The best thing Illumination Studios has is its marketing team. They know how to sell a movie. And the animation is cheap but efficient. Honestly that’s all I can think of.
keyblade override yeah there are ways to make a movie look good without spending too much money: Captain underpants and even Spiderverse did it, but the main difference is that illumination studios doesn’t really focus on a great story, they just do play it safe for the most part
Honest Opinions spider verse had a tighter budget than most animated studios (The Star bombed with Sony Animations) so they had to get creative. All I meant was that they didn’t have lots of money to make something groundbreaking with animation: something Illumination hasn’t done so far, yet they have shitton of money to do so
Also in Blue Sky’s defense I believe several employees have outright said that they didn’t want to make anymore after 3 but Fox keeps forcing them into it since Ice Age before 5 printed money. Honestly I wonder how the studio will do now since Disney bought Fox’s entertainment subsidiaries? Will Disney Animation/Pixar have more creative control or will they let Blue Sky just do their own thing?
@@SonicXAmy121Gamer I really hope that Blue Sky will continue making their own movies. Sure their movies have been hit or miss, but they still have potential, especially after "The Peanuts Movie." Plus, I really love their animation, even in the weaker films.
Except The Peanuts Movie (which I think is overrated) wasn't really acclaimed like Spider-Verse, but rather just got better reviews. I feel like it's their Arthur Christmas. So yeah, Blue Sky still had a long way to go before having their Spider-Verse moment.
@SolarChroniclesXII I agree. They had a perfect book-ending in the 3rd movie. Why would they want to make another one again?? Now Toy Story's gonna get run to the ground like Ice Age.
@SolarChroniclesXII I'm don't have a particular problem with toy story 4. I don't think it's a cash grab or pixar not wanting to let go of the franchise. I think it's that pixar knew how much kids and adults loved the first 3 films and wanted to give the "Even NEWER" generation a chance to experience it. Pixar had even also announced it as their last sequel. So there's nothing to hate about it unless the film is bad. We just have to wait a few more weeks🙂.
And I find that to be a good thing. I've been rooting against Disney ever since I found out The Lion King (1994) was actually actually a complete rip off of an older animation called "Kimba the White Lion". And the fact that Disney actually tried to sue *them* disgusts me- as it should've been vice versa. At least Illumination hasn't done something like that as far as I'm aware.
@@catguy4996 it is a rip-off yes but here's the thing it's one of the greatest animated movies of all time. And the fact that you're disgusted about one of the greatest animated movies of all time disgusts me and makes me wanna die
@@rosemarygonzalez6010 Did I say that I was disgusted about the existence of the Lion King? No. The thing that disgusted me was the way Disney completely copied Kimba the White Lion and tried to take credit for it. I still like the Lion King but I simply can't look at it the same way after this. And even if I didn't like the lion king, everyone has opinions don't they?
One of the most notable differences that I've seen with illumination is that they are not afraid of violence as much as these other animation studios have been. Some of their films even have death portrayed in a comical way. In some ways, it's nice to see that risk being taken.
I think illumination is a decent studio. Not perfect but not bad enough to say that they are a garbage studio. And plus, with a few minor improvements, they'll be on top again like any other studio. I'm looking at you Sony😏
@@kaptainkuma498 Audience: thats cools *Whats up danger scene shows* Audience: I FORGIVE YOU SONY Illumination: *releases the Grinch* Audience: booooooo
@@TheWanderingWolf2393 You do realize this is one movie from Sony and compared to the other stuff they released that still doesn't change my views on them being the weakest of all the animation studios out there.
Literally Dust sometimes, a quote can be the most powerful weapon one can have in an argument. And what better quote to use for defense than one from a Pixar Film?
keyblade override actually even though marvel owns Spider-Man keep in mind they only own the property merchandise game tie ins and the shows but as for the film rights their owned by Sony. You see marvel and Sony made a deal to include spidey in the mcu but Sony still has the film rights and while Sony owns the film rights and distributed/produced homecoming and the upcoming far from home marvel came up with the story and the entire production. So in a nutshell Sony still has the film rights but marvel and Sony are collaborating the mcu Spider-Man movies
Professor Freddy Hey, it’s HIS video, he has the right to call it whatever he wants. And if you’re gonna act like that’s as much of a crime as an opinion you don’t agree with, then I don’t know what this world is coming to.
