Encanto didn’t do well at the box office because people were still worried about the pandemic. They weren’t sure if it was safe to go out.

3:53 “String of forgettable movies...” Lilo & Stitch and The Emperors New Groove just quietly sitting in the corner not bothering anyone and simply just enjoying life.

I think the reason movies aren't doing so well nowadays is that a movie ticket and going to the movie theatres is an expensive outing. You pay close to $20 per ticket and pay more for refreshments during the movie. You can't pause the movie to have a break and have to sit next to possible obnoxious moviegoers. It's not worth it since you could rent the movie for $5 on a streaming service 6 months later if you really want to see it, and it gives you time to hear feedback from people who have seen the movie. Elemental falls under the storyline of "been there, done that" considering zootopia's take on the racism theme and all the "forbidden romance" stories that have existed and will continue to exist, and doesn't really pertain to me. I wouldn't probably watch it even if it was free because I'd rather do other things with my time. I think even zootopia falls flat on the racism theme and nick's story in the original would've worked way better and be more realistic.

The saddest part is... Pixar did everything right, with Elemental. People accuse it of being basic, but these are the same individuals who are sick and tired of Superhero films... tired of the "dire circumstance" plot... tired of the endless sequels, remakes, and politics... tired of the previewing homework, the after viewing homework... having to watch multiple different, otherwise unrelated shows and spin-offs to understand the story... they're tired of the mediocre visuals, and unoriginal stories... Pixar remedied all that with Elemental... and the only failures were from whoever set the release date, and the marketing team... but honestly, there's a huge part of me that believes that was intentional by Disney, for all of the above reasons, because sequels are safe... original stuff is financially risky... so if Elemental, Elio, and Wish fail... they can use that to justify wiping new content from their release schedule for the next 15 years... and I can't stand to see Pixar go down like this. Elemental is a beautifully animated, genuine, wholesome story, written by a director who cared about telling a story... and why Disney executives can't see that as a good thing, is beyond me... but audiences fell for it hook, line, and sinker... whoever posted that Twitter picture of Wade and Lake, insinuating that Wade was non-binary, and that had anything to do with this film, should be fired, along with the racial tension virtue-signaling, because every conservative news outlet gobbled that up like candy, resulting in a boycott of a film that does literally everything they've been asking for... and Disney will use that 2-fold... one to say homophobia and racists causes the demise, and two, that people don't "really" want the traditional values they claim to... all so they can justify stuffing new content into the closet and locking the door. I'm really glad you liked Elemental, and you make some amazing points. I truly hope this isn't the end of Pixar. I'm ecstatic to see them in theaters again. Take care, my friend!

7:07 Actually, I do like Monsters University more than Monsters Inc. The overall message with Mike Wazowski of sometimes no matter how much effort you put into your dreams, you may not be able to achieve it in one way. (Him being scary) BUT there’s always another way to achieve them. Monsters University is by far Pixar’s most underrated movie

5:21 1000% agree. Incredibles used to be my favorite movie of all time. I loved the Parr family and couldn’t wait to see their story continued. Incredibles 2 completed evaporated my interest in the characters. It was an uninspired bland mess to me. :(

In terms of animated sequels, Dreamworks seems to be the best at making them.

1. Advertise your movie well 2. Don’t release your non franchise movie as a summer release

Cars is so Underrated, That Movie is an OG and there is a reason why it is a part of Pixar’s Golden Age

Honestly I’m kinda tired of hearing it, Elemental is doing better at the box office… people are getting USE TO Disney/Pixar specifically not opening straight in theaters. It’s a process. Elemental was a beautiful greatly told story. It’s doing better in box office. I do agree with setting the bar high but everyone has to understand, not every story is going to be the same or told the same is the generation from 1995-2010. I think Pixar is doing better than Disney though when it comes to Box Office.

Personally, I feel that when you look at Pixar's films from 2019 and forward I think people have just been way too hard on them. I had such a fun time with Onward because I thought it was something different. Soul I think is a masterpiece. Luca was as close to Pixar's take on a Studio Ghibli film as they could get. Turning Red was just fun! I am expecting Elemental to be fun but, the story like this has been done before in other ways by Disney. The Fox and The Hound and Zootopia are Elemental's story in some shape or form. So great to see you back!

Overall the most thing is to have hope that Pixar will eventually turn itself around. Also I say an important thing they need to stop following these forced kids movie rules others have been following and starting writing a variety of different kinds of stories, especially ones with physical villains who somehow get comeuppances (whether they be death, prison, or something else). And quit it with the insistence on family and parents (we need a break!)

