The Web loves a superb debate, and so do I. In truth, I used to be all-in on a latest variation of the well-known “Chuck, F–okay, Marry” recreation followers have been taking part in with DreamWorks films on X (previously Twitter). That’s till I noticed most individuals don’t really love the animated film I contemplate to be the most effective of all time.
An animation fan took to X just lately to ask followers in the event that they needed to delete one DreamWorks franchise from reminiscence perpetually, which they’d select. OK, I noticed the place this recreation was going, and I anticipated a vigorous debate. Right here have been the alternatives:
Delete one franchise FOREVER pic.twitter.com/ojBZeIUOfEApril 9, 2025
And when you don’t need to pull up that tweet, the franchise choices have been as follows:
- Shrek
- How To Prepare Your Dragon
- Kung Fu Panda
- Madagascar
DreamWorks is a strong studio, and in my humble opinion there’s not a huge slouch within the bunch, however to me there are two timeless animated traditional franchises and two franchises which might be extra interesting to younger people than audiences of all ages, each from humor and storytelling standpoints. I anticipated some discord amongst followers, however there was one end result that totally stunned me: The stunning variety of “chucks” How To Prepare Your Dragon obtained.
As soon as folks began responding to the viral thread, a whole lot of the feedback about who they’d desire to “delete perpetually” appeared virtually precisely the identical:
- “The right way to Prepare your Dragon and it’s not shut.”
- “The right way to Prepare my Dragon simply.”
- “The right way to Prepare your Dragon, and it’s not even remotely shut.”
- “Who even watched this? (shared a HTTYD image)”
- “The right way to Prepare Your Dragon is so simply the worst right here and the one right reply.”
Somebody even circled the image of How To Prepare Your Dragon and commented, “What ever tf this one is?’ thereby indicating they didn’t even know what the film was. This was devastating to me.
Certain, there have been some outliers who would have lower Shrek or Madagascar, and there was really a substantial quantity of Kung Fu Panda hate within the thread, however no less than most individuals knew what the Jack Black panda transfer was. Studying the feedback, I am unsure I can say the identical about Dragon, which I assume I’m hoping will change now that How To Prepare Your Dragon is getting its personal land at Epic Universe.
I Did Not Anticipate So A lot How To Prepare Your Dragon Hate
I just lately noticed the brand new How To Prepare Your Dragon Stay Motion and it’s beautiful. The aerial views we see on the large display with the dragon using are severe cinematic moments. The story hits new humor beats and the identical emotional beats. (Severely, folks cry in the course of the HTTYD films, in a great way!) The film nonetheless has one of the vital surprising-but-lovely endings of all time. Theoretically I’m sufficiently old that I grew up in the course of the Shrek period of animated films, and that’s the film that ought to play hardest on nostalgia for me, however I like the 2010 dragon film far more. That is an particularly sudden end result given I used to be already an grownup when it got here out.
I like Shrek. I feel the actors are A+ in that franchise and I’m glad we’re getting Shrek 5 subsequent yr, however for that film to get few detractors –and extra so for Madagascar to land few detractors– felt so wild to me. I might actually mark Dean DeBlois’ traditional as the most effective animated franchise of all time from begin to end. As well as, the primary film could also be my favourite animated film of all time, although it has some minor competitors from Magnificence and the Beast and some Disney classics.
Thank goodness a couple of different folks gave the impression to be on the identical web page and have been equally as shaken up as I used to be the Toothless-led franchise took the brunt of the shrapnel:
- “In case you picked The right way to Prepare your Dragon you then have been born to be despatched down the mines, to plow fields, to grind wheat. You have been by no means meant to be allowed.” opinions as your betters knew they’d be of no worth.
- “How are folks saying The right way to Prepare Your Dragon when that is the simplest Madagascar setup of all time?”
- “Anybody saying The right way to Prepare your Dragon is useless unsuitable.”
Look, not as many individuals even use X as of late, as folks have headed to Threads and Bluesky, and even of the individuals who do, the individuals who remark is an excellent smaller pattern measurement. Subsequently, it may simply be that the quantity of people that use X usually overlaps with a bigger variety of How To Prepare Your Dragon haters.
However I’ll say, if you’re much less aware of these films, it’s completely value it to see the dwell motion model when it hits the 2025 film launch schedule this summer season on June thirteenth. I had a (dragon) blast.