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Pixar's Elemental is out! And the marketing tells us that it was absolutely TERRIBLE. And even worse, I can't even watch it even if I wanted to! What's going on to make Elemental so awkward, and what are our thoughts having actually seen it? Well in an odd twist of fate, this movie turns out to be far better than expected. And yet here I am, pirating it. Cause yes, I Pirated Elemental And This Is Why...
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...The marketing was terrible. But the movie was pretty good! But the marketing was terrible. And being able to access it in the UK? Also terrible. What an absolute MESS this movie turned out to be... and entirely from the admin side of things! How strange... 
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I honestly pity the director behind this movie because he seem like a nice guy and his parents passed away during development of Elemental so this film really means a lot to him. Too bad everything went wrong from the marketing to the reviews and now he has both “the good dinosaur” flop and “elemental” flop on his belt making me feel like he will be fire soon.
Edit: Looking back after Elemental's newly found success it's honestly bizarre what the first impressions were back then, (myself included). This is one of the reasons why I try to actively avoid first impressions like this. That being said I'm glad Elemental is doing well and while we don't know if it broke even or not, thanks to other sources of revenue it will still be a profitable film and I do hope this can be a step forward in Pixar's recovery.
I wish him all the best. Whether you like the film, it's clear he made it with passion and love. Of course that does not make him immune to critism at all, but still, he should be proud he managed to make a Pixar film... And I wish him all the best.
@@kirin1230 a good pixar film at that (I havent watched it but according to this review the film is pretty good)
@@tornadodee148I would recommend it it was very good
@@balkansresident7730 Nope If you look at who made the comment, it was actually me. I was just too lazy to write anything else and copy and paste to save time.
He will not be fired, he will probably work as story board artist but not director.
The director based this movie off his own parents being Korean immigrants and dealing with xenophobia and building a life for themselves. I like feel this movie was basically a great love letter to his parents, it's so sad that they died during the film-making even if the movie seems very generic on some levels.
How accurate is this though? It doesn’t reflect my experience being a mixed off spring of a korean immigrant. My mother was forced to work and give all her earnings to her parents so her siblings could get an education. Sometimes i feel like she married dad just to her away from her situation. Ive been heavily discriminated but koreans once they find out I’m mixed, while no other ethnicity cares. And don’t get me started on my mom’s behavior about my Bolivian fiance
@@byfuzzerabbit you see, everyone's experience is different
@@byfuzzerabbit which is to say, you might've inherited more from your parents than you think
What is xenophobia?
@@PixelPringle24x racism but from other countries
The fact that the father's treatment makes him racist towards water people is also realistic, I think.
Racism doesn't work like that
how would that be realistic
@@realteamwallBecause once you’re treated like that you grow to think all people of a certain group are like that Other elements were xenophobic and disrespectful to him and his family so they became resentful and treated others the same
But in this context, he kinda has a right to not like Wade as Wade, being water, could easily kill him or Ember
@@Your_local_bunny_friendbecause fire is destructive. Ember literally burns the grass off an earth elemental by merely touching him and she wasn't even trying to do that.
Personally, Elemental wasn’t a bad movie and I could understand why people would enjoy it and why others wouldn’t, too bad it was advertised poorly and a lot of people judge it at first value, because if this was released around a years ago before the pandemic started it would have much more well received critically and financially.
I’m assuming you’re referring to the fact that we’ve seen several movies from Disney and Pixar in the last few years with the same exact kind of conflict to which I agree. Luca, turning Red, Encanto, Strange Worlds (I didn’t see the movie tho); all with the same kind of conflict and it’s gotten quite old.
But marketing absolutely fumbled this film. I was expecting to hate it but it’s honestly fine. Best since Soul
@@diiii_mond Nowadays unless you a huge amount of effort to make it unique, using the same concepts over and over again would bore people to death.
@@damonlam9145 It was beautiful. We're an interracial couple and as far as personality goes, I'm just like Ember and my boyfriend is just like Wade. So this movie is pretty personal to us. But we're recommending it to everyone.
Personally this film was kind of a Bad Guys scenario for me, where although the general story is a bit generic, sure, the visuals, characters and way the story is told is what made it fun and surprisingly entertaining. Plus, you pointed out some other really nice aspects of the film which while they don’t quite make it a Pixar classic do bring it pretty close to the feeling of some of Pixar’s best. I’m so mad the marketing team did it dirty because we know Disney will use an original idea flopping as their excuse to pull out a TON of sequels on us. I really hope either the fans of the film can help spread the word that this film isn’t actually too bad, or the marketing team manages to pull together something more interesting for this film before it leaves theaters because this personally was a pretty enjoyable watch.
I kinda joked about this but if this film manages to do at least better than their other releases then that will knock some sense into them.
