the directors that their stories don’t matter because they don’t “appeal to a mass audience” is really disgusting. That is the most corporate and anti art statement that a company could make. And the fact that it’s coming from the guy whose movies are built from the strength of the art and creativity is really a downer. Whether you liked Luca, Turning Red or Elemental or not, they have fanbases. They were popular at the times of their releases. It’s unfair to talk about Turning Red’s lack of financial success when you guys literally released it on Disney plus and didn’t give many people a reason to see it in theatres either time. And it’s the same with Luca. As opposed to Pixar’s failure with Lightyear which was a firm statement from the audience that we don’t want sequels or remakes. I just don’t want to support Pixar as a result anymore. This anti art statement is disgusting.

[@NinthShinigami]

Agreed with the whole comment. I really wasn’t a big fan of those three Pixar movies, and most definitely not Lightyear, but there was at least some creative and artistic merit to them. Seeing how Pixar captured and studied Italian architecture for Luca, the director of Turning Red capturing a certain distinct era vibe, and Elemental just being serviceable as it was and employing some immigration aspects in there made those films feel personal to a degree that really held them together for me in the end.

[@mzcyberbat]

My kids loved all 3 of those movies. They were well made and made with love. Disney failed them by not marketing them properly.

[@adampkalb]

I did not miss my chance to watch Turning Red when it was re-released in theaters back in February, but I still regret missing my chance to watch Elemental in movie theaters with my mom because I was super sure I would be proud of Peter Sohn for directing a second Pixar movie that was much better and more memorable than The Good Dinosaur, which I did watch in theaters back in 2015. While I am glad we still got to see Beyond the Spider-Verse, Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3, The Super Mario Brothers Movie, Blue Beetle, Haunted Mansion, Barbie, and Oppenheimer (twice) in the summer of 2023, I am still very disappointed in myself for not carving out just a little more movie theater time to watch Elemental. June 10, 2024, 11:22pm

[@serily4524]

It doesn't matter who u market it towards, that doesn't excuse quality

[@facusmendoza1061]

​@@mzcyberbatif they marketed more those original features then can they be a success

[@juanca2567]

I’m scared that Ratatouille will get a sequel, since it’s the only Golden Age movie that uses a cultural background (Italy), and how Pixar will try to save their cultural stories by taking a huge risk that Corporate Disney can’t handle due to rushing Incredibles 2 (even though they already had Infinity War).

[@WingedFish66]

...Italy?

[@whoareyou8128]

I thought it was France... No?

[@souliewrld]

italy? 😭

[@MarcoAnaya-ks7bp]

Emm.. Italy? That's France. Pixar did Italy with Luca.

[@A_Person_64]

Bruh 💀

[@coachcherokee1488]

Funny how I got an inside Out 2 ad before the video

[@a.jthomas6132]

If there is one thing I want other than another sequel is a prequel of The Incredibles. The Glory Days of Supers has only been seen like 5 minutes of the first film. There is much more of other heroes like Gazerbeam and his The Thrilling Three team that needed to be fleshed out on.

[@StarryBear22]

Really well said. Shocked that Pixar, once who said they wouldn’t make sequels and focus on creativity, now states focusing on sequels/ popular franchises, and less original films.

[@OpticalSorcerer]

Obviously appealing to a mass market is important; if you don't make money, you can't make the stories you want. But there has to be a line somewhere.

[@facusmendoza1061]

So marketing more their original features could solve the problem

[@OpticalSorcerer]

@@facusmendoza1061 I'd prefer id they began making open-ended stories they plan to make sequels to. Same with Disney.

[@facusmendoza1061]

@@OpticalSorcerer probably they do this because if they keep failing and failing Disney will be Doom

[@ladypool1404]

Saying that directors of originals stories don't matter is like cancelling a movie who was finished AND had positives reviews (Coyote vs Acme) It's rude, unfair and so cruel! I don't want to encourage peoples who thinks like that, see their movies in cinema 😠They should be fired and all the creative artists should run the compagny, not them!

