stop hiring awkwafina and bring back real voice actors 🐦

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for the vast majority of animation's history, professional voice actors were hired to bring the characters to life. but in the 21st century that's changed, with celebrities being cast instead for their name recognition to be used as a marketing tactic. this has resulted in chris pratt, james corden, jack black, and awkwafina dominating the voice acting industry, although i'd argue that they aren't always the best choice for the role. in today's video, i break down why i think hollywood should make a return to hiring professional voice actors for animated movies.
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@marblejar786 12 күн бұрын

Someone said Awkwafina has the voice of a 8 year old chain smoker and it's hard to disagree

@KyeranNisbet 12 күн бұрын

I also saw someone say she had the voice of a 58 year old divorce attorney and I can't disagree with that one either

@nuggetanimation7217 12 күн бұрын

i describe her as a 13 year old boy fighting with puperty

@WasatchHandicrafts 12 күн бұрын

I love these comparisons

@margarethmichelina5146 11 күн бұрын

I always said that she has a voice of a teenager who's still stuck at puberty and has a broken vocal chord.

@RichielaurensIII 11 күн бұрын

I like raspy voices 💔

@mordecaimonarch8209 10 күн бұрын

If I yell a lot and strain my voice, I can sound like Aquafina’s evil male doppelgänger: Dasani.

@hmm8139 8 күн бұрын

😭😭this caught em off gaurd lmao

@dea1313 8 күн бұрын

Get this man a role in Hollywood 😂

@imthebossmermaid3648 7 күн бұрын

💀 Here take this gold medal you madlad. 🏅

@sightedgem5413 7 күн бұрын

Water you saying bro

@mehmeh3745 7 күн бұрын

Oh you ate this upppp, cause when I first heard Aquafina I thought they meant the water too chileeeee 😭

@Yuseigo Күн бұрын

i think one of the issues is that alot of animated flims is that they aren't making characters to be voiced, they're making blank slates that can match actors.

@ajamask7140 3 сағат бұрын

Everyone is replaceable

@angrybellsprout 3 сағат бұрын

not sure if that is the intent, but it is how things end up. also that isn't just animated films. look at how awkwafina ruined shang-chi by yet again refusing to act as anything but the most insufferable person ever.

@Yuseigo 2 сағат бұрын

@@angrybellsprout oh that was her?! i hated that movie because of her, literally ruined the pacing of the whole thing. every scene she had was a waste.

@angrybellsprout 2 минут бұрын

@@Yuseigo the annoying voice, terrible acting, and I couldn't stop staring at how huge her teeth were for some reason.

@a.s.raiyan2003-4 Күн бұрын

Imagine being so obnoxious, you end up becoming a whole new character type - the "voiced by Awkwafina"

@godlymegatron5698 9 сағат бұрын

*The voice actor of Jar Jar Blinks has entered the chat* You Missa Missa have no excuses. Jar Jar Binks is only guilty of being Jar Jar Binks. You Sista Sista were just dropped wrong like colony 13. Someday, I will be free, and so will me look alike who has a red lightsaber. I don't like him me sa, he mentions cookies but their all biscuits!

@angrybellsprout 3 сағат бұрын

just try watching shang-chi

@me1onade 11 күн бұрын

jack black is the only one i absolutely never will mind voicing a character

@Marskilius 10 күн бұрын

Because he actually has some range and knows how to work his voice 👀

@eugenechaud4966 10 күн бұрын

I'm so tired of hearing the phoned in Jack Black voice for every single role so they can hook people with a name and have him sing a shitty song. People have to stop defending this.

@cobaltblu4196 10 күн бұрын

@@eugenechaud4966 Okay, give me some examples of phoned in Jack Black and we can start an open dialog

@BlueFireDrakka 10 күн бұрын

not to mention the fact that he's actually done voice acting in videogames too, Double fine made a whole game around metal music and they had Jack Black voice the main character and they pulled him in again for Phsycobauts 2 to play a character there and you don't even realize its Jack black until he _sings_ He was literally Perfect for Bowser in the Mario Bros movie. Chris Pratt can jump in a lake though, New York Mario is just...wrong...

@b0i993 10 күн бұрын

he is a voice actor after all

@charitychapman3181 12 күн бұрын

Part of it for me isn't even that Awkwafina gets cast so often; it's that she never switches it up. Either she has to start challenging herself, or the directors have to start telling her that she has to stop practicing stand up when it's time to get in the booth. Not every single character she plays HAS to be a comedian

@beauwalker9820 11 күн бұрын

Even Ellen DeGeneres (drama over how she treats her workers aside...) Could make Dory sound both funny and sympathetic. Old comedians used to handle drama as good as they can comedy. (Look at Robin Williams.) New ones think just yelling random words is funny.

@ethanstephens6775 11 күн бұрын

So, what’s so different with Ryan and the rock?

@impposter560 11 күн бұрын

Agreed. I can't tell if she's typecasting herself or the studios are typecasting her. Either way, what she's doing/way she's acting has gotten way, way too old. We either need her to do something fresh and new or GET someone fresh and new

@blackberrydavid2614 11 күн бұрын

She isnt the one securing these roles though, its her team that always sends her to do those roles

@AbsentMinded619 11 күн бұрын

It’s all the painfully unfunny, “well, that just happened” type of humor where the character says 100 silly things per minute and none of it lands. It’s bad now and it’s going to age even worse. Nothing with her in it is going to be considered classic.

@evilraccon 2 күн бұрын

I dont mind Alex hirsch voicing loads of characters bc he has like 10 voices ﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋ Edit: woop woop 100 likes

@Jay_TheBirb09 2 күн бұрын

I didn't see your comment when I wrote mine but I just made a similar comment XD

@man1_luv 22 сағат бұрын

Underrated king

@Mabra51 14 сағат бұрын

Dude could voice the entire male cast of a movie.

@TarbosaurusBaatar 12 сағат бұрын

He voices the tritagonist, the main side character and the main villain. Thats a lot of large roles.

@2youngstreamers216 6 сағат бұрын

Alex was amazing, I fell in love w/ his voice acting, it was js amazing

@justaguywhowatchesyoutube5588 Күн бұрын

Hiring a lisenced voice actor: ❌ Hiring a famous dude who has no qualifications to voice act whatsoever:✅ Edit: Ok, I did not expect this comment to get this much likes

@pixienaeeeee 10 күн бұрын

tom hanks being basically the entire main cast in The Polar Express is honestly one of the few special exceptions

@TZ2nd 7 күн бұрын

Nah this! Cause i didnt even know it was him til i became an adult. But to be fair, eddie murphy is also an exception. As a kid, when i watched clumps i had no clue it was all bro

@marslara 7 күн бұрын

I thought that was more of a thematic choice. Like all three were the "same" character or even a Christmas past, present, future kind of thing. Not sure but it definitely came off as a noticeable metaphor or something 😂

@sweeety969 6 күн бұрын

Nah the uncanny valley in that....and some of his acting choices were not it.

@gavindennis9988 5 күн бұрын

@sweeety969 Nah the movie is goated, from engine to caboose

@angrymoogle8591 5 күн бұрын

He could never hold a candle to Mandark's son.

@MorganVsTheInternet 12 күн бұрын

The thing is, most kids won’t even realize or care that famous actors are voicing those roles, so why not just give us good voice acting!!

@islesofforeignrails7917 12 күн бұрын

Hollywood and big executives at big companies are never going admit to that. When is that ever going to change in 2025-2029? Most likely futile.

@SvobodovaEva 12 күн бұрын

Because it’s the adults who pay for it. They need to promote it to people who aren’t the primary audience.