I still think Bad Guys is 10x better than this film (mostly because of diane foxington ngl)
I agree completely... I'd much rather watch a film like Elemental, over another sequel or remake. It's not a perfect film, nor Pixar's best... but it's absolutely beautiful, and I love the director's connections, and made something they genuinely believed in.
bad guys is way better
@@WarriorsAceFr bad guys went crazy like hella crazy
My two biggest issues with the movie are 1. They never show how they fixed the water issue, Firetown could still have another flash flood after the first one subsided bc we weren't shown it being fixed. and 2. When she told her dad that the store wasn't her dream I think he came around too quickly, the whole movie we were shown how she was afraid of not being good enough or not wanting to run the shop and her dad just came around so quickly, like that wasn't an issue for him, when the entire movie that's all he talked about. I feel like he would've had a bigger reaction and then come around, they just wanted to wrap that storyline up too quickly
Eh, I haven't seen the movie but based on your description.
I think the father thing is realistic, she was worried about what he thought but she didn't know what he thought cause people ain't mind readers, the father was probably just talking about it and not really considering anything else, not intentionally.
Like how sometimes you say something really insensitive or hurtful and you genuinely don't notice until someone points it out to you.
Just talking and thinking about it and accidently giving no thought to other options until it's pointed out.
i feel that the dad might have had a bigger reaction if it weren't for the events that had just happened.
Nah, as someone who comes from an immigrant family the father thing is realistic. Might not be for every immigrant family, but it is the story for quite a few that I know, including mine.
@@poppythedogofwonders That's exactly what I feel when watching the movie. She felt the pressure to have to continue the dream and not that the father pressured her. Everything he knew is that she wanted the shop because she always said that. So I loved his reacting showing that was her all along that put pressure on herself
I think it's only unrealistic for bad parents or ones who struggle with understanding and change, and that's not how the parents here are. He might have his flaws, but being an immigrant (that faced major change and uncertainty) was integral to the character and story. The shop was important to him because of the life it gave them, and Ember had up until that point wanted to take over, so he shared her enthusiasm about it. She assumed she was indebted to him and that it would break his heart, but the reality was that he just was glad that she is able and wanting to pursue a good life as a 2nd gen, even if it's different. It's a privilege that that not all have been afforded. It also broke the cycle, in that he was supportive of her decision versus his dad that disapproved and had never heard from since.
So it's a little bit of her assuming things and having that weigh on her, as well as a mini character arc for the dad who had seemingly been judgmental and kind of 'stuck in a bubble' from our pov. Definitely not realistic for all children of immigrants, but this story doesn't only exist in fiction either.
I wonder if it was marketed this way bc they thought publicizing the immigrant aspect would be polarizing or would whip up controversy and prevent xenophobic parents from taking their kids to see it lol.
Which is funny when you remember that most people are descended from Immigrants. I mean, basically the entire east coast is made up of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation Americans. Descendants of Irish, Russian, Italian, Polish, immigrants. I think marketing it that way would've been stellar. Would've gotten me interested at least
@@danielgiovanniello7217 while you are 100% correct.. these are xenophobes we're talking about, lol. logic ain't really their strong suit.
@@peachii3124 I'm just saying, I think that an immigrant story would've been really popular, especially if you make it a stand in for any immigrant rather than just, say, Italians or Latin Americans or Asians.
But ya know. Didney
@@danielgiovanniello7217 @peachii3124 [nods] Didney. I mean they did make the movie, but seems like the marketing team decided they needed to choose between accurately portraying the movie as it was and risk a small minority of assholes boycotting it for being "woke" and making them feel uncomfortable about their bigotry, or rely on the world's blandest cliches and hope it was In Your Face enough for tired parents to take their kids to see it and not pay too much attention.
(Unfortunately to some white americans any mention of the immigrant experience, in their mind, translates to mexicans jumping the border to vaccinate their children and teach them critical race theory lmao. everyone in the US who is not indigenous is descended from immigrants (or stolen peoples, but that's a different convo), but some decide they are More American than someone else because their ancestors came 50, 100 years earlier and they close the gate behind them - anyone who comes after is Not Truly American Like Me. [rolls eyes] they are not intellectual people, but they are loud and advertisers are afraid of them it seems lol)
All that aside, I hope word does get out and people see this movie, tho! This video def made me a lot more interested in seeing it myself so ty dazz
That’s what I was thinking. They wanted to avoid all the talk around the movie being from people saying they’re boycotting it for American ideals or something. 🙄
The only reason I want to see this movie is because of the positive reviews. The marketing did absolutely nothing for me, and I'm definitely not alone in that.
They just wanted to show silly smiling characters to appeal to kids instead of advertising an actual interesting story
I thought the movie was great. The advertising was (and still is) absolutely abysmal.
watched it, and the movie was actually pretty good
its worth a watch despite the reviews from critics and the advertisements
Same. The ads didn't hook me, the people who talked about how good it is did.
The 4 elements: fire, water, grass, and gas
Long ago the four elements lived together in harmony.
Only one can save us all! Avatar the Last Airbender!!!
There are 5 actually. Fire, Water, Earth, Air and Electricity.
Fire, water, earth, water
There's actually 118 known elements...
I'll leave now
Crazy thing is I kinda want Elemental to get a sequel or more content (which I doubt it) because there is a lot of potential and interesting ideas for the story to continue forward.
Initially, the end credits were gonna depict Wade and Ember having a baby made of steam.
