The DreamWorks (not) Renaissance Problem 

As a Disney fan, it was always wild to me how critical people are of their movies (both during the post-renaissance when I was growing up and now during "Raya" onwards), but Dreamworks always had a shield to it: when Dreamworks makes a REALLY GOOD film, people forget that they had average films right before them--plus I never understood how in the 2000s pepple would say Disney did nothing but adapt novels/fairy tales when a lot of Dreamworks films were adaptations, no matter how loose (Boss Baby, Shrek, Trolls, Sinbad, TPOE, TWR, OATD, HTTYD, MPAS, Home, etc.)

I agree with you 100% here, i REALLY HATE how much ruby gillman gets bashed. I think ruby wouldn't be nearly as hated if her film didn't come out right after the last wish, because after the last wish came out, everyone was expecting DreamWorks' next film to have the same quality as that film.

Thank you. The Animation Community has always been poisonous to every animated product made and produced by DreamWorks Animation and the studio's rivals. Ever since Puss in Boots: The Last Wish came out, the community got even worse by treating it like it's put gold and they later treated Ruby Gillman like the black sheep which is sickening. Some people in The Animation Community like That Yozzy Bloke, RaisorBlade, AniMat are such insufferable morons for doing that, they made the community even worse. Look, I have opinions and I don't think most DreamWorks films like Turbo, Boss Baby, Shark Tale, Bee Movie, Shrek The Third, and Home to be bad, I find them fairly okay and decent. Hell, I'm a fan of the Trolls franchise, because of how fun, creative, colorful, and heartfelt. I'm even glad it even has a fanbase as well. Just like you, I will always defend Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken and we'll keep showing support to RGTK, I'm hoping we get a Ruby Gillman TV series. I haven't seen the fourth Kung Fu Panda and I heard that many people and some KFP fans didn't care for it, but maybe I'll have a different opinion on it (meaning I'll end up liking it.) And I haven't seen The Wild Robot yet, but I know I'm gonna love it. Thank you for this video, if there is only ways of putting a stop to the insidious Animation Community.

Ruby gillman teenage kraken definitely deserves to get a franchise considering you see so many fans art on the characters DreamWorks would be a fool not to consider it

When a movie is for kids and to show them a cute character growing up that is for kids, when a movie helps kids and families deal with loss and death and mental struggles, that is for everyone. Adults can of course love these movies, and I'm glad for you showing that love.

Nice video! I agree that Trolls gives off the same vibes as AatC. Branch and Floyd are my favorites ❤. Would you ever consider making your own DreamWorks Tier list?

Agree You know I love Ruby Gilman She’s one of my favorite characters She’s beautiful cute and extremely smart Do you know what’s great about her she has an awesome family especially her grandma and her uncle If anything I wish I was part of the family I would imagine my last name being Neil Gilman

I think Ruby Gilman‘s biggest mistake was its release date. You have videos commenting on the marketing was done poorly the marketing the marketing just repetitively speaking about the marketing. I really don’t think enough people brings up the scheduling of these movies. I think the scheduling is more of a giant factor in this equation. I mean it was released on the same month of transformers Barbie Oppenheimer and spider verse. Let me state that I know spider verse came out on June but it still was in theaters around July so the movie competition was pretty crowded as the thing I truly hate people speak about the marketing, but they don’t speak about how these movies are scheduled to be released at the worst time possible

I grew up on dreamworks movies httyd and madagascar and kung fu panda and shrek are my favorites this is why its devastating that some pepole are unfairly bashed at the worest time so think you granditamias this is a very well made video and a good message at the end

"Pixar always has to make emotional complex masterpiece" Luca, Turning Red and Elemental want to have a word with you.

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People are WAY too harsh on Ruby Gillman. It's a fantastic movie. Shrek fanboys are just trying to bash it for attention it seems

It's especially a shame Ruby Gillman wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed. Even today, it still baffles me how much missed potential there was, and I emphasise "MISSED POTENTIAL" a lot

By the way, I think many people hated Ruby Gillman is when they made Chelsea become Queen Nerissa herself rather than just being her daughter (which happened in the early), even though Chelsea and mermaids never planned to be redeemed. Kinda frustrating that this could’ve been better. I was a bit interested in the movie. And I prefer Dreamworks and even Illumination over Disney and Pixar anytime.