@iexiste1188 12 күн бұрын

Because of the same reason: the average kid isnt noticing “Dang! This voice acting sucks!”, but in SOME cases, is actually recognizing, per say “Oh! Mr. Beast is a voice actor in this!” (At least MY experience with younger siblings)

@macadoodle1237 11 күн бұрын

I will say that when The Lorax was released in 2012 I was 7 years old and one of the reasons I wanted to watch it was because Taylor Swift voiced one of the main characters.

@suno8911 11 күн бұрын

Not to mention how all animated films are dubbed for other languages. And yes, audiences outside of the English speaking world being in a LOT of revenue. Jack Black famously laughed at how he’s been to China several times promoting Kung Fu Panda only to introduce the famous person who voices the version in Chinese, and who is massively famous. 😂

@SreyasImmanuel Күн бұрын

"I am not touching you, i am not touching you" that part killed me😂

@zants_ Күн бұрын

I love how this started off general and then hyper-focused with Kendrick-Lamar-level hater energy towards Awkwafina 😂

@kamsismith 12 күн бұрын

In addition to Awkwafina, James Corden too as he’s in not only in a few animated movies but in every single live-action musical.

@z0z111 12 күн бұрын

James cordon needs to banished from public eye

@EmSquems 12 күн бұрын

Plus he’s a horrible person

@haliee 12 күн бұрын

@@EmSquems most celebrities are terrible people

@Sunshine-zm1fx 12 күн бұрын

James Corden sometimes produces the projects he is in.

@HelloHamburger 12 күн бұрын

Into The Woods

@ChaoticMushy 11 күн бұрын

One thing I absolutely hate about celebrity voice acting is that 1. Most of them are just not voice actors, they don't know what the hell they're doing And 2. Whenever they make tv series for the movies, they have to change the cast anyway and use real voice actors because hiring the celebrity is too expensive. Which leads to weird voice changes

@Sean-qg3gg 10 күн бұрын

For the first point, I wanna bring respect to the actors who actually try. Like for example, the Rock said he asked VA’s for advice before voicing Maui. And for The SMB Movie, Chris Pratt said he asked if he could be wicked Italian, and also got pointers from Charles Martinet.

@ChaoticMushy 10 күн бұрын

@@Sean-qg3gg hence the word "most"

@Sean-qg3gg 10 күн бұрын

@@ChaoticMushy Such a lovely word.

@CarloNassar 10 күн бұрын

I don't have much of an issue with celebrity voice acting (especially if the cast is well-directed), but I totally agree with the second point. If you think you’re not going to pay the same actors at some point like you did back then, you might as well hire lower profiles in the first place.

@kodicore 10 күн бұрын

Prime example: My Little Pony: A New Generation. They hired big celebrities for their movie to gain traction, and then once it came to making animated series to continue the story, they switched to actual VAs. There's nothing wrong with the VAs they chose for the series, but because they had to make a switch, the characters sound nothing alike anymore.

@samwayne8961 Күн бұрын

she is the whole reason my girlfriend and i didnt watch kung fu panda 4, she ruined raya and the last dragon.

@thedestroyer2alltrolls411 6 сағат бұрын

She was one of the reasons I avoided watching IF. The others being Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Maya Rudolph.

@saniakhawaja9732 3 күн бұрын

2:48 and ironic list of people. didnt age very well😭

@qwertyshblong 8 күн бұрын

there’s better voice actors on youtube reading tumblr posts than any recent animation

@sweeety969 6 күн бұрын

Babe those are ai voices

@zen7even 5 күн бұрын

@@sweeety969exactly

@0rion5212 5 күн бұрын

@@sweeety969 The two VAs on KZfaq reading tumblr posts who aren’t AI that immediately came to mind are: 1 Gianni Matragrano 2 Huggbees But there are absolutely many more than these two.

@Matt_567 5 күн бұрын

Michael Kovach

@noirby5268 5 күн бұрын

Michaela Laws and PM Seymour,,,

@princessmiaxo 10 күн бұрын

What is with Disney seeing one lighting in a bottle moment and trying to recreate it until it's completely unrecognizable from the original.

@sharpeningtheaxe 10 күн бұрын

Money

@notroxa 7 күн бұрын

money

@imthebossmermaid3648 7 күн бұрын

🤑

@spacex6997 7 күн бұрын

$$$$

@yes-ev5pj 7 күн бұрын

the fact that certain people will eat it up anyway so disney can get lazy and still bring in the money unfortunately

@g.2.lmusicboxx651 11 сағат бұрын

Awkwafina in Animation Movies is what Dwayne The Rock Johnson is in regular movies.. Himself

@nathangamble125 7 сағат бұрын

The difference is that The Rock is actually a good actor _and_ voice actor. He was great in Moana.

@thedestroyer2alltrolls411 6 сағат бұрын

@@nathangamble125 True, and he was great as the voice of Cliffjumper on Transformers Prime.

@maddy-nq1jh 4 күн бұрын

"she continues to disappoint" 😭😭

@CottenVee 10 күн бұрын

"Colleen Ballinger was in the angry birds movie 2! " *BRINGS OUT UKULELE*

@jorjebear9874 8 күн бұрын

“tOxIc GoSsIp TrAaAaAaAaIn”

@lunars.krewtique 8 күн бұрын

HELP THATS WHAT I THOUGHT

@imthebossmermaid3648 7 күн бұрын

@@jorjebear9874 CHUGGING DOWN THE TRACKS OF MISINFORMATION 😫

@TimeCherry-ct8qt 7 күн бұрын

Are we gonna to keep this joke going and give ukulele players a bad name?

@fiachef6284 7 күн бұрын

@@TimeCherry-ct8qt ukulele players already have a bad name, they play ukulele

@shay5479 8 күн бұрын

Fun Fact, Awkwafina was almost casted for the role of Joy in Everything Everywhere All At Once

@surethink 8 күн бұрын

That would have been awful

@thatlittlebitbored 7 күн бұрын

Your hootie profile pic is amazing! Hoot hoot 😊

@marslara 7 күн бұрын

I don't feel the hate, I imagine she would have been just fine if she was casted instead. 😂

@nuggetdestroyer2269 7 күн бұрын

that would have made that terrible boring movie somehow even godlier worse

@passingthetime_ 7 күн бұрын

@@nuggetdestroyer2269bad take

@JJBrosEntertainment 2 күн бұрын

I thought Awkwafina was a drink

@laurieannriley6282 Күн бұрын

but Awkwafina is a actor, and Aquafina is a water brand/drink

@Monkchelle_Kongbama 9 сағат бұрын

@@laurieannriley6282 both are shit and taste like poison...

@gwenlop9512 8 сағат бұрын

I thought it was Pepsi water, unless if this is a brand of Keurig Dr. Pepper water I’ve never heard of

@joejones9520 8 сағат бұрын

this is the first ive heard of it...all i do is search out random info online and ive always read widely but i keep being the one person who's never heard of something, i dont get it. edit: i just found out it's a person! I thought it must be some computerized voice program...im always outside the loop

@adrianaheiler9794 8 сағат бұрын

@@joejones9520 at first I also thought it's a drink. Now I know it's a person and know what her face looks like, but I honestly ONLY know her from her voice acting and haven't seen her actual face in anything. So if she would show up in a movie I'd probably think there's the voice actress turned actual actress than the other way round.

@sub7se7en 2 күн бұрын

You should have played her voice earlier. Exactly after 1:23 was the PERFECT time to introduce her voice with something short that fit the set up.