I wouldn't mind a short film to follow up on that.
I mean same. Although I don’t see an sequel movie but honestly I wouldn’t mind if they gave it the Zootopia treatment where they could give it a few shorts on Disney plus (or they could give it the Cars treatment where they can make a mini show either way works IMO)
@@moonbased7796 I had an idea for the sequel that both Ember and Wade decide to go back to visit their parents in Element City, but time has changed, and they haven't seen them for so long that they feel a bit disconnected from them and the similar situation can be said for their parent, while they would be a lot more friendly and maybe even visit each other they also a bit distance as well especially with the times changing and society giving them new influences.
@@roo1014how were they able to do it-
@@amogus4430It's spiritual reproduction, not biological. It's not like any of them have deoxyribonucleic acid anyway.
I think the main reason this movie flopped contrary to popular belief is not because of bad advertisement, is because of the constant mindset of "I will just watch it on Disney + when it comes out".
Yeup. Basically. I’m willing to wait a few more months to watch it in the comfort of mu own home
It's the same mind set as people saying they will wait for the DVD, a nicer way to say they are not interested, meaning they will just pirate it for free when the DVD is out..
Yeah, unfortunately Disney has killed the cinema releases of Pixar
It actually did, the bad advertisement killed potential box office, beside the world that looks nice but doesn't look like it has actual depth, it's hard to imagine stories unique to this world that don't involve the fire people, both wind and earth element are such a non entitie that i seriously can't imagine a single story that would need iether earth or wind element beyond discriminating fences
I feel like it's both.
You actually summed up the bad marketing so well!!! It’s such a shame more people didn’t go and see this movie, it’s really good. It really encompasses what it feels like to be a first gen individual in a new country, the responsibilities, self-sacrifice, the discrimination, the instilled bias people are born with (even the instilled bias from first gen towards other people), the fear of chasing a dream, and the fear of loving someone who isn’t the same as you. The attention to detail really reflects the world through the eyes of a minority. I love that they made Ember and her family fire, because what minority comes to a western county and isn’t labeled as a danger to the status quo or the country’s wellbeing? Especially if they are a refugee building a life from nothing. It was well done, beautiful animation, and loved the music. Highly recommend it!
I loved this movie so much, its unfortunate so many people judged it before it even came out, if they had just given it a chance more people would be willing to experience this movie (I shed a single tear at the end of the movie ngl)
Really? Seeing as, the fact that many people have cried and gotten very emotional over the movie, I might be more interested in watching it.
@@eglol you should, it is a great watch and almost everyone in the comments agrees to. watch it and support this movie :)
@@skyworksreferenceart8986it’s a better turning red
Does anybody remember the trailers for older pixar films, where they basically animated a whole scene that is like a glimpse of what the movie will feel like but won't be in the actual film? Maybe we need to have the marketing team go back to that.
Yeah, i don't know why that stopped. Instead they show too many clips and spoil big setpieces. I've been addicted to watching old trailers lately like the ones for Scarface and James Bond. There's a weird sense of comfort and genuity with those old trailers for films I've never even grew up with.
I actually saw this twice in theaters. Once with my younger siblings and once with my niece. And I thought it was really sweet, sure the story isn’t the most original but the visuals, voice acting, and character work made it up for me. And I’m actually a type of person who prefers character driven stories, and I do once again appreciate the fact this film doesn’t really have any huge names attached to it. That is very rare for animated films nowadays
I hear people conspire about Disney putting Pixar movies on streaming to hurt Pixar, but the true conspiracy is who the hell is sabotaging the marketing.
*I went to see the movie with my mom two days ago, and we both loved it!!*
You can tell Peter Sohn poured his heart into this stroy. I'd say *Elemental* is arguably the best movie Pixar has turned out since *Coco*
Ember's parents, by every possible indication, weren't just "some" of the first... they WERE the first... and I find that implication even more impactful. It's not that the city ignored Fire-people, it's that they simply weren't there. Ember's family founded Firetown... which makes the city living conditions that much more real. Here we have a city with a shortcoming, they could easily resolve, but they are simply to busy, lazy, or otherwise involved with their individual lives to fix so much as a canal, a lock-door, or even start initiatives to incorporate fire-people. It's crazy how real that societal hurdle is for literally everyone trying to do anything. It's an incredibly good writing, and expertly presented.
This film is cliché and corny... but it's beautiful, and wholesome, and it's just such a fun ride. I love it, and I'll watch it again.
How crazy would it be, if the second weekend was higher grossing than the first? That'd be insane.
i think it was higher growsing in the second week so in your words "that's insane" but lets be honest, it deserves the prasie it was missing out in the first week.
@@skyworksreferenceart8986 Absolutely! I'm so happy to see it doing this well, its got some serious legs. I've seen it 5 times at my local theater, and will probably see it one more time before it leaves theaters. I'm so happy to see it finally getting the praise and support it deserved from day one. Take care, my friend!