@@TheTrueUltimateDX because it's entertainment that's not meant for you, it's meant for kids. The writers write these stories for their kids. And grown men have no right to judge children entertainment....unless your judging it for kids. My friend's dad used to say "why you guys watching that gay yellow soonge." So does that mean as a kid, I should've stopped watching SpongeBob? Also, you missed the point of the vid. Your not hating because the movies arent that good. Your hating because their successful. That makes you crazy. Your literally worried about something that has nothing to do with any aspect of your life. In the end, your a sad, strange little man.
@@mania4270 first I'm not hating I called it mediocre, and I understood the point of the video, and I dont mind at all that it makes money, and third, disney and Pixar make good movies that are intelligent and well designed, these guys obviously have the creative power and money to do it, so I think they should, kids deserve the best, becuase their kids and it's really the only time they get too. I think that all kids should be challenged to think more intelligently about their world, and one huge way to start that vigor is through their entertainment.
@@arbytv5139 Surfs Up, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs, Arthur Christmas, Pirates In An Adventure With Scientists and Into The Spiderverse. Also I didn’t break your rule.
Yeah, haters can be such, spoiled, self entitled, egotistical, manchildren every time it comes to cartoon films they hate personally and attack anyone who likes anything from Illumination.
@@Disneyfan82 they don't atack you personaly they just explain why they don't liked it. Stop beeing a baby and acept that not everyone is going to like what you like or hate what you hate.
@@superanto8763 yeah even i agree that they shouldent hate them but their going to be hate and we cannot stop the hate we just got to let them have thier opinions
I feel like people tend to constantly expect deep emotions and stories out of modern animated films, so we forget that simplicity isn't always a bad thing.
an animated movie can be simple and still be really good. Isle of Dogs has a very simple story and was one of the best animated movies of last year. Illumination movies are simple in the wrong way, that way being "lazy".
@@tesold1048 Yeah, but while Isle of Dogs is great, it only made 64.2 million. That's nowhere near Illumination's numbers. Clearly there's a good reason that children and adults alike watch Illumination films, whether you like them or not. Though I do somewhat agree on the lazy aspect, as while Pets had pretty good comedy, the plot felt like a rehash of movies like Toy Story and Oliver and Company.
@@tesold1048 Yeah, that is true. But there really is no denying that Illumination is on a winning streak. If they were unanimously considered awful, they wouldn't consistently pull in big bucks.
Damn that moment your subscribe to Animat, Ralphthemoviemaker, I hate Everything and SaberSpark Great vid tho, Spider-man is so great at saving, he saves a company from bad reputation 😂
He really didn't cause the company still has a bad reputation ps spider Man is not interesting to me anymore thanks Sony for making me lose my interest on my favorite hero
1:09 Well, to be fair, it IS Turkey Tom. It's a pretty safe bet that he has a LOT of issues to work out. Including sucking off the success of guys like Rebel Taxi.
You put IHE as an example for someone who dislikes Illumination but you completely ignored his main point. The point being that the studio has a mentality of using the least amount of effort for maximum profit. I do believe that the animators working in the studio have potential and the movies themselves are not completely bad, the problem I have with them is that they feel like no one really cared about the value of the movies other than making money (the minions are great example of that both in mechandise and the movie which felt rushed and without a soul). I can't really blame the studio for wanting to make money but my problem is that it takes priority on every othe aspect of movie making. It's also true that Sony and Blue skies made the same mistakes and maybe we should really hate on them more, but it still doesn't excuse Illumination's behavior either. Lastly I wanted to say disagree on what you said about Illumination's movies being character driven and having good characters, they don't, they have mediocre characters at best, I watched most of the movies mentioned and never felt like a character had more than an 'aww' moment. There are so many great characters in animation movies, especially in some of the Pixar movies, and compare them to the characters in despicable me, can you still tell me that their characters are as good?