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

Disney and Pixar have lost, and are still losing, a lot of talent to Skydance animation and Brad Bird and Pete Docter don't have full creative control of Pixar. Don't be surprised if the studio gets merged into Disney Animation as one entity sometime in the next few years.

[@Raymond-u2c]

It's Disney's fault. Pixar is just following Disney's own way of trying to be successful.

[@siregrungelord]

Woah, movie but they just did it again but like- a bit differently this time.

[@Mariofanaticanimations]

Even Disney themselves are still running franchises to the ground like universal with megamind 2 and megamind rules and even Disney themselves making more unstoppable ice age and Rio sequels for Disney+

[@SilvanaPuris2310]

what! How more of Ice Age and Rio? I already had enough I even think

[@Mariofanaticanimations]

@@SilvanaPuris2310 Disney now owns the IPs from blue sky and other properties like robots, etc saying on twitter “the coolest cast in prehistory” which got backlash

[@Hedgie3]

Just so you know, there has never been a Megamind 2 sequel movie! The film that people think is that sequel is in reality just a pilot episode made by Peacock for that character's own TV series. That pilot episode got advertised too much like a sequel that too many people are mistaking it to be one.

[@serily4524]

​@@Hedgie3its still an insult to megamind

[@Hedgie3]

@@serily4524 I understand that one of the annoying parts about it is truly that his sidekick couldn't be called Minion anymore, they should have let that fish character keep his original name, not have it be replaced!

[@bowserbreaker2515]

I think it's worth noting that Pixar's first bad movie was their first non-Toy Story sequel.

[@aereiq]

Hmm... That would be, if i remember correctly... Cars 2?

[@bowserbreaker2515]

@@aereiq Yeah.

[@adrianmorrison4678]

I still wish to see you review Sony as a whole. Also, maybe I would be nice to give a review of Disney Junior.

[@carleeelders875]

Pixar has been known to create a lot of "masterpieces," one after the other. The problem, however, is that whenever they release a movie that is only considered "great" or "good," the majority will call it a failure. Pixar is not a conveyor belt. You can't appreciate their new films if you keep comparing it to their early successes. They're not lazy, they're different. We need to be thankful that Pixar is at least trying to produce creative, meaningful, and beautifully animated films for us to enjoy and learn from. Yes, some of the more recent film are not as ambitious, but they are relatable. Making that connection with the audience and having an impact is the most important, not whether they live up to the Golden Age. Luca and Elemental are in my Pixar top 10.

[@hunterolaughlin]

Plus the majority really need to learn and realize that Pixar’s Golden Era has since been long over and not to try to judge any of their recent films by the quality or standards of their films from that bygone era. Once an Era is over, it’s over.

[@carleeelders875]

@@hunterolaughlin Agreed🙂‍↕️

[@dauw4564]

i was scared for inside out 2 but now that i watched it im NOT dissapointed

[@jorijoestar4998]

Watch the toy story 4 director commentary. Pete doctor goes full mask off and all but admits that he hates the pixar theory and wants to go out of his way to disprove it. He hates his most passionate audience.

[@hunterolaughlin]

That wasn’t Pete Doctor. That was Josh Cooley.

[@Infinite_Ethan_03]

1. That was Josh Cooley and Jonas Rivera on the director’s commentary. 2. Disliking the Pixar Theory doesn’t mean that they hate their audiences. It’s just a fan theory anyways. Who cares? 3. I don’t remember Cooley saying anything about disliking the theory.

[@MolliCartoonist]

Im actually really hyped for Inside Out 2

[@punnavieira1681]

Are they serious right now? Although, I am literally very anxious about how Inside Out 2 will turn out, but I shouldn't be too worried because since the first movie won an Oscar, it does seem like one of a few Pixar fan favorites, on the other hand, many fans might be worried about how it might turned out to be either a failure like Cars 2, or Brave for some reason, ironically this movie (Brave) also won an Oscar, considering many people say this doesn't look much like a Pixar movie, or even what happened when they did Lightyear since nothing good comes from spin-offs. Some might also say either Monsters University shouldn't have happened first, or not be made at all since it does seem a bit unnecessary, and I still don't get why many have lied about The Good Dinosaur also having this problem, although Arlo's dad dying does seem a bit dark. Let's keep those fingers crossed to make sure Inside Out 2 will be successful, and seriously never trust online reviews, because again, the phrase "Everyone's a Critic" shouldn't even be literal, and just another reason why Hollywood ruins everything and/or why some movies should never exist in the first place, due to bad writing and bad directors.

