Why Meet the Robinsons is an Underrated Gem

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[@4nisa4nn]

“they all hated me” and “i have a big head and little arms” have been running jokes between me and my brother for 10 years they’re hilarious😭

[@katblackwell]

i love you both

[@GuiSmith]

I tried, oh I tried, to make it a thing, but it failed. At least I got to make “…mast-eerrr???” a thing with some of my friends as a combination of this film and _Igor_

[@Extremezotako]

Yes

[@wilburfoot]

"they all hated me" has been the same for me for YEARSSSS too :D

[@isabellagatti6148]

I’m so glad another person and their family has latched on to “I have a big head, and little arms”

[@holyhot-chocolate]

I’m very surprised he didn’t mention the “secret” thing in the opening. The mother runs away after hearing something slip behind her. And in the sequence where Lewis goes back to the past, he slips on the stairs after finally deciding he didn’t want to know about his mom. It’s a nice little detail that I couldn’t spot when watching it.

[@sam_overthinks9931]

Thats honestly amazing

[@LtLeo]

Clever bit of continuity that makes the movie better.

[@firespark0774]

this then implies that there's no "multiple timelines created whenever something is changed via time travel" trope which then breaks the continuity of that movie because Lewis decides to wake up Goob resulting in none of events of the movie taking place.

[@lucario5717]

@@firespark0774 Wow you are very observant, what you said its true

[@ShadowLimited310]

@@firespark0774 yes it does basically the prisoner of Azkaban scenario. However this movie also makes the mistake of showing the apocalyptic future impling choices can affect the future. Still a great movie

[@azayzelll]

Continuity is also very cool because the slip on the steps is heard in the very beginning and the mom looks back. It's revealed it's Louis just changing his mind at the end.

[@tacoclaus8168]

That along with the knock at the door being louis and not his mom

[@doc_shmock5022]

yeah but then when he wakes goob up it technically means that there should have been no villain for the whole movie

[@nadastic]

@@doc_shmock5022 i like to think that the scene we were seeing at the beginning was simply the one we saw when he went to visit his mom, just less context as an introduction and the scenes after that are the past so that way, we start off the movie like that and jump back into current timeline (like in megamind, for example. If this makes sense) so when he went to wake up goob, we as a viewer simply saw everything that happened in between, so yes for their now future after that, there should be no villian

[@TheBlackAntagonist]

@@nadastic I like to think that after a while when Goob got to be as old as he was as BHG he visits Luis and he gets a different kind of hat, a nice one instead of an evil one.

[@nadastic]

@@TheBlackAntagonist Oh Yes!! That’s so nice.

[@latexu9589]

16:38 The part where Goob stays in the closed orphanage almost his entire life while listening to Lewis' accomplishments via radio, and we see him gradually getting older and more dismantled, it hits so hard.😨

[@Spaghetti_Jester]

I always imagined "End of the Hall" from Little Nightmares II playing during that scene

[@typeduck9992]

@@Spaghetti_Jester same

[@alena984]

The funniest part of the entire movie: “Hey Goob! Nice binder!” “You want to go to my house today!” *They all hated me*

[@cara-seyun]

That’s such a great picture of what insecurity feels like

[@user-xr1er7jn2j]

this scene actually makes me really sad, even tho it used to make me laugh, cause it really shows how even if goob is treated nicely, he never stops feeling like everyone resents him. i feel like that almost all the time, like even if people are complimenting me or being nice, its cause they feel bad, or they're just hiding their annoyance with me. idk i kinda relate to goob in some sad way :')

[@lancetheking7524]

It's the funniest part of the movie, and is also surprisingly the most depressing and accurate part of the movie (mainly irl with.... many people)

[@katlyndobransky2419]

My brother was like “bish no they don’t”

[@luzxd5800]

Loved it and loved how much I relate to it lmao

[@starlight8554]

I’ve seen the “they all hated me” thing as a meme and the backstory makes it a 100 times more funny

[@Extremezotako]

Yes

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

I'm surprised the bowler hat guy hasn't become a meme yet, there is so much potential

[@masicbemester]

@@kittykittybangbang9367 wasn't there a meme with him saying "I am here to change the future" or something

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

@@masicbemester I don't think so

[@CCookies]

@@masicbemester @kittykittybangbang sounds like someone did change the future

[@SplendidSuperman122]

Lewis’s line near the end of, “I already have a family.” stuck with me for years. Just such a beautiful way of showing he’s finally ready to move forward. It’s so damn good.

[@jallenrix]

I don't know if it's been discussed here, but the director was an orphan and he made that change at the end of the plot to have Cornelius NOT see who his mother was, and when asked why, "Because I already have a family" because the director had that very same experience. He thought when he got into college that he would want to find out his birth family, but by the time he got to college, he had forgotten all about it because his family and life were so full of love. That was so kewl. It's in the DVD extras...

[@yukonyeti6296]

Describing bowler hat guy as a combination of Waluigi and Doofenshmirtz is perfect

[@Kevin-cp3ex]

Whos the guy in the middle of the graph?

[@ramonparelladamartin4877]

@@Kevin-cp3ex Dick Dastardly (Pierre Nodoyuna for me, personally, because of the Spanish dub), main antagonist of the Hanna Barbera series Wacky races (Los autos locos).

[@dethwilson420]

Dr. Doofuigi 😂 classic 😅

[@Heksensang]

@@ramonparelladamartin4877 Dick Dastardly yes but also Snidely Whiplash from Rocky & Bullwinkle for sure

[@Phantanatomy]

“They all hated me” is no joke the perfect blend of comedy and tragedy. Like it portrays both so well

[@trequor]

It's the best joke in the movie for sure.

[@luispereztasso]

It was only funny then but now I understood that completely and man that hurts

[@sophieamandaleitontoomey9343]

It’s also like…How it feels to have severe anxiety and depression.

[@jurj97]

@@sophieamandaleitontoomey9343 definitely. I was a lonely kid but it was almost entirely self-imposed bc I thought nobody wanted to be my friend, but looking back there were plenty of people that tried, I just wasn't receptive.

[@kalinaxbiss7210]

Dude fr

[@darkvapfalliomc2241]

The T-Rex quote, “I’ve got a big head and little arms. I’m just not sure how well this plan was thought through,” is non-stop quoted within my family. We never forgot this movie.

[@micahwilliams1332]

...,Master ):

[@zinciblezfide8827]

100th like

[@spazzyshortgirl23]

I never even saw it for years and it was a great quote from the commercials

[@trumpetqueen963]

Same in our family! 😂

[@handitover.]

Us too lol

[@lacrossestick132]

I love that detail that young Franny scolds Wilbur in the beginning of the movie. It’s a small thing that happens and then at the end it’s like “oh that was the kid version of his MOM scolding him”. It’s funny, even as a kid Franny scolds her son.