@redx12ae33 9 сағат бұрын

Lmao very true. Skipped so far ahead and still haven't heard her voice

@trollisourbriteeggs6282 9 сағат бұрын

i couldn't watch the whole video so i skipped around just to hear her voice... i couldn't find it at al......................

@kristiholly7250 6 күн бұрын

You roasted those celebrities so politely. I’m impressed.

@nevaehramos4579 4 күн бұрын

👏🏽

@AdderTude 2 күн бұрын

Saying Awkwafina has not much range is a bit of a backhanded compliment because that already makes her better than Seth Rogen, who has quite literally no range at all. While making the Super Mario Bros movie, he flat-out said he doesn't do voices, which means he has zero range by choice. It also explains why all of his animated characters are literally just himself.

@anotherpromotor 2 күн бұрын

@@AdderTudeat least Seth Rogan is actually a little bit funny compared to Awkwafina

@jamelbunny5732 2 күн бұрын

@AdderTude umm.....ok?? 😂

@Achallon 2 күн бұрын

@@AdderTudeI would tend to agree that he always plays himself but he’s actually the SLIGHTEST bit different in the animated show Invincible so that’s nice

@bittybears5287 11 күн бұрын

This is how I found out Colleen Ballenger was in Angry Birds 2. 😕

@POTATO-fu2hu 10 күн бұрын

And how I found out that JoJo siwa was in angry birds 2

@MASTEROFEVIL 9 күн бұрын

Me too

@Scented_HandSoap 9 күн бұрын

Same here

@user-your-guilty-pleasure 9 күн бұрын

me too sadly

@dianamadeira 9 күн бұрын

i frowned when i found out jojo siwa and colleen was in this movie.

@starsnoireart Күн бұрын

I feel like this problem exists even within the professional voice acting industry too. Yeah, many of the VAs are really talented with the range of characters they can pull off and aren't as one note as a celebrity voice actor might be, but some of the voice actors are cast in so many shows / games / etc that its too easy to distinguish their voice. It just gets boring after awhile. The overall problem is the industry's unwillingness to try new things. They would rather stick with a voice, character, or celebrity "brand" instead of giving other new talents a chance.

@ThatSchneiderMan 3 күн бұрын

6:35 voicing multiple characters has been so good that in Gravity Falls, the show's creator voiced like 3 characters! Then in Hazbin Hotel, multiple characters are voiced by the same person without much similarities in the voices.

@2youngstreamers216 6 сағат бұрын

Alex is such a great VA

@ilovethebelljar 12 күн бұрын

actually so sick of seeing awkwafina in these movies to play "quirky" characters!!!

@bryanferratt6598 12 күн бұрын

I'd rather have her than Tyrese Gibson 😊😅😂.

@pixelzebra8440 12 күн бұрын

She’s just annoying 😭

@bryanferratt6598 12 күн бұрын

@@pixelzebra8440And funny 😆 😄 🤣 😂. I'd put her in every animated film I'd make.

@bryanferratt6598 12 күн бұрын

@eyabuniNo, I love her voice, now for me, I would cast her, but everyone else around her is a professional voice actor.

@KyeranNisbet 12 күн бұрын

@@bryanferratt6598Her voice sounds like a 58 year old divorce attorney. Idk how you can genuinely stand someone with a voice like that

@user-wl1rx4hj6d 11 күн бұрын

It's like someone sent out a memo that says, " Jack Black, Awkwafina, and Chris Pratt must be in every new movie to voice act at a mediocre level!"... Well execpt Jack, he's actually pretty decent at voice acting Edit: Thanks to you all for the support Edit 2: Alright I want to clear the air by saying, I don't think Chris Pratt is a bad dude or a bad actor, but the roles that he has done in the Voice acting buisness could've been light years better if they hired a better person, Chris is not a very good VA but his work in GOTG shows me he's at least a good on-screen actor

@blandface9957 10 күн бұрын

Jack Black is pretty decent at everything tho tbh. (Insert him being a Jack of all trades joke here)

@thehufflepuffhermione 10 күн бұрын

At least Jack Black changes it up for roles and doesn’t just do the same thing in every role.

@carontorliak2760 10 күн бұрын

@@blandface9957while Jack Black is a decent voice actor, compared to actual professional voice actors, he would have trouble getting a job if he wasn't already a well known actor.

@jamieagnad1918 10 күн бұрын

"Descent" Jack is the goat, like his voicing with Bowser goes hard!.

@JacklynBurn 10 күн бұрын

@@carontorliak2760 I don't think he'd necessarily have trouble getting work in VO, but I do agree that it's unlikely he'd be getting the top billings he currently does if he hadn't made his name ahead of time. That said, I don't think that he's unworthy of the roles he gets, either. He 100% puts in the work to both maintain and improve his skills, unlike the name actors who put in half effort and collect a major paycheck. Jack Black doesn't rank among the all-time greats (Lani Minella, Steve Blum, etc.) but I think he's solidly among the talented working voice actors that comprise most of the main/secondary characters in VO.

@juangutierrez7277 Күн бұрын

Sidenote: I'm sure we can all agree that just because someone is an actor doesn't they can't also shine as a voice actor. Robin Williams, Jack Black, and James Wood all bring their larger than life personas into the recording booth and the transition to animation is as smooth as butter.

@mupty Күн бұрын

When Disney (temporarily) got the rights to the Studio Ghibli films, they dubbed the movies with celebrity actors, which for the most part is hit or miss. What most people don't know is that some of the older films already had an English dub before Disney got the release rights. One notorious example is "My Neighbor Totoro". There are actually two versions of the English dub that exist for this movie. The first dub was from Troma, which used professional voice actors. This was the dub I grew up on. Once Disney got ownership they redubbed the movie with the Fanning sisters in the lead roles. It might be childhood bias on my part, but the Disney dub was just unwatchable for me. The Fanning sisters are clearly not professional voice actors and lacked any emotion in their voices. The difference between the dubs are night and day. I believe Dakota Fanning also voiced Lilo in "Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch" and gave the same dull lifeless performance in that. If you can get your hands on the original dub for "My Neighbor Totoro" you will know what I am talking about.

@mayaleeleng 12 күн бұрын

Frozen 5, Despicable me 7... pls don't speak that into existence 😫

@idkkkk7588 12 күн бұрын

Yeah, please don't open that door to hell

@HelloHamburger 12 күн бұрын

We're still 3 movies away for both of those. Honestly, after seeing Frozen 2 I'm 100% ok with it ending.

@SuperAmyRose01 12 күн бұрын

Don't give them anymore ideas😭

@ajmcomixonline8824 12 күн бұрын

Oh you don't want this evil then about Frozen5-10 or Despicable me7-15 oh and of course toy story 1000

@SuperAmyRose01 12 күн бұрын

@@ajmcomixonline8824 💀💀💀

@FaithBetta 6 күн бұрын

I’m so glad that someone finally said it! I’m so sick of every single “quirky” character being voiced by the same person

@tablescissors 2 күн бұрын

I’m bored with bratty, shallow “quirky” characters.

@lukerubrum5618 2 күн бұрын

Personally I'm just tired of hearing her voice

@Lovewins789 Күн бұрын

The spider from Bad Guys ain’t quirky, she’s a snarky girlboss. Sisu from Raya isn’t quirky. Ok she’s a little quirky but she was trapped in a dang glass orb for many, many, MANY YEARS. She literally had no idea what most things that had been invented or discovered during the period she was imprisoned were. There is a difference between behavior influenced by lore and or/ the character’s personality and being “quirky”.

@kyzendelaguia1063 Күн бұрын

What if… and hear me out… what if animated movies stopped having quirky characters?