you do realize that there’s a lot of worst Pixar characters According to comic.bookcom like Chick hicks Heimlich Possibly Every HUMAN character in wall-E Darla Syndrome Disgust Randall Lotso Sid Mater
Ben Jackson Yeah, I have noticed throughout all of their films, they pretty much use the same style on all of their characters, which makes them overly recognisable. Still, it’s a style I personally like and is a unique selling point for the company. By the way, it’s very surprising how they managed to persuade Trey Parker, co creator of South Park, to voice Balthazar Bratt for DM3 and how they got Family Guy creator, Seth McFarlane, to voice the mouse in Sing. Though, the latter is more flexible than Trey, who is more comfortable with producing South Park. I wonder if Matt Stone, or Matt Groening, will do the same?
Ben Jackson Personally, I’d love to see other cartoon director/voice actors have more prominent roles in animated features. Such as Seth Green and Justin Roiland, the creators of Robot Chicken and Rick and Morty respectively. Justin could put his own unique R&M-styled humour into an animated film, but less of the dirty sweary stuff if said film is aimed at kids. But if he were to produce, or star in an animated movie aimed at an older audience, then that’s a different kettle of fish, but more appropriate to his style of humour and target audience.
*HellRay* That, I have noticed. Max does look like he belonged in the Secret Life of Pets and looked more like an Irish setter with his reddish colour. Which, I will admit is a lovely colour, but maybe could have gone with a more tan fur colour, like in the Chuck Jones and Ron Howard adaptation. But, that’s just my thought.
Yep. That's my motto for these guys too. Honestly, the best advice I can offer is lay off the Despicable Me for a while. It had a good two films. It got a fun ride. But then Illumination oversaturated the franchise to the point where it looked too much like a brand than an actual story, causing The Minions to look more like mascots than characters. The best thing Illumination can do right now is focus on on other projects after Minions 2 before it becomes their Ice Age.
The problem is not that they are bad, it is that they are overly marketing mediocre (which means they have plenty of very good aspects but also many weak points) movies like they are masterpieces. In addition their quality seems to be in a slight declining trend overall since the start of their filmography. Oh yeah, and they produce the worst animated moves ever that earned over 800 million (except perhaps Ice Age)
i always liked Illumination, i find there animated movies pretty fun and i have a good feeling, since they have the animated Mario movie in the making, with Mr. Miyamoto working with them on it
Very much appreciated animat, yes I too am not illuminations biggest fan, but I really like how you took the time to find legit good things about the studio to lighten up the many videos that go against it, only for the sake of fairness, another good video animat keep it up 😊
Yeah, so many people just assume it'll be bad because it's being produced by illumination and directed by the same guy who gave us Despicable Me, but many seem to forget that Nintendo's staff is overseeing the project to make sure it turns out right. That's the only reason they even green lit it in the first place.
@@slashermaster28 The only issue with that is that even if it DOES turn out okay, Miyamoto won't allow very much experimentation and I worry i'll be very generic, both because of Illumination AND due to Miyamoto's tendency to prefer the more generic elements of the series.
Well, I'll give Illumination credit for this, they definitely knows how to market the hell out of their movies where you literally can't escape from them no matter how much you tried and all of their movies are decently animated and are all not bad but average and after almost a decade of their movies being average and be nothing more than that, that is a big problem because after being around for almost a decade, is this really what Illumination wants their legacy to be known for? Creating nothing but mediocre animated junk that may make a lot of money now but won't age well over time and will never be highly regarded compared to their main competition? Where is that animated movie that can show to critics and audiences where they can have the potential to reinvent their tired old image and be taken very seriously as a major competitor with the rest of the best and well respected animation studios in Hollywood? Disney/Pixar and DreamWorks are the top dogs for a reason and sure, not every movie they release is great but when they do, they can be. As the rest like Blue Sky, they at least have The Peanuts Movie and just last year, Sony Pictures Animation released Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse but where is Illumination's equivalent to those films? Judging by Illumination's standards, Nintendo shouldn't be surprised if Illumination churns out a mediocre movie of their beloved IP that doesn't live up to their usually high standards. Overall, while I also don't think that Illumination is that bad either, I am really not a fan of them either for consistently being the most mediocre animation film studio in the industry working today. I mean, as much as you keep bashing Sony Pictures Animation in the past but judging by the response to how they handled Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, at least SPA is finally deciding to stop being seen as a complete joke by The Emoji Movie and just take chances to be taken more seriously as a major competitor but I really can't say the same for Illumination due to them being too cowardly to take any major chances.
