Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken Talkback (Spoilers)

[Classic Speedy]

I could've swore there was a thread for this, but I couldn't find one. Maybe it was destroyed by the downtime last year. Anyway, it's on Netflix now, so since I didn't go to it in theaters, I watched it.

It was all right. Looks great, but it's yet another movie with the "twist" villain trope. Not to mention... the whole motif of a teenager going through a bodily change is directly comparable to Turning Red. Now I'm not saying either Pixar or DreamWorks were copying each other, but it is a strange coincidence and you'll probably compare and contrast the two movies, if nothing else the scene when her mother explains what's happening to her. Also, like Turning Red, Ruby has a group of friends who are each defined by a single quirk and that's it. I'm probably not the first person to draw the comparisons but if I don't do it in this thread, someone else will.

 

[ShadowBeast]

It was all right. Looks great, but it's yet another movie with the "twist" villain trope

Chelsea actually wasn't planned on being Nerissa, and Chelsea would've been seeking revenge on Ruby's mother for killing her.
I guess they changed that since it would've put negative light on Ruby's mom. But it did feel like a better plot than the Queen of the Mermaids posing as a teenager because mermaids don't age.

Also, like Turning Red, Ruby has a group of friends who are each defined by a single quirk and that's it.

Aside from Chelsea, the sea captain is the only human character who isn't weirdly designed. It's like the group of friends were an after thought. Personally it would've been better we had more focus on them and more on the aquatic characters.

 

[Dr.Pepper]

I saw it back when the DVD was first released. I thought it seemed like a mix between Turning Red and Luca (I’m not saying it’s a rip off). It was alright but I’m not dying to seeing it again.

 

[aegisrawks]

This was the first sign of an ill fate brewing on Dreamworks and sadly it would not be the last.

 

[ShadowBeast]

This was the first sign of an ill fate brewing on Dreamworks and sadly it would not be the last.

Eh, not really, DreamWorks always had a mix bag of good and bad movies.

 

[AdrenalineRush1996]

I saw this film last July and it was fine but I too wasn't fond of the twist relating to Chelsea since the original plan for her was much better than what we ultimately got.

 

[Golden Geek]

I thought it was a quite cute, serviceable animated film that didn't deserve to become the laughing stock of the year. Formulaic? Certainly. Soulless? Nope, that's Wish's territory.

 

[Classic Speedy]

I thought it was a quite cute, serviceable animated film that didn't deserve to become the laughing stock of the year. Formulaic? Certainly. Soulless? Nope, that's Wish's territory.

It definitely isn't laughingstock worthy. It's not like it's Marmaduke from 2022 or anything.

 

[zoombie]

I liked the movie well enough.

But I always found it disturbing what happened to Chelsea, I rather she died than what actually what happened to her, and what it implies with her and the sea captain, maybe young kids might think that way, but us adults, ill. Though I have a feeling if this was successful and got a sequel, Chelsea (still living in a cage) and the sea captain would be married. I know she is older than she looks, but still.