Disney’s like: If I’m gonna become a failed movie company, I’m taking Pixar with me!

I guarantee you inside out 2 is going to turn the tables and make people love Pixar again

Pixar needs to innovate. There's no use on releasing an original idea if it's just mid. There's no use to release a well beloved sequel if it's gonna under perform *ahem Incredibles 2* I feel they need to think bigger. They have tough competitors now. They used to be the competition but we are not in the 2000s anymore. Technology can do for other animation companies what Pixar used to be when they lead the game of amazing and realistic visuals. But there's no use of pretty visuals with no story, like it was for The Good Dinosaur. Just like Disney was when Snow White released to lead 2D, just like Pixar was when they release Toys Story for 3D and storytelling, just like it was for DreamWorks when they released Shrek to add pop-culture references, just like Spider-Verse is doing for Sony nowadays. They need something bigger, newer, they need to dare to make something amazing, not stick to the same tricks of the books. Luca may had done well if it was released a couple of years back, but again, we are not in the past anymote

In my own professional opinion, one of the reasons Pixar's failling is because they stopped using John Ratzenberger's voice in their movies. Pixar just ain't what it used to be without him and still will never, ever be the same without him, whatever way it is!

nah. *let this monster that is disney inc finally rest in peace*

You: Pixar's originals don't feel original anymore. Me: Your words, not mine.

Luca was fine. Sure, it wasn't amazing, or mind blowing. It was simple, and that's fine. Turning Red though....it's just a allegory for angsty teens with mama trauma, and it's fucking ridiculous how dumb it is. Had Turning Red released to theaters, it would've probably succeeded, BC of girls who wanted their parents to take them to see the fluffy red panda.

This video age badly

That's how Pixar needs to be fixed storytelling and visuals in harmony making heartfelt stories touch people's hearts and convince them to go to the theater and see it for themselves not generic and mediocre stuff it's the only way for Pixar to put an end to a tough time ever since the pandemic

I like some of the new Pixar movies like Coco, Onward, Luca, and Turning Red. They are honestly good and have a Pixar charm to them. I grew up on those classics you mentioned(+Brave) and they are some of my favorite movies ever. I am still loyal to Pixar and I went to see Elemental recently. I liked it. I want to rewatch it with a new perspective after seeing it once. I think people expect the same stuff they made 15-20 years ago and they don't anymore. I think some of the newer films I mentioned are examples of how Pixar is capable of keeping its heartfelt special charm while also changing with modern times. I worry that sequels will destroy Pixar. Elio actually looks good and I am very interested in it.

Unpopular opinion, Up wasn't that great of a movie to me. Yeah, the beginning is gut wrenching and it's nice to see Carl finally let go of his old life to begin anew...but I remember nothing between those two points and the ending past that is hazy. And whenever you ask someone about the movie, it's basically the same. And no one ever even says it's their favorite, and I think it'd due to that fact. But anyways, favorite Pixar movie for me is Coco. The ending didn't affect me as much as my friends who went to see it with me (I didn't get grandparents growing up), but Miguel's story I understood and connected with so hard. Having a passion that no one else understands or even wants near them is something I connect with, and feeling abandoned for it hits home. It's nice to see a good outcome though, with acceptance.

i would've loved to watch luca on the theater... imagine the visuals and the music along with the history... IT COULD'VE BEEN SO MUCH MORE THAN IT WAS

Disney devalued Pixar by dropping their movies directly to streaming.

New Pixar movies aren't as impactful, unique, and innovative as old ones. Majority of people would agree that old Pixar films are so much better than new ones. The problem with new Pixar films is that they are lazy. It's the same heartwarming message over and over again. It's the same rainbows and sunshine endings. And it's the same Disney animation style getting more realistic. The thing is, it feels repetitive. Sure the movie is entertaining, but it's not an guarantee masterpiece that will inspire millions of generations. Financially Pixar is doing bad. And laying off thousands of animators is bad. Compare that to Sony Animations with Across the Spiderverse and Dreamworks Puss in Boots, they're starting to create something new. ATM I hope Pixar doesn't die, especially with Elemental and other Pixar movies flopping. Pixar needs a revival.

Also it sucks when ppl just lump these new movies as ‘generational trauma’, i mean you can do that about anything like romantic comedies, or the be yourself trope or the follow your dreams, etc. its nice to see stories from people of different backgrounds.