I love the fact that for once I got to see someone at least talk great about Illumination. It's great to see something unique. I'm not always interested in seeing their films but there have been some films that I did see in theaters like Sing which is my main favorite film of theirs and I did choose The Secret Life of Pets over the new Ghostbusters movie on my 23rd birthday. :)
I too am one of the people of Earth who actually likes Illumination and this video, along with Bobsheaux's Minion review are refreshing reviews of Minions because I am so sick and tired or people bashing the show with the same complaints over and over again. If they hate it, that's fine but when they do review it, it's all the same. This video was such a breath of fresh air. Also, I don't hear too much flack from the employees working at Illumination. I remember a lot of women were not comfortable when working at Pixar when John Lasseter was involved and when several Dreamworks animation films bombed in 2014, several well known staff were fired because of it, including Conrad Vernon, director of Shrek 2 and Monsters vs Alien who would later work on Sausage Party and the Emoji Movie. Do I have to say about those angry letters Sony recieved?
I will say that I’m still not a fan of Illumination entertainment. The only film I consider my favorite would be: Despicable Me. The second movie almost came close. 1. Disney or Pixar 2. Dreamworks 3. Blue Sky Studios 4. Sony Animation. 5. Illumination.
Nice video, I actually thought Sing was interesting. I want to see more films like it. Animated films should be free to tell any kind of story. Success is inevitable and that's a good thing.
I admire you for discussing the positive aspects of Illumination Entertainment, even though I don't care for most of their movies, excluding "Despicable Me 1" and "Sing." I'll just list my own positives from the IE films I saw: "Despicable Me 1&2": Gru and his relationship with his family and minions, the crazy gadgets they use, some genuinely funny jokes/lines (i.e. IT'S SO FLUFFY!) "The Lorax": wonderfully adapting Dr. Seuss' art style into CGI, some bonding moments between the Lorax and the Onceler, Danny DeVito's performance as the Lorax himself "Secret Life of Pets": some nice animal designs, the various activities the pets do without their owners around, and the heartbreaking backstory for the big dog "Sing": the wide variety of songs they sing (Ha!), some likable characters, and rotating between multiple characters throughout the film
There's a difference between bad animation and bad character models. They're animations great but their character models are a joke. Big problem. Of course there are one or two exceptions.
Thank God, you have no idea how fed up I was with all this Illumination backlash. If Sony can go from The Emoji Movie to Into The Spiderverse, then this is also hope for Illumination as well!
Illumination would never make such a big risk, because why put in effort to make a great movie and have the potential to fail when you can just play it safe.
@@arbytv5139Actually it doesn’t, because Animat is one of worst major internet critics are here’s an example why ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IedAvdR0PiI.html Animat only made this video because he’s biased towards Illumination. Schaffrillas is an actual professional critic
Fun Fact: Chris Meledandri, the founder and current CEO of Illumination was the former president of 20th Century Fox Animation, where he executive produced the first two Ice Age movies, Robots, and Horton Hears A Who with Blue Sky.
Illumination is good. Not terrible, not fantastic, just good. Good enough to watch their movies once or twice, but not good OR bad enough for long-term enjoyment. And that's why I'm sick of seeing the Minions everywhere.
