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I was quite excited about DreamWorks' Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken! A twist on the normal formula spitting at Disney for their mermaid protagonists. But then.. I barely got around to seeing it. And then when I did, my expectations fell of the more and more I watched this movie. Until I reached the end strikingly quick, and it was practically Disney in every way. Ruby Gillman has flopped in the box office, and I think I know why. And though the concept of this movie had some good elements to it, the end result was boring, and bland, and uninspired. So here's an off-shoot idea on How To Fix DreamWorks' Uninspired Ruby Gillman... But it still doesn't help much.
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I think that instead of Chelsea turning out to be Nerissa, Nerissa should've actually been her mom, and Chelsea wanted Ruby's help to get the Tritent to prove that Mermaids and Krakens could get along. Nerissa steals it once Ruby gets it, goes on that rampage in the climax and tries to force Chelsea to join in So Chelsea realizes her mom can't change and help stop her. It would've been more entertaining, nuanced, and would've been a nice contrast to Agatha genuinely caring about and coming to an understanding with Ruby.
Agreed
The marketing was so bad.
I thought it was more or less gonna perform Monsters vs Aliens like numbers.
In earlier storyboards Chelsea's mother was killed by Ruby's mother
agree
It’s funny how so many flaws with this film story can be fix by just having the mermaid not turn out to be actually evil but no we gotta stick to Disney, and make the redheaded mermaid, super evil in the end no matter if our films story suffers because of it
Yeah when I saw the first trailer for it I was like “wow still throwing shots at Disney?”
If there's a follow up they may be able to make Chelsea not Nerissa, because otherwise the entire thing is dead, making Chelsea Nerissa means that the krakens are now killing teenage girls; good luck showing that on TV
I haven't watched the movie or the video but judging from your comment it's really funny that people were praising puss in boots 2 for having a villain that is just evil. No sympathetic, no twist villain. Just straight up evil. But this movie (again based on your comment) proves that any type of villain can be good as long as the writer knows exactly what they are doing and knows how to write. We don't need more villains that are evil for the shake of evil. We need different types of villains with good writing. Hell, it's not even the villain themselves, it applies to every character.
The same can be said to the spiderverse style. Yes, that first spiderverse movie really changed the whole animation industry in a good way and I do love seeing more and more unique animated movies, but people need to realize that the reason why 3d animation, specifically realistic 3d Pixar animation, is getting stale is because a lot of movies are using the same style over and over again instead of experimenting. We need a variety, not the same thing over and over again.
@gdottothegamer1001 Jack Horner works because he's evil the entire time, not in the last 15 minutes, and there's other villains to add depth in his place. Also he's absolutely hilarious, Nerissa is a charisma vacuum. Chelsea here does a total 180° personality swap like Hans and becomes evil in the last 15 minutes with no prior indication of her being pure evil.
@@scoutfan911 ahh ok, yeah that suck ass
It facinates me how "Chelsea" developing a friendship with Ruby was more interesting than the the reveal that she's Nerissa, which was supposed to be the payoff of manipulating Ruby and to finish what she started. 0 _ o
That's because Ruby and Chelsea's dynamic was the highlight of the movie.
If they made a show about them just hanging around, I'd happily watch that.
Exactly. People have been saying that Chelsea is somehow this good villain because she seems manipulative in reality she’s just a really lame twist, villain like Hans from frozen. Her dynamic and friendship with Ruby from saving her life to helping Ruby come out of her shell was much more meaningful and much more impactful for the film than anything any other character did. The executives it seems just wanted to spite the little mermaid so much that they didn’t care how bad it made their movie look
@@achinthmurali5207 I actually thought this whole "Evil Mermaid" was actually a reference to the Peter Pan novel. Where they were these malevolent beings defined by vanity despite having attractive looks.
But given that Nerissa as Chelsea just so happens to look like a version Ariel gone evil, I'm convinced the executives did got too carried away with this idea rather than the strengths the film laid out. Sad, tho.
