I don't entirely disagree with you, but I think, you're overreacting too much. Also, live action remake movies can be good, I have 3 examples, to prove this, Popeye (1980),
Speed Racer (2008)
and Charlotte's Web (2006).
In my personal honest opinion, Disney is better at that sort of thing, than DreamWorks and Universal will be here. Just remember, the old versions are not getting replaced anytime soon, even if these new movie versions exist.
As a long time httyd fan who has been heavily involved in the fandom since the first movie and who has spent years working in the animation industry, I’d like to share my thoughts on the new httyd movie. Keep in mind, this is just my personal opinion and it's completely fine if you disagree with me. I just want to say a little something about all this that really bothers me.
The core reason that Dreamworks and Universal made this film is that it’s a quick and easy cash grab for them. Thats it. They don’t care about telling a good story or making a “better” version of the original movie for fans or even having an accurate portrayal of the characters/story. It’s purely about money. They know that fans of the original film will go see this movie, whether it’s good or bad. And those guaranteed ticket sales are all that matter to the studios. And with Universal, it has the added bonus of being a cheap promotional and merchandising opportunity for the new HTTYD land in Orlando that opens around the same time that the film is premiering in theaters.
And to help the studios make even more money out of this, they are using non-unionized VFX companies around the world to make this film, so that they can get cheaper labor and push the artists to do more that would be against American union standards. The same thing has probably happened with the costuming and fabrication for the filming, hence why the costumes look un-weathered and the sets look cheap. They don’t want to pay for the extra time and effort that it would take to make the practical bits of the production look good.
On top of all this, Dreamworks has already announced that they’re shutting down all their in-house animation projects in favor of using AI and outsourcing projects to cheaper international non-union studios.
With all this in mind, I just can’t support this film and I will not be seeing it in theaters. And I hope that others will do the same.
The only way to stop all these horrible “live action” remakes (which are actually just realistically animated remakes) is to not buy tickets to see them. Money is all that matters to these studios, and if they don’t make any money off of it, then they will stop and try something different. Maybe they'll even go back to focusing on original stories!
That’s the power that we hold as audiences. Our wallets help drive the decisions that the executives make. So support unique storytelling and gorgeous cinematography in movies. Support indie films. Support animators as they're fighting for fair pay and better contracts. But don't support a mediocre shot-for-shot remake riding on the coattails of an already successful film.
And I just want to wrap all this up by saying I have absolutely no hate towards anyone that has worked on the new film. Toothless looks incredible and I know the artists and creatives involved in this project did the best they could with what they were given.
But I also know that those same artists have so many more brilliant ideas that they would’ve loved to be given the creative freedom to do. I just wish hollywood would be willing to take a chance and let them do it.
As someone who actually has seen the real whole movie, I hate that meme, too. And what Rachel Zegler said was actually something much more harmless than people like that artist on Facebook are making it out to be. I thought the 2025 movie was decent in my opinion, but the reality is there is no right or wrong opinion. I defend Rachel Zegler's opinion and I say she has every right to say whatever she wants and defend herself, just like how everyone is free to do the same. However, I just feel those haters are the ones just blindly shoving their mental negativity down our throats a lot more than how they think Disney does things. And I think, 1937 Snow White would actually show sympathy and appreciation for 2025 Snow White for being her own person, because of her own kindness.
I saw a meme on Facebook just now with 2025 Snow White and 1937 Snow White - 2025 Snow White quoted Rachel Zegler and said that it wasn’t 1937 anymore and she was going to dream about being a leader instead of finding love.
1937 Snow White punched her in the face and said that she would never say that.
I understand the point the artist was trying to make, but it’s ironic that they’re trying to defend 1937 Snow White by saying that she had strength of character while being gentle and kind… and they did that by showing her being the antithesis of everything she was in her movie.
I hate how some people promote female-on-female violence in fanworks allegedly defending the Disney Princesses; all you’re doing is promoting internalised misogyny, i.e. some women and girls “deserve” violence and abuse because they have the wrong opinions.
Messages have always been integral to storytelling in any form of entertainment, whether it's movies or books, without messages, there is no story.
What they REALLY are
Do NOT be like those people! Or I will block you!
MODERN MOVIES ARE NOT STUPID! YOU PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET ARE STUPID!
This is what I say to anyone hating Disney's live action remakes and the upcoming Minecraft movie!
I hope everyone who contributed in the r.achel z.egler hate a very not good time. She’s a young 22 year old who is just getting started in Hollywood. She did not deserve the hate for the comments she said, MONTH(S) AGO that all of y’all (a very generalized y’all), decided to bring back up. A lot of the hate, at least to me, seemed like a way for people to hate as to hide their racism. But it clearly fucking showed your misogyny while no one likes to admit it.
All she said was the original Snow White scared her as a child, so she watched the movie for the first time in a long time, when she got the role.
And she also said they would be making changes, that the romance would be different. The romance that has been called out as creepy online multiple times by lots of people, long before she said it, she wasn’t the only person to ever say this, and also only lasted maybe 5 minutes of the fucking movie time total in the original animated movie.
I hate how all the hate was directed at an actress just doing her job in promoting the movie and it’s changed. Rachel was defending the changes because that was likely a part of her job and the promo/pr of the movie before the strike started.
Also Rachel is newly up and coming, she does not have the fucking power that Disney and other people in the house of mouse does that goes into the writing, green lighting, and production of the movie that other people will. Y’all’s gripes about the changes should not be with her but the other powers of be at Disney.
Also acting is a job, and while it may be preferable for an actor to like the characters they play, it is no required. They do not owe the fans that. Plenty of famous male actors don’t like the roles they played/are playing, and we rarely, if ever see them hated on.
It’s absolutely ridiculous how much people hate women. They will find any reason to hate on them, while defending men who are fucking criminals, or have done way fucking worse.
A lot of you didn’t like her because she wasn’t white and cast as Snow White, even tho Rachel is still pretty pale, and way more than qualified to play the character.
I hate y’all bullied her off her fucking social medias. And I hope to god some people have fucking hearts and empathy and feel fucking ashamed, even if you contributed the smallest fucking amount to all that hate she received. Cause it was disgusting.
Can't we just support Disney and Hollywood no matter what they give us?
All I am saying if movies were only original and no sequels, no remakes and no progressiveness, it would be boring!
Support all movies from all Hollywood studios, including Disney no matter what.