By the way, Megamind vs the doom syndicate was produced from its television division Dreamworks animated television.

Thank You For Making This Video, I Could Play A Drinking Game, Taking A Shot Every Time I Watch A "DreamWorks Animation Is Dead" Video This Year, But Even Though People Are Happy For DreamWorks Now, I Bet You Their Gonna Go Bad To Hating On Them When The Live-Action Gabby Dollhouse & The Third Boss Baby Film Comes Out & I Swear To God If I See One More "DreamWorks Animation Is Dead Video" I Going To Turn Into Kylo Ren & Just Turn On My Lightsaber & Destroy A Dozen Computers Like He Did In The Force Awakens.

Ruby Gillman is a guilty pleasure of mine in my opinion Sure it does have it’s problems with the writing and especially with Chelsea being revealed as Nerrisa instead of being like the daughter or something And I also thought Trolls 3 was pretty good as well coming from someone who has watched the first 2 Trolls films

When i rewrite ruby gilman i well fix Everything Wong 1: the animation well be way better 2: ruby and her family well disquise yourself as humans 3: chelsea well really be nerissa's duragter and her age well be 16: 4: it well heve a story and better songs 5: chelsea and ruby well be girlfenides and with a well written 6: connor well be Margot boyfernd 7: i well add sea monsters and a new Character 8: nerissa well be a porfect villan like death in puss in boost 9: in the end chelsea kill nerissa to save ruby 10: chelsea and ruby dance at school dance like luz and amity 11: chelsea well be adopted in ruby' famaliy so how support my idea of remeke the movie and make be like i this?

Um i haven’t seen Ruby Gillman yet only because someone told me it was a really bad movie, i was gonna watch it cause it was on Netflix, but i didn’t i hadven’t seen Kung Fu Panda 4 eat ethier although a friend of who came over watched it cause she wanted to see the movie and by the looks of it she really enjoyed it, as for other movies i have seen Puss In Boots 2 i did enjoy it but that movie was spoiled for me over social media and i knew some things of the movie already plus there were like reactions to the movie itself that i couldn’t avoid, i didn’t like like the art style of animation ethier even though i did like in the trailers so i don’t know. I just recently watched Bad Guys that was a good movie i really enjoyed it i saw a clip of the music that they did in the movie and they had some behind the scenes of how that they did the choreography for the movie as well. As for Trolls I LOVE trolls the first movie was so good, i can’t believe people are bashing on the trolls franchise it is so good, i think most people would love it, i have heard nothing of good news for that movie, as for the second i didn’t really care for it that much, but when it came to the third one OH MY GOD so good i was praising that movie the music was so good in that movie and I really enjoyed that movie. I am glad you checked out the trolls movies there are so good also the trolls beat goes on so good too, there is another trolls series called trolls in harmony i think it’s called i am not sure but you should check that one out if you get the chance to. I have seen the croods love that movie also i did see the croods a new age good movie too, i did see the boss baby good movie i did see the sequel i didn’t mind the movie but it just wasn’t up there with the croods or trolls to be honest with you.

Megamind Vs.The Doom Syndicate isn’t a movie. It’s a pilot for Megamind Rules and it’s a good pilot.

Any thoughts on Finding Nemo since you should that film’s Rotten Tomatoes score, if you’ve seen it? I adore that film and its sequel.

Me: Oh, I wonder what that video game he's playing is! It looks like it could be a fun experience for me-oh. It's a Trolls game. Well then never mind.

I hope we get a Madagascar 4 to have a new animation style

Omg thanks for making this video 😭 I hate the unfair bashing of modern DreamWorks, as if DreamWorks never had good movies b4 Puss in Boots The Last Wish lol

Being born the year dreamworks was founded actually I was born Jeffrey Katzenbergs career at Disney went bust I’ve seen this company go through a lot of peeks and valleys regretably the only 2 films of this era I haven’t seen yet are the bad guys and ruby Gilman but in time I’ll change that

This commentary feels like an AI reading the script

Whenever people say "Dreamworks is going to have a renaissance!" I roll my eyes. Inconsistency is the name of the game for them. It's pretty clear they just go through phases of good and bad. I think The Bad Guys isn't great, but I thought it was good. The Last Wish is one of my favorite films ever. Ruby Gillman isn't awful; I just don't care for it. Trolls 3 isn't great, but better than the others. I can't stand KFP 4, and The Wild Robot is one of my favorite Dreamworks films.