It was waaaaay more interesting of an idea.
If she really were Nerissas daughter and not that lame "twist", the movie would be better off
@@YuzuMelodious Addition to what you said about "Evil mermaids", the whole concept of mermaids being evil in this one is based on the actual mythology of mermaids being vain and beautiful but also very dangerous as they drown sailors to their deaths or eat them underwater (Example of that was in Pirates of the Caribbean)
The main problem with the movie for me was how Chelsea being a twist villain was spoiled from the first trailer
Can you even call her a twist villain then?
That in of itself isn't a problem, because there's still the HOW she's a twist villain to look forward to. Sometimes a foreseeable conclusion can still be exciting if the writing around it is good enough. This movie just didn't have the writing to make up for it. Although I won't deny, the marketing for the movie was terrible.
In the original script Merissa's mother was killed by Ruby's and explains why they live on the surface
Just leaving that in would fix so much
Ruby? how did she do it
@@leonardofarias8843 They meant her mother.
@@quickman2663 And how Ruby killed her?
That would’ve at least added more weight and depth to the film
A better movie would have been maybe the Krakens and Mermaids being engaged in a forever war for dominance of the ocean, and Ruby’s mom killed Nerissa and her Husband (leaving Chelsea an orphan), horrified the mom leaves the war and starts a new life on land (camouflage to appear human), and Ruby finds out about her heritage and becomes a target for Chelsea’s revenge.
YES i'm still making that comment apart, but in a video i saw somewhere else, i said that agatha's story would have made a way better movie. Like It wouldn't hace ended in a peppy ending with the granma getting a sour taste, like not dark or anything, but at least showing emotions
@@Pahiman12 I was thinking it could end with maybe Ruby trying to reach out to Chelsea but her mind is too consumed by revenge, so Ruby has to kill her.
@@Pahiman12 and maybe Chelsea’s parents weren’t even part of the war, they were just bystanders evacuating and Ruby’s mom just zaps them since she’s bloodlusted due to war
@@Bolbi145is funny you should mention that because there was actually a deleted scene which takes place after Chelsea transforms into her giant mermaid form when she confronts Ruby's mom Agatha it was revealed that Agatha killed Chelsea's mother during the war and Chelsea wants vengeance
@@animezilla4486 I’m thinking that she doesn’t get redemption since she’s trying to kill Ruby for the sins of her mom, and maybe she dies, like she reveals she just pretended to be her friend to kill her
There was a deleted scene where Chelsea isn’t Nerissa, due to Chelsea being her daughter. And in that kaiju battle thingy, it is actually revealed that Agatha killed Nerissa, so Chelsea wants to avenge her mother’s death
Should of kept it actually a better finale would of been reddemin her insteade of just ruby bedding her family to beat neriss ruby beates cheksie herself barly and Chelsea ends up reddened cause they did get along and genuinely liked eachother till the trident stuff but till then chesie was clearly not going to be the villain and if she was she would of berus resemble after ruby and her both after team up after the true twist villain the evil grandmother who literally admitted to purging and bashing all mermaids so really in that draft cherie us the last mermaid and she even has a rivalry thing that should of gone on but didn't till ruby has to beat her in combat like her mother did nerissa and unlike her mother she won't kill cherisa
This movie made me, for the first time in my life, actually consider writing AU fan fiction. That’s how bad I felt for it.
You’re not the only one. A lot of people had the same thoughts
Yeah I loved this movie BUTTTTT… I would definitely like to rewrite it.
This is me, but Trolls
Oh felt so hard, except I've gotten so critical of everything recently that I'm genuinely considering an AO3 account lmao
First step is firing Whoever decided that they could make trailers for this movie. Spoiled everything within the first two trailers ever released.