Exactly, I’m honestly sick and tired of people calling Illumination the worst animation studio ever only because of the Minions and rumors of them “copying and pasting” models. Here are my thoughts on each and every film Illumination has ever made: Despicable Me (Good), Hop (Their worst film ever made), The Lorax (very bad), Despicable Me 2 (Fantastic), Minions (Okay), Secret Life of Pets (Mediocre), Sing (Good), Despicable Me 3 (Meh), The Grinch (Good), and Secret Life of Pets 2 (has some potential, but it’s most likely gonna suck). In all honesty there is one studio that is honestly worse than Illumination; and no, to me it’s not Sony Pictures Animation because they’ve actually made some good and okay films such as Arthur Christmas, Pirates Band of Misfits, Hotel Transylvania, Goosebumps (2015), The Angry Birds Movie (mostly the film’s climax and ending), and Spider-Man Into The Spider-Verse. Anyways the one studio that has made much worse animated films than Illumination is The Weinstein Company (their only good animated film was Hoodwinked and that’s it)
Some of Sony’s movies are not just good they are great. I’m referring To Surfs Up, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs, Arthur Christmas, Pirates Band Of Misfits, Spiderverse etc
Well, in a world where Disney wants to be the only source of entertainment, it's pretty good to have Illumination making some good movies, even though they aren't that good
I know that I Hate Everything and Saberspark were used as examples at the beginning of the video, but they are genuinely good channels, and they have opinions too. And to say I'm not hating on you, your channel is just as good as theirs.
@@alienboy1322 What about Turkey Tom? Would you trust the opinion of someone who goes out if their way to harass someone if you don't agree with them? At least with IHE you can argue he's a parody channel.
@Mickey Mouse Even with that, if there's something we can learn from date movie, epic movie, meet the Spartans in any other modern-day parody movie is this: parody and satire can be lazy. This is why I hate when people use this to defend CinemaSins.
Lair! the Cloudy of the Chance of Meatballs movies are good, the only movie you should be hating is The Emoji Movie and the Cloudy of the Chance of Meatballs TV Series.
I prefer blue sky over illumination tbh. With them, I never really see a bad character, it’s pretty rare in all honesty. And their animation is some of the most creative and beautiful I’ve seen. The only problem I’d say they have is that they don’t really know how to use old and new characters at times.
One last thing, Blue Sky Studios was great too, as well as the “NOT” pointless Ice Age sequels. And I don’t think DreamWorks is Disney’s rival anymore. They are now just doing spin-off projects like TV shows. Both 2D and 3D.
For me The reason i loved Illumination is how amazing and realistic the animation is including the music which in my option is lit i loved movies from them like despicable me 1 and 2 secret life of pets sing and the Grinch i just hope they make something new and original in the future
Illumination is already a step down in animation capabilities compared to major studios due to their lower budget philosophy. Their stories are decent, especially for younger viewers, and some characters are well developed and memorable. It just is that they are not consistent, even within one movie. For example, Despicable me 3 has a greatly designed villain, but that part of the storyline is messy and filled with plot holes, and while the brothers storyline was much more heartwarming, it was also underdeveloped due to the villain taking up so much screen time: typical Illumination mix of good and bad elements. They do have quality control, but their goals also aren't high like Pixar to make great movies.
i agree 100%,i don't need every animated movie to be disney/pixar quality, sometimes a simple movie with good characters is all i need, in fact my favorite disney movie is alice in wonderland a basic story with good characters
Who's watching this AFTER the crazy hit that was the Mario movie (sure, it wasn't perfect, but it easily showed some of the best Illumination has to offer)?
This video needed to be made, Mat. I always be an Illumination fan and I'm still waiting for that fill that will show others their potential. Looks like we're not so different after all.
@@ty-seansenior6660Moonlight seems like the movie that would earn Illumination. They claim it’s a production with effort that has talented artists involved
I commend you strongly for attempting to defend this company, I was planning to myself. They're certainly not the worst animation studio at all, they put out decent to pretty good movies.
YES! Thank you, I've had a few similar thoughts to Illumination, and you also bring up other solid points that I didn't consider! Not a single film that I've seen so far from Illumination have I disliked (Minions was okay, but everything else was either good or great IMO), and I'm proud to be a fan of theirs.