[@thiswillnotdo6027]

especially because "dont sass me" is such a mom thing to say lmao

[@Mr_Robotts]

I adopted my son a little bit before this came out. He was just shy of 8 years old. After he watched this movie, it became his favorite for several years, and he asked for the DVD as a birthday gift from his grandma (my mom) when he was a teen, so he could watch it when he was at college. I think it helped him reconcile his past with his future. Since then he became a marine and then afterwards went to UCLA and is working for the government, and seems happy. I'm glad they had a good movie about adoption, and yes one where the group home foster mother is nice. He grew up in an orphanage, but the director there was nice, and was adopted herself, so not all are mean.

[@xlectraheart]

awww

[@AtlasBlizzard]

What a beautiful comment, thanks for sharing :)

[@1FenFen1]

goop

[@KGnome06]

“Perfect melding of waluigi and doof” Truer words have never been spoken

[@musicalsystem927]

I hate to be that guy... But Actually: you just said truer words.

[@LannyLeArtist]

LOL

[@maxleon61702]

Funnily enough, Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz also debuted in 2007.

[@FancyManThe4th]

The “Incompetent Villain who’s kept in check by a well meaning henchman” trope is, in my opinion, one of the best villain tropes ever, and this movie pulls it off very well, if unconventionally

[@frank-2martialoffrankoslav151]

It Often Explains how a Villain can be So Incompetent, yet, so Successful

[@glendarjj3991]

Except its a stretch to call dorris "well meaning"

[@olaedo_0078]

Dr drakken and shego are my favorite examples of this trope.

[@ValenArtsAnimation]

The first thing that came to my mind is Lord Hater and Commander Peepers from Wander Over Yonder

[@inkboi215]

@@glendarjj3991 In context for the scenes she(?)'s involved in... yeah definitely. It does feel like that before Dorris is an actual threat

[@dominojones7725]

I actually think the never ending list of Robinsons we have to meet serves a specific purpose. So far, we've seen Lewis be very focused on inventing and acting like a pseudo grown up with the solum, lonely task of finding family. We end up finding out that he has an endless list of people who, not only love him, but also let him have that youthful and quirky energy he missed out on in his childhood. Maybe 4 or 5 people could've been sufficient (as mentioned in the video) but I don't think this would have been fulfilling enough for Lewis after all he's been through.

[@snailthelostcow63]

I actually like the weird montage of the robinsons. It really shows how weird and unpredictable the future is that is beyond just "new shiny technology" and for a kids movie, it's a fun breather because this movie is a bit heavier than you would expect

[@PK-Radio]

Something I find kinda sad is that the kids who were complimenting Goob and asking if he wanted to hang out were the same kids who beat him up at the ball game So even his teammates moved on from what Goob did but Goob didn’t

[@aischengoldworm1182]

OMG IVE NEVER NOTICED THAT!! It could just be reusing character models again but I like this interpretation.

[@mauigonz]

Prolly different characters but same model.. Or maybe not

[@osmanyousif7849]

I mean, maybe if they apologized to him for beating him up and humiliating him, and told him that it wasn’t his fault they lost the game, maybe he wouldn’t have been so petty and bitter. Then again, Micheal/Goob’s fate may have been inevitable (that is if he couldn’t let go of the past and keep moving forward), because after that whole incident, it made him felt that his chances at something he seemed to have a passion for were gone. Because who will adopt a kid who made a dumb move like that in a game? Who will even want a make a career for him when literally fell asleep in the last inning?

[@jimmyredd]

@@osmanyousif7849 It was his fault they lost the game.

[@dawn8293]

The axe forgets. The tree remembers.

[@cjthefox]

I'm gonna give this movie immediate props for being LITERALLY the only film I can think of for not making an orphanage or its owners a terrible place.

[@Olivia-dg4fb]

I really loved that about the film as well. Its nice cause I legit can't think of another film that explores this topic without the orphanage being a horrible place.

[@AxxLAfriku]

NO! NO! NO! Many people say I am sick in the head. NOOOO!!!! I don't believe them. But there are so many people commenting this stuff on my videos, that I have 1% doubt. So I have to ask you right now: Do you think I am sick in the head? Thanks for helping, my dear cj

[@thetempleton6622]

@@AxxLAfriku with that reply you probably are

[@allanv.2496]

@@AxxLAfriku I think I've seen u comment this before somewhere

[@ratter7106]

this movie and My Life As A Courgette are literally the only movies I've ever seen where the owners actually give a shit about the kids

[@aynsleyyost5168]

The fact that Wilbur calls Lewis dad at the end of the movie was the most sweetest thing because dang that caught me in the feels

[@Aussie50InspiredDavidZ]

17:33 I think you missed what's important in this scene. This was the first time Lewis knows that he has done something successful and actually sees it with his own eyes right after: fixing a time machine. In his mind, his memory scanner and his inventions had all been failures up to that point. Edit: plus this scene gives him some confidence to fix the time machine since he knows that his memory scanner, his first invention, actually works since it shows Doris using it.

[@Akusteisha]

There's one joke in "meet the Robinsons family" that i remembered to this day, my favourite out of movie. It's when Lewis lists all the Robinsons: "Spike & Dimitri are twins but I'm not sure how they're related?"- " Neither do we, go on." Meaning: Two random guys live in their tree pots. We don't know where they came from or who they are, but they're family

[@shy-griff6357]

I guess they just appeared one day and sort of stayed.

[@satan-pm5er]

crying rn

[@ashikjaman1940]

Maybe they're plant-human hybrids that Louis made

[@monsterhanna6691]

😂😂😂

[@monsterhanna6691]

@@ashikjaman1940 Oh my gosh, I love that theory. 😂👏

[@xmant8842]

Honestly, I didn't expect the twists of Lewis being wilbur's dad or bowler hat guy being goob when I first watched the movie

[@MalonzeProductionsGaming]

This is one of the few good twist villian plots that actually worked

[@parist6735]

I watched the movie a lot during years 1-4, but my memory wasn’t good enough to remember the twists until I was five. They were always shocking.

[@Gr95dc]

same and I was 14 when I first watched it lol

[@stitchedbyiron]

I'm your 700th

[@Bonavire]

I think I guessed the Lewis being Cornelius pretty early, but BHG being Goob totally caught me

[@bellamargetis4630]

