In the case of animated movies, type is every part, or no less than for a majority of individuals. (I solely noticed the masterful Puss in Boots: The Final Want in theaters as a result of all my pals who have been animation college students have been going for the only goal of learning its artwork type.) On that observe, Shrek 5’s first-look clip has stirred up quite a lot of emotions amongst followers. Extra particularly, individuals freaked about its up to date character designs. Now, one video actually places into perspective simply why the web ought to sit back (and I completely agree).
A clip from the Double Toasted podcast was posted on YouTube and, within the clip, pundits debated what we have seen to this point of the extremely anticipated Shrek 5. The crux of followers’ disappointment with the footage is basically that it significantly differs from the type that was introduced within the unique 4 movies, the primary of which hit theaters manner again in 2001. One of many commenters opened up about how nostalgic emotions play into this:
That is what bought me a bit of riled up, individuals’s nostalgia and attachment to issues puzzle me generally. That is the issue: some individuals simply don’t like change.
I’ll be the one to say, he’s bought some extent. As talked about through the dialogue, followers have additionally been evaluating the brand new clip to the now-infamous OG Sonic the Hedgehog design, and even the Sonic staff responded to the Shrek debacle. On that topic, within the Double Toasted clip, the 2 pundits did opine that the 2 conditions are usually not comparable.
What’s additionally articulated within the clip is a facet of artwork as a medium, and I believe individuals overlook this. Followers might say they need the unique type, however an artist may very well really feel in a different way. On that topic, the next was stated:
There is no such thing as a artist that did one thing twenty-five years in the past and nonetheless desires their artwork to nonetheless seem like that.
Now, whereas their timeframe is off by a 12 months or two, they’re right. For the reason that unique film, every installment of the Shrek franchise simply improved on the type of the earlier title little by little. When you have been to observe each film so as of launch, the soar in high quality can be noticeable and, given the hole between the fourth and fifth motion pictures, it is particularly evident.
Within the Double Toasted video, they speak a bit extra about how any artist might need long-held features of their artwork that they recognize together with different components they might not take care of. That would very nicely ring true for a long-standing animated franchise like Shrek. Particularly since, on the time, having to work on the OG movie was truly a punishment for DreamWorks animators.
Humorous sufficient, somebody on TikTok “mounted” the brand new footage. What the particular person mainly did was simply convey the eyes nearer collectively, and loads of followers gave the impression to be happy with that.
I personally don’t thoughts the artwork type distinction, primarily as a result of that is only a twenty-eight second forged announcement teaser. Basically, we have simply seen a tiny morsel of this movie to this point, so I am going to wait to see what else lies forward, earlier than I make some other sorts of judgements. We’ll have the ability to see Shrek 5 in its entirety when it opens in theaters on December 23, 2026.