@jackalexande Күн бұрын

and every character being voiced by chris pratt for some reaosn

@spillledmilllk 5 күн бұрын

whenever i see akwafina is voicing in a movie, i immediately dont wanna watch it

@1kaleeeeee 2 күн бұрын

It’s getting to the point that I don’t want to watch a movie if Awkwafina is cast.

@thedestroyer2alltrolls411 6 сағат бұрын

Just avoid her like the plague, that’s what I do. I skipped IF cause of her, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Maya Rudolph. They’re insufferable and untalented Karens.

@RazorRex 12 күн бұрын

Awkwafina’s shtick has gotten old and she is overexposed.

@Nicolesid1 12 күн бұрын

I don't think she is over exposed, BUT overused yes. If she could do different characters okay, but it ALWAYS the same with no variations.

@kingvampstan 12 күн бұрын

⁠@@Nicolesid1 that’s only bc studio executives think she can play one character, she could definitely play more roles, but execs don’t think she can..

@luckyclover-ld8tx 12 күн бұрын

I couldn't stomach her even if she wasn't overexposed... so obnoxious!!!! and I'm someone who likes cute and quirky characters, but the way she makes her voices deeper and raspier on purpose just to scream just isn't it!!!!

@cybersoldierforever 12 күн бұрын

Yeah. totally.

@mariabrown6926 12 күн бұрын

And cringey

@FireVixen164 12 күн бұрын

This is particularly infuriating in kids movies, because I'm 100% sure no child has ever wanted to go see a movie because of actor name recognition!

@YarnWorm 11 күн бұрын

I liked will smith movies as a kid 🫠

@miles3235 11 күн бұрын

as someone who grew up during this time i definitely did care but i wouldnt watch a movie simply because a youtuber i liked voiced a character in it. it was more like a cool bonus to me

@kitothekito915 11 күн бұрын

It attracts their parents or their adolescent siblings

@noobmasterruben5167 11 күн бұрын

Agreed. As a kid I had no clue that Bruce Willis was the voice actor for RJ in Over the Hedge or that Steve Buscemi voiced Randall. Both did a good job in their roles

@laobok 11 күн бұрын

@@YarnWorm Then they're not talking about you 🤪

@_Devil Күн бұрын

The key is to strike the balance between being quirky and being likeable. When your character is a total bitch who you're forced to like because "They're the main character!", they're not quirky. They're annoying.

@stylishcreek 4 күн бұрын

same with Chris Pratt. He should stop being hired for voice acting

@yuihanima Күн бұрын

I love Chris pratt but is true , have all the characters with the same actor is boring

@jackalexande Күн бұрын

he doesn't even try lol, his character in the movie is just "chris pratt"

@Fogwell94 2 сағат бұрын

Kinda like will smith, being will smith in every movie he is in

@meowmeowfuzzyface3698 12 күн бұрын

Spider-Man Into the Spiderverse and Across the Spiderverse are both great examples of movies with actors who CAN voice act. They brought so much emotion and depth to their characters. I hate that a lot of it stems from production companies trying to draw you in with recognizable names versus good voice acting.

@Patricia-uh9fs 12 күн бұрын

YESSSS!!! They also didn't rely on the celebrities' names for the marketing, just story telling and animation. I didn't even know Nicolas Cage was in the movie until I looked it up after seeing it. Studios take notes!!!!

@staeriix 12 күн бұрын

and that’s why they were such w movies ..

@OoyZaza-ze8bw 12 күн бұрын

I'm gonna be honest that movie it's overated.

@user-vn9dh6ph3w 12 күн бұрын

@@OoyZaza-ze8bw into the spiderverse was so good but i agree, across the spideverse was really overrated. i liked it but it failed on the writing for me, especially when it introduces so many characters then doesnt do anything with them and then the movie ends just like that and you have to wait for the second part.. what is it, a star wars movie? goddamn

@magdalenomartinezjr8805 12 күн бұрын

@@user-vn9dh6ph3w i think even the producers compared ATSV with The Empire Strikes Back

@xiopaovid1215 12 күн бұрын

Ironically, as soon as I see Awkwafina or Chris Pratt as part of the cast for an animated movie, I'm immediately turned off from watching the movie.

@hannahcanning7414 12 күн бұрын

Same. Add James Cordon to the list and I'm immediately disinterested

@cookies_and_kitties6586 12 күн бұрын

Not gonna lie, Chris was pretty good in Lego Movie.

@teentraveler1790 12 күн бұрын

Same.

@wankawanka3053 12 күн бұрын

at least chris pratt doesn't play annoying characters

@jacobrodriguez8726 12 күн бұрын

@@cookies_and_kitties6586 true

@janb92 Күн бұрын

I’ve seen her do really great with some roles (she’s actually good in dramatic stuff and dark comedies) but yeah, generally she plays the same character in everything. I’m not mad at her for getting her bag but she could definitely put more substance and better quality into her filmography.

@nagano_is_afraidy666 2 күн бұрын

If its not race or gender its voices people are complaining about....

@Flamsleburger 11 күн бұрын

When I'm watching a movie and hear a celebrity voice I just think of the character they play as the celebrity because they all have the exact same voice in every movie.

@Stephen-Ca68845 8 күн бұрын

Except Jack Black

@catherinedonley2781 8 күн бұрын

I gotta admit-I really like the idea of voice acting for old time stars who are still around, such as Eartha Kit who voiced Yzma in The Emperor’s New Groove. I think it’s a nice way for an elderly professional to keep on acting when maybe doing a live action role would require considerably higher physical demands for them .

@Hanzeeeee 7 күн бұрын

Love this ! :) agreed

@tazc3647 6 күн бұрын

That's a really good point - agreed!

@Kevin-Green 6 күн бұрын

I agree. You make a really good point Catherine!

@kcbh24 5 күн бұрын

Eartha Kitt is dead, dude. And they use older actors in animated films all the time. Buddy Ebsen, Julie Andrews, Danny De Vito, etc.

@mynameisambertoo7379 5 күн бұрын

@@kcbh24 Maybe that's why they like it. Because it happens and they feel its an appropriate use of skill

@sydneyslaughter7163 Күн бұрын

I saw an interview with Hugh Jackman about the differences between screen acting and voice acting and he was emphatic about how they’re totally different worlds. I remember specifically that he said you need to really push all your emotions into the voice when voice acting, which is difficult when you’re used to acting with your whole body. And he couldn’t be more right

@arunsp767 2 күн бұрын

That Syll-aa-ble was clever👏🏻

@Throwaway-ug5uq 12 күн бұрын

I’m just tired of celebrities voice acting overall. Hire professionals and give them a chance to shine.

@ricardonb6375 12 күн бұрын

That's the problem. No one is gonna watch an animated movie if they don't know the name of the voice actors. That's why most animated movies would have a celebrity actor playing a character. That's why Hoodwinked had celebrity voice actors and not professional voice actors.

@CartoonsEveryone 12 күн бұрын

I agree, and I know there's plenty of talented voice actors that are still around like Jim Cummings, Rob Paulson, Veronica Taylor, and many others

@StickyTheStickman183 12 күн бұрын

@@CartoonsEveryonethere’s Michaela Dietz if you want a Alternative to Akwafina

@orangeslash1667 12 күн бұрын

@@CartoonsEveryone Fun Fact: in the Popeye movie that got canceled, Tom Kenny and Grey DeLisle are used in the trailer. However it was confirmed that Jim Carry and Amy Adams would have been used in the final film.

