So The Bad Guys was AMAZING (DON'T JUDGE ME)

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►Video Script and Research by Saberspark
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[Saberspark]

This movie gets 8 ":3" out of 10!!

[thanatoast]

They gave the fox Pixar mom hips, there's no way they didn't know what they were doing. On a more serious note, I really like that they made her be a fun character on her own instead of just being a love interest for Mr. Wolf.

[yoshidracos.a.]

I think at 7:16 Saberspark said a very important and underappreciated lesson: "Predictable plots can be good as long as they're well executed with fun characters."

[ohmaplaymaker]

I love how the writers went like "Yeah that fox is attractive but WHAT IF SHE WAS A NINJA"

[shadowwolf]

I think what makes Diane such a great character is that even though she's clearly the love interest, they didn't tear away from the plot to cram it in. It's just, natural. She comes off as a genuine being who wants to see wolf succeed because *spoilers* she already has. She also is super dynamic in her role as mastermind turned governor and her skills showing off both actually strengthen the main plot instead of distracting from it. On top of that her character (and spider) are just top notch aesthetics that, even if you deny yourself turning a furry, she definitely will have brought some to the fluffy side... she can dance AND fight like... what else could she be?

[boredpreston]

I'm so ready for this shift from realistic to stylistic animation.

[nerdoftheatre]

When I was in creative writing class, my prof mentioned that the readers being able to predict a story isn't bad. It's a mark of good writing. You're planting the seeds and, hopefully, will get a good payoff. I dislike when people trash a movie because they guessed what happened. Hell, there's a YouTuber I watch that is in the middle of a series. And for years he's seen us guess what this character's backstory was. He was so excited when it was revealed because he knew so many of us had guessed correctly and wanted to see our reactions.

Predictability isn't bad for a story.

[moviesmemesandstuff]

I'm so glad to hear they made the fox girl an actual fun character, and not the cliched, boring love-interest type. Also, the animation has to be some of the best I've seen since Mitchells vs The Machines.

[madmouse]

The animators knew EXACTLY what they were doing, and I am HERE for it.

[matthewmiller]

I wish ALL 3d animated films cell shaded like this, it's like a great blend between 2d and 3d that adds colors that pop with smooth slick movement that cgi offers, PLEASE more of this and better for good or great cell shading in 3d, THIS is the way of the future!!!

[zilartsy]

I'm liking the new animation styles coming out lately. The use of textures rather than just squishy 3d or hyper realism. With Arcane looking like videogame concept art and Spider verse looking like a comic book. The bad guys looking a little like the storybook, I'm liking how they are incorporating the genre into the actual textures and animation

[TheNinjaDC]

"Diana is also, *bae* "
Furry community: "We did it everyone. We got him."

Seriously though, you could hear the flustered emotions in the Diana rant that followed. 🤣

[BingBangPoe]

I love how _Into the Spiderverse_ kinda created this whole new playground for 3D animation to take inspiration on traditional 2D animation and _The Bad Guys_ is packed with. I loved how expressive the characters are and how well animated the action scenes are; the characters stretch in such a fluid manner that is mesmerizing to watch. The voice acting is also top notch. The plot is not groundbreaking or anything, and I feel they could've explored the heist themes better to really nail that "Ocean's Eleven" energy, but overall I had fun.

My only question is that: why isn't _everyone_ in the film anthro animals? It is a bit weird to have a handful of characters being animals and the rest being humans, and it's not even explained why is that. It doesn't bother me per se since the human characters are pretty well designed. But would make more sense if every character was an animal, imho.

I also agree that there was a lacking character development on Piranha, Shark and Spider. They really feel like wasted characters as the focal point is on Wolf and Snake. But who knows, if Dreamworks sees this as opportunity to capitalize and we get a sequel, maybe they could explore those characters better. Their dynamic is good enough and I wouldn't mind seeing more of Diane (not a furry I swear).

