DreamWorks' "The Wild Robot" Talkback (Spoilers)

[wonderfly]

From the front page of AnimeSuperhero.com:

"The Wild Robot Conquers The Weekend Box Office"​

"I feel great relief that I get to write the above headline. Dreamworks’ The Wild Robot was praised by those who got to see it in early previews, described as the greatest animated film the studio has made to date. But if merely being good was enough to guarantee success, the prequel-age Transformers wouldn’t be drowning their sorrows in whatever Autobots drink at the Cybertron Pub right now.

There was a lot riding on this. If The Wild Robot flopped, it would just entrench the belief further in suits’ brains that Recognizable IP is the only way to go, and any original projects in the pipe would be cancelled to make space for five more Boss Baby movies. It would also create the weird assumption that audiences won’t pay for animated movies about robots (besides the aforementioned Transformers One, The Iron Giant was far from an instant success).

But no, we WILL pay for animated movies about robots, and not only that, we’ll pick one we haven’t seen before over one we have (imagine that). The Wild Robot was predicted to take in $20 million on opening weekend, but it blew past that, landing at $35 million to finish in first place."

Read the full article here.

 

[wonderfly]

From the front page of AnimeSuperhero.com:

"The Wild Robot Is Getting A Sequel"​

"There’s great news today for people who are into good movies: Dreamworks’ The Wild Robot has been confirmed to be getting a sequel. Chris Sanders, director of the film currently in theaters, announced the news.

“100% yes, there are absolutely plans for a second one,” Sanders told reporters for Deadline, who broke the story. We wish we could say this is happening simply because the movie is awesome, but its strong box office performance over the three weeks it’s been out is the most likely factor. It’s projected to land in the #2 spot again this weekend.

The wild robot of The Wild Robot is Roz, who activates herself to find she’s been delivered to the wrong location — only she doesn’t know it. Built to serve others and perform tasks when requested, she’s soon running around asking animals if they need help and scaring them to death. There’s one creature she doesn’t scare: a small goose, because it just hatched and thinks Roz is its mother. She really isn’t prepared for that."

Read the full article here.

 

[wonderfly]

The News Team's Golden Geek has a new review up on the front page of AnimeSuperhero.com:

"Review: “The Wild Robot”: A Beautiful Adventure of Love"​

“Fly like you, not like them.” Children’s movies about robots certainly aren’t uncommon – see Robot Dreams, Transformers One, and other recent examples just from this year. While DreamWorks has had its fair share of franchises, adaptations, and even unfortunate flops (Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken) in its lifespan, there’s a good chance that, after almost thirty years, The Wild Robot will be their masterpiece. While DreamWorks themselves are already iconic to the animation industry, it’s rare to see an animated film, or almost any film with this amount of heart in it. This wild robot finds her way into the hearts of animals and viewers of all ages alike.

A state-of-the-art robot designed to fulfill every human desire, ROZZUM Unit 7134 is thrown out of her element, suddenly stranded on an island only inhabited by wildlife. Her artificial intelligence leaves her striving to fulfill her goal of assistance, yet every creature cowers away from her alien presence. However, an unfortunate and tragic accident leaves her with nothing but an egg…an egg that, sure enough, imprints on the bot, making it the first creature that needs her. One small problem – ROZZUM (later nicknamed “Roz”) has zero training on the needs of a baby gosling."

Read the full review here.

 

[Shiloh Otter]

i'm kind of late with this, but i saw it in early October before i had my tooth issues.

it instantly became my favorite DreamWorks release of all time. the whole thing is gorgeous to look at, and there are plenty of emotional moments to go along with the more comedic aspects of it.

 

[TheGuy]

Feel kinda bad nobody is really talking about:
1. Beautiful Animation
2. Nice Mother Son Story
3. Hilarious
4. Mature
5. Overall Great
Funny that after KFP 4 which was very disappointing this masterpiece comes out of nowhere shows how inconsistent Dreamworks is they put something great (Last Wish, Wild Robot) then something eh (Trolls, Ruby, KFP 4) just please let’s have Shrek 5 fall into the great category

 

[AdrenalineRush1996]

Having seen the film last month, I can definitely say that I enjoyed it and thought it was one of Dreamworks' best in recent years.

That said, it's bittersweet since this is Dreamworks Animation's last film to be done in house as they're switching to outsourcing for future films from next year onwards.

 

[harry580]

I seen this film today and I love it, I love the characters, the story & the music

 

[RoyalRubble]

Won the Astra Award for Best Animated Feature. Lupita Nyong’o also won an award for Best Voice Over Performance.

EDIT:
The movie is also nominated for 4 Golden Globes.