The reason this movie is my favorite Disney movie of all time is how they portray Wilbur. Wilbur has to be my favorite Disney character of all time. He’s funny and likable and he knows karate. But all that aside, he is a 13 year old boy who has made several mistakes. He is such a relatable character that it hurts when we figure out that he was never planning on taking Lewis to see his mother. But, if you played the video game or heard about it, you know the whole plot of the game is centered around Wilbur. He makes all these mistakes INCLUDING the one that set the whole movie up. Forgetting to lock the garage door. In the game, he goes back in time to try to fix the future. But, the future worsens the more he changes it. The movie picks up right where the game left off. Wilbur goes back in time, grabs Lewis and takes him to the future. Strikes a deal with Lewis (which he never intends to do) and Lewis tries to fix the time machine. The reveal of Wilbur’s lie to everyone was a great scene in the movie. It is so under utilized and should’ve been more focused on. Lewis’s glare at him when he ally’s with Bowler Hat Guy really shows his anger towards him. Wilbur messed up again and from what I thought when I first watched this movie, it was no way he was gonna fix it. But he did. Later though. When Lewis figures out the truth, Wilbur finds him and they escape from Bowler Hat Guy. However, Bowler Hat Guy takes Lewis’s Memory Scanner and tries to pass it off as his own. While he’s doing that, Wilbur tries to convince Lewis that he has to fix the time machine. And when he does that he says a line that gives me chills every time I hear it. The line is: “Look, I messed up! I left the garage unlocked but I’ve tried like crazy to fix things! Now it’s up to you!…You can do it, dad.” Then he’s erased from existence. I was crushed the first time I watched it because I never thought we’d see him again. Lucky for us though, he comes back and better than ever. And after everything, he still goes through with his deal to Lewis. Even though he could alter everything he’s ever gone through. Lewis didn’t actually meet his mother however and leaves a confused Wilbur to wonder why he didn’t. Wilbur’s goodbye to Lewis is so wholesome I literally felt like crying. Then he’s gone and that’s the last time we ever see him. Wilbur is a great character at heart like you said. He’s selfish and thinks only about himself. For some people, one lesson isn’t enough for them to realize their mistakes. Some people are just stuck and have to be pushed to a point where they have no choice but to realize the error of their ways and changing is the only way they can get unstuck. That is a definition of Wilbur. He is selfish and only likes about doing things his way. But then, he then chooses the selfless option rather than the selfish option and takes Lewis back to see his mom. Which is the sweetest thing ever. He’s a great kid and deserves more recognition. (Btw: The scene in the Science Fair when Wilbur trips some random kid who he thinks is Bowler Hat Guy is comedic gold in my opinion which you forgot to add in “The Funny”)

[@UrLocalGabe]

Intreadinallat

[@latexu9589]

22:21 I'd really like to imagine how Goob's life would've turned out after that wholesome turnover. What if we saw him in the future as an adult, only lot less ragged, and actually happy with his life, perhaps in a successful career or something? That's the only thing I wish would've been added to the film's ending.🥰

[@fightingknight2360]

I like to think he became a professional baseball player/athlete. That him and Louis meet up for brunch and talk about things. I just think it works nicely :D

[@JohnWall-lj1mx]

Would have been cool if we saw him in a much more healthier and happier state as a professional baseball player on a piece of newspaper on Louis workstation or baseball card after Louis changed his future

[@Alejandroigarabide]

Fun fact: in most dubs, Tom Selleck's face was changed to reflect Cornelius' voice actors from different countries, which were usually celebrities.

[@octabodemes]

José Luis Rodríguez El Puma in latin american spanish, it's so funny I still openly laugh when i see the scene. This detail is one of the best of this movie, they didnt have to adapt it but they did bless them fr

[@trinidadbaranao7728]

True!!!!

[@trinidadbaranao7728]

True ! Comfirm this from latinoamerica

[@Alejandroigarabide]

@@octabodemes He was El Puma for me too. I haven't seen the film unless it was in theaters or on the Disney Channel, so I'm curious to know how that scene played out on VHS and DVD.

[@Emike-nc9ew]

Ahh yes,el puma.

[@xanderg.1070]

Fun fact: The Bowler Hat Guy was originally supposed to be a more evil and serious villain, but when John Lassiter took charge of Disney and read the script, he told the production crew to make him a more comedic yet sympathetic villain and have him a partner to balance him out.

[@sethhowell3067]

Well at least he did one good thing I guess

[@thatsdree1350]

I didn’t know John worked on the movie, I can kinda see his influence in it now that you mention it

[@Dr.Meme-Man]

………… huh. Lassiter actually did some good. Who would’ve thought???

[@jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735]

@@Dr.Meme-Man He did direct toy story 1 and 2 after all. Misconduct at work sure, but we can't dismiss his good works.

[@namelesss8226]

@@sethhowell3067 whatd he do?

[@ChristianGabino]

This whole Disney animation film was “NOSTALGIA” 15 years later…. This movie came out on March 30, 2007 I was 7 years old back in 2007, this movie recaptures my whole entire childhood forever. Right now I’m 22 years old in 2022. This one never gets old.

[@keisha1977]

Y’know, I think the best twists are when the twist isn’t completely different from the plot and it’s always that it’s unexpected. The best twists are when you could have seen it coming because all the hints and the buildups lead to it. So yeah, I thought the twists were really good and tied into the plot great.

[@toganium4175]

It’s pretty cool how Disney was able to get Waluigi for this film.

[@galegopaulista4564]

Don't forget Evil Cappy as well!

[@loserlw337]

They traded him with Sora in the future, we just didn't knew it

[@cyandeoidre2375]

And real Yoshi

[@santiagoacosta3372]

I love smash brothers

[@glendarjj3991]

No Waluigi was his dad. Bowler hat guy is the child of waluigi and Doctor doofenshmirtz.

[@jrt2792]

The scene where Wilbur is basically killing himself by fulfilling his deal with Lewis really shows how much he has matured. He's willing to let whatever happens even if it means that it kills him off.. It's basically teenage suicide in a Disney film.

[@dylanroemmele906]

I love that band, great to see they are getting recognition by Disney!

[@revillus8173]

Did not ever think about that, potentially getting yourself killed because of a promise you want to fufill. That's deep. It also kinda is suicide, just not in the traditional sense we're used to.

[@mihailmilev9909]

@@dylanroemmele906 lol

[@3MB3Rx134]

Oh my goodness

[@msk-qp6fn]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@koolkel00]

The thing that makes even the background family characters in the future work for me, is the idea that all Louis wanted was a big happy family. A family that was supportive, loving, and weird like he was. So it didn't matter that they weren't all fleshed out, they all had a joke or two, and they were all warm, welcoming, and willing to sacrifice everything to protect him when it really mattered. And I feel like that's exactly what the Robinson's knock right out of the ballpark. It captures the vibe of when you walk into that house full of those people, you feel like you're welcome, and you're right at home. AND THEN ROB THOMAS RIPS MY HEART OUT MORTAL COMBAT STYLE AT THE END WITH LITTLE WONDERS!!!! AHHHHH!!! 😭😭😭😭

[@wackinghour]

Meet the Robinsons has been my favorite movie since it's release (2007) I was born in 2006, that says a lot ROFL But I think the reason I like it so much is 1, the message, it always sticks with me during negative moments 2, how relatable bowler hat guy is 3, me wanting a conclusion to the story as a whole 4, being mad that the sequal was cancelled bc Disney underwent new management, I will never forgive them

[@wackinghour]

ALSO WHY IS FRITZ MARRIED TO A PUPPET??? IS IT A GRIEVING THING?? DID HE ADOPT KIDS??

[@wackinghour]

Also What is the deal with lefty? The video game of meet the Robinsons he has a description, I can't recall it though, I think it calls him an alien?

[@fizzy_buzz]

BRO THERES SO MUCH LORE AND GOOD STUFF IN THIS MOVIE FR

[@wackinghour]

@@fizzy_buzz ikr??? i need to get back into the video game and read the characters bios, it explains a lot more than you'd think!

