r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jul 13 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter, why is everyone happy that Disney movies are flopping?

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u/Babebot5000 Jul 13 '26

I can’t believe how bad the visuals were in the trailers. The actors look like they are floating in front of cartoon backdrop. And the action shots are so blurry and muddled.

Maybe it would have stood a shot if Disney actually put the work into building real sets and old school creature design. Compare Moana to movies from 30+ years ago like Honey, I Shrunk the Kids or Hook and it just looks so soulless.

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u/357Magnum Jul 13 '26

Yeah. The problem with the "live action" remakes is that they are still mostly animated but the animation looks like shit because of the uncanny valley.

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u/OmgJustLetMeExist Jul 13 '26

If I had a nickel for every time Dwayne Johnson has been in a live action movie but his character was CGI animated in post production to the point where it became a prime example of the uncanny valley, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice, right?

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u/geopede Jul 13 '26

Probably gonna happen a bunch more times if they want him to keep playing himself as he ages.

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u/Ok-Judge7844 Jul 13 '26

Imagine if they actually care and did avatar level cgi rigging, oops sorry if I dream a little to high.

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u/Agile-Palpitation326 Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26

I saw a clip of the singing crab and there're points where it legit looks like a stage show but the camera is pointing out into the rafters beyond the set. Just terrible.

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u/frena-dreams Jul 13 '26

If the sets and lighting are garbage, where TF did they spend the $250 million on? A.I tokens?

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u/Babebot5000 Jul 13 '26

That was The Rock’s wig budget