Even if Elemental bombed at first, it is now back on track and also being one of the most successful movies. Even during its premiere, it is more successful than Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken

It's sad to think they are, because on all accounts, Elemental sits right up there with the golden years of Pixar and animation (personally, it's one of my all time favorite films). As someone who saw it, said to myself 'this was really really good. Why's it getting so much hate?', then to quickly realise that it could've been due to other people 'not liking it as much as the old Pixar stuff'. I rewatched the old stuff, and if I'm being honest, Elemental fits right in with them. My point is that in modern film, it seems to me that audiences are so fixated on picking at stories and plot that they completely miss what they're meant to be; an escape! Elemental is an *excellent* escape. Personally, one of the movies I've found myself invested in the most. It encapsulates everything great about cinema; something people can't really seem to grasp. Moral of the story; turn your brain off and watch a movie! Have fun! 😅

I haven't been interested in animated movies in a very long time. It was spiderverse that really pulled me back in. Animation aside, there's just something really fresh about the screenwriting in the spiderverse movies. Puss in boots: last wish had it too. The dramatic moments in recent pixar movies just seem to pale in comparison.

Maybe they should not have fired John Lassater (the brain and heart of Pixar) because he hugged people too much😕

2:43 "& I Don't Know If I Would Pursue A Career In Film Making If I Didn't Watch Toy Story *RELIGIOUSLY* When I Was 4 Years Old" That Made Me Laugh So Hard

I’m glad people still have hope for Pixar and that they can still turn things around, we’re past the glory days but we can still try something new

I'll still keep watching Pixar movies Also once Toy Story 5 announced their release date it should come out on 2025 as an celebration for the Toy Story movies for their 30th anniversary

Elemental was kept off the No.1 spot by Spider-Man and is currently in the top ten. But yeah......it's failing!

Cars 3 is one of my favorite movies. It’s the best in the Cars franchise and I want a Cars 4 that expands the world of Cars and tell more about Doc’s story.

Love the videos, man. Keep it up!!!

Lightyear absolutely did NOT make money. A movie has to make at least twice its budget to cover the 50 percent that theatres take and marketing. Asides from that, great video

i think i love Monsters University just as much as Monsters inc. it was a very fun movie that added to the world and had a very good underlying message

No way he said Luca wasn’t good 💀

2022 was a terrible year for Pixar, and it made people hesitant to watch it until the reviews come out. Also, Inside Out has a special place in my heart for being the first good movie I remember watching.

Pixar isn't failing, it's the negative minds that are making it fail. I think Pixar is succeeding more than you know.

Elemental had me! I was about to cry on the ending.

So basically, reason #1: Pixar is failing, because it has become too good for itself, lol. That's probably the least upsetting reason to be failing ever.

I agree with you so much on what Elemental looks like. I love the concept, I love some love story, but the visuals and everything is just looked like inside out mixed with zootopia, yes. Also, Elio just look the same like any other pixar films. It's not wrong by any means, it's just it didn't make me interested. We need more unique animation style, doesn't have to be exactly like spiderverse, it just need to be different, and I know it's so hard to do that and it's risky too, but for me, that's what makes me interested. I even interested to watch ninja turtles even tho I never watch that as a kid.

I feel like this is representative of a larger issue in Hollywood: its changing identity. People don’t really know what modern commercial cinema is now. It used to be that going to the cinema to see a film, then buying a VoD if you wanted to keep it. It was a linear experience. Now if you wait long enough, you don’t have to. Now, most people prefer watching something at home, the forced-immersion isn’t there anymore. They can browse infinite libraries of films and TV, all competing for attention. Pixar are changing too, staff, opinions, human backgrounds, workflow. All this is growing pains. Pixar used to have a formula because the leadership team consistently knew the films people wanted to see. Now that formula has had to evolve because of the changing cultural and commercial landscape. The formula they had has dissolved under that change, so they’re going to have to build a new one.