@@finalmountain yeah, a studio based on mediocre film doesn't have hope, llok for example sony animation after mediocre films like hotel transvania and the disaster of the emoji movie were able to recover with spiderverse and the mitchells Yeah even that hater who insulted mark ls and saberspark for sing 2 has more passion for the studio than the main studio and universal as well
I want to give illumination a chance after seeing Minions Rise of gru and them making the Mario movie cuz I avoided illumination after seeing so many criticism about it from content creators but THIS VIDEO made me see a different perspective and I'm glad this was made cuz I'm now enjoying the fun that illumination has given us. Much love to them and you, Animat! (No homo lol 🤣)
When people say you’re too harsh on Sony, they’re talking about how you say you want the company go out of business and leave 1000s of animators out of the job
I'm sorry Animat but the heartful moments are too quick and too shallow for me. Gru and the minions's relationship was so poorly done in D3. The reason why it turned out that way is that the movie had so many subplots and the writers couldn't show them going through the emotions of missing Gru. They seemed to be doing just fine without him honestly. IIIumination Entertainment needs better writers and character designers.
I can't say I would agree that Illumination is GOOD, even though it is successful. Their movies do not feel like actual entertainment, but mere kid distracters meant for LITTLE kids and no one else above that. That's why I cannot take them seriously as an animation studio that's in the leagues of Disney, Pixar, or even Dreamworks.
I don t know but illumination does make movies that don't reach a higher standard but at the end it does end up for enjoyable. The only thing that l hate is Hop the only live action movie.
I do like illumination too. Sure thier movies aren't the best but they are still pretty ok and enjoyable to watch. My favorite movie series from illumination is obviously the despicable me franchise. Secret life of pets was pretty cute and funny, minions was... Meh? The grinch was ok, sing was pretty good and i love the songs they added, lorax was meh? But ye, even if they are not disney or pixar, i still like thier movies. They can be cute, silly in a funny way, and sometimes emotional 👍 As for the upcoming mario movie, i so hope they don't ruin it, but at the same time I'm sure they can do a good job since Nintendo is also teaming up with illumination :3 About sony animation, yea most of thier movies aren't very good... And it's still upsetting in how they cancelled the popeye movie for that stupid emoji movie... The only franchise i love from sony is hotel transylvania, yea they're not even the best movies either but i still like them for its stories, the music, the cartooney animation and the characters. Omg about spiderverse... YES YES YES! That movie showed that sony can truly make great movies! Sony just needs to stop trying in making thier movies with unfunny jokes and try something super awesome ^^
I definitely think you have a point with that "Underdog" theory, except you missed a trick. It's not just that Illumination is on top, it's that they came out of nowhere, soared to the top, and haven't had any flops or had to work their way up to the top. Like, Disney was the first and they had a slow path to make their movies. Add to that the fact they've been around forever, and people will think of them as untouchable giant, perhaps even a touch of "they were my childhood". Meanwhile, Illumination comes out of nowhere, starts generating success after success with little to no effort like the jock in the high school who is just better than you at everything without ever having to try. That's probably why so many nerds are unleashing their scathing attacks on this big, successful company that makes mostly inoffensive films. (I say mostly inoffensive because they have a generous dose of fart jokes in there.)
Personally, I don't find their characters that memorable, but I can see that they sort of do try with the emotional moments, which again, doesn't work for me because their characters are too weak. Other than that, I'm glad you did this explination video. Yes, I do dislike Illumination, but I do believe they have potential to one day surprise us with something as groundbreaking as "Into The Spider-Verse". And comparing them to Video Brinquedo is really dumb. Their movies aren't great, but they're not THAT awful (but their worst movies are Minions, The Lorax, and Despicable Me 3, in my opinion). And if Illumination's movies are a guilty pleasure for you, I suppose it's fine. I have a few mediocre films that are a guilty pleasure for me too.
I don't really agree on good characters, I mean some character designs are just so bland, like the minions for example as they are simply copied and pasted to save budgets. Not to mention the numerous assets they reuse, as well as the purposefully low budgets being very shady.