@conorgarrett5893 11 күн бұрын

@@CartoonsEveryonedon’t forget Frank Welker

@wizkaleena 12 күн бұрын

the four horsemen of the voice actor apocalypse: awkwafina, chris pratt, james corden, and kevin hart

@JacklynBurn 11 күн бұрын

Ehh, Kevin Hart seems to only have like 5 voice acting credits, and one of them is reprising a character. Plus last I remember, he was at least half decent and cast within his range (for the couple movies I saw with him in them, like Captain Underpants). Absolutely with you on the other 3, even if James Corden has mostly starred in garbage so far, he needs to be hired less all around.

@Plushtonium 11 күн бұрын

No, replace kevin with jack black

@johanestilaar1445 11 күн бұрын

And Keegan-Michael Key

@Taz-ey4jl 11 күн бұрын

@@JacklynBurnHey Chris Pratt is just as good as Kevin Hart if not better.

@Taz-ey4jl 11 күн бұрын

@@PlushtoniumNo take both him and Chris Pratt off of the list and keep Jack Black off.

@SeniorCharry Күн бұрын

I don’t have an issue with celebrities being casted for voice rolls so long as it makes sense. The problem now, which this video covers, is the celebrity playing the voice is more important than the character.

@UndyingZombie Күн бұрын

Well, when a lot of these voice actors decide to piss off fans and entire fan bases.. Its kind of their own doing.

@kenjiropakwan1714 8 күн бұрын

Professional voice actors never use their normal voice when they act, while Awkwafina is doing the exact opposite.

@hiimluna2069 4 күн бұрын

You realize the directors have the final say right? So even if she did use her normal voice it’s the director that was like “okay thats good enough lets do it.”

@inplane9970 4 күн бұрын

@@hiimluna2069Yeah people are quick to blame the VAs and not the directors having the final say in how things sound and look. If they want characters sounding exactly how Awkwafina normally talks, then she doesn't have a choice.

@MongoTheMagnificent666 3 күн бұрын

Saying that professional voice actors never use their real voice just shows your limited knowledge of professional voice actors. You should really do your own research before you make blatantly incorrect statements.

@MongoTheMagnificent666 3 күн бұрын

Oh, you're a furry, that explains everything.

@JoyEmpress 3 күн бұрын

The guy who voices Joe Swanson in family guy uses the same voice in his roles

@marceline5461 8 күн бұрын

The fact that david dobrik, jojo siwa and colleen ballinger was in the same movie is WILD

@Keznen Күн бұрын

Eww, eww, and eww.

@averyeggyboi Күн бұрын

That's definitely one of the biggest problems when it comes to celebrities being cast for voice roles is that most of them have no experience in voice acting. A lot of voice actors will say that they are the same as regular on-screen actors and yes that is true but, there's still a huge difference between a voice actor who has a lot of experience behind the mic and mainly acting with their voice vs an on-screen actor who's more used to being in front of a camera typically using their entire body.

@Watch.Write.Ramble 2 сағат бұрын

Very happy you made this video. Her performances always rubbed me the wrong way but I had trouble pinpointing why, and you hit the nail on the heads. Thank you ❤

@Crocheter1 6 күн бұрын

Awkwafina ruined Raya for me. I would've loved that movie without her and with making the dragon a little more serious

@arichu2514 4 күн бұрын

I agree so much with this!! She was getting me out of the narrative constantly, her voice doesn't match the character at all and distracts from the story..I also don't like that they decided to base the design of dragons on my little pony characters.I literally looked up Raya dragons next to my little pony and they look the same... I feel like they could've really done more justice on dragons design, that was another huge element that made the movie less enjoyable for me, and I think that if they didn't make those design and voice acting choices the movie would've been amazing

@Crocheter1 4 күн бұрын

I was talking to my friend about Raya and Awkwafina's involvement and she said she removed that movie from her memory completely. We agreed that Raya had the potential to be the next Mulan. With duty, family, fighting and maturing. Imagine a Mushu-like dragon (design wise) with complex feelings of being not enough but trying their best for Raya... Maybe that dragon would be a little childish but that's because they're the youngest sibling, not because the voice actress can't do serious characters and they would have an impostor syndrome for sure. Raya would learn about the joy of life beyond duty and the dragon would learn that you can pick up the difficult tasks you're presented with, that you're enough and you're stronger than you think. Both maturing in their own way

@appleblossomstar 3 күн бұрын

@@arichu2514 I highly doubt she was based on mlp, as she looks nothing like G4 ponies. Yes, she's pretty similar the G5 version of ponies, but that movie was released only few months after Raya, so I really doubt anyone could base her look off it

@jonal5126 3 күн бұрын

Also if they get rid of the message of trusting people even if they backstab you TWO TIMES

@vectoralphaAI 2 күн бұрын

I watched it in Spanish with subtitles

@missjamjam 6 күн бұрын

Robert Pattison's voice acting in The Boy and the Heron is an example of a great voicing acting from an actor who isn't a professional voice actor. You wouldn't know it's him

@koiloylo 4 күн бұрын

You can tell his put his heart and soul into that performance and wasn’t just doing it for a paycheck, I think that’s a big difference with him and a lot of celebrity VAs

@alice88wa 3 күн бұрын

I was floored when the credits rolled by. I had to look it up as we walked out of the theater because I was like what?? He did an amazing job, best thing in the movie IMO

@hilosky 2 күн бұрын

To be fair that happens consistently with Ghibli casts. The wind rises had Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Martin Short & Stanley Tucci. Marnie was hailee steinfeld. And Poppy Hill had Jamie lee Curtis and Anton Yelchin. And I'm just now finding out after dozens of watches.

@RosyStarAJ 2 күн бұрын

Mark Hammil also does amazingly in fantasy shows like 'The Dark Crystal'. I wouldn't know the scientist skeksis was voiced by him if it weren't for credits

@justaguywhowatchesyoutube5588 Күн бұрын

@@RosyStarAJI mean, he uses the exact same voice for every voice acting role he’s in so it shouldn’t be that hard to recognise him. Really what you should be surprised about is the fact that Simon Pegg voiced The Chamberlain. Seriously I did not know that it was him until I saw his name in the credits

@nanamiayanokouji4586 Күн бұрын

Thank you ... Thank you.... I so glad I am not the only one feeling this way

@Hauntedpapaya 3 сағат бұрын

Speaking of harsh voices, thank you for talking in such a soft tone! A lot of commentators speak loudly and it hurts my head, but your style is perfect 💛

@Itsbritneybatch 12 күн бұрын

Its literally so annoying seeing people who does NOT have any talent when it comes to voice acting because of the celebrity. It’s unfair for the people to actually deserve it and have the talent…. Edit: Guys I think you guys think im just talking abt Awkwafina even she is a great example of this im not just talking about her I’m talk about other celebrities too. Also when I mean not talented I mean that they don’t have the talent as an actual Voice actor who can give different tones and emotions. Usually the celebs give the same delivery and little emotion unlike a talented voice actor who trained and practiced for this.

@kingvampstan 12 күн бұрын

Awkwafina is def talented as a voice actor, but she’s getting typecast and pigeonholed into one type of role, when she CAN play many more. Chris Pratt however, js plays and sounds exactly like himself in every single thing he’s in.

@Theaterkid510 12 күн бұрын

So true

@berrymint6384 12 күн бұрын

Talent does NOT exist. DEDOCATION, PATIENCE and PRACTICE IS. Unfortunately not everyone become famous by proving themselves or stays the same after they got fame.

@ramarriblevinsjones5709 12 күн бұрын

Not talented is a bit too much, but her being casted a lot is true.

@user-pm6nx1fs2w 11 күн бұрын

Remember when people got upset about Ronda Rousey voicing Sonya?

