The speaker, who is attending a screening of "The Emoji Movie," expresses their disappointment and frustration with the film's content and execution. They criticize the film's predictable plot, poor writing, and the use of product placements, particularly for apps like Dropbox and Just Dance. The speaker also takes issue with the film's portrayal of women, particularly the character Jailbreak, who is depicted as a strong, independent woman but ultimately rejects the main character Gene due to the film's agenda.
The speaker also criticizes the film's use of famous actors, such as T.J. Miller, James Corden, and Sir Patrick Stewart, arguing that their involvement in the film is a form of self-promotion rather than genuine artistic contribution. They express their fear that Hollywood executives might intentionally create films like "The Emoji Movie" to generate memes and advertising revenue, rather than to tell compelling stories.
Despite the film's poor reception, the speaker acknowledges the hard work of the animators and the variety of character models, environments, and designs. However, they argue that the film's low budget and poor writing make it unworthy of the animation talent that was put into it.
In conclusion, the speaker calls for the audience to avoid supporting films like "The Emoji Movie" with their money, and instead to support films that are genuinely well-made and artistic. They express their hope that the film will continue to be memed and criticized, and that it will ultimately fail at the box office.
1. The reviewer is attending a screening of "The Emoji Movie" in formal attire.
2. The reviewer made a video in 2016 predicting that "The Emoji Movie" would be released in 2017.
3. The reviewer is critical of the movie, stating that it was written and directed by talent who have only released mediocre or garbage movies.
4. The reviewer believes that the movie is the sixth lowest rated film of all time on IMDB.
5. The reviewer compares the movie to other films such as "The Last Airbender" and "Suicide Squad", stating that at least those films are films, while "The Emoji Movie" is not.
6. The reviewer criticizes the movie for its excessive advertisements, stating that it is a "colorful, pretty blur of motions being used as a sneaky dispenser... for advertisements."
7. The reviewer describes the plot of the movie, mentioning four different plot threads and the main villain.
8. The reviewer criticizes the movie for its product placements, stating that about 85% of the scenes with Gene, High-5, and Jailbreak are product placements.
9. The reviewer criticizes the movie for its portrayal of women, stating that the character Jailbreak is a strong, independent woman who doesn't need any man.
10. The reviewer criticizes the movie for its predictable humor and punchlines, stating that the most expected and predictable punchline is rolled out throughout the movie.
11. The reviewer criticizes the movie for its animation, stating that the animators worked their asses off to make this restricting, poorly written idea as visually interesting and slick as possible.
12. The reviewer criticizes the movie for its casting, stating that Sir Patrick Stewart was cast as a joke and that he was paid to play a piece of shit.
13. The reviewer criticizes the movie for its feminist message, stating that the movie is about women having limitless potential, which is unnecessary and makes the film more hateable.
14. The reviewer criticizes the movie for its intentional terribleness, stating that the movie is memeable and that it's a strategy to generate more talk about the movie.
15. The reviewer criticizes the movie for its cynical, corporate, and nihilistic filmmaking, stating that the movie is too depressing to give it the benefit of the doubt.
16. The reviewer criticizes the movie for its self-awareness, stating that the movie shows strange flashes of self-awareness at times, almost alluding to the fact that whoever wrote this knows how fucking awful it is.