[@motorpolitan8884]

you were born in 2006? what the fuck...

[@dovakhiinmaster2967]

Personally, the "they all hated me" is something that I really feel. It can be so easy to get stuck in a self-hate and being overly critical of yourself that you end up applying that to everyone else, assuming that they despise you to, but they're trying to hide it out of politeness or some other motive.

[@stephaniecourteoreille5972]

and here I sadly raise my hand to say I relate ✋🥲

[@fricketyfrackgettfback]

Sad to say I still feel this way well into my twenties. I'm aware of it, constantly working on it, and honestly this movie and the analysis is definitely calling me the hell out right now. But I'm trying

[@patrickshaw411]

and it really can be that obvious too

[@kymo6343]

The self hate often doesn't come from nowhere though. It usually stems from parents or other family members that actually did hate you and took every opportunity to show it by dunking on you constantly until you have no self esteem left to give yourself.

[@theapexsurvivor9538]

@@kymo6343 that, or repeated failure coupled with anxiety/depression thanks basically force you to throw your life down the drain and convince you it's your own fault...

[@congreve_cap7882]

The scene where they adopt Lewis and give him his own science lab gets me crying every time, it’s so beautiful, the way they love him for who he is and support his passion is so heartfelt 🥺🥺🥺

[@reactionswitherin5504]

Same. I tear up every single time. Also when Wilbur asks Lewis why he let his birth mom go and Lewis tells him it’s because he already has a family. Tears every single time. ❤️❤️

[@lilyferguson9687]

SAME OMFG:(

[@davidduran1124]

That scene always makes me cry. They are not rich by any means. Yet they bet everything on their beloved son to support him. And he understands it and loves them for it... Makes me cry every time

[@NurRadzi]

This is the reason that I only watch this movie once. Because i legit ugly cry during the ending scene. 😭😂

[@RashidAli-hw6cp]

The music makes it so much better

[@somethingmaker8315]

another thing i like about the film is there's barely any mean or harsh characters, and i really like that and its rare

[@Celestial-Skyys]

This movie means a lot to me in a weird way. I grew up in a home that while I had family, it wasn't a great one. It seemed like only my mistakes were seen as a solely bad thing. But I got a few things from this movie. 1. It was my first obvious exposure to "found family" and I adored the idea. 2. They celebrate failure as a way to celebrate learning. Then even big "you're in trouble" failure leads to the family helping the person in trouble. 3. "Keep moving forward" has become a personal motto that's helped a lot.

[@eli2clutch63]

Nothing makes me more happy when I see this movie be more appreciated.

[@dingle2987]

It’s pretty good. Still feel bad for bowler hat guy/Goob. Best of the early 3D movies.

[@jaydenlopez8165]

Eugh

[@mariabelencoronel4879]

Same

[@stresslevel1009]

Apperrantly the bots think otherwise XD

[@Zeagods-CyberShadow]

I remember being 7 watching this and being blown away but also touched

[@FaffyWaffles]

I was adopted. I was really nerdy, and have loved inventing little gadgets for as long as I can remember. I suffered from social isolation and estrangement most of my childhood, and later was diagnosed with Asperger’s. Meet the Robinson helped me find passion and purpose, and in a way, showed me how to get past my anxieties and isolation. I related to Lewis on a fundamental and personal level. It gave me my dream to become an inventor, an engineer, and physicist which I am currently pursuing in college. Without Meet the Robinsons, I wouldn’t be where I am today. Keep moving forward. - -Oh yeah, a super cool detail I learned very recently, I learned that my birth-mothers maiden name was actually “Robinson!” How cool is that?!?!

[@nuclearcatbaby1131]

Me too. Though I was adopted by a cruel foster parent. I’ve had to study physics and mathematics on my own because the foster parent wouldn’t let me go to a real college, just a community college and it’s very hard to get into a real university if you first went to a community college and now that I’ve finally gotten into one I might never get to go back thanks to stupid COVID rules making it hard to get the help I need with the paperwork, as my autism makes it difficult to handle paperwork and money and other such social constructs. I’m afraid my future is going to be like the Bowler Hat Guy’s.

[@OneNamelessHero]

@@nuclearcatbaby1131 I may have no reason to say that and I clearly don't know you and your life situation, but nah man. No way you're ending up like the bowler guy, not at all! Future holds something greater for you. Just keep moving forward, friend :)

[@KDA_in_yah_area]

@@hagonistheman7880 How do you know it's fake?

[@user.who137]

Coincidence? I think not!

[@dutyinternal3516]

we found the protagonist

[@zekkikun528]

As a kid, I really enjoyed this movie As I grew older, and had less time to rewatch anything, at random intervals, this movie and its events stuck with me more and more, like Ratatouille did. Growing older, going through lots of things for better and for worse really, really helped me understand movies like these. This is when you know a movie is a certified masterpiece.

[@ViruszPlayz.5822]

We had a great childhood 🫡🫡🫡

[@Caleb-pd5fr]

Okay so as an adopted person the scene with Lewis choosing not to meet his mom makes me cry almost hysterically every time. Like I feel so seen by this movie in a way no other movie has been able to replicate, with the way Lewis grapples with his rejection and him making the choice to move past his mom giving him up just killing me every time. When people ask what it’s like for me to be adopted I always tell them to watch the movie because it’s the best and most positive portrayal of adoption and a NOT EVIL ORPHANAGE that I’ve ever seen and it’s really no contest

[@AlexHyena-dv4mb]

“-Hey Goob, cool binder. -They all hated me” me at 9 y/o: haha silly Goob, they dont hate you me now: This really portrays the deep emotional scarring Goob experienced from that moment as he can no longer see people genuinely being happy towards him, instead believing that it’s all a front to hide resentment

[@amarikristopher8409]

I thought I was the only one who noticed that

[@amarikristopher8409]

@Trav you…you didn’t pay attention to the video? Are you joking ? :0

[@ClownieFace]

Yeah. Getting the crap beat out of you for something that wasn't your fault can screw you up. By people you thought were your friends. Teammates.

[@jacobshore5115]

I like to imagine that in the new future, Goob became a famous baseball player who still remained friends with Lewis even after he became a famous inventor.

[@Mr_bukowski4435]

I wish we would’ve saw that like he’d look like a more athletic Bowler Hat guy (keeping his mustache hopefully)

[@normalgirlcvco]

@@Mr_bukowski4435 yeesss

[@wyslanniknewworldorder9525]

@@Mr_bukowski4435 He become is *THE ONE* but no one is *THE ONE* the One as *Escanor* !

[@fizzy_buzz]

IM GONNA GO DRAW THAT RN AHHHH THANK YOU THANK YOU

[@LawsofPaul]

He did end up freakishly tall

[@RockySamson]

“Lewis, when you get sad, you run, straight ahead, and-and you keep running forward, no matter what. There are people in your life who are gonna try to hold you back, slow you down, but you don't let them! Don't you stop running and don't you ever look behind you. There's nothing for you behind you. ALL that exists is what's ahead.” - Wilbur’s Dad

[@sunflowerlily2557]

I love how we see that when Cornelius & Lewis meet they have the same expression BECAUSE they’re the same person. It’s a nice little detail to have in this movie (Also the music in the movie is good)

[@jimbo4065]

The end where bowler hat guy couldn't accept that he could be loved and have a family is genuinely so tragic and reflects real life trauma victims so viscerally it breaks my heart every time.