@maxclips3152 6 күн бұрын

Antonio banderas does pus in boots because it's a nod to him being Zorro which is not only clever but i thought his gravely voice with his spanish accent was perfect for a cat lol

@AdderTude 2 күн бұрын

I actually had no idea Wagner Moura was Death because I'm not used to hearing him speak English. The last movie I saw him in was "Elite Squad: The Enemy Within" from Brazil (his home country), which is exclusively in Portuguese.

@Wrestling-Nun 10 сағат бұрын

And he also voices the Spanish version lol

@sorryitsmoops 9 сағат бұрын

@@AdderTude He was so good as death and recently in Civil War as well

@Maxler5795 13 минут бұрын

hearing that all of thiss celebrity voice casting started because a character was made for a celebrity, who as a favour took 1% of his usual rate as pay, when the character was MADE for him, and then seeing disney... well, pull a disney, and break the condition he set, shatters my soul.

@prenimystic 6 сағат бұрын

Thank you SO MUCH for speaking about/on this

@Chemical_leaf 12 күн бұрын

And this is the reason why indie animation is getting the spotlight now cause 1, its more entertaining to watch 2, actual heart and soul is put into it And 3, they don't use famous people and exploit them.they actually use people who are talented and enjoy their work in voice acting

@noobmasterruben5167 11 күн бұрын

Even shows like Hazbin hotel did celebrity voice acting right. Keith David, Alex Brightman and Stephanie Beatriz were the right choices for their characters

@LuznoLindo 11 күн бұрын

It's true. Those right there are three of the many, many reasons Hazbin Hotel and The Amazing Digital Circus have become so popular.

@millies.left.eyelashess 11 күн бұрын

@augustanaya1850 11 күн бұрын

well, to me the 1st reason just boils down to taste. some people just find major animation more entertaining

@LuznoLindo 11 күн бұрын

@@augustanaya1850 Even though major animation is tropey and predictable?

@anijay64 11 күн бұрын

I don’t even think she’s a bad voice actress. She is just extremely overused.

@luciii7882 8 күн бұрын

Kids say no to drugs😂😂😂😂

@z0mbiedroper867 8 күн бұрын

Nahh she's trash lol and very unfunny

@morsmordre3 8 күн бұрын

I think her voice fits for certain characters but not for all of them

@shawn6306 6 күн бұрын

@@luciii7882 let everyone have there own difference opinions respect that be open minded i think there is nothing wrong if some love voice actors and movie and show actors think it's good and some don't like it think it's bad having difference point of view perspective take

@__________o____________ Күн бұрын

@@luciii7882 "🤓"

@zakuraiyadesu Күн бұрын

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

@alexrussell3907 10 сағат бұрын

This was a great video, thank you so much. As someone who wanted, and still kind of wants to, get into voice acting I have all but given up on any sort of hope of that because I can see the trends. There is no diversity, they get the same people all the time or famous celebrities and it just becomes incredibly disheartening.

@SansINess53 11 күн бұрын

please bring back actual voice actors, we don't want massive spam of the same actor.

@MsSumoon 12 күн бұрын

You know, the worst part? This has spread to the dubbing industry in other countries. Having unqualified people doing voice work, like... a TV HOST voicing Flynn Rider alongside professionals. If you want someone Worse than Awkwafina, please check the Brazilian Dub for Tangled, the TV HOST they brought to voice Flynn Rider didn't even bother to listen to the director, he just went in, recorded and left, not acting anything, not even TRYING. Star Talent, or Celebrity Voices can be good, if the celebrity bothers to listen to the directors. Voice acting is an art and it's part of the animation.

@amapola9202 12 күн бұрын

the latin american spanish dub of Tangled is horrible too, Flynn Rider's VA is a singer who can't act and Rapunzel is played by a child actress/singer (I think she was like 15 at the time) who honestly at the time was not particularly good at either of those things. It's not really as bad as other casting choices from other movies but I completely understand what you mean, this has been happening way too much in the last decade. Imo the best star talents are always the ones who are actual actors even if they don't specialize in VA, it makes sense to have them do those jobs since they at least can act, but it's so jarring how they keep giving roles to people who have nothing to do with acting and have never acted in their lives. They've had KZfaqrs do the voices in several movies like Sonic or Abominable and that just added to the reasons why I didn't watch those movies.

@thaisgregorio2734 12 күн бұрын

Luciano Huck 🤮

@teentraveler1790 12 күн бұрын

I learned about those too. And they're a pain in the neck.

@whatthehellisthisname 12 күн бұрын

Or popular youtubers that get hired for voice acting roles, there are only very few youtubers that can pull it off well.

@T_E_G 12 күн бұрын

Can I say anime too?? Like I don't know why it just sounds so fake/unnatural to me whenever I hear a dubbed anime. I don't hate it but I'm never immersed.

@user-eb6fe9xm3z Сағат бұрын

Leaves Awkwafina alone (she might be kinda annoying but) do you know how many characters Taylor Swift has voiced? Why has no one called her out and is only picking on Awkwafina?

@francinev3971 Күн бұрын

yeah it's not the celebs who attract viewers. i watched and loved the lorax and didn't even know Taylor Swift voiced the girl until years later and I'm a Swiftie

@adrielayson749 12 күн бұрын

Awkwafina and Chris Pratt are the two celebrities that need to stay away from starring in any animated movies. Getting tired of them.. Edit: to some defending Chris Pratt. I ain't changing my opinion cause he pales compared to ACTUAL voice actors and the co-stars from his other movies. Plus omfg yes he has acted in other movies like marvel, let's not turn this into a educational series. Cause yall got rocks for brains if you are lecturing me the obvious. Plus he was only good for The Lego movie and that was it for voice acting.

@Joey7Z7Horror 12 күн бұрын

Chris Pratt is a G tho. I think it’s kind of humorous that big animation is now deliberately casting Chris Pratt for unfitting characters cause of how ridiculous it is. Not to mention that he’s a cool dude. I haven’t seen anything about Awkwafina as a person and maybe she is likable and chill but I have a small feeling that in today’s decade, her annoying voice in animation carries her a lot more in popularity than Chris Pratt’s general acting and personality did. Pratt’s tiresome at worst

@cranburrey 12 күн бұрын

Mario was my last straw...

@MikeWazowski680 12 күн бұрын

agreed

@ionabab7274 12 күн бұрын

Eh, Chris Pratt isn’t that bad when he’s cast for the right thing. I thought he was pretty good as Emmett in the Lego Movie back in 2014. He’d probably be fine as a voice actor if he was directed to try different voices. For roles like Mario and Garfield his normal voice just really, really doesn’t work.

@therockyb.channel532 12 күн бұрын

I'd honestly much rather have Chris Pratt

@tatubby4513 9 күн бұрын

Never realized how bad the cast of angry birds too is

@madcapmakov2 6 күн бұрын

It’s even worse when they do have legitimate actors doing voices, they do nothing with their characters.

@purpleprawler9286 5 күн бұрын

eh, i mean i watched the movie all the time as a kid and i never had any problem with the voices

@weird_art_kid 5 күн бұрын

Boy you did not just spell the number as “too” 😭

@mrsillytacos 5 күн бұрын

angry birds has shitty actors, but the movie itself is really good tbh.

@purpleprawler9286 5 күн бұрын

@@mrsillytacos totally true

@dualexistence 3 сағат бұрын

Aquarium created a new genre of movies called "unwatchable".

@nercksrule 19 сағат бұрын

Live action has an even worse aspect of this. Dwayne Johnson just plays himself in every movie he's in.

