The FNAF Movie Problem

The Five Nights at Freddy's movie has finally been released after 8 years of production issues, and it's already causing arguments over it's quality and more pointless debates about film criticism and fandoms. Let's discuss.

Tracks in order of appearance (Repeats not counted):

Persona 5 OST - Phantom
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr's Journey OST - Toad Town
SPY x FAMILY OST - Bondman
Persona 4 OST - Reasoning
Sonic Unleashed OST - Apotos (Day)
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater OST - Sea Breeze
Losing Streak - Chew Well (Outro Song)

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#rant #entertainment #fnafmovie

[Kaiser]

As a non fnaf fan who didn't watch the movie, I gotta give it up to the folks who made the robots, they look spot on

[colekiesler]

Now the only thing we have to wait for in 1000 years is when Markiplier finally makes an official cameo in the movie.

[Lucid_PZPL]

Crazy how people online have learned absolutely nothing from the Mario Movie situation. People still somehow think Rotten Tomatoes is actually important to the quality of a film

Edit: Whether or not you like the FNAF or Mario Movie isn’t my point. My point is that people are saying they don’t care what critics think, whilst also getting mad at them for not liking the movie. This already happened earlier this year, and my point is that they should’ve learned from last time

[derekjamesjack]

The animatronics aren’t being controlled by the drawings. I interpreted the drawings as the children’s “memories”. Abby just reminded them of what really happened through her drawing. If you remember the therapist at the beginning of the film, she explains that children learn and communicate through drawings and photos.

[someguyinazoo]

To me the biggest problems were not having Wiliam enough in it, having Vanessa even be their, and have Mike be the security DURING the murders

[PaperCircle]

These critics are totally wrong
They didnt hear freddy say "It's Fazbearing time", that was oscar winning material right there

[lorrainemurphy]

The matpat scene makes me 500% happier

[Rainbow_Sish_Kabob]

One of the problems with online media analysis is that most works of fiction are not irredeemably bad nor life changingly good. So it’s very easy to let your/other people’s expectations dictate how you feel.

[books]

One thing I think a lot of people missed was that mikes dreams were this movies versions of the mini games which I thought was a pretty clever way of incorporating them.

[Lebroly-James]

My main gripe with the movie was the abundant repeat of the same dream sequence, the cupcake jumping for 0 reason, and the babysitter getting the worst death for basically doing nothing but being a get-away driver.

[sevenseven]

Matpat revealed that Mark was supposed to be the previous security guard, and even Mark himself said he couldn't do it because it coincided with his own movie filming (Iron Lung)

[AegbGo]

I think the drawing thing was foreshadowed since the beggining, the teacher mentioned that the drawings had a big power for the kids, and that it was a very good way to express it themselves, which honestly despite being goofy or silly, it makes sense because after all, the animatronics ARE kids

[mudkipfanatic]

The fnaf movie having plot points that go nowhere or mean nothing by the end actually makes it a pretty good adaptation of the video game

[ItsAK]

Bless you for spreading the good message that people's especially critics opinions are their own and people can enjoy something that other people dislike. It's getting annoying to see people combat negative criticisms in the worst and immature way possible.

[goatlover]

Funnily enough I didn’t really go into this movie with the expectation of it being a straight up horror movie but rather a comedy with jump scares and fan service. I think that mindset made it more enjoyable for me as I just sat there having a good time from start to end.

[PlayerOne.StartGame]

This movie was really just a love letter to FNAF fans, and as someone who's been waiting over 8 years for this film I felt completely and utterly fulfilled.

[cursed]

6:13 When I saw that the first night was incredibly uneventful, I was actually REALLY digging the direction I was thinking the film was going to go in

I thought as Mike kept revisiting the place, the nights would slowly get creepier and creepier, and Mike would slowly learn the tragedies that went down in the pizzeria, and as mike is about to complete his last night, finally putting all the pieces together about what happened in the 80’s

William Afton appears in the suit Mike heard all about, the suit that he quickly learnt was used to kill all the kids.
William being there to kill him, so nobody can fully figure out what he has done. Only ever inviting him so he can see Mike be killed because of him out some twisted irony just like he killed his brother.

The murderer of his brother being the last and only animatronic he has to fend off as he fights for his life until 6 AM

Like I would’ve loved if it turned into a semi detective thriller! With Mike trying to figure out what happened while fending off the animatronics as they slowly become more violent! As his morbid curiosity would keep drawing him back night by night, hoping maybe his brothers death has something to do with these weird cases.

It would’ve been able to incorporate the Fnaf 1 gameplay while keeping it interesting! As Mike figures out everything that has happened! With general audiences figuring out the story as they keep watching, and dedicated fans absolutely loving seeing Mike putting together all the pieces to the story they know very well about.

I’m fine with how the story turned out, but I would be lying if I didn’t say I would have really loved to see the gameplay being actually implemented in a very interesting way.

[froppygurl]

Tbh, the only reason why the whole “controlling the animatronics by the drawings” made sense, because the doctor in the beginning told Mike about how connected kids are when it comes to images like drawings which connected the movie a little bit. The sleepover scene also made sense, because of the fact that the animatronics are literally possessed by children and wanted to play with another kid. The movie is trying to show that the animatronics are clearly possessed by kids more than in the games which isn’t a bad concept and the execution is alright, but it could lead tonal whiplash instead of trying to gradually change the tone with some pacing. My main issues with the movie is William afton barely having screen-time, barely having the moments with the animatronics creating suspense as they try to get into the office like in the games, and Vanessa’s character is a bit poorly utilized. However, I really, really liked the film. There are definitely flaws in the film that could be fixed, but I definitely enjoyed the film and I recommend it as long as you don’t put high expectations on it.

[soong_type_android]

The theater I was in cheered loudly twice:
1. When MatPat said “It’s just a theory”
2. And when William Afton said “I always come back”

[manfredicadelo]

I liked when Afton appeared and said: "Zoinks Scoob! I, like, kidnapped some children in the 80s!"