[@glendarjj3991]

Bowler hat guy was simultaneously so cartoonish in design yet so human in his personality

[@anfani6839]

This also always gets me. But the good news is, that future basically got overwritten by the new better future that Cornelius created at the end, where Goob found a real family! So he could grow up being happy

[@missmara4980]

That scene with "how does he look like?" "Tom Selleck" was actually really well adapted because, depending on which language you watched it in, they would show a different picture of the respective voice actor. I find that such a neat little detail. Edit: All you lovely people responding to this, what does Lewis say in your language when he's asked "Where are you from"? I know this specific sentence was adapted for different languages and I'm genuinely curious.

[@glendarjj3991]

Someone else already said that, but it just proves many people like the added detail. its a nice way to keep the running gag throughout different countries, while also making it relatable to that country.

[@missmara4980]

@@glendarjj3991 Haha not surprised that other people said it before me. I'm just doing my part to help the KZbin algorithm. :)

[@joki1937]

Gotta love the latino spanish version... ''¿A quien se parece Cornelius?'' ''Al Puma'' ''¿¡Jose Luis Rodriguez!?''

[@yakunohayashi9653]

In Latin Spanish Cornelius was described as the Venezuelan singer José Luis Rodriguez

[@Mike14264]

We got the short end of the stick, sadly. No Portuguese voice actor. Dammit, we can be so lame sometimes...

[@Lovyly]

Nah dude 'cause I recently re-watched this movie and I was just SOBBING, it made me feel so many things. I was just crying at the Robinsons hyping my man after he failed to repair the PB&J machine. Absolute masterpiece, I remember it as one of my favorite movies as a child even when I didn't fully understand it at the time.

[@alealopes2085]

As an adopted person, I latched onto this movie as a kid. I love its themes of failure and rejection, and still moving forward, as well as Lewis acknowledgment of his true family. I think everyone that is adopted can relate to both Lewis and Goob and their struggle to feel wanted. Its honestly I think the best movie aboit orphans.

[@Xen8008]

More and more people are starting to realise the brilliance of This overlooked Disney Gem, I couldn’t be happier!

[@GUSTY1217]

Honestly!

[@cedricdauvergne5970]

I still think it's a good idea with a bad execution. It's a very unique approach of childhood and I remember the author of the Robinson history was an orphan too. But on the other hand, the animation is terrible (this is same year as shrek 2 and mother fkin ratatouille come on) and the balance feels/funny/wtf is this shit constantly downgrade the entire film. I admit hat man is funny but it comes so randomly I felt like it was a very long series episode. Sorry for bad eng xD.

[@pinkbunnyskyedoesthings7762]

it was totally deserved

[@KelpyG.]

This was the only disney movie where i actually cried for a movie, I remember at that time i was in that age where i thought i was tough and nothing could make me cry until the end of lewis gets adopted

[@Dreamy_Dee]

Been waiting for you to talk about bowler hat guy. He's such a underrated villain

[@solidskullz5736]

G O O B

[@DapperDan-zx9fu]

Sorry your comment section is filled with bots brotha

[@TheBritishAstronomer]

True…

[@catseatmeowmix690]

W a l u i g i

[@knstantine]

goob!

[@kodan7879]

The point of meeting ALLLL The robinsons is so that we see that even though his family is full of oddballs, it's a big healthy and loving group of people who all stick together. Something he always longed for.

[@kiplingwasafurry1108]

Keep moving forward James! We are praying for you 💙🦀💜

[@brynt.miller]

As a kid, the T Rex not being able to reach with his short arms and him pointing out the poor a decision that was, absolutely slayed me every time.

[@graysongdl]

That gag was the ONLY thing about this movie that I remembered as an adult.

[@chalkwarrior5542]

hey it still kills me

[@raiknightshade3442]

Still, to date, one of the funniest jokes in a movie I've ever seen. THEY DID THE SAME JOKE TWICE IN THIS MOVIE AND BOTH TIMES STILL HIT!!! HOW?!?!

[@SnakezJR]

@@raiknightshade3442because of how on the f’ing nose it is 😂 Goob’s plans weren’t thought trough at all, in both situations

[@clarity7650]

Me & my adult best friend quote this almost regularly. So glad other people do too.

[@RedsHitpostMedia]

One of the saddest scenes for me was when the (future) Robinsons were all ready to adopt Lewis but they found out who he was telling him he had to go back. Lewis didnt know HE was the father so he was crushed. Like he finally found a family who was willing to accept him but they took it back knowing what would happen if they did.

[@user-xi7dg9le4l]

He truly belived no one would ever want to let him into their family except his biological mom too, so it was a shock to him seeing them willingly want adopt him

[@maebee134]

LITERALLYYYY it’s so sad to see him going through the pain of what he thinks is not being wanted AGAIN 😭

[@jams-jam]

As an adopted kid, hearing that your foster parent doesn't actually want to adopt you despite your close relationship stings.

[@n00bly672]

Also although i dont know how much thought they put into the time travel theme, but I really love how the whole motto and message of the movie is to "keep moving forward" through hardships and failures, but yet reflecting on past mistakes and physically traveling back in time is was caused the future to be saved. I remember loving this movie as a kid, and I'm seeing i need to rewatch it as an adult!

[@astelineart2260]

It kind of makes me sad that there won’t be more movies made from this era of animation and children’s films. Idk if you guys know what I’m talking about but there’s a certain vibe that a lot of kids films had at the time of the early-late 2000s that will probably never be captured again

[@dario6463]

Fun fact: Here, in Latin America, Cornelius was voiced by the Venezuelan singer José Luis Rodríguez, also known as "El Puma", so in the family identification scene Wilbur says that Cornelius looks like "El Puma".

[@betsady4076]

And I love that scene.

[@CaesarLvcivs]

Here in Brazil, I don't remember if he says something different than the original version. Dammit, now I'm really curious!

[@dario6463]

@JayLeeBeanz They changed the portrait as well!