@Thatglasseskun 9 сағат бұрын

The Rock and Chris Pratt have the opposite problem. As you mentioned, Johnson's live proformances are stale AFFF, but he isn't a bad voice actor. Chris Pratt is stalee as a VA, but he is doing very well as Owen Grady and especially as Peter Quill

@thedestroyer2alltrolls411 6 сағат бұрын

@@Thatglasseskun Lots of people loved the Rock’s voice for Cliffjumper on Transformers Prime.

@Thatglasseskun 6 сағат бұрын

@@thedestroyer2alltrolls411 i was about to mention that😭

@mari-us6zg 12 күн бұрын

Every time I hear her voice in a trailer, I tense up🧍‍♀️.

@nuggetanimation7217 12 күн бұрын

i loose interest

@catherinerosa644 11 күн бұрын

I mute the sound as soon as I hear it.

@meows.. 11 күн бұрын

me too, i grip onto the chair and furrow my brows 😭 KungFu Panda is ruined for me

@SecretMagician 11 күн бұрын

She sounds like a low budget imitation of Micheala Dietz (Amethyst in Steven Universe and Vee in The Owl House).

@Robynhoodlum 7 күн бұрын

I thought I was crazy for thinking this! I feel like the best voice actors are the ones you don’t recognize until you see the credits because they’re JUST THAT TALENTED and actually have range!

@masterace9543 Күн бұрын

And the ones you do recognize still put their all in the characters to make them unique

@Astrilidae Күн бұрын

Or the ones like Jim Cummings and Mark Hamil where there’s a little something to the voice that makes you think it might be but you aren’t quite sure

@MusicalBoarder 18 сағат бұрын

All voice actors are actors. Not all actors are voice actors.

@NeedsContent 3 күн бұрын

Couldn't agree more. Subscribed!

@perunarieska9182 8 күн бұрын

They've slowly begun to replace proper voice actors with celebrities in games, too. Which is a shame, since finally games are at the level of immersiveness and storytelling-level I've been dreaming of since childhood, and now immersion will be hindered by a phoned-in performance of an a-list actor not suited for voice acting. And sometimes not even an actor, but an influencer or a streamer. Just so the marketing team will have their schtick.

@insanityshimmerheart3875 6 күн бұрын

me thinking of lilypichu in genshin even though shes not technically a celebrity in that regard TT

@malaizze 6 күн бұрын

As a professional hater of Cyberpunk 2077 this is yet another reason I think CDPR should be hauled in front of a tribunal for making that game. The whole “LOOK, GUYS! MEMORABLE AND POPULAR CELEBRITY ACTOR! ISN’T HE SO CHARISMATIC AND FAMOUS? BUY OUR GAME!” thing was such an annoying marketing strategy and I hate that it’s getting more popular. I do not want to look at a video game character and see a real famous person grafted onto their body, it is weird and dumb

@dalek901 5 күн бұрын

@@malaizzeI disagree

@williambudrow9508 4 күн бұрын

I will defend Seth Green as Joker and Keith David as Anderson in the Mass Effect series with my life

@DJ_Octopixel 4 күн бұрын

@@insanityshimmerheart3875 That's one of the main reasons I keep pulling for Sayu lol

@DanielGuzman-mm8ti 12 күн бұрын

I'm betting if Star Vs. The Forces of Evil was instead an animated movie with a "Star-Studded Cast" they probably would have casted Awkwafina as the voice of Pony Head herself.

@deViianceTV 12 күн бұрын

I think this would’ve been the same for Steven Universe too, cause Michaela Dietz (Amethysts VA) has a similar cadence and stylistic way she talks to Awkwafina, but I respect Michaela waaaayyy more knowing that she can change her tone depending on who she’s playing. She played the orange dino in Barney and played several other quartz gems in SU.

@magdalenomartinezjr8805 12 күн бұрын

If that was a thing, i'd wish brainwash on that Pony (which happens in canon, albeit shortly)

@rosykindbunny1313 12 күн бұрын

@@deViianceTVShe was amazing in The Owl House, too. Total opposite of Amethyst.

@deViianceTV 12 күн бұрын

@@rosykindbunny1313 Yeaahhh I literally forgot all about Vee omg 😭😭 Michaela definitely deserves these roles that Dasani gets

@Sailor-Khione 11 күн бұрын

Wait... She's not?

@user-se9oo8vl7q 4 күн бұрын

I agree voice actors but awkwafina i would def categorize as a voice actor now.

@mikaylamae190 Күн бұрын

"Hollywood's worst Chris" - absolutely brilliant introduction to the guy, AND THEN THE ROAST, 10/10 - no crumbs : "began his stint of voice rolls with 2014's Lego Movie, where I actually think his voice worked since Emmett is a normal, boring, dude, with absolutely no unique interests."

@dianamonge4406 12 күн бұрын

in mexico we had an issue with dubbing films where studios started hiring influencers instead of voice actors and the quality difference was very noticeable

@32-bitcloud 12 күн бұрын

That sounds really cursed. oof

@dajajaja 12 күн бұрын

@@32-bitcloudlmaoooo…yeah it does I fear

@Moonlisos 11 күн бұрын

Honestly I wouldn’t care if they did that in my country as currently 3-5 adult males en every dubbed kids series/movies are voiced by the same man. And most entertainment companies seem to only have like 10 voice actors each so we get a lot of bad matches and acting.

@F1guRas 11 күн бұрын

Wait whattttt? I didn’t know they were being replaced by celebrities I tought they were just getting lazier

@namjoonie936 11 күн бұрын

Omg that sounds fully horrible I can’t imagine how many projects there voices ruined

@Ace0Spades17 10 күн бұрын

To be fair to 90’s Disney they may have picked celebrities to voice act but they had some great performances. James Woods is a great example as you pointed out. But I completely agree with how it is today. There are to many celebrities where they don’t really need to be.

@morsmordre3 8 күн бұрын

One can even extrapolate that to the level of talent celebs have now compared to the past but that should be covered separately

@TZ2nd 7 күн бұрын

Before frozen and tangled came out, i can honestly say i never had an issue with any animated movie. Even with celebrity PACKED TO THE BRIM movies like Ice Age. But the animation has become non distinct, the actors are recycled and the storyline is repetitive. There is no more creativity like Camelot, happy feet, or robots. And movies used to be dark! Hercules, lion king, Pocahontas, hunchback of notre dame. They used to give you chills as a kid, i have not seen a single movei like that these days. The last thing to even emotionally move me was wreck it ralph.

@sweeety969 6 күн бұрын

That's cause in the 90s they hired actual actors and not, like, comedians or wrestlers or whatever. Actors had transferrable skills they could use. The rock doesn't.

@OsloTime 5 күн бұрын

Gosh I ADORE him as Hades 💙

@Keznen Күн бұрын

@TZ2nd Even the direct-to-DVD animated movies in the 2000s were gems. Cinderella III: A Twist In Time is a masterpiece leagues better than the poorly written crap that is Frozen.

@panlover5000 3 күн бұрын

Personally, I really like her voice 😭😭

@WAGHI_GHOST Күн бұрын

I'm just so tired of Awkwafina.

@trevorswims5754 12 күн бұрын

It's not just Awkwafina that needs to stop, im tired of movie studios picking out random A list celebrities to voice characters rather than voice actors that actually fit the characters perfectly. This isn't always a problem though, I'm just tired of movie adapted cartoon and video game characters getting voice actors who sound nothing like their original counter parts.

@ralphdary7050 11 күн бұрын

I kinda felt that Chris Hemsworth, Tom Holland, Chris Pratt and they all share one origin that made them famous.