I kinda agree with obstacle 4. But for me, it is not so much as looking basic but of how forced everything seems to be. While the Pixar films have their supernatural or unnatural elements to them. They are well incorporated into the whole. The characters, the themes, the setting, etc. everything coming together. This comes off as creative. I mean, they have to be that if they are going to fully incorporate such disparate things together. And this new take comes off as really fresh. That we are going to experience something new. Still, there are those that isn't well put together. I consider that with Bug's Life. The whole bug thing just isn't relevant or add much into the story in general. Then there was Cars. Just like with the bugs, the whole car things feels irrelevant. But at least, the story is about racing (except Cars 2) which does give some flimsy connection to cars at least. Then Brave with bears, Good Dinosaur with the dinosaurs, Onward with all the fantasy stuff, and their sequels like Finding Dory and Monster University with the original setting. The fancy stuff doesn't seem to be all that relevant to the themes or the whole story; just eye candies. And that is how it feels like to me with their recent movies. Turning Red... what is the deal with the magic transformation stuff? Lightyear... how is this related to the Toy Story character? Or the whole Toy Story in general? Their films become more and more disjointed and gimmicky. And then this. Elemental. I don't mind the living elements premise but the story just don't seem to mesh well with the living elements premise at all. With Wall-E, which is a romance story too, we have the interesting characters with unique perspectives and unique situations. That added a whole dimension to the romance. But with Elemental the living elements premise just seems to be superficial decoration. And that is how it comes off to me. Elemental feels pretty much like a generic love story with living elements as its superficial gimmick. Not much different from a typical romance story for kids.

I think the little mermaid wasn’t that bad. It made Eric and Ariel’s relationship had much more depth in this adaptation, and there was chemistry that was far beyond Ariel’s entrancing voice.

Also there's no more hand-drawn animation movies. Disney makes so many CGI animated movies through Pixar and even its own original franchise, it's like...what's the point? Part of the reason Pixar's first half felt special was because Disney was still making hand-drawn movies at the time which brought balance to Pixar's CGI movies which made Pixar's movies feel special. But now with hits like "Frozen," "Big Hero Six," "Moana," "Encanto," and "Tangled," again it's like "What's the point now? If all movies are going to be 3D CGI, and Disney can actually make good 3D CGI movies without needing the Pixar logo, then what good are they?" Marvel's cinematic universe has a similar problem. When it first began with X-Men and Spider-Man movies, they felt special, fresh, and all, because they were a kind of treat. But now with Disney and Marvel making several Marvel movies a year, they just don't feel special anymore. One way Pixar COULD save itself....is to just abandon CGI, go into hand-drawn movies, and make them their own. Kinda like the nWo did in WCW by reintroducing black and white television. Something that was a new concept featuring superstars of yesteryear like Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, and Kevin Nash brought back something old-fashioned, yet made it feel fresh again, and that's why it worked. In fact, when the nWo started bringing in younger talent, went to color television, and started making branches of nWo, that's when it started to fade. It was just another faction that didn't really have its own thing anymore, so what was the point in it? Pixar bringing back something old and something many fans miss and making it their own could save it! Like, "Fine. You wanna do CGI now, Disney? Then let's try our hands at hand-drawn! We know lots of fans want that to come back, so let's give them what they want! Let's make the first ever hand-drawn Pixar movie and see if we can get some results!"

I have an idea, hire Joel Crawford (Director of Puss In Boots The Last Wish and Croods:A New Age) to be the director for every single Pixar movie from now on. But first, he'll have to make a deal with Disney to do so.

really well done video, thanks

On the one hand, I like that people are finally telling Pixar off for making mid projects and are demanding more from the entertainment. In the other hand, I hate that the backlash is coming now when Pixar finally stopped riding it's own coattails and is telling original stories again, original stories that are really good and doing well with audiences in general. Soul, Luca and Turning Red are some if the best movies they've made in like a decade (Lightyear was trash, Onward was boring and I haven't seen Elemental so I can't tell whete it stands). That's a pretty solid track record right there. I would much rather these movies over more boring, worthless sequels.

Toy Story 2 will always be my favorite. Pixar making Toy Story 3 i felt was a perfect ending to the franchise but than Toy Story 4 came out & loved the resolution with the Bo peep storyline so it was right at end of film I said out loud , Thank you , We are eternally grateful & now please stop & focus elsewhere for films. Don’t overuse Toy Story franchise. Now hearing Toy Story 5 I am extremely worried about the state of the studio. I have zero expectations but will still watch cause of my nostalgia of classic Pixar. The movie that showed me decline in Pixar was definitely The Good Dinosaur. I hate how people are so negative about Elemental. It really moved me & even a story we all are very familiar with still felt original & relatable.

So i keep hearing how pixar was great at movies like Ratatouille, monsters inc, and toy story which like u and i are from a genration when we were kids. Now its been like 2 decades and basically generations who are growing up probabably enjoy those films but also from the 2010s and now the 2020s. My sibling who was born in 2010 grew up watching the films i watched like ratatouille, mosnters and toy story. But she reallt enjoys monsters university, incredibles 2 and toy story 4. Even turning red. Because were in a time where its changing with new directors telling new stories, sometimes yea theyre done at a time where they couldve had more work put into them but thats the movie industry at times.