[@pavp001]

Dammit I was about to comment this lmao, a nice Easter egg

[@magukkun_lol]

They change it depending on who is voice acting Cornelius and also change the portrait. very cool

[@OhMJB]

As an adoptee, I adore this movie and it always makes me cry. It's the ONLY movie I've ever seen that really shows how I feel as an adoptee. My adoptive family IS my family. I couldn't care less about finding my birth parents, they're strangers who I never think about unless someone asks me about it. If they wanted to find me, sure whatever, but I would never think about finding them. All the depictions of adoption and "non-traditional" families in media are "You're not my REAL parents!" and "I need to find my birth parents for some odd reason because I think that will complete something in me!" I hated growing up when people would realize I'm adopted because they only knew stories like Cinderella. I had other kids ask me "Is your mom evil like in Cinderella?!" and I was so mad and upset by that because my mom is amazing and I loved her. The truth is, adoption stories are all so different - adoptees have completely different experiences, but we're not ALL looking for our birth families. Some of us are so completely happy and living normal lives. And I love that the main character never knows why his mother left him a the orphanage, because many of will never know and don't even care. Representation matters, and representing adoptive families as just another normal healthy family is important. EDIT: Wow, thank you everyone for your kind comments and sharing your stories as well! Never expected such a response. All the suggestions and stories shared just shows how vast the adoptive experience is and how important it is to show all those perspectives

[@mollusckscramp4124]

Thank you for sharing your perspective. I've often thought about adopting kids in the future, and this is something that I've found myself wondering about from time to time, essentially being emotionally prepared for whichever way they would react to estrangement from their birth parents as they get older. It's really nice to know that you were able to bound so deeply with your adoptive family and really encourages that more people out there should adopt ❤

[@KataKismet]

Have you watched instant family? I don’t know why but as an adopted kid that movie got me real good. I was absolutely sobbing

[@monsterhanna6691]

I totally see what you mean. I'm not adopted, but my mother was, and loved her parents as much as she would her birth parents. I don't remember why she was given up for adoption, but I still agree that not everyone is the same, and I'm happy you have an amazing family. I'm sure they're very happy to have you. ❤

[@Camillaisthebomb]

You took the words right out of my mouth! I am also an adoptee who watched this when it came out, at the time I was 13 years old. It helped me feel seen & acknowledged. It made me realise that I didn’t “need” to look for my birth parents just because people would always ask: “Do you want to meet your REAL parents?” I never felt the need to! Maybe one day in the future I might, but being 28 now it hasn’t changed. I wish there could be more representation in media about adoption stories. We all have it so different, and there are many nuances to it. No adoption story is ever alike! I find it fascinating and beautiful. Im so grateful for this movie. 🥰

[@carlitolol1435]

This is a wonderful message

[@GoGymRuben]

I always loved how you could hear Lewis run away in the first scene of the movie

[@katetoolate234]

14:40 As a kid, I was blown away by both major twists/reveals in the movie. I DO see how they are just a wee bit predictable to almost anyone over the age of like.. 12, though. 😆

[@zackrules4797]

Bowler Hat Guy is totally a hilarious villain. He's right up there with Hades, Yzma and Dr. Doofenshmirtz as the funniest Disney villains ever!

[@lancetheking7524]

The backstory is as funny and depressing as Doofenshmirtz

[@glendarjj3991]

Prince John from Robin Hood: Am I NOT a joke to you?

[@jackiegonzalez6814]

Dr. Drakken: Am i a joke to you?

[@fatcat1414]

It's so good to have a children's film that doesn't have a narrative based around destiny in some form. Kids can get so discouraged when the media around them is full of Chosen Ones.

[@frank-2martialoffrankoslav151]

No, I usually Find that They Often think They're the Chosen One. Which creates another Issue, Over Confidence with a Lack of Morals

[@fatcat1414]

@@frank-2martialoffrankoslav151 Depends on the kid, I guess. Both extremes can happen when you teach people that greatness is some innate thing that you either have or don't.

[@lucygarrett9785]

The ending gets me every time. Especially with the song playing over as Lewis gets to go home with his new adoptive parents

[@Dr0ctagonapus5]

I miss when these studios used to tell stories with great life lessons baked in, so this movie was a nice little treat.

[@Rapidashisaunicorn]

I quote Meet the Robinsons a moderate amount to this day. Especially “I have a big head and small arms, and I’m not so sure how well this plan was thought through”

[@eirianstarlesschild521]

i quote the frog version of that line a lot myself. i am a very short person and for some reason all my family expects me to get the stuff on the high shelves 😂😂😂

[@Isa-vy2bv]

I quote Wilbur a lot "That is an excellent question."

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

"It's been a long day, full of emotional turmoil and dinosaur fights."

[@Konpekikaminari]

same I knew I wasn't the only one hung up on this line

[@monsterhanna6691]

Oh my gosh, SAME. That's my favorite quote in the entire movie. 😂

[@snowhunter7536]

“This is the era of Disney defined by its forgettability and mediocrity.” It’s true now that I’m grown up, but, as a 2000s kids who grew up watching most of those movies, I digress.

[@thefunnyest]

you mean disagree

[@snowhunter7536]

@@thefunnyest more like I mildly disagree.

[@tomlinson1710]

@@snowhunter7536 same

[@raywa5821]

i love brother bear too and treasure planet is my absolute favourite disney movie

[@snowhunter7536]

@@raywa5821 Bolt and Meet The Robinsons are my childhood favorites.

[@ethanhanks200]

i never even realized the end involved wilbur taking such a huge risk for his father

[@cherrie1009]

I cry everytime i revisit the movie, and remember all of the songs years later. It's not the greatest, of course it's not, but it's so nice, sweet funny and it talkes about trauma in a very nice way - which after years reminds me of the trauma in ✨Family Madrigal✨ and how quirky and overdone some scenes were, but with twists that actually make it loveable. I loved Encanto, and I loved the Robins and I think it's a somewhat classic for me when it comes to disney 3D animation

[@sushiroll3795]

I have so much nostalgia for this movie. Listening to "Little Wonders" just instantly brings me back to my childhood.

[@TR0X3N]

Same here. It’s so strange how we all have these small hours in our past that we will never forget.

[@imaginefun13]

😭 that song gets me every time

[@nicolewagner2631]

When I was much younger I didn't much like Meet the Robinsons, but when I found Matchbox Twenty (few years later) and heard one of their songs was in it... I was excited to see it again (and I liked it that time).

[@emilynam6084]

same. when this movie was in theaters, I remember hearing it on the radio. And at lunchtime in elementary school.

[@JoeyThorburn]

When my sister got married, she had that song play as she left the church. I didn’t expect it at all and we’ve both loved it for years, and I started totally bawling my eyes out as the opening notes hit

[@Caerulean]

Young Goob is arguably the most adorable future antagonist ever.

[@Loderyod]

Yeah, his twist is still surprising to me!

[@AbsolutGoblin]

Yung goob is a fantastic name for a soundcloud rapper

[@HevelMax71]

keep moving forward this movie gave me that mentality in life.I was 8 when i watched this movie,im 21 and still remember to keep moving forward despite failure.

[@O5-1_]

Dr Waluiginshmertz’s story is so intentionally similar to Lewis/Cornelius and I always saw that as so deep. Being stuck in the past and unable to move forward, then eventually realizing you must “Keep Moving Forward”

[@sillyguyfred]

The villain guy is one of those villain designs that I absolutely ADORE because they're just so well executed EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

[@emmettbattle5728]

big doof energy

[@legendaryweegee5331]

Waluigi energy

[@sillyguyfred]

And Robbie also!!! My fav one haha

[@raven3067]

He looks like Doofenshmirtz

[@KDA_in_yah_area]

@@sillyguyfred of course Robbie he is *number one*

[@longblondsam4648]

Out of all the Disney movies, this was the only one that used Walt’s famous quote “keep moving forward”

[@glendarjj3991]

At this point, it's probably more known for the film that walt himself. As a kid I definitely associated the line with the movie.

