Strange World | Walt Disney Animation Studios | Comes to Disney+ on December 23rd

[Verrows]

And yet, audience theatre going habits will still be blamed. What a joke. These studios and corporations are creating the problem.

[Ezen Baklattan]

It'd be pretty dire if this couldn't get past The Croods/Raya, but I think it's a very real possibility.

[Morieris]

don't everybody rush all at once now;

 

 

[PNF2187]

#StrangeWorld is beautifully done. The LGBTQ representation is huge for Disney. Massive. I smiled so hard, #RepresentationMatters pic.twitter.com/QEQrw4yUkv

— Jazz Tangcay (@jazzt) November 16, 2022

#StrangeWorld has wonderful character/creature designs, a terrific central conceit that mixes "Journey to the Center of the Earth" with "National Lampoon's Vacation" and super progressive politics (climate change! LGBTQ+ inclusion!) Highly watchable and fun. Dying to rewatch🦠 pic.twitter.com/EkRQTGAUuF

— Drew Taylor (@DrewTailored) November 16, 2022

#StrangeWorld surprised me. I hadn't been excited by the trailers, but it's incredibly imaginative and creative, once more underlining just how limitless animation can be. It's got very engaging characters and I loved the fantastical world (like in the title!) it introduces.

— Eric Goldman (@TheEricGoldman) November 16, 2022

#StrangeWorld has a beautifully animated (and strange) world. Unfortunately, the film doesn’t have enough narrative thrust to keep the momentum of the adventure going. Heavy-handed themes take priority, leaving the story in the dust.

It’s enjoyable enough, but a miss overall. pic.twitter.com/rJUyK6LO9A

— Daniel Howat (@howatdk) November 16, 2022

If #StrangeWorld wasn't a Disney project, I'd have much higher praise but Disney has very high standards for their animated work so this movie was somewhat of a letdown.

— BSL 🎄 (@bigscreenleaks) November 16, 2022

#StrangeWorld is a heartfelt & humorous ode to the classic pulp action adventure comics. Qui Nguyen pens an emotional story about fathers & sons, and the legacy they leave for behind. And for it to normalize interracial family and LGBTQ+ characters in animated films is a plus. pic.twitter.com/5P0Q2zE996

— Michael Lee (@IamMichaelJLee) November 16, 2022

#StrangeWorld/#DisneyStrangeWorld concocts a gorgeously animated world with bizarre creatures and environments along with a sweet multi-generational story about fathers and sons. Natural LGBTQ inclusion feels good in a place like this. pic.twitter.com/HmdngQWTkG

— Jeff Nelson (@SirJeffNelson) November 16, 2022

#StrangeWorld has the best animation I've seen regarding the details of the landscape & characters. The world is beautiful. The story is kinda shallow until the end where it gets you thinking about climate change & how we treat our environment & legacy.

— Laura ลอร'า 劳拉 (@lsirikul) November 16, 2022

#StrangeWorld is a large scale, pulpy adventure-fantasy housing radical, colorful world-building & heartrending character-drive. Its sentiments on legacy & making the world a better place is charming & disarming. Plus, there’s a super cute 3-legged pup, who’ll win everyone’s ❤️s. pic.twitter.com/lLax2LqXIT

— Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) November 16, 2022

There’s something about this film that really connected w/ me on a personal level. I can’t guarantee it will resonate universally, but I’m confident that my particular life experience is shared by a good amount of ppl.

— Liam (@LiamTCrowley) November 16, 2022

First impression of #StrangeWorld from @DisneyAnimation - These two guys steal every scene they're in. Audiences will fall in love with #LegendTheDog and #Splat the... thing. pic.twitter.com/3WHh8s5RST

— LaughingPlace.com (@laughing_place) November 16, 2022

#StrangeWorld is an exciting adventure into a vivid world beyond imagination. It’s a heartfelt exploration of legacy— the generations that speak and the ones that deserve to be heard. Jaboukie Young-White stole the show for me. Brace yourselves for this one. pic.twitter.com/qKCxcKQVrO

— Johnny Rome 🐀 (@ItsJohnnyRome) November 16, 2022

Gonna be honest, I think there's a decent chance this does worse than Frozen 2 critically. Doesn't seem like it'll help the box office either. Would like to be proven wrong though.

[cookie]

On 11/14/2022 at 9:58 PM, ThomasNicole said:

Yeah this will bomb hard 

 

 

 

 

Where did Disney announce this? I can’t find anything but Deadline postulating about it.

[Spidey Freak]

Unfortunately Big Screen Leaks' take exactly reflects my thoughts on BH6 and Raya so it seems like Hall has very obvious shortcomings. His heart is in the right place but he seems very content with by the numbers scripts (he was also credited for story on Raya which was as predictable and derivative as you get). 

[Spidey Freak]

18 hours ago, Morieris said:

don't everybody rush all at once now;

 

 

 

I forgot that Jake Gyllenhaal will be promoting this in the post-All Too Well: The Short Film era. Like this film didn't have an uphill battle already. 🤕

[Saul Goodman]

The marketing for this has been horrendous. One of many crazy decisions by Chapek and Co. Wonder if they always saw it as a Disney Plus release and nothing more.

[SullyJake]

Disney and Pixar need fresh writers. Animation on their front has taken a serious hit this decade in terms of quality.