@justafan5179 nice man you've seen it more than me :) think I need to see it at least two more times now lol, Take care my friend 👍
I love the animation on the fire, water, and air people, the powers and abilities they have are are very creative, I love how they created an entire fake language for the fire people, the music is awesome, and I like the arc Ember goes through. Plus, it's great to finally see another Disney film where romance is the focus. Overall, not one of Pixar's best, but certainly deserving of more attention than it's currently getting. It's just too bad the marketing for this movie was a total dumpster fire.
Yeah, it was pretty good.
Worldbuilding felt extremely uninspired and setup for some cheap puns and nothing more of substance.
I think they really fucked up the highlights for its trailers, that definitely is one of the facts this move got turned down by a good bit of the community. Two, the plot felt rushed and it was probably because of the focus on effects of the characters, which don't get me wrong, it's really good. There was also no tension on the more emotional scenes or it was too predictable as to what was going to happen next. Third, the earth and air elements literally play no role in this story, the only interaction played was Clod wanting to take ember out to that prom thing and the cloud lady at the air ball game. Lastly, the characters needed more explanation, like how there's water people and just water, what's up with that? What about the very few scenes where ember touches something very reactive to fire yet it just doesn't react (the very beginning of the movie).
It's very sad how this guy wanted to tell his story through this movie only to be hit with a very negative community. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed the movie as a non-harcore disney/pixar fan and I personally gave it a 8.5/10.
This reminds me of the old "You wouldn't steal a TV" ads on DVDs. Today we're just openly saying "Yeah, we pirate some things." and nobody cares.
Those were always funny. If it was this easy, untraceable and did as much harm to any single person then hell yeah, I would steal a TV and download a car, duh.
@@kingtiger3390”What are you in for?”
“I downloaded more RAM.”
I saw this yesterday, and liked it a lot! I don't know why they went to such lengths to set this movie up to fail.
I hope it does better than the opening weekend predicts. I would much rather see more original movies than Toy Story 17, lol
I went into this expecting the love story to be the focus and for Ember and Wade to be equally important characters. I was actually very surprised to see just how much the movie focuses on Ember. Yes, the love story Is still important to the plot and is paced pretty well, but the heart and focus of this movie is seeing Ember realize what she thought she wanted in life was less something she actually wanted, and more something she felt she HAD to do. Seeing her arc and the parallels between her life and her father's was something I was NOT expecting from this movie, yet it was actually executed very well.
@DazzReviews. ruclips.net/video/_Shl5Se_AQw/видео.html
Mr thumb understood…
How many people were actually offended by Claud? I think it’s not that uncommon for younger people to have a crush on someone that’s older it is creepy if it’s the other way around though.
Yeah young having crush on older is just an innocent crush the other way around is creepy.
I think some people were put off by Ember's answer ("elements don't mix" instead of saying he's too young) thinking she wouldn't have a problem dating him if he was the same age but fire element
But what they don't know, is Clod's previous sentence, which is not in the trailer, where he says he's "all grown up now", so if she said he's still too young he would have complained and the conversation wouldn't have stopped, so she said the Mix thing so he was left with no counter-argument 😂
Dazz, you are the prime reason why Elemental wasn't a flop.
As a person who always pirated everything I consumed I find it weird that people have a moral dilemma about pirating stuff.
I have only one rule I don't pirate indie stuff.
I don’t think it’s the morals. I think it’s the “I don’t wanna go to jail” for piracy
@@michaelnally2841 isn't it mostly people who host piracy not people who just download that is enforced (if ever)?
@@madeinmicrosoftpaint I mean may depend on what country you’re in. Like I’m America if you watch a movie that was posted on RUclips I don’t think anything will come of it vs downloading something or because a friend of mine got busted for pirating game of thrones he was 18 at the time and left with a warning.
My issue is I don't have money. I have a list of games/creators to which I will donate to or buy legitimately when I am working full time because they're really good.
@@michaelnally2841 from what I know where I live it's not illegal to download pirated content but it is to post it, though like everything like this is hardly enforced.
Thank you Dazz. If only Pixar/Disney would have marketed this differently, there's a solid chance it would have done better. And yes there is the crowd that say "you're showing too much and we pretty much seen the movie just from the trailer" but it almost feels needed imo. Look at Ruby Gillman for example cause there has been quite a good amount of things shown from the film, but I still see lots excited for the movie next week when it comes out based on those clips as I am as well. Perhaps Disney/Pixar need a new marketing team that could give us the audience a trailer not to be so misleading that turns a hidden gem into a train wreck in the box office
Actually ruby gillman is predicted to debut $8 Million at the box office, thats like 70% worse than elemental. See the hype around animation fans doesnt have an actual impact to general audience.
I know at least I am going to see Ruby Gillman in theaters. They spoiled the entire story but I still want to watch.
I was at Disney World recently, and I saw a lot of advertising and merch for Elemental. There was a lot of Elemental plushies and clothes still on the shelves, because nobody actually cared about the movie. The trailers made it seem unoriginal and like another failure for Pixar. My friend was convinced they were overadvertising a terrible film, but I was really just hoping that the trailers for it were really bad. So glad it was the latter. I haven't had the chance to see this movie yet, but this video might've convinced me.
the worst part is that they had a lot of scenes in the trailers that didn’t even exist in the actual movie
This film was done so dirty by so many things. The marketing really screwed it over focusing on the love story aspect when that wasn't the main plot. Releasing at the same time as Across the Spiderverse. And to top it all off, being released at a time when Pixar movies are repeatedly getting placed on Disney +, conditioning audiences that they just have to wait a year to see it.