That’s the thing though, even if you didn’t see the trailer it was painfully obvious that Chelsea was the twist villain
Oh good! I am not the only one thinking, that this movie would have been better, if Chelsea actually was the daughter of Nerissa and had a change of heart
Maybe they can fix that with a TV series
@@animezilla4486 this is literally the opinion of almost everyone
If not every person who would watch the movie in the first place
Probably the biggest dissapointment I had was the fact that they didn't change the DreamWorks logo intro with different characters as what I heard they promise to do for every movie but unfortunately they didn't with this. I hope they do it for their next movie because DreamWorks has so many beloved characters for the intro besides Shrek and Toothless
i like there old logo where they do a unique one for that movie.
Seriously? Of all the things to complain about the movie you pick the logo!!?
@@achinthmurali5207 Yeah? You got a problem?
@@15Candlesnot at all, I just find it interesting that a logo has so much importance that’s all
@@achinthmurali5207 I mean why wouldn't it? That logo represents a lot of DreamWorks property yet only few made it and they promise that every movie they released it will change yet they didn't do it, understand?
The only reason why I wanted to see this movie was for the interaction between Ruby and Chelsea, but then I realized almost all those interactions were shown in trailers and TV spots.
The only thing we really didn't see was her first transformation and getting the trident. The rest of the plot points were outlined by the marketing.
I was the exact same way. The reactions between Ruby and Chelsea we’re better and more meaningful and her reactions with any other character with the exception of Ruby’s mother. The fact that they downplayed these relationships is what killed the movie.
Yeah I wasn’t a fan that they went the “Royal pain” route from sky high, it would’ve been actually interesting for the whole “daughter takes revenge” thing
yeah at least Sky High had it make more sense with the ray gun didn't destroy her like the heroes thought but instead turned her into a baby. She even says that she had to go through puberty twice to try getting her revenge. (IDK to me that makes more sense than mermaids or this one is immortal and the other water fantasy beings are not and they age just like humans kinda thing)
Yeah
This film had a nearly identical plot to turning red.
So this teen girl lives in basically strange isolation and only discovers later that her and her mom jave an ability to transform into a particular animal and she is reeeeally mad at her mom for not telling her. She goes off and does her own thing for a while whicj ends up causing too many peoblems and ends in a kaiju fight.
I thought only I noticed that detail
pretty sure a lot of movies have a concept like this.
Maybe they could've done it to where Ruby's grandma several years ago killed Nerissa's grandma to prevent her from unleashing a mermaid army to enact a kraken genocide, believing that krakens are inferior to mermaid and were not fit to rule the seas. Nerissa (Chelsea) witnessing the violent death of her grandma being stabbed by her own trident, vowed to someday continue her grandma's plan to eliminate the kraken. Especially planning to kill Ruby's grandma with the same trident she used to kill her grandma after realizing what Ruby's family was.
While this film's plot was, something, maybe they could make a series and better explain what the film didn't.
Amazing how so many people agree that the movie would have been great if they made some changes. It’s almost like “Listening to the AUDIENCE is better than listening to EXECUTIVES in the marketing department” LOL
Turned out to be a good idea for the Sonic movie.
Before fully watching this, I wanna say enjoy how the kraken characters look. their faces, their limbs, the way they stretch, I love it, and I hate that this style of animation had to be wasted on a film with a bad twist.
They look like candy, especially Ruby. I want to eat her hair💀
I don’t mind the Wallace and Gromit vibes
@@Raggy_dfDo not eat the kraken girl
I hate this film had such a terrible twist that everybody since the beginning didn't want that celstia is nessie Because that's a very stupid idea at least make her the daghter to improve from one mermaid to two like original cheksie would of been the daghter but no
This movie kinda hurts me cause... damn it had so much potential and it was all thrown away by just one single detail that, as far as I see, everyone agrees on... not make the mermaid evil. Make Ruby and Chelsea actual friends. Honestly I was kinda hoping the trailer where lying and that the kaiju battle may be part of a dream sequence or something but sadly... Just this one tiny little detail and the movie could have been saved and it's soooooo frustrating.
