Every Thomas Movie Is The Same 

VERY well presented!

i think this is a very good and well explained discovery, but in the day of the dieselss part, you called the dieselworks the steamworks

Am I the only 1 here who wishes and would've loved if the Thomas & Friends CGI series takes place in the present day? (And actually ever since that video of what if the CGI series continued video, also ever since 2020 part of me really would love the CGI series actually taking place in the present day) be honest I can't be the only 1 who wants MATTEL doing that.

No surprise about CGI…some of the movies were really good but even episodes are just copy and paste repeats usually involving Thomas and the lessons never stick like in the books and model series

Once I showed Hero of the Rails to a friend for the first time, and then Blue Mountain Mystery a few weeks later, and he noticed that they both have a plot point where Thomas & co have to keep the spotlighted new character hidden from authority figures.

I like this way of tackling the movies instead of just reviewing what you like and dislike about them. The hero's journey is a very well-tested formula and Thomas can do it very well if it's got the right minds behind it. I also think TGD was Thomas' best film as a character alone, We see all sides of his personality and his arc is absolutely brilliant. Good stuff!

19:34 God dang it, Thomas is a Disney Princess.

This is kind of weird because despite every single Thomas movie being about something different in reality that are all really not too different from each other. The same thing goes for other movies that use this type of trope as well. This was a great video Adam and it really enlighten me on this type of writing that the people on the show use to actually create these movies. Keep up the good work man.

I’d say Mike, Rex and Bert are the mentors in SLOTLT

Something I always noticed in CGI Thomas movies from as a kids' perspective is that the climax to the very end is always in the let's go sequence there is always a rescue sequence or a battle between the main villain. They kinda feel repetitive unlike Miller era season logic, its the choices of main characters. Villain: "Day of the diesels", "Hero of the rails", "Blue Mountain Mystery", "Sodor's legend of the lost treasure" and "Journey beyond Sodor". Rescue: "Misty Island rescue", "King of the railway", "Tale of the brave", "The Adventure Begins", "The Great race" and "Big world big adventures".

I wish Gordon was the protagonist of the Great Race, James and Henry were the protagonists of Journey Beyond Sodor, Diesel was the protagonist of Day Of The Diesels, Edward was the protagonist of The Adventure Begines and Bash Dash and Ferdinand were the antagonist of Mysty Island Rescue

Calling Bash, Dash and Ferdinand mentors is something I thought I would never hear😂

Wow. That's amazing. Veey interesting of you breaking down hero's journey in the Thomas movies.

"Call to Adventure" Well, being a machine, he'd have to kick into overdrive first. Sorry I couldn't help myself-

Honestly the idea that every story is the same doesn't stick right with me, I know that's not exactly what's being stated and the reason the hero's journey applies to a lot of stories is because it's kinda vague, but I dunno. Another great vid covering something I didn't expect to see in a Thomas video.

That was a very unique way to present the movies and seeing your own creative wheel for the Hero's Journey does help me out with some structures for my own connected media world and its lore.

18:21 this also applies to Diesel 10 in Day of the Diesels though it wasn't really explicitly brought attention to

Thomas doesn't lose control of the trucks, he breaks his brakes.

We’ve had James as the Foe and as the Treasure, now how about James as the main or as the mentor? /j

Great work. 9/10. I think for some films you stretched the boundaries for what the hero cycle really meant, but you made a great point. Excellent job.

I somewhat felt adventure begins was an Edward special

Isn’t this just basic story structures for any story (with a protagonist)

14:22 “Here is your friend Thomas the Tank Engine, he wanted to come out of the station yard & see the world.”

DEFINITELY DELIGHTFUL!!!

good vid.

What’s Thomas and the Magic Railroad chopped liver

10:41 “Godred, was our number one, & named after a king.”

30:05 Oooooooohhhhhhhhh. So that explains why the trains have faces. That makes sense.

I thought I heard the amazing digital circus theme but I just brushed it off but now I hear it and it’s barley at any volume BUT I CAN HERE IT

8:13 am I the only one who quotes this line in that intonation whenever a character falls in water in any media

I like how you use gravity falls music

I like all of the Thomas movies some might be the same or different but its still a great movie

30:06 Hogwarts X TTTE collab when? Lamaoaoaoaooaoa

Hopefully mark's film will be different

Ah yes we find a wild Hiro in every movie since 2005

Holy shit this is great I never knew about the heroes journey but you put it into a format I understood

Thomas and the magic railroad is my favourite

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Fun fact lady has 1 line in calling all Engines

If you had to count the Royal engine, how do you didn’t mention other double episodes like: Steam Team to the rescue Digs and discoveries And Marvelous Machinery

I think the movies that could most likely be a tetralogy are The great discovery Hiro of the rails Blue mountain mystery Sodors legend of the lost treasure What do you think

Watching this video again, I am beginning to accept this is actually a good formula to any Thomas movie.

