Specifically, these came from a Disney store in SM North EDSA, located at Quezon City.
I didn't have the time to buy any of them, though.
Also, for the last image:
>"Hey, buddy. You might wanna keep your mouth shut."
Like, as if Pixar's deliberately trying not to make the audience(s) feel for any of them, even if they were given any sort of backstory (or lack thereof), as opposed to almost any of those from the studio's other franchises (as long as they're prominently present in the story).
I mean, compare these selected main antagonists as to what makes them more comparatively (and intentionally) sympathetic than the dudes above:
Even if you count Disneytoon's Planes movies, it wouldn't make that much of a difference considering how those two other main antagonists behave:
Has anyone else noticed this, or is it just me?
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Dang, where should I even begin with this?
Ming herself is by no means a perfect mother, but her own mother Wu was miles sterner and more rigid than her own daughter because of traditionalism, which creates a drift between them, even more so than the relationship between Ming herself and her daughter Mei.
I mean, even without the "Ming's big red panda form" issue, Wu was already a strict and demanding parent towards her daughter since her youth. Yes, at around Mei's age, Ming has been bossed around by Wu for a long time.
Oh, and speaking of "perfect", one of Wu's problems as Ming's strict mother is hypocrisy.
Also, why does she even hate Jin, to begin with? Is it because he poses a threat to her family's traditionalist practices now that he's with Ming? There's practically nothing wrong with him!
She may have reconciled with Ming in the end, but that's not enough for her to be considered as a "better" mother than Ming (or even Sun Yee, for that matter).
In fact, even during Ming's pre-climax tenure as Mei's otherwise overbearing mother, she was already showing hints of liberality for her daughter, perhaps far more than how Wu does.
I like Turning Red, but I will admit, Wu was actually more parentally pretentious than Ming. Whether you'd even call her the film's "true" main antagonist and not Ming, it doesn't matter.
Tell me what you guys think. Apologies for my otherwise long rant here.
Jic, here are those main antagonists I'm referring to:
Also, here's some trivial facts about Domee Shi herself and her history with Pixar:
Wonder how she will play a role in the upcoming Toy Story 5 (production-wise), now that the movie has the skeezy Lilypad as its latest female main antagonist?
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Imagine a popstar and a former action star working together for fighting purposes.
I mean, think about their combat styles. One is visibly slimmer, yet is rather capable in a fight, while the other's bulkier and is able to use those built muscles for any confrontation with ease. It feels complementary, if you think about it.
The only issue with this is brains, because we already know who's the smarter one between these two celebs, lol.
Side Note: I find it interesting that based on these screenshots in Zootopia 2, they have contributed to the Lynxleys' downfall, with Gazelle creating a hindrance on Milton's ZPD orders, and Winddancer finally standing up to the family and quietly rejecting their plans.
And you thought the tiger dancers weren't that characteristically explored, huh?
Some people just really like to give certain pairs (esp. the "healthy" kinds) a bad rep through enforced romantic canon, don't you think?
The WildeHopps Insanity refers to a phenomenon when a shipper of any particular non-romantic pair (typically in fiction, but it can also come from reality; no joke) tries to enforce their romantic canonicity, which can either give the pair in question a bad rep (as mentioned already) or their shippers in general an unfortunate name to others.
Now, regarding this concept's "namer": I have nothing against the idea of Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde being a couple (despite their otherwise differing species), nor do I have any contempt for those who ship the two romantically (even the passionate types). It's just that, through a personal experience, there are those WildeHopps shippers who are feeling like they're coercing Disney to make the duo official IMMEDIATELY (somewhat similar to how Milton Lynxley attempts to coerce these two into letting his family kill Gary De'Snake), which can unfortunately give the experience itself an unpleasant image.
Shipping itself has always been a wild ride (no pun intended), but this... when will those types of shippers would ever learn the value of patience?
Related to this, in your experience, can you give some other non-romantic pairs, be it from Zootopia or not, that have been painted in a negative light thanks to the power of canonical coercion?
If any of you have already seen my older post about "couple-less" CGI Disney animated movies (they each must be introductory and fully paired), then it appears that I'm making a "sequel" (no pun intended) to it right now.
Here are their possible in-universe reasons as to why these movies didn't introduce any couple (exes included):
Maybe I'm missing something here. You can point that out.
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What's ironic about this is that the only non-human antagonist here has also posed as a human.
One's fearful state is comical, while the other's isn't.
Not the first time I asked this kind of question, but this has a twist on it.
Unless if you have watched either of their movies of origin, you might have a hard time in choosing your candidate here.