[@villanlover58]

Well if you want to get your work out you need to play with how they think and work it to your favor because insanity is there logic

[@vincenthoule5643]

Pixar is done. With sequels and an original movie that is boring(bad, generic and mediorce) won't save pixar. I'm also talking about walt disney animation studios.

[@sup3414]

Woah woah. Hold tf up. Disney STILL has potential to create originality and quality. The problem is the current regime running the place.

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

​@sup3414 sure there's always a chance another Eisner could come along, but Bob A-Iger is in it to kill it. And the people who have left to go work for other studios, especially Skydance, probably won't come back. So in a way we will have Pixar again, it's just going to be from Skydance and John Lasseter.

[@yunasuzuki2531]

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[@IkeReviews]

This is a Hollywood problem original movies don't make money anymore challengers fall guy if all flopped

[@Unsweetened8618]

Pixar sequels are terrible, besides Toy Story 2 and 3. But I believe Inside Out 2 is gonna be incredible. Cause The Incredibles 2 was trash 😂😂😂

[@THGMR-ox7sd]

I hope so because I really liked inside out. If that also falls victim to a sequel being bad then that would be a shame. My only concern is how they can explain why the new emotions weren’t in the previous movie in the parents’ heads. I also hope it is well written.

[@Unsweetened8618]

@@THGMR-ox7sd Maybe them emotions was on duty.

[@AnInkStick]

Haha NO. Its gonna be terrible.

[@Unsweetened8618]

@AnInk. You know that how?

[@nicholassims9837]

@@AnInkStick you dont know that

[@NinjaGirl490]

I would like to see a sequel of Luca, that would be cool?

[@aereiq]

Depends on how that would work. Would it focus on Lucas life on outside world or his return back to home after years or long journey or something else...? Or would it like Dory and be part of same universe yet tells other characters story...

[@mrsturtevant1]

It's covids fault and bob chapek's fault all those Pixar originals didn't thrive like they should have. At least it sounds like Pixar hasn't forgotten to produce originality too

[@kierenbuckley370]

not Pixar's fault people refuse to watch their new original movies

[@adrianporter5749]

Ok, was the “sequel era” so bad?! TS3 (technically jumpstarting it) was amazing. Cars 2 was not that bad. MU IS SO UNDERRATED! Finding Dory was good! Cars 3 was great! Incredibles 2 was fun! TS4 was good too! We still got Brave, Inside Out, Good Dinosaur, and Coco for the originals too…

[@DisneyGirl2004]

Yeah this video is just.... off..

[@jowelltrejo8430]

Pixar haven't had a hit film since Toy story 4

[@danmulholland1634]

Yes I think toy story 4 was good on a Stoke of luck 5 in a little concerned on but I think for us to be in 2024 company's may be runningout if ideas

[@danmulholland1634]

Yes I think toy story 4 was good on a Stoke of luck 5 in a little concerned on but I think for us to be in 2024 company's may be runningout if ideas

[@DisneyGirl2004]

This aged badly

[@jowelltrejo8430]

Toy story 4 in my opinion it a good movie and it should have ended the franchise Also the real reason why it exists because Andrew Stanton did not see Toy story 3 to be the last one

[@Unknownuser-ik1nj]

Oh no a movie doesn’t appeal to every audience womp womp

[@Hedgie3]

Fiering John Lasseter who was the only person who could correctly steer the people in that studio in the right direction when they were making their non-woke and well-receved movies was an easy way of how to start making the ones that were made after that happened go downhill. He afterwards joined Skydance, and he soon will be working at Paramount too, because it has been recently revealled that Paramount has agreed on the idea of merging with Skydance mostly because those studios have made successful movies at times when they worked together before, and so that they can make their future movies with a higher budget instead of not being able to pay the debt and go bankrupt as a result. So those 2 studios will soon be connected with each other instead of staying seperate.