I feel like Elemental succeeding or not will be a lose lose situation to unless by some miracle it at least breaks even at the box office last minute or does well in its merchandises. If it continues to flop then Disney will double down and use it as an excuse to continue their bad habits and the other way is for to be successful when it goes on a steaming service which can a domino effect for future Pixar’s films.
And Pixar's marketing hasn't learned anything, because the one for Elio does not look great, especially when you go back and look at trailers for earlier Pixar movies like Wall-E or Monsters Inc
I really loved this movie, it’s really cute and sweet and made me smile. Makes me sad that this universe likely won’t be explored again, and that this hour and a half is all I’ll ever get to see of Ember and Wade’s adorable relationship
Contrary to a lot of others' thoughts, I'd actually argue that this could very well be the best Pixar in a long time. I feel the story is a lot more thinned out and quick, but manages to stick with you after watching. The themes of racism and romance have been done, absolutely, but theres genuine emotion brought from these themes, something i cant say about the last few Pixar outings
It was the first Pixar movie to get a real emotional reaction from me in awhile
@@SuperSwordman1 agreed. Went for the 3rd watch today. Would totally rewatch 3 more times.
Not even a second in this video but I’m sure the cops are at your door
I’m really glad to see movie reviewers I’m subscribed to turned out to like the movie and agree that it doesn’t deserve the hate it’s getting. Only one reviewer I saw didn’t like the movie, but their reasons were understandable like the world building, unlike other people who hate it because it apparently has the “worst animation” from Pixar or hate it because it’s a Disney movie.
Disney is never going to learn that the majority of their (former) supporters aren't racist, we just want a well-structured story presented to us
NGL, based on the title and thumbnail, I went into this fearing it'd do this great film dirty like a certain other video I've recently seen. But I'm ecstatic that my first impression was so, SO wrong. This was clearly insightful and displayed a solid understanding of what _Elemental_ is, and I applaud you for that, sir. And I totally understand why you pirated it. Years ago I did the same thing with _your name_ , a film that wasn't immediately available here in the US, for pretty much the same reasons. In any case, _Elemental_ is one of Pixar's new greats, and it warms my heart to see people trying to get the good word out.
Really wish the director could’ve done his parents’ story but as they are, as the people they were instead of a corporate friendly design. I have a feeling he did want to show his true story but unfortunately Disney doesn’t see the profit in it.
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OH MY GOD THANK YOU! Seriously, I haven’t heard a lot of people talk about how genuinely incredible this movie is. I just watched it today (in low quality unfortunately, I wasn’t able to get the full experience in theaters) and I can literally go on and on and on about how much I loved it! I kinda did in my community post haha. But honestly, I hope more people watch this film, I was OVER THE MOON all throughout watching it!!
Actually had no idea of the uk release date, and had that same attitude toward this film. The trailers gave me an inside out clone vibe, like beat for beat just with elements instead of feelings. However I recently attended a secret screening at cineworld, which ended up being elemental. I wasn’t sure how I felt about it, due to my preconceived opinions from the trailers. However actually watching it, I agree with you on this being a hidden gem. I mean, it’s Pixar and I’m a sucker for their films, but again completely agree with what you said about their recent track record. Any fellow uk residents, I’d recommend giving it a watch if you can, or even waiting until it’s more accessible for example available to stream on Disney plus.
I’m guessing Elemental is going to go onto Disney+ as fast as possible since it’s not doing so well
I hope so if it doesn't arrive in early July I'm just watching it at the cinema
I dunno, I'm split on the marketing. I'm so tired of just knowing everything about a movie after seeing a trailer, it's nice to just be given a very general premise but in a way that doesn't spoil the actual plot and worldbuilding. Though this will have an impact on people going to see it, of course
I just saw Elemental today, and I was the only person in the theatre. Granted, I'm late, but oh my gosh, I can't help but feel like people give this movie undeserved flack.
This movie did make me cry almost as much as the water people did, and the puns are right up my alley. (yeah I know shame on me)
But, in conclusion, this movie is possibly my new favorite Pixar film. Even beyond Wall-E, which used to be my #1. I think it's way too underrated and people should not judge it just by its advertising.
So I’m only 10 minutes into the video, but it sounds like this movie is a lot like Treasure Planet; in that they’re both great movies which suffered from horrible marketing.
I actually really enjoyed this film a lot! When it was announced only with a rough drawing I still was so hype for this to develop and release. Then we got the first teaser and it looked really promising, if not at least for its visually pleasing style and characterizations of each element type (even if we never get to see a 1:1 recreation of the teaser in the film). Then we got the awful trailers (which to be honest I think my hype for the movie cancelled out any negativity surrounding the film) which were definitely cringey, badly edited, to coincide with the fact that no one really has been to a Pixar film in theatres in a while, and the last one they may have seen was just so mediocre that maybe they just want to completely revert to Disney+ drops to save some money, or because that’s just what they’ve become accustomed to.
