The reason DreamWorks animation will never beat Pixar has nothing to do with the animation itself. Put the companies films side-by-side and you would be hard-pressed to tell the difference.
No, the reason DreamWorks films are inferior to Pixar is because of their stories. They’re simply not as well-written. Pixar films earn our emotional response through their portrayal of realistic characters and compelling situations. We don’t just watch their movies, we FEEL them.
Outside of Po‘s backstory of being abandoned as a child, every emotion in KUNG FU PANDA 2 is forced upon us instead of earned. Our laughs aren’t heartfelt, our fears aren’t drawn from deep within, our relief when the characters succeed isn’t real.
There’s so much going onscreen yet we’re sitting in the theater bored. Instead of playing to the audience, the movie surrounds us with a whole lot of sizzle and not much substance.
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