Such a concept like this, i never would have thought of. My mind is BLOWN! Great Video! You learn something new each day...

4:54 Diesel 10’s face makes him look like a girl and sir top ham hat on the Royal engine is just funny. XD his face.

I haven’t watched u in a long time

I mean, you aren’t wrong

So wait, if every Thomas movie is the same. THAT MEANS THAT THEY COPIED & PASTED EVERY MOVIE SCRIPT.

This is my first time hearing of a Heros journey. Really interesting to see this

Uhh I ran this through basically every movie I could think of and I worked. I think misty island rescue, a Christmas movie and a murder mystery police movie aren’t exactly the same. That’s just the plot of every movie

I do like how much more in depth the Adventure Begins feels knowing how much influence it had later, even if it’s just a retelling

8:02 you said steam works instead of diesel works but don’t change it, it’s funny

No joke, my mum called me exactly after you said "all you have to do is answer the call" at the end of the video.

Idk why diesel 10 didnt pick the controller up and smash him around in day of the diesels

I feel like most of the Thomas movies are overrated. Magic Railroad, Misty Island Rescue and Day of the Diesels I have fond childhood memories of, and The Great Race and Journey Beyond Sodor were some of the most recent Thomas things I really liked.

You could argue though that thomas and sir topham not knowing their way to london is the foe of the royal engine, i guess? I mean, you counted thomas being stuck on misty island as the foe of misty island rescue

20:59 “Trucks, I don’t think we’re in Sodor anymore.”

I would rather see Thomas fall off the cliff on blue Mountain mystery

Really you think that. Think only some same. But think most is different and very different. Argh.

Really nice take on covering the movies. For me, the ones that do the trope best by their qualities overall, must be nailed down to 'The Great Discovery' (though I felt even as a kid that the whole Thomas-Stanley conflict took after 'Toy Story'), 'Blue Mountain Mystery', 'Tale of the Brave', Thomas's arc in 'The Great Race' and 'Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure'. A nice leeway I think to a reminder that, two months ago, I submitted to Mattel's CEO an ambitious production pitch proposal for a retro-Thomas & Friends revamp. Subject to further development, which acknowledges seeking approval from the Awdry family themselves, since I developed it with the original vision of the franchise in mind. The hint from this video that relates to it is how I explore the 'hero's journey'. Think of what they tried, but did not completely do in exploring multiple arcs in 'The Great Race'; I actually worked out the character concepts before I was firmly settled with the nature of the storytelling required to bridge them together to make a seamless whole. Both World Wars are brought up as backdrops. The other thing I'll mention, related to 'The Adventure Begins', is that the opening episode outline for my pitch is a fresh take on how Thomas and Edward befriended each other, using the Rev. Awdry's published lore material as a base, plus a real-life accident I discovered online, which I referenced in my pitch. Here's the link: redrosecollections.lancashire.gov.uk/view-item?i=240839&WINID=1700513727754 Also, check out the Railway Series Fandom Wiki, where I updated many pages with related information. Regards, Samuel Farris.

You’re just talking about every Thomas movie

THE LENGEND POSTTTEED

“Sir Thopam Hatt Revived A Letter To Go To Hogwarts” perfection,

8:13 The Trucks at the docks when they saw Victor fell into the sea:

I’m gonna be honest with you the adventure begins section kind of made me tear up

6:25 Unlucky Tug when seeing Day of the Diesels:

I Think The Foe in the Royal Engine is the deadline they have to meet.

3:43 DRIVER THERES SOMETHING IN THE MIST SHUT THE DOORS SHUT THE DOORS

My english teacher was actually teaching us hero's journey recently

12:27 “Welcome, to the china clay pits.”

Untrue. One of the movies has Alec Baldwin tripping on percs. That's something none of the other thomas movies have. Sparkle sparkle sparkle!

I hear... GRAVITY FALLS!!!

Thomas in this case is just over used for every special.

24:31 Drnrruuuugjggsss on gold rank, yyyyeeeaahh

How are you

Bro ruined Day of the Dave part 2

The Thomas Retrospective 14:26

Well that explains Diesel 10 went insane in the Magic Railroad also speaking of the magic railroad I wish this movie had more characters and locations from the tv show

i subscribed to your channel

16:44 PIRATES OF THE SODOR

Nice video! 👍

0:49 S TIER MOVIE PERIOD

I is almost all the same

27:58 was that our town from cars

I love the video as always

I think if 'bad' Thomas movies were combined with a few adjustments then it would make a great Thomas movie. It wouldnt beat Blue Mountain Mystery though.

The Big City engine

Wow

what do you want them to do? have thomas have an existential crisis?

Make another video about the top 10 missing railway series books please 🙏

Thomas movies and specials are literally no different from other Hollywood blockbuster films

Why haven't you included the model series films?

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the comparison to birth 😭

Pretty good

I been waiting so long