Regardless, I really hope this film can make back its budget within the release date windows worldwide so the movie at least won’t completely flop. Please go support this film as much as you can, and if you can’t do so at the moment, spread the word and when it does inevitably comes to Disney+, stream the heck out of it so Disney can see that Pixar and it’s original films are still worth investing in!
I really loved Elemental. Everything about it made me feel so happy. I watched Spiderverse, i liked it, I liked the animation and the characters are cool, but it didn’t leave me with the giddy feeling Elemental did. I just think that if it would have been released in the 2010s it would have been received more positively.
I’m just glad Elemental finally made a comeback and is now a box office success
I think that the advertising hurt the box office numbers, but another reason why it didn't do so well is that Spiderverse 2 was being released in the same month as it. Most people would rather see Spiderverse 2 rather than a movie that has been advertised as an average movie that it seemed we had seen before.
Despite all the negativity towards this movie, I absolutely LOVED it and watched it about 3 times now. I love the sort of romance between two individuals that are told they could never be together. The ending made me tear up. My only problem with it is it being released the same time as Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse, if it wasn’t I’m sure the reviews on it would’ve changed drastically. This is my FAVORITE movie of the year. The takes on immigration and the story all together is just wonderful.
Yeah, hearing this really drove home how much the ads butchered the actual message of the movie. I saw them and thought, "Another opposites attract trope, woohoo T_T.". There's kinda been enough of them in recent years, Zootopia, Hotel Transylvania, etcetera, so I kinda blew it off since that's what the trailers were saying, fire girl falls for water boy, but nobody wants that. Real shame for the movie.
I’m ngl I wasn’t interested in this movie because of the trailers and thought it would be a generic love story but now I actually want to see it. I didn’t want to see Turning Red when it came out either because of the trailers but I actually loved the movie. They need to fire whoever is doing their advertising or something because I swear they pick the worst clips
Mans straight up admitting to a crime that could be a felony lmao
At least he didn't play a copyrighted song
Me catching a life sentence without parole after the cops find the videogame music I downloaded when I was 12
This film was thoroughly enjoyable and had elements of Pixar's great storytelling they've long been known for. My theater only had about 30 people in it, but we all had audible reactions throughout the film; showing that although we all drastically varied in age, we all found it to be a moving experience. On my way out, I overheard plenty of people expressing how much they were surprised by the film in comparison to the ad campaign. If anything was truly poor about this film, it was the advertising. Somebody please for the love of Pixar, get your marketing team together and show them how to properly advertise a film and entice audiences by not giving away the story but also not just using clickbait or annoying jokes/lines no one wants to hear out of context. If you haven't seen this movie, please do! Quite a few of my friends said their own parents really connected with this story despite them being ambivalent towards most animation, which I think is a testament to this movie's ability to really engage with its material. :)
They really didn't think the element discrimination out well. People made of fire can accidently or purposely catch stuff on fire. Discrimination in the real world is horrible because the only thing different about races is a color that doesn't matter, discrimination makes sense in elemental because fire people are a actual danger to public infrastructure. You won't catch on fire if you bump the shoulder's of a Asian person while that is a actual threat in this movies world.
Anyways 4:45 am rant about bad world building with a message that doesn't make sense over.
I’ve seen this movie twice in theaters and twice pirated and I still can’t get enough; I’m buying it the moment it drops, especially if there’s a 3D option
I’m also going to see it again this week in 3D
where did you pirate it? I watched the film in theaters and absolutely loved it, and I'd love to watch it more but I'm not willing to go to theaters again. if you can't share I understand!
@@tilly_loo i just used 123movies; the top result should work
I'm happy to hear you go out of your way to vote with your wallet. That's really honorable that you actually do it regularly, as opposed to limiting it to only little while or keeping it a consideration.
as a 2nd gen immigrant, if they marketed the movie the way you described it i wouldve sprinted to the cinemas. i gotta check it out!
i feel really bad for both the crew of elemental and ruby gillman, releasing alongside a *spiderverse movie* isn't exactly ideal
Why does Pixar do such a dreadful job of marketing?
The marketing is now done by Disney - not Pixar.
R.I.P Pixar's Marketing. Murdered by Disney on 2020.
This is exactly how I feel in living in Russia, but it's for every movie and almost every game. I was no stranger to pirating from childhood, sometimes I didn't even know that I was pirating. But as I got older I understood that most of the time it's not only illegal, but morally wrong. I started to want to support the makers of the media I watch and play. I even said to myself that as soon as I have a stable income I'm gonna make a Patreon account and support my favorite creators that have been providing free entertainment for me all this time. But then the cursed bloodfest happened, and now I just can't support any creators that I love. Even buying games of Steam needs to be done through loopholes. Our college keeps using programs like Microsoft Office or Autodesk, but God knows those aren't official copies, because you literally can't get one anymore. I know why this all is, and I know that our country probably deserves it, but I'm just said that even if I wanted to finally stray from piracy I just couldn't...