[@magdavillafuerte505]

I don't know why the video says walt was fucked up, he was a man from the 50's, different personality.

[@LKD7997]

@@magdavillafuerte505 I mean just because that’s what was popular to be scummy at the time doesn’t really make it right lol

[@magdavillafuerte505]

@@LKD7997 he wasn't racist, he just made racist jokes.

[@LKD7997]

@@magdavillafuerte505 yeah Ima assume you’re trolling lol

[@maximus13161]

I had this movie on DVD, loved watching and rewatching it over and over with my siblings. It's definitely a gem.

[@LongLiveTheBlade]

My favorite part of this movie is how Luis remembers to go back and wake up Goob, and Goob will never know that that was something so important :)

[@orlandoolivero1942]

Fun fact: In the Latin American translation of this movie, they took the liberty to make the "How does Cornelius look like?" relatable by changing it to Jose Luis Rodríguez, El Puma, a Latin singer from the 80s. AND THEY ALSO CHANGED THE PHOTO. It's just so well done

[@Otra_Chica_de_Internet]

Ohh, so that's who they were referencing?? My argentinian ass never understood that reference lmaoo

[@nicogranados9601]

@@Otra_Chica_de_Internet as milenial Colombian i didn't too but the fact that they changed it for a random latin reference i didn't even get made it even Hilarious imho

[@Just_Some_Dude73]

Epico

[@Vale-jb9dr]

Same with the Italian version, they referenced Giovanni Muciaccia, the host of a very popular (and good) children's crafts programme (who also ended up voicing Cornelius). I remember laughing a lot at that joke as a kid, as it was one of the few "celebrities" I was actually able to recognise

[@kaancakir5083]

In the german version its Thomas Gottschalk who also voiced Cornelius, just wow!

[@cidevant002]

Another thing to love about this is how they explicitely celebrate the love between adoptive parents and children, which is so criminally rare on children's media. It's always "oh, who is my real father" and blood relationship that see a wonderful family start up from a couple deciding to adopt this kid is such a wonderful thing, because that is also the experience of a lot of children. I love, love too that the movie never shows the biological mother or why she gave Louis because it doesn't matter anyway. If she went as far to go to an orphanage to give up the baby, she had already decided she didn't want to be a mom and Louis either wouldn't have convinced her of doing anything no matter what he said or she would have resented him for convincing her of doing something she didn't want to.

[@bLUhURT]

I think The Willobouys also has similar story. Elaborating the relationship between foster parents and children while focusing on the blood relationship isn't always good as it seems.

[@tinymeanginger6293]

The twins that lived in the flower pots by the front door were the best characters in the whole movie and you can’t convince me otherwise lol.

[@nickoffscript]

dude .. this movie kept me going when i needed it most. it’s been one of my favorites since i was a little kid - it always stuck out to me as someone who grew up w/ mid 2000s disney and pixar stuff haha

[@willthedoofus4525]

did you know: there was a deleted scene which at the point when lewis goes to defeat the hat, he brings bowler hat guy to the day of the baseball game where he fell asleep, and he tries to wake him up, and he does, which, If I remember correctly, erases him from existence, while saying thank you to lewis. If you want to look at the deleted scenes, look em up on youtube

[@ashuraconla2550]

I was going to talk about that myself but you beat me to it. He also looks at the hat and then says "I'll never invent you" which makes the hat disappear. I thought that deleted scene was sweet honestly

[@willthedoofus4525]

@@ashuraconla2550 yeah, I really liked the scene but the one we got I liked more

[@willthedoofus4525]

@@ashuraconla2550 honestly I feel that schaffrillas can make a separate video of the deleted scenes from meet the Robinsons

[@Jeff4theRaid]

@@willthedoofus4525 I'm satisfied already tho, maybe he'll take a crack at deleted scenes one day

[@pokaay3163]

Perhaps it was deleted because it wouldnt make sense for goob to “disappear” after Lewis rights a wrong, its not like with wilbur and the possibility that Lewis will just never have him as a son, because goob will still around. If anything future goob would transform into whatever past goob grows into. I like the ending we got with him.

[@Kian694]

I love how the villain isn’t some evil/ epic name, he’s called Bowler Hat Guy. Don’t tell me that’s not hilarious

[@glendarjj3991]

Or Goob

[@Tralfazz74]

This is a movie I watched at maybe 9 years old. That ending has continued to influence how I treat people to this day. You never know what good deed you do will save someone from giving up, so keep doing them.

[@dispera3252]

wanted to point out an hilarious moment of this film from the italian dub: during the meatballs fight , when Gaston launches an "italian sausage" to Franny, in italian they renamed it as "soppressata calabrese" wich means Calabria's sausage, calabria being a place famous for their spicy sausages. Also gaston says it using Calabrian accent, and it just makes it so much funnier lol

[@ChloroPhobeTarantino]

I remember how different this movie was after seeing it in theaters. I've never forgotten how blown away I was by Goob turning out to be Bowler Hat Guy!

[@yohanbosu]

Amk

[@glendarjj3991]

Damn these bots are horrific

[@srstriker6420]

So was I ChloroPhobeTarantino

[@sophieamandaleitontoomey9343]

I’m surprised you didn’t talk about the ending song with “Little Wonders.” Easily one of the most under appreciated songs in my opinion. It always makes me cry. Especially when the lyrics say “Let it go. Let it roll right off your shoulders. Don’t you know? The hardest part is over.” It’s just absolutely perfect when it comes to Lewis and how he finally lets go of everything that brought him pain and misery to look forward to the bright future he has. I know this movie isn’t perfect, but it’s still such a delight of a film.

[@lyndiss.2017]

I didn't even understand the lyrics that much at that age (English is my second language, and my family doesn't speak it) and still it invoked something in me. Now that I'm 20++ I think I know what that song sparked: Nostalgia. _In a child!_

[@spencerdancy5789]

That song made me cry when I was a little kid... It still does to this day.

[@Melissaheartt]

The two songs in this film are certified bops and bangers for sure

[@lisacz9627]

Just reading about the scene gives me goosebumps. Thank god I'm not the only one who cries everytime at the end of the movie.

[@SpecReviewPlus]

I wondered if anyone else felt as emotionally attached to this song and movie as me. I’m glad people feel the same way. I cry every time as well. Beautiful nostalgic song.

[@wunderwaffen273]

5:14 Why did i imagine him throwing a pokeball and a pokemon coming out of that ball

[@anxia-tea5846]

my favorite part was how it showed that people can still be depressed even when they’re liked by most people

[@HD_Segal]

I’ve always thought of “Meet the Robinsons” as a spiritual successor to “Robots” not because both movies were inspired by the illustrative works of William Joyce, nor how Rodney and Lewis are inventors that each aspire goals worth fulfilling. Rather, it’s their simple, yet profoundly optimistic morals people like me will remember them for.