[TreeckoJedi]

What sold me was the found family, Im always a sucker for a group of people who arent biologically related, be a family. And the relationship between Wolf and Snake had a lot more chemistry than Wolf and Diane, dont @ me. But I do love how Diane isnt just a generic love interest, she has her own motives, her own wants and personality. Also Wolf wasnt becoming a good guy to get in her favor, he did it because he wants a better life for his crew. I always hated the trope where impressing a hot person who the main character only knows for a few days is their primary motivation for getting better. This movie is stellar.

[kurlykayla]

The thing about DreamWorks, speaking as someone who used to work there, is that the company absolutely thrives best when it functions as a counter-culture voice to the status quo currently in place for Kids & Family animation. It's the whole reason the studio came to be: To counter the animated storytelling approaches established by Disney. So we got things like Antz (not great, but it was a direct fuck you to A Bugs Life), Road to El Dorado, Prince of Egypt, and of course, Shrek.

Their worst work is when they try to fall in line with the status quo or cave into increasing pressures from S&P (standards and practices) and consumer trend decision-making (AKA, "this thing is currently popular, so we should do this thing"). A lot of the recent bad stuff can be attributed to the NBC/Universal merge who have a tighter grip on the type of content produced.

That said, Steven Spielberg once visited the campus and said it would behoove the company to consider making adult-themed projects, and while I have no idea if that's going to happen, the general consensus among employees was that, yes, that would probably be a fantastic next step. But they're beholden to their NBC Universal Studios overlords, so, it's up in the air.

Point is, when DreamWorks just does its own thing and chooses to be the "bad boys/girls/folks" of the industry - not even in genre, but by just pushing the types of bold narratives studios like Disney aren't brave enough to do in fear of losing their bottom line $$$ - we see among their best work.The Bad Guys is a direct and clear cut example of this both in packaging and messaging.

I hope this is a lesson for DW to stick to this approach, because it's what put them on the map to begin with, and it's what makes them shine brightest.

[EChacon]

The animation for _The Bad Guys_ is impressive and vastly different than the CG animation seen in the previous DreamWorks animated films (e.g. Shrek, How to Train Your Dragon, Megamind, Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar) considering that the titular characters, the supporting cast including the humans gives off a Hand Drawn Cel-Shaded look similar to the animation seen in Disney's _Paperman_ and _Feast_ and especially Sony Pictures Animation's _Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse._ I also am getting a lot of _Lupin the 3rd_ and _Dragon Ball_ vibes for the character designs.

Even the same can be said for the upcoming _Puss in Boots: The Last Wish_ as the visual style is giving off a 2D/3D visual style so I'm excited on the direction DreamWorks Animation is heading.

[jimmysuros]

I'd argue Wolf and his friends were good to begin with. They at least cared for each other.

[TakeMamoru]

Wow, Saber is a pretty amazing athlete, given all of the mental gymnastics he pulls off to convince us that he's not a furry.

[Emberilliance]

I won't lie: my local stations aggressively advertised this prior to release, and I thought the ads made it look incredibly obnoxious. As much as I loved the animation style, I thought the plot looked god-awful and was ready to dismiss it as another Dreamworks flop. I'm surprised and delighted to hear that people love it so much, so I'm ready to acknowledge that my judgment based on the commercials was a bit hasty and give this movie a try! :)

[darklyberry]

Don't worry Saber we won't judge you because this movie was PHENOMENAL! I got the chance to see it already a pretty long time ago because in Europe it came out earlier in theaters than in America (how strange) and holy moly the first 10 minutes of the movie with the car chase scene were BREATHTAKING! I was LITERALLY on the verge of tears because as an artist I was so impressed by how much aesthetically pleasing and good looking the visuals and the artstyle were!!! I literally begged eveyone I know to go watch it as well mainly because of how insanely well-animated it was, yeah Mr Wolf is objectively hot but damn the thing that really sells this film is surely the stylistic choice they made with the graphic and everything in general!!!