I know I speak for many Americans when I say we feel your nation, as a whole, doesn't deserve the bad reputation. Most of us are intelligent enough and reasonable enough to know the actions of a nation's leader do not necessarily represent the citizens' beliefs. After all, the US supported the dissolution of the USSR and encouraged the nations to embrace freedom and the opportunities capitalism brings for all. We wanted better lives for you then, and we STILL want better lives for you.
It's a pity your political system is so resistant to change, Russia has vast natural resources available and with different leadership she could be just as much of a global economic force as the US, China, Japan, or Germany (top four global GDPs).
Canadian here, reading the line about how your country deserves it, well.. not quite. I have a lot of Russian friends, some on both sides of what's going on right now. Your country doesn't deserve it, people like you don't deserve it, I think if anything it's just the people at the top that need to be changed.
It's heartbreaking knowing people that just want to live their lives are being affected by these sanctions, and I hope things change for the better soon for everyone, as silly as that hope may seem.
There are a lot of movies that put all of the best parts in the trailers, and then you actually watch the movie and you realize you've already seen everything worth seeing long before in commercials for the movie.
If Elemental flops, I WANT ELIO TO SUCCEED AND BTSV TO BE DELAYED FORM ITS ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE!
but also let's let the Spider-verse creators cook longer to make an even better masterpiece.
It did flopped.
I’d rather not wait any longer for btsv just for another Pixar film that could flop too
@@Fri0t Btsv is definitely being delayed
@@aaronjackson2126not yet
I’d rather btsv be delayed than have lord and miller have a final product that’s not to its full potential
I did too and I actually liked it. Kinda hope for a continuation.
tell that to the feds kid
the issue i have with this movie is how the animation for most of the elements look's very cheap.
the fire and water ones look even worse.
either they couldn't figure out how to make them look good or they didn't
have the time to properly animate them so they just quickly threw the effects together.
i think this movie would've looked better if it was 2D instead of 3D.
Lmao, we watched the same copy! 😂 I’m sure you must have gotten a giggle at the kid that yelled “Just DO IT!” during the hand-holding scene…
What I can't get past is how a movie about elements got half their elements wrong: air is represented by clouds, which is water vapor. Earth is represented by plants, which is made of cells and water.
The cloud people could have been like white outlines, similar to the Last Airbender series. The plant people should have been rocks. Then the movie could play with the different types of rock, such as igneous rock, which is formed from lava.
Glad to hear you liked the movie! Love how you talked about the immigration stuff, there were a lot of details you noticed that i hadnt. Although you didnt really talk about Ember, Wade and their relationship, so im curious to see what you think about them.
Honestly both parties are at fault for this film failure. Disney really should have advertised this property without shoving their generic woke messaging up onto our and people shouldn’t judge a product at first value believe something good or bad by one sided advertising and reviews.
Watched the movie in 240p and really liked it too. For people who are accostumed to fantasy histories the world building rlly wasn't a big problem.
You can always buy a ticket to a good film and just walk into The Flash, that way you're giving more support to a movie that deserves it.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
Thank you for actually taking in the actual context of the film. Thank you for not just saying, "Its Zootopia/Zootropolis in different clothes." Thank you for not claiming that the message is, "We're all the same." Thank you for not whining about "It's fire and water, they can't touch or they'll destroy each other." Thank you for actually talking about how the characters uniquely interact with their world and even each other. Thank you for actually paying attention to the details of the Flower story. Thank you for acknowledging that Ember's actual struggle in the movie is her own personal fear. Thank you for ACTUALLY PAYING ATTENTION TO THE STORY. Thank you thank you THANK YOU.
I'm tired of people making stuff up and ignoring context for this film in their reviews. Thank you Thank you Thank you
With how bad the marketing for this movie was, I can’t help but think of Treasure Planet and the terrible/lack of marketing that movie went through
Finally, Fireboy and Watergirl lore
They transitioned
Well uh fire boy and water girl became gay 🤓
It's odd how the movie is delayed until July 7th in another English speaking country yet here in Peru they released it the same day it came out in the u.s
The wait is crazy, because I got to watch Spider-Verse on the 1st, and I'm in the UK too. A day EARLY.
“I Committed a crime and now I think I’m on a watch list, and here’s why.”
I wasn't very interested in this movie but seeing this it looks fun, weirdly it has hardly any screenings at all (the premiere is 1.7. Here and I found only 7 days where it's shown) near where I live especially undubbed... But it's kind of funny how "Disney did that" isn't only ruining things for foreign movies/shows but also their own/subsidiaries..!