Sans Thanos okay i understand and i respect your opinion, but you can't deny that in your first comment it seems that you only care for character design
👏👏👏👏👏👏 Well said AniMat About being “average” around the middle of the video here! :-) An absolute perfect mindset and how people Should be truly thinking and feeling about it. Could not have said it better myself :-)
@@finalmountain But does it matter for your own opinion overall? After all you are of being who has their own thoughts, experiences and wisdom, so therefore, you, Along with anyone reading this for that matter,can Always truly think for yourself and not Let The majority or even minority influence how you should be over all looking at things no matter what no matter how otherwise it may seem
Illumination isn’t the worst. They just don’t care about making a compelling story that leaves a lasting impact on its viewers. Also, if you grew up with Studio Ghibli and other amazing works like the HTTYD trilogy and Disney and Pixar’s best works, your standards become too high for Illumination to meet
I always had hopes for Illumination since their earliest movies. It's a mediocre and safe studio, but it's not that BAD and I think it doesn't deserve all the hate and argument it gets. I unironically love The Lorax and Grinch and Secret Life of Pets. These aren't really 'great' movies, but they managed to stick with me after time. Especially The Lorax. God forbid to ever leave this fandom :DD
People will attack other people, entities, and entire concepts to the fullest extent of what is acceptable, regardless of whether it is right or wrong to do so.
I was looking for a video about "the rise of illumination" and this is the closest one I've found so kudos to the video maker, and yeah, it's wild how divisive this studio is. Makes me laugh with how those same people are probably suffering from cognitive dissonance now with the Mario movie right around the corner. So far the only complaints have boil down to "CHRIS PRATT AS MARIO!?!?!"
I love illumination. While not every film they’ve made has been good they’ve still made a lot of good ones and some of their best have been great. Also, can we all agree that Illumination is a much better animation company than The Weinstein Company, Video Brinquedo, Skydance Animation or whatever Animation division WB is doing under Zaslav?
I agree with pretty much all of your points, AniMat. A lot of people want to stop and look at Illumination as a bad studio with stupid jokes and characters. However, I think that Illumination is a good studio. Not the best like Disney and Pixar(although Disney failed with frozen, my opinion don’t attack me), but when it comes to the story and the messages of movies, illumination has passed through those categories. Some of the characters are tolerable, and yeah some can be annoying like what people say about the minions, but I don’t find the minions worth hating about. Of course, to some extent they are not laugh out loud funny but they do try their best to be. And I hate how people like to judge based on the looks of things and don’t appreciate the passion and work that are put into these films. They just like to think, “Oh, they are just pointless kids movies”, when really they are more than that. They are prefect for all audiences. And I understand you’re opinion and you don’t have to agree with me. Keep being yourself and don’t let others, especially the haters out their get to you. You are an amazing RU-vidr and make such wonderful content. Have a great day and take care of yourself. 😊👍
21:38-22:17 I really thought you've actually matured Animat. We didn't criticize you because you hated Sony Pictures Animation, no we criticized you because you were being an absolute jerk about it. You called anyone who liked the Sony movies "morons", "stupid" or "simple minded". Also many people do love Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Deal with it.
I would just like to say that I respect your opinion on quality, and I see where you are coming from. A mediocre film is better than a bad one, and I enjoy some Illumination films too. However, that doesn't make them good, and accepting mediocrity as the norm is only hurting animation. If we lower the bar, there is no incentive to improve. As for quality spikes, just because a studio makes 1 good movie doesn't mean that they're going to keep making good movies. Look at M. Night Shymalon. 6th sense was his one good movie, and now he is widely mocked for making bad films. As for Illimination's animation, while not displeasing to the eye, they are notorious for cutting corners, such as using the same models over and over. Overall, my opinion on Illumination is that they are an ok studio with untapped potential. I only hope they'll show it to us soon.
Finally!!! i'm getting tired of People hating on the Studio is so Annoying and stupid and it's getting them nowhere. this studio does it best by using the many talented artist and filmmakers to make films are really enjoyable to audiences. that haters needs to stop fuming on Illumination and needs to stop.
I agree with Gerald, Those movies are great. I’ve watched the secret life of pets and sing a million times (I also the sequels to both of them, sing 2 was the best out of them) and I also love the whole despicable me trilogy. And it’s a tradition for me to watch the illumination grinch during Christmastime
Illumination is bad they have one good (not great) movie Despicable Me 1. The rest range from an ok 5/10 movie like Despicable Me 2 to an Awful 1/10 movie like Hop
To be honest, I think The Secret Life of Pets 2 looks really good. It looks like it takes itself seriously. I actually enjoy the first Pets film, and the Despicable Me films.