[@hunterolaughlin]

Dude, do you not realize how toxic of a creative officer John Lasseter was acting during his time at Disney and Pixar? How he kissed and groped his female employees without their consent while drunk? How he treated them very badly? How his executive meddling led to production troubles on certain films like Brenda Chapman being kicked off of Brave resulting in the film being rewritten from her vision or Bob Peterson being removed from The Good Dinosaur? Not to mention how he ruined Skydance’s first animated film Luck with his same executive meddling that affected the quality of both Brave and The Good Dinosaur. I’m sorry to tell you this, but John isn’t exactly that great leader you’d like to believe and Disney for once was justified in their decision to fire John. Bringing John back wouldn’t fix Pixar’s current “dilemma”. “You’re living a fantasy. There is no tooth fairy. There is no Easter bunny. And there is no John Lasseter being a great creative director. This is the real world, and you need to WAKE UP!” - Tighten (Megamind)

[@Syrup-n3t]

They haven’t made a sequel since Toy Story 4 and everyone hey Tom, but the second they said they want a branch out. You start hating on that decision when you were just hitting on the movies. People are so annoying of course you’re gonna make sequels if you hate on them.

[@immaril3549]

In my opinion, the problem with Pixar sequels is not a Pixar problem. And it's not even the problem of "evil Disney running Pixar". This is the audience's problem. For the most part, viewers have forgotten how to see and perceive things that are more complex than standard Disney fairy tales or comic book adaptations. As an example: the audience is given a story about how a character, who has erected barriers around herself all her life, cannot cross them and only by accepting the sacrifices of the people around her can realize that the barriers not only mess HER life, but also literally killing people around - those closest and dearest to her. And only by destroying these barriers within herself she can BECOME HERSELF and live in the world in which she would like to live. And that just one story line - and it's many other in there. A story that has (if you think about it for a second) a powerful anti-"woke", if not an open mocery on "femenistic woke" in its structure - but most viewers can’t even understand anything below the first layer of the narrative, reducing everything to “oppression of migrants” and “a simple, albeit cute, love story”. Well, Pixar decides, if you can't chew, here are the sequels that don't require any effort from you - just swallow. It's easier for you... So, no, sequels will not lead to the development of the original IP until viewers mature and want to see something more than just entertainment in animated films.

[@joesdiner7320]

I also think that Disney chalking up “Luca” and “Turning Red” as “failures” is ridiculous when they weren’t given the chance of a theatrical release and were thrown onto Disney Plus

[@immaril3549]

@@joesdiner7320 so true. And even more - If you look at "WALL-E" boxoffice and compare it to boxoffice of "Elemental" - you will be shocked. They closly the same. But "WALL-E" had at minimum 60 days of theatral relese oposit to "Elemental" 20 days. And first is "great success" in boxoffice - second - is kind of meh...

[@immaril3549]

@@joesdiner7320 so true. And even more - If you look at "WALL-E" boxoffice and compare it to boxoffice of "Elemental" - you will be shocked. They closly the same. But "WALL-E" had at minimum 60 days of theatral relese oposit to "Elemental" 20 days. And first is "great success" in boxoffice, when second... well... is kind of meh. What wrong with you, ppl?

[@joesdiner7320]

@@immaril3549I feel when they talked about personal stories, Elemental actually did better overseas than domestically. It’s likely that the story felt more personal to specific audiences such as Asian audiences, since it was based on the story of the director’s experience as a Korean immigrant. This increase in box office number internationally may have been a factor in why it was able to break even, even with its extended release in theaters

[@immaril3549]

@@joesdiner7320 yes, but no. Of course, it get some points because of it, but in general - it's more like eastern auditory (because of specific of there animation films) can see through the surface more easily - they can accept, that animation film - it's "film" , not just "animation" , if you catch my drift. And core story of "Elemental" is appealing to everyone - its wery universal.