🏴☠️ 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️He’s a Pirate! 😂
It's okay Dazz, in my country piracy is the only way we get movies if we can't see them at a theater
Honestly, a lot of the dislike for the movie is simply due to the horrendously unfitting advertising. You can't really blame people for disliking a movie for not being to their expectations if those are caused by the advertising
I pirated across the spiderverse because I was sold a ticket to a screening which was has already finished the movie, so I saw barely anything but still wanted to see it, so yeah
It’s also why I almost pirated the “Strange World” cause in summary, one of the main characters wants to be in a gay relationship with some other main character but I didn’t even want to do that, look be gay all you want but this is a kids movie, teach your kids about relationships as a whole when they turn 12 not 4
I think my favorite part of the movie was there first time going out. I just thought it was just so cute and I said awww a lot
dont gatekeep,,, drop the link of the pirated elemental now
I think another issue with this movies sales in the US (I haven’t finished you video yet) is that there are WAY to many big box office movies in theaters right now or coming. People are getting burnt out for theater movies. We got, little mermaid, the flash, Spider-Man across the spider verse, gaurdians of the galaxy 3, fast X, elementals, Barbie, Indiana Jones 5, Mission impossible, that movie about the atomic bomb, ect. I don’t know why Hollywood overbooked theaters like this cause they’re overlapping each other and hitting their profit (especially since majority of those movies aren’t going to get IMAX screens)
Its so odd its happening this way when for the longest time it was mainly horror movies in theaters too. Do they not realize not everyone is into horror and having their's in the running would be a great investment longterm?
It's a flop not because it's bad but because the tropes have been done to death and in much better format (Zootopia with the racism, various other films with forbidden love) and the fact that the "they're not dangerous" thing doesn't work here when the elements can all kill each other with a single touch.
fining someone $250,000 because they didn’t pay $12 is outright ridiculous
My great grandparents had that situation of getting their and their children's names changed when coming to my country!
Edit: and my mom couldn't name my brother any of the names she wanted to, but she wanted to name him NATIVE names so it's a different kind of discrimination, literally names native to my country and they considered them too "exotic"
So glad to hear that i was wrong about this film! I feel so mad that the marketing did this film so dirty. Cant wait to see it!!!
I just finished watching this movie and it was beautiful. It made me hope to see more, because the world and story pulled me in from the beginning and didn't let go. It felt so personal and lovely. My heart was breaking and rejoicing for the characters in a way that hasn't happened for a long time. I admit I hadn't really looked into it besides a little snippet during the previews from the last movie I went to see. I personally don't like watching the previews more than I need to so I can enjoy the movie more or less as is, without being spoiled.
I related to both the main characters. I was surprised to see that many people were calling it a 'flop' the likes of which would only be close to 'the good dinosaur'. I've often found that the movies which I favor the most are usually the 'flops'. It's sad, because out of all the movies to be made into a live action there are three that I really enjoyed animated, but I think would be great as live action. Those three might have also been 'flops' Atlantis, Treasure Planet, and Road to El Dorado. All three of them were great movies and still remain some of my favorites. There's SO much potential for them. We have underwater, space, and an adventure journey bro friendship.
In the end, I don't care what anyone says, I loved this movie. If they made a second one tomorrow, I'd be out to see it so fast, I'd be first in line.
Rule 1 of the internet is not admit you did a crime in text and post it to your audience.
I think the advertising was good because it didn't give the plot away before I saw the movie. It gave the premise of the world and left the story telling to the movie. To me, that's refreshing given most movies are either remakes or the trailers expose any plot twists or even the endings.
wait, it's not even on Disney+? I can't even purchase a 40 dollar ticket to watch on Disney+ or wait a month to view on Disney+ for free, it's just not available other than a trailer on Disney+
I pirate BattleBots, the 2018 season was only made available in the uk last year so I'll pirate it until all 7 reboot seasons are available in the uk
Yeah I got to see an advanced screening (it doesn’t come out for 2 weeks where I’m from) and I just left early outta being underwhelmed.
To be clear everyone in the theatre was there through a membership so not paying but probably still profiting Pixar. The screen was sold out on paper but I arrived near the end of the UP short and it was 3/4 empty.
Edit: to be double clear this was a blind screening where they didn’t say the film and it’s the same way I got to see incredibles II 3 months early. I’m not opposed to finishing this film but I wasn’t paying and had better things I could have been doing. Because no one pays for these thing they often have high bookings, low turn out and at least a few walk outs
One small issue though. Racism irl is bad because... humans are all LITERALLY the same, thus discriminating based on skin color is illogical and pointless. But in this movie, fire people are discriminated against because they are LITERALLY MADE OF FIRE, the fundamental flaw in this movie is that is makes more logical sense to have them be separated because one, water people could accidentally kill fire people, and two, fire people accidentally burning shit. This is not a good "why racism is bad" movie because it misses the entire point of why racism is bad in the first place!
Yeah, I definitely feel like this is the director meshing his experiences and ideas without asking if they take away from one another
You know what. When I read the title I was like “damn thats bold to say as a content creator” but after that intro I was like “ok I get it process😌” great video 👍
I think the whole: "It's not my dream dad, it's yours." is actually a nod to the fact that the reason why you see so many Asian kids from Immigrant families ( and in many cases, not even immigrant families.) becoming doctors / lawyers / surgeons is because it is something that is expected of them more or they risk disappointing their family which can sometimes go as far as being disowned. My partner is Japanese and the parents happiness and approval is put above that of your own 9 / 10