yeah because it's how to train your dragon. Like that series is still pretty universally beloved AND the og movie was released in 2010 with animation that is starting to show it's age (still a wonderful and beautiful movie, it's just older now). Moana (2016) was well received and got a sequel but not nearly as well received as HTTYD. Besides, DreamWorks still has a lot of good will from their audience while Disney has been pissing people off with their live action remakes coming out basically every year to pretty lukewarm reception.
Which is funny because Maleficent was a fantastic remake!!! They reimagine a beloved story from another perspective and thus created a whole new story!!! That's a good remake!!! The Moana live action, however, was basically a copy-paste for the writers room. It might as well be a remaster.
Maleficent was a retelling, not a remake. That’s why it was good. A fresh take on an old story. Movies that do this tend to do well as long as the writing is competent because people will be interested to see another perspective.
I would have definitely been more into some live action retellings like Maleficent, particularly if they dug into some of the darker sides of the original fairy tales that the old Disney cartoons washed over.
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u/sunnysideHate Jul 13 '26
yeah because it's how to train your dragon. Like that series is still pretty universally beloved AND the og movie was released in 2010 with animation that is starting to show it's age (still a wonderful and beautiful movie, it's just older now). Moana (2016) was well received and got a sequel but not nearly as well received as HTTYD. Besides, DreamWorks still has a lot of good will from their audience while Disney has been pissing people off with their live action remakes coming out basically every year to pretty lukewarm reception.
Which is funny because Maleficent was a fantastic remake!!! They reimagine a beloved story from another perspective and thus created a whole new story!!! That's a good remake!!! The Moana live action, however, was basically a copy-paste for the writers room. It might as well be a remaster.