[InVy]

8 minutes ago, SullyJake said:

Disney and Pixar need fresh writers. Animation on their front has taken a serious hit this decade in terms of quality.

Pixar just had Luca & Turning Red. I think they'll stand the test of time. And Disney clearly has some b-team working on these non musical projects & they are too safe, they should try something radical with these cause like what's the point then. I understand that probably not everybody wants to make musical animated films but then at least have some cool ideas for your stuff or don't try it.

[SullyJake]

8 minutes ago, InVy said:

Pixar just had Luca & Turning Red. I think they'll stand the test of time. And Disney clearly has some b-team working on these non musical projects & they are too safe, they should try something radical with these cause like what's the point then. I understand that probably not everybody wants to make musical animated films but then at least have some cool ideas for your stuff or don't try it.

Luca and Turning Red is precisely why they need new writers. They may be strong narratively speaking and have good reviews but they lack the entertainment value of their golden years. Pixar movies have become more boring and forgetable and are released on D+ because they know they'd become box office duds if released theatrically. They need fresh writers and an injection of humour

[JustLurking]

Luca was hella mediocre. Turning Red was nice but a far cry from Pixar's best films.

[BadOlCatSylvester]

Lightyear bombing pretty much sealed the fate of this movie. You just know the suits are blaming that small lesbian kiss for that flop. This one has a prominent queer lead so I'm not surprised Disney's given up on it. Good luck to Wish, as it's Disney's sole holiday release next year. It's going to need all the luck it can get.

 

The movie itself doesn't seem to be all that either judging by those dangerously mixed social media reactions. That's what you get with the Raya creative team I suppose.

[El Squibbonator]

10 hours ago, BadOlCatSylvester said:

Lightyear bombing pretty much sealed the fate of this movie. You just know the suits are blaming that small lesbian kiss for that flop. This one has a prominent queer lead so I'm not surprised Disney's given up on it. 

 

That's my theory too. I know a lot of people are comparing this movie to Atlantis and Treasure Planet, but I think a better comparison might actually be Big Hero 6, Disney's last non-musical animated action/adventure movie. I seem to recall there being a lot more promotion for Big Hero 6 than there currently is for Strange World, not just on the company's part but from fans too (Baymax memes and the like). But we're not getting that here. If it were promoted more heavily, I could easily see Strange World performing somewhere between Wreck-it Ralph and Big Hero 6, earning somewhere between $500 and $600 million worldwide. But that's not what we're seeing. It's not like Disney to wait until so late to advertise one of their movies, or to put out so little promotion. The only explanation I can think of is that they're deliberately sabotaging it because there's some element of it they disapprove of. 

 

It's not like they'll ever admit it, of course. But this sort of thing has happened before. When The Owl House was cancelled on the Disney Channel, the official reason they gave was that its serialized format didn't fit in with the channel's other programming. But no one-- especially not the show's own creator-- believed that. Especially because Amphibia, another serialized show that aired on Disney Channel at the same time, was allowed to finish its run with a full three seasons. The only real difference between the two shows, content-wise, was that The Owl House had queer main characters. 

 

So where does this leave any future projects at Disney with LGBTQ main characters? In truth, I fear for their survival. 

[JustLurking]

500-600M worldwide is delusion imho, I never felt like this film had any buzz at all. This narrative about Disney dumping the film because of LGBTQ characters makes no sense to me, I think they just figured this was going to flop regardless and didn't want to spend big on marketing for it. If Disney didn't want a film with LGBTQ characters they could have just...not greenlit the film? Much easier and less expensive than just purposefully having it tank on the finish line.

 

Maybe I'm just off, but I feel like people sometimes have a cartoony view of CEOs, these people just want money man, they don't really care about much else.

Edited November 17, 2022 by JustLurking

[Verrows]

55 minutes ago, JustLurking said:

500-600M worldwide is delusion imho, I never felt like this film had any buzz at all. This narrative about Disney dumping the film because of LGBTQ characters makes no sense to me, I think they just figured this was going to flop regardless and didn't want to spend big on marketing for it. If Disney didn't want a film with LGBTQ characters they could have just...not greenlit the film? Much easier and less expensive than just purposefully having it tank on the finish line.

 

Maybe I'm just off, but I feel like people sometimes have a cartoony view of CEOs, these people just want money man, they don't really care about much else.

This common sense is refreshing.

[AniNate]

7 hours ago, JustLurking said:

500-600M worldwide is delusion imho, I never felt like this film had any buzz at all. This narrative about Disney dumping the film because of LGBTQ characters makes no sense to me, I think they just figured this was going to flop regardless and didn't want to spend big on marketing for it. If Disney didn't want a film with LGBTQ characters they could have just...not greenlit the film? Much easier and less expensive than just purposefully having it tank on the finish line.

 

Maybe I'm just off, but I feel like people sometimes have a cartoony view of CEOs, these people just want money man, they don't really care about much else.

 

Easier to make sense of the world if you can simplify everything to heroes and villains. I suspect that's part of the reason a lot of people want the old fashioned Disney villain archetype back.

[cannastop]

So when are reviews going to be published?

[Eric Lasagna]

 

[ThomasNicole]

5 hours ago, cannastop said:

So when are reviews going to be published?

Tomorrow