@Disneyfan82 11 күн бұрын

The least they could do is help the actors actually be the characters.

@sewwfffyhjijui 7 күн бұрын

She sounds too black and it bothers me

@AwkwardIndividual 11 күн бұрын

I’ve been trying to find ways to be a voice actor and lord seeing awkwafina in everything. Makes me give up because they just want popular people to voice act

@izu1624 10 күн бұрын

U still have a chance, just don't try Hollywood because they're bias towards celebrities. Try to go for videogames or anime

@nigelolvera629 10 күн бұрын

Well I might be able to help you if your interested. I started an entertainment company and I hope to even replace Hollywood only difference is it wouldn't have celebrities. It's us poor hard working people's time to shine. Anyway I'm looking for voice actors for my future projects. I look forward to your response.

@hlavco 10 күн бұрын

With your username, you'll appear right next to her in the directory... maybe the producers will give you a call by mistake.

@AwkwardIndividual 10 күн бұрын

@hlavco the difference is I have variety! The name is for laughs and the fact I'm autistic and tend to be awkward. But I can at least play different characters types

@MASTEROFEVIL 9 күн бұрын

That's show business baby

@yjraptor Күн бұрын

Great video. This is my first time seeing you and this video but it just works so well and is greatly calculated, I'm already planning on subscribing. You really understand how people think, as everything you said here is exactly what I've thought of for years. I hate Awkwafina's voice hell even her acting like Shang Chi, she was Asian and they wanted to make it slightly comedic but they already had Ronny Chieng for that. She's overused and isn't a good actor, same for Jack Black, yeah he's actually funny and can put some power behind his voice but he is SO OVERUSED. Hollywood's marketing process is stupid shit and yet they still make money how? 🤦🤷

@rafatop3207 23 сағат бұрын

as an angry birds fan, that weird teenage pig shouldnt have been created in the first place

@rakano3733 12 күн бұрын

To me this is a huge problem with Chris Pratt right now like why give him Mario vs the actual man who voiced him for decades and now their doing the same with Garfield which is just as sad

@shakiramarie5055 12 күн бұрын

His voice did not fit Garfield. It fell flat for me.

@aveline1374 12 күн бұрын

Exactly. Mario in the movie doesn’t sound like MARIO, it’s just Pratt. And he uses the same voice for Garfield. He’s just playing himself, not the character he’s supposed to.

@Mooms 12 күн бұрын

Especially considering both Mario’s and Garfield’s previous VAs said they would’ve been willing to reprise their roles if they had been asked.

@KaiTheTyrant 12 күн бұрын

Frfr like he’s great in SOME roles but Mario and Garfield aren’t those roles. He was gold in the lego movie

@voidlemonbun19 12 күн бұрын

What's crazy is that people are comparing Chris Pratt to Awkwafina just because he appeared in two animated movies that didn't fit him as an actor. His appearance in animated films was almost an exact year apart from each other, But Awkwafina had numerous roles announced within months, even DAYS with Kung Fu Panda 4 and IF. So Chris Pratt to me is just a byproduct of bad casting, but Awkwafina is actually annoying whenever she gets casted.

@keltonthepara 12 күн бұрын

She’s not a bad actor but we’re just seeing her way too often, I wanna see other actors I haven’t seen before

@Disneyfan82 11 күн бұрын

I don't mind her as Sisu, Tarantula, or Zhen. But she doesn't need to be in every family movie either.

@keltonthepara 11 күн бұрын

@@Disneyfan82exactly, as a stand alone actor she does a good job that she’s required to be. But for one I wish she wasn’t always portrayed as a silly full of energy person, it would be interesting to see her in like a horror or suspense movie. And like the video mentioned, her voice is so annoying and just scratches my ears so badly.

@gachasuperheroes6794 3 күн бұрын

I wanna see other actors too. She isn’t bad tho

@Jay_TheBirb09 2 күн бұрын

If you're gonna voice many characters, at least have many voices. Example the creator of gravity falls, Alex Hirsch voices many of the characters but none of them sound the same! I didn't find out until recently! The only characters of his that have a similar voices (not counting stan cameos) are king from the owl house, and bill cipher from gravity falls

@xstar4698 2 күн бұрын

Jojo Siwa and Colleen Ballinger in the Angry Birds 2 aged like sour milk 💀

@Beatlelover21 10 күн бұрын

I would also add JK Simmons the the list of excellent voice actors who are also face actors

@gatchywatchyentertainmentb2090 7 күн бұрын

Yeah, I’d agree.

@pluv1e 7 күн бұрын

He's stellar even as a disembodied voice. His performance as Cave Johnson was a highlight of Portal 2 for me.

@kennethgrey7829 7 күн бұрын

@@pluv1eWhen life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade

@ErieRosewood 6 күн бұрын

jk Simmons, Mark Hamill, great. im partial to Chris pine as well for some reason (I ignore wish on principle). but overall I rant quite often about my longing for the return of voice acting in movies as a profession. literally ask anyone I know. I complain about it a lot.

@Tamaki742 5 күн бұрын

He's also the best antagonist in BG3.

@pizzacrustgaming 12 күн бұрын

I feel like people are getting mad at the voice actors but they need to be mad at the people hiring them. They need to understand that it’s not their fault they're making characters bad because of no talent but the people hiring them are making the characters bad.

@Disneyfan82 11 күн бұрын

I bet she never wanted to sing that terrible Scuttlebutt song in the first place, but they made her sing it.

@thatguynamedgeorge9218 11 күн бұрын

This is true, and I feel like the creator of the video does understand this to an extent as they specifically worded the title of the video to be "stop *hiring* awkwafina", which comes across as them speaking to the directors and producers of movies and not the voice actors.

@gleewhoseline198 11 күн бұрын

@@thatguynamedgeorge9218 Then why is the video titled 'Awkwafina' and not Celebrity Voice Casting. This is targeted and it's gross

@K.C-2049 11 күн бұрын

@@gleewhoseline198 big agree. this could open up a conversation about the lack of roles in Hollywood movies for Asian women, but no let's dunk on Awkwa personally as if she has much of a choice if she wants to keep working.

@thatguynamedgeorge9218 10 күн бұрын

@@K.C-2049 I can't speak for the creator but there will be some bias at the end of the day since the creator was inspired to make this video due to watching 4 separate animated movies with "Awkwafina" voice acting it on an airplane ride. At that point it would make sense why the creator chose "Awkwafina" to use an example of the subject no matter if it was personal or not. An example would be needed either way as proof that what the creator is saying has merit. *It is true that not focusing on a specific actor in the video and title would have been more professional,* but the video's point on how it's an industry problem and not just "Awkwafina" is still there despite using "Awkwafina" as the main case for discussion.

@potpottypot9804 3 күн бұрын

There is something called a VOICE DIRECTOR, it's not her fault or her decisions what to say or do, there is also a SCRIPT btw which tells the actor what to say. There is also a DIRECTOR who picks the actors to fit the characters. SO PLEASE just don't spread misinformation to people who don't know this basic stuff

@esbenm6544 3 күн бұрын

By that logic anyone could do it. This is just cope.

@potpottypot9804 3 күн бұрын

@@esbenm6544 she doesn't cast herself, the blame should all go to the directors who recycle personalities and use the same voices

@everfluctuating Күн бұрын

ngl, as an animation fan, awkwafina just sounds like a knock off michaela dietz (riff on barney and friends, amethyst in steven universe). she lacks the range for voice acting so all her deliveries sound the same, just a leaping off point for her bad improv. she should stick to drama, i actually really liked her in the farewell.