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

Is William Joyce the same author of Leafmen (the book epic was based off of) and Rise of the Guardians?

[@HD_Segal]

@@kittykittybangbang9367 You bet!

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

@@HD_Segal William Joyce is such a great author, it's a shame that Epic and Rise of the Guardians failed. They deserved better.

[@HD_Segal]

@@kittykittybangbang9367 There’s definitely a pattern with animated Joyce adaptations in which they usually fly under the radar for over a decade before each movie gradually develops an online following.

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

@@HD_Segal Ikr, but I don't think I've ever seen people talk about Epic that much. Which sucks because it had really great animation.

[@jordancampbell8597]

In the original ending outlines, Lewis and Bowler Hat Guy went back to the baseball game *together* to wake Goob up. They watch him be carried off on his teammates' shoulders and Lewis asked why didn't Bowler Hat Guy just do this in the first place. Bowler Hat Guy admitted he didn't know and then he faded away. I'm not sure which ending I prefer.

[@greenmushroom2587]

I think I like the ending they went with. It leaves more to the audience to guess what happened to him, if that changed his future and he faded away or that he was destined to become the Bowler Hat Guy anyway.

[@jordancampbell8597]

@@greenmushroom2587 Turns out, I was wrong. Lewis didn't ask Bowler Hat Guy why he didn't do this in the first place--but they do reconcile and then he banishes DORIS. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGfFnnqVjqmWfqM

[@efulmer8675]

I really like that ending, but I think the ending they went with works a little better because it's a recognition that Lewis caused Goob pain and that he should try to correct that.

[@koichidignitythief7429]

The final cut had better flow and better resolution with Bowler Hat Guy. The alt ending was rushed and way on the nose, they really needed to let the face-turn of BHG to sink in. Doris actually tries to put up a fight when Lewis comes to stop them, instead of just sitting there and letting it happen (3rd Law of Robotics). Lewis personally helps little Goob wake up in time, fixing something that was kinda his fault to begin with.

[@nightmarextreme4371]

he fucking dies no matter wat, since louis woked him up

[@savRUen]

Honestly one of things that i absolutely love with this movie is what they did with villain. Its not a fight. It wasn't a big shout to the world of "you are an asshole". It wasn't a death. And it wasn't a failure for them. It really melts my heart seeing how our mc helped goober and encouraged him, to not let him going the wrong path...

[@trolly4233]

Just realized that they literally keep moving forward. The ending creates a loop with another Lewis and subsequently another goob in another timeline that will repeat the events that happened in the start, remake Bowler hat and then the time travel part. It literally can only move forward, in an infinite and unbreakable loop.

[@tacoclaus8168]

No, because not only does lewis have knowledge of the future that will prevent him from building doris, but by waking up goob, he also changes the timeline so there is no bowler hat guy to scheme against him, as well as no doris to actually help him succeed

[@nickbait1104]

One part of this movie I noticed that it doesn't seem others have, is at the beginning when lewis' birth mother leaves lewis on the top of the stairs, we hear someone slip and she looks behind her, and at the end when lewis is about to meet his mother, he walks away and slips creating the same noise and causing lewis' mom to look behind her. These little gems are why meet the robinsons is one of my favourite movies.

[@valeriaalvarado9150]

I also love the fact that at the beginning of the movie you can hear someone knocking on the orphanage door before Mildred opens it. In the end we find out that it was Lewis who knocked on the door. The attention to detail fascinates me, this movie is a gem.

[@n19ntendods]

Fun fact: Bowler Hat Guy was initially going to be played by Jim Carrey, but he turned down the role to star in the film, The Number 23, so the director, Stephen Anderson, stepped in to voice him, Grandpa Bud, and Cousin Tallulah!

[@glendarjj3991]

Now that you mention it, he does feel quite jim carry like. But the voice actors does an excellent job.

[@n19ntendods]

@@glendarjj3991 Absolutely, my friend! Tho, one more thing… 😕 That’s me to know and you to find out! 😉😂😂😂😂😂

[@birdboy16]

Well now I’ll just see him as Jim Carrey from this point forward

[@n19ntendods]

Wow! Thanx for so many likes, guys! You rock! 🤘🎸😏👍

[@ellerymerrilycelery]

Shame, seeing as this is a much better movie than that dumb 23 one.

[@jallenrix]

Hazzah! To Meet the Robinsons. The movie came along at a time in my life when "Keep Moving Forward" was extremely relevant, and now it has become the slogan of my past two successful and happy decades. At the end, when the reporter says to Cornelius "Well, son it looks like you have a very bright future." And Cornelius sigh a big chested "yeah..." It gave me inspiration for my future. One of my all time favorites movies. I like that not a lot of people have seen it, because then I get to be the person to share with them watching it for the first time - yum!

[@priscilalopez8957]

Something I noticed as a kid and surprises me that you didnt point out is the synchronization between sounds when Louise was left at the orphanage and the same scene but later on in the movie. If you check closely, in the first scene you can see that the mom gets startled by something but we dont know what, we just hear a noise in the back ground. Later on in the movie, we hear the same sound when Louise slips when he wanted to get his mom’s attention. Also, if you pay close attention, the way that the doorbell rings in the beginning of the movie and the way Louise made it ring are exactly the same, meaning, in the end, Louise was the one that put himself in the orphanage. Not only has he accepted his own future and grown from his experiences, but he actively helped that future to happen in a moment when he could have completely changed things and gotten his mom. I think its a nice little detail and I could make an entire essay out of it.

[@MysteryDisc]

I gotta say, the Liar Reveal was genuinely earned, like what Wilbur lied about was genuinely shitty and probably would've warranted the emotional lingering we normally get had they gone that route.

[@DHynes5]

Also, it was a more understandable motive as well. Wilbur would have been risking, not only his life, but also his family's as well had he followed up on the deal. Most "liar reveal" tropes come from the protagonist being selfish/greedy and take advantage of the good people, but there were more things at stake here than simply that

[@jakubtoba6317]

I'm honestly surprised that Schaffrillas didn't talk about how great the soundtrack is. Like, "Little Wonders" and "The Future Has Arrived" are genuinely some of the most uplifting songs I've ever listened to in my life.

[@Jayquinator-X]

Another Believer is another top tier song

[@kittyfox123]

@@Jayquinator-X T H A N K Y O U- BOTH OF YOU- The soundtrack is amazing!

[@celestee2264]

@@Jayquinator-X Another Believer is the only Disney song I include in my playlists for real

[@riotgoeswoof]

Little Wonders makes me tear up EVERY time it starts in this movie.

[@RevolutionaryLoser]

I discovered this film through a Little Witch Academia AMV set to Little Wonders. I thought there was no way the scene could live Up to the expectations the song set for me. I was so wrong. This is what cinema is supposed to be.

[@ssjkakarotttv2676]

To me In my opinion this is still one of my favorite disney movies to date. It stuck with me so hard throughout a lot of years of my life, despite me only watching it once as a kid.

[@billywest4938]

i am literally playing minecraft while weatching this for the 5th time and i was still surprised you said "id put this video in the background while playing minecraft"