Besides making money, I don't see why The Boss Baby and The Croods needed a sequel when the first movies works better as standalone stories. Plus older films like Megamind and Monsters Vs Aliens deserved a proper sequel than some half ass tv series won't leave 2 seasons.

I Love Turning Red It’s My Favorite Pixar Film. You Love Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken It’s Your Favorite DreamWorks Film. You Never Watched Turning Red. I Never Watched Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken.

the first Trolls is a good movie anyway

Like so far 2024 was a confusing years for DreamWorks even on their 30th anniversary. But why does Ruby Gillman had to been in the hate side? It just not that bad cuz the movie is actually great. Sure the plot wasn't even typical enough and it was so predictable and that Chelsea character is a rip off of Ariel but they should known that the entire movie was basically related to teenagers and it's actually works.

Ruby gillman is hust a copia of tuerning red luca and the little mermaid and i'm so relieved that ruby gillman is never ever get a sequel think you god but when i remeke the movie on blender and with my script i kenw i can do this make this horrible movie a masterpiece and chelsea and ruby well be girlfenides and it well be so cute

I like Zhen, Bite me

Even Abominable was more enjoyable than Ruby Gillman

Ruby Gillman definitely better

I have a lot to say here. I really liked The Bad Guys, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, and Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken. I liked The Wild Robot, but I think it’s kinda overrated. Trolls Band Together was ok, and Kung Fu Panda 4 was a boatload of trash. I do agree that basing the start of a renaissance on 2 films is pushing it, as well as expecting films after to follow those footsteps. It’s fine if people don’t like Ruby Gillman since the film is not for everyone, but the opinion should be justified. Out of all the DreamWorks movies mentioned in this video that get hate, the only that deserves it is Kung Fu Panda 4. The Furious Five being completely absent hurt the film by a ton, and Zhen was a very shallow character with nothing interesting to offer. Not to mention the film having the worst DreamWorks villain ever. Also, I don’t think the way Pixar does their films is a bad thing. Sometimes it works for me and sometimes it doesn’t. Sometimes their films aren’t meant to make you cry. But yeah, those are my thoughts on this video.

The bad ones are Trolls 2, Trolls 3, Spirit Untamed, The Boss Baby 2 and Megamind 2 The mediocre ones are Orion and the Dark, Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken and The Croods 2 The good ones are The Bad Guys, Puss in Boots 2, The Wild Robot and Kung Fu Panda 4

12 Reasons way ruby gillman suck 1: the animation is horrible 2: chelsea and ruby are not girlfenides 3: we don't see other mermaids in the movie 4: chelsea and ruby are not cute 5: the characters are so boring 6: connor should be Margot boyfernd 7: the designs are so 💩 (even monsters vs aliens heve better Character design then ruby gillman 8: this movie is just dog water 9: chelsea and ruby don't dance at school dance 10: all the songs are forgettable 11: we don't heve a mermaid kingdom 12: ruby and her family don't disquise yourself as humans and that's way i think god for this carp die and knew Ruby well neve ever get a sequel my note is 1/310

Maybe unpopular takes: The Bad Guy is super MID

I’m so sick of The Bad Guys and Little Robot.

Do you know about the most unhinged trolls fan of all time by the name of trollsbandtogetherfan2001 and he’s the guy that hates the spider-verse movies with a burning passion

I believe they always been an inconsistent studio ever since. Disappointed or rather deeply upset that Ruby Gillman bombed. Seems interesting on paper. Though I still prefer them over Disney and Pixar. It’s pretty appalling how many fans still defend Disney after all the horrible things they done with their overrated trash. I’m pretty shocked that Inside Out 2 became the 8th highest grossing movie of all time.