It feels like Disney is going back to the 2000’s

The "Sequels DO ruin the original" thing never made sense to me. Because the sequel is A) better than the original, in which case it does't ruin anything or B) worse than the original, in which case attracts all the hate and sparks new love and respect for the original

Just a minor thing about Star Wars, Lucas had plans for sequels since long before even the prequels were a thing, and the expanded universe with comics, video games and etc already told stories long adter Episode 6.

Great Job!❤️

Many of their older movies are just awesome and memorable. Nowadays, you get one memorable movie now and then. Sequels, if done right, can be great. *Look at say John Wick etc* I haven't seen elemental yet because i listened to all the ppl saying how bad it is. I'll see it cause it looks beautiful. What are your thoughts about Pixar' making a Ghostly Kittens origin story? Some are calling it fresh, unique and interesting. It's based off the nft collection of the same name.

Eventho onward looked like a basic mythical movie . It was more than basic , it was another tear jerker 😢

I love the intro lol

Disney fired Lasseter and Pixar died. He's at Apple now, so maybe he'll be able to bring some of that original Pixar magic with him.

If Pixar went into the “conspiracy” lane they’ll win for sure and have a new revamped story to tell in their movies

I like to call this "Sequelitis", the best example of sequelitis is the Land Before Time. The original film was released in 1988, and became one of the best animated films of the 1980s, one of Don Bluth's best features, then came the second film came, it was a direct-to-video release in 1994, six years after the first, and became the harbinger of a film franchise stretched beyond the original film's quality. Incidentally, Ice Age, another film franchise set in prehistory also fell down to sequelitis, one other thing about this, is that sequelitis can spillover to original content, where studios feel that the audience wants more of the same, but with different characters and settings, it's like repainting the Mona Lisa, with new colours and a new background. If Pixar's box office bombs taught us anything, it is that _no_ studio is bulletproof, anything made by humans can be ruined by humans, even Studio Ghibli has had its flops, so in conclusion, don't form emotional attachments to studios, they'll never love you back.

I thought Luca was really good:( also brave

Pixar suffers from a few things…creative incest (house style), creative bloat (hungry artists make masterpieces vs well fed artists make product), changing landscapes (audience apathy, armchair film economists rooting for doom, lack of scarcity, the rise of politics as sport/entertainment/ a new religion, the Disney+ ghetto jail). What I’m saying is, Pixar should have made a Spider-Man into the spider verse…something vibrant and crazy, loud and beautiful…but they didn’t because they want to make stories about being immigrants in a new city…something that doesn’t put butts in seats…Pixar’s fate might be sealed (further assimilation into the Disney machine), but that doesn’t mean we should stop expecting brilliance…think of it like this…the films job is to excite, entertain AND inspire the next generation of young people to make their stories…if you can’t get people excited, you’ve blown those opportunities…and any chance of making money.

I think they have to go back to making only 1 movie in 3 years. Because releasing a movie or two in one year makes people bored and not looking forward to anything. Plus they will put all their efforts, resources and minds into one thing. I think it goes the same with other studios and even video games. The companies have become soo greedy they want to make a release after a release for the money. With a disregard to the quality and meaning to what they actually produce even if it’s gonna be less. It’s money, investments, and targets is what’s ruining everything seriously. As a person, being bombarded with all this, new series, films, games, every other month makes me exhausted and i stopped watching anything ( well except for youtube obviously). And some Ghibli movies which are from another parallel universe

Put animated movies as the highest priority instead of live action demakes.

So what do people think of Angel Studios? Could that be a competitor in the near future?

Great point. Long term losses for ahort term access is a failure and I hope people really learn that in the modern world of cynical "ugh bad movies will make money cuz of the name" no, they won't, not for long. It's a cynical idea that encourages greedy people to make the wrong greedy decisions.