[@Flamefrosty]

Guess I’m the only one in the world who doesn’t mind sequels, I always liked seeing where the characters ended up after the first movie and see how they expand on it for better for for worse Plus sequels make more money than original IPS nowadays and companies need that money to fund other projects and properly pay their employees and actors

[@facusmendoza1061]

My beef is not with pete docter or anyone at the animation division my beef is with Bob Iger and it's desperate for success they need the sequels to not keep failing and Disney get doomed hopefully the new leadership don't cares about money and profit anymore and only cares what it really matters most passion and creativity so we can create more original ideas

[@marionneary1128]

I hope really Soon you can Celebrate 🥳 🥂 🎉 Disney The Lion King 🎊👑 🦁🐾 🐾 being Thirty this Year. I know you are working on it. Disney The Lion King 1994 is going to Show in the Movie Theater this Summer for the 30th Anniversary 😀

[@Hedgie3]

Wait until tickets for their newest film from that African animal franchise become available and get almost completely and truly embarrassingly ignored because of how many people have been talking about how much of a cash-grab piece of trash the trailer is showing that Mufasa prequel movie to be, and because Disney is still planning to have it be releasing theatrically on the same day that the highly anticipated Sonic 3 movie which multiple people worldwide are absolutely desperate to see the first trailer of, will get it's own theatrical release on.😂

[@marionneary1128]

​@@Hedgie3I really do want to Sonic 3 But I have to wait until it comes out on DVD unfortunately 😞

[@Hedgie3]

@@marionneary1128 If you wouldn't mind me asking, why do you think that you have to wait until it comes out on DVD to watch it?

[@marionneary1128]

@@Hedgie3 I cannot go to the Theater to watch it

[@Hedgie3]

@@marionneary1128 Poor you, I hope that you will have an exciting time when you see it on DVD though. I wish you good luck on that!

[@DimmerBamboo]

Wow

[@ThatOneAnimeVillain]

Meow :3 Rawr zaddy

[@PhilBowes]

Can you do a video of why you hate the trueman show and why you think a atlantis live action film could work

[@jonahdengler3858]

Cut Pixar some slack, even if they messed up. 😒

[@sophieamandaleitontoomey9343]

After the latest article talking about them essentially dismissing art and doubling down on corporate mush sequels and products? No thanks.

[@jonahdengler3858]

@@sophieamandaleitontoomey9343I wasn’t even talking to you. I was talking to Aldone! 🤨

[@sophieamandaleitontoomey9343]

Dude Why are you yelling? I’m not even yelling at you.

[@jonahdengler3858]

@@sophieamandaleitontoomey9343 Just because I brought in an exclamation mark, doesn’t mean I’m always yelling. Now, stay out of this. I was only trying to give Aldone some respectful advice, and you rudely broke in. 🤨

[@sophieamandaleitontoomey9343]

If anyone is being rude to anyone, it’s you.

[@nanakprasad3775]

In side out comes then make a video on it this topic please you really making boring videos on Disney movies characters

[@sup3414]

The only IP from Disney that there is ACTUALLY AMD GENUINELY potential for future sequels is Wreck It Ralph. Outside of that, there is nothing to be told as an after story.

[@segunthepikachufan1470]

Sadly Rich Moore doesn't work for Disney anymore

[@sup3414]

@@segunthepikachufan1470 Not too big on Rich returning though considering he was involved in Ralph B.T.I. Ugh..

[@mardenborough.]

You're not funny anymore. I enjoyed Wreck it Ralph 2 for what it is.

[@sup3414]

@@mardenborough. Congrats for being the 0.001% I guess. Kudos?

[@The0320Angela]

⁠@@sup3414Don’t tell me he nuked his own masterpiece? (I cannot believe he bastardized Ralph and Vanellope who I formerly adore.) 😡 Making a sequel can be manageable for Moore since it sparks potential and cameos from other video games and kept the main characters intact without demoralizing them to selfish idiots.