I loved Elementals! And completely disagree with your take on their more recent movies. Maybe it’s that you are not a kid watching them, but I would argue their movies lately are WAY better! And my kids and their friends and parents absolutely love them. How about considering Movie costs, the pandemic, violence and shootings everywhere, and the fact that most people have huge TVs at home! We have 80 inch TV and are now much more likely to watch movies at home. I agree nothing should be released to video from a marketing perspective, but don’t agree with anything you said about their quality. For example Coco is amazingly deep and beautiful, elemental is so creative and tells an important story

Three are sequels and then there are series. Like Mission Impossible or James Bond movies.

i think the easiest way for them to make better movies is to not be associated with disney modern disney is not only greedy but boring and when the good pixar disney movies existed disney was generally Interesting so i feel like theres gotta be a connection

I just can't with pixar's new way of doing faces... I can't recognize their new characters from different movies. Old pixar had each character with their own face treats. Defining features

8:15 to this point tho people are still always making videos about the second cars film (not always in good lite tho) but I wonder if you think that has still has an impact on the film or not?

Last 6 Pixar movies in my opinion: Onward (4 out of 10), Luca (8/10), Soul, (9/10), Lightyear (3 out of 10), Turning Red (7/10), Elemental (7/10). Overall, only Lightyear and Onward sucked totally. The rest is acceptable and Soul was the only Pixar movie that fits in with their top tier movies.

Sorry man, I was totally on board with you until you said " inside out doesn't need a sequel ". Inside put to me, it's one of the best pixar movie without a doubt. I agree that pixar movies aren't as good as they used to be, but I am totally on board when a sequel comes out, specially inside out 2. But I understand that each person has a preference.

Encanto (7/10), Coco (8/10), Toy Story 4 (6/10), The Good Dinosaur (5/10), Inside Out (9/10)

Lightyear should have won oscar for it's great Animation of the year. But due to it's story. It didn't it seems.

I watched Encanto to pass the time on a 4 hour plane trip. Sure it beat looking out the window at clouds, but it felt overdone and unoriginal. I even thought that it was supposed to be about the magical house and not family problems. Within 30-40 minutes, I was already starting to get bored of it.

Monsters inc and monsters inc university is my favorite animated movies of all time. And maybe it’s just me, but I simply can’t pick between them. I get that the classic is a CLASSIC and timeless. But university it’s just so special to me. The theme, message and world building is beautiful. Mike and sully is also my favorite pair in any movies I have ever seen. So to see how they became friends is so nice for me personally. I can’t pick between them, but I really do think that Monsters Inc university is one of the most underrated movies out there.

I personally I love and still love the car2 (cars and planes franchise) I truly don’t find them terrible

I really did like onward. One of the best movies I’ve ever seen

Yeah I agree Disney & Pixar has good films but sometimes they lose their magic, even DreamWorks apparently losing their magic because mostly of Ruby Gilman and meanwhile Sony’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse skyrocketing through the roof and I bet in the future a new company will take over and + everyone is watching indie films now on KZfaq well basically anywhere like murder drones, hazbin hotel, Helluva Boss etc so yeah

To me bad sequels are not canon. As far as I care Toystory 4, and the Disney trilogy of Starwars movies are not canon because they don’t fit with the other movies.

When will elemental be on Disney plus ?

Shrek 2 is hands down the best sequel. A MASTERPIECE ❤

I was born in the early 2000 and grew up on cars 🙏🏻 def one my favorites

I agree about Luka I hated that movie.

I loved luca tbh its just a silly little movie :)

I Just LOVE Pixar’s movies!

LUCA IS ONE OF THE BEST DISNEY MOVIES. not judging just sayin'

Im sorry but I dont see how people say puss in boots last wish is so good. It just felt like "yeah, another sequel". Nothing mind blowing.

the problem was because they released 3 of their previous movies staright to disney plus so a lot of the audience probably just waited for it to go into streaming plus elemental is a movie with an original concept with no original or prequels therefore it had really little hype AND the marketing of the movie made it look generic which it honestly isn’t really.

Cars 2 was great. Cars 3 was great. Please preface every OPINION about the goodness or badness of a movie with "MY opinion is.." or else nobody else will, including myself, as I just demonstrated with Cars 2 & Cars 3. And this is REGARDLESS HOW MANY OTHER people liked or hated the movie.

The thing that irritates me is that Disney is causing the studio to dip it quality due to budget restrictions and time restraints then pubishes pixar for their decision (i.e the layoff situation)

Marvel wasn’t doing “consistent billion dollar movies before Endgame”. 😂

I just feel like Elemental’s story was way too cliche. I didn’t buy the relationship. The cultural aspect was great. Really enjoyed seeing more of the world building, but the jokes were fine. I just think Elemental was a lot of wasted potential, which is the worst feeling.

Not true some sequels make the original even better like shrek 2 for example

I hate to say this but what if Pixar is just done? That they've done all they can with the company and they've gone on for too long? It might just be the inevitable end of the road now.