I just hope that the movie becomes at least popular enough that at least fanartist can do what this movie failed to do. Cause certainly would love to see more of these two as friends.... also GOOOOOOSH are rubys actual friends in the movie sooooo annoying.
You know what movie I would have compared this plot with? Barbie's princess charm school. it got that the MC is actually a secret royal succesor trope and tries to get the throne from the corrupt evil villain too. But the thing that makes the charm school plot is even more interesting, is one, Delancy's / the villain's unexpected redemption midway that makes it clear WHO IS the real villain the entire time and two, they involved the MC'S FRIENDS, LIKE, they were relevant there! super duper relevant, the plot and mission won't move forward if the MC's friends didn't help her. I was shocked that Ruby's diverse friend group is only there to show that Ruby is a shitty friend who ditches her bestfriend for a new friend. Scrap the characters and the plot still moving nicely with Ruby and Chelsea as the main focus. Like, it's too much unnecessary characters and so little world building to explain Ruby's daily life and her struggle. Or that is what I'm thinking.
I find it funny how people have been saying DreamWorks has been killing it. They’ve had ONE good movie as of late. Most of DreamWorks catalog is still pretty mediocre.
DreamWorks tried to shit on Disney so much they forgot to write good plot and have good animation
I think ultimately that’s what did in this movie, they where more interested in making a hit piece than making an actual film.
10:48 focusing on making the mermaids the bad guys is just not a fantastic concept to start with. Mermaids originated as sirens, which are the "bad guys", so you know, the only real twist you have here is making krakens not bad.
Yes, but the problem is the Krakens being secretly good is never expanded upon too much. If Krakens are good then where did the myth of Kraken sinking ships come from? And if Kraken’s or Knobel majestic protectors, then why haven’t we really seen them protect ships from sinking or anything else? I’m not saying that the movie shouldn’t have gone in this direction but they should’ve explained are giving us some more information to work with.
If they really wanted to go with the mermaids being bad guys, they shouldn't have presented it as a twist when literally every piece of marketing for the movie is shouting "mermaids are the bad guys!" If anything, Chelsea turning out to be a good guy would have been a better twist. Also having some other mermaids in the film besides just Chelsea would have helped to reinforce the idea that there are bad mermaids and good ones.
@@achinthmurali5207actual problem: we're only told the krakens are good, not shown. Their actions are quite the opposite, genociding multiple races and the Grandma being an outright unreliable narrator.
Making fun of Disney and Disney Princess cliches is one thing, but calling people stupid for liking mermaids instead of krakens was just dumb. Plus this movie just feels like it's playing tug of war with the stories of "Luca" and "Turning Red".
Teenage kraken who turns into a creature when emotional wants to blend in with human society and go to an event, but knows their mom will say no due to their emotion based transforming abilities, and sneaks out to do it anyway.
"Ruby Gillman" just added a plot twist villain to make it slightly more original. Still, it's a kaiju battle between the main lead and the antagonist at the event that they were told they couldn't go to.
Yup, it’s kinda hurting.😢
This movie is what if Luca and Turning Red had a child
The main difference between sirens and mermaids is that sirens are usually depicted as evil temptress’ that lure sailors to their deaths, while mermaids are usually depicted as peaceful, non-violent creatures that try to live their lives away from human interference.
I have not seen this one yet, but I'll tell you the movie I wanted to see. I wanted to see a story where two girls turned against each other buy there cultures each thinking the other is evil learns that neither of them is evil and they discover how to get along.
The "That thing you thought was good is evil and the thing you thought was evil is good" Sounds like Far Left anti-Right propaganda
A true message of tolerance would be "We were both wrong about each other and we found common ground"
And if you want to be important and impress me and be worth my priority, be like Turning Red, or Owl House . Take a taboo subject and work it in to the plot. and make it work. Make us talk about it. Take the Taboo and normalize it so we understand it and grow and accept it.
"People want originality." No, they don't. Original movies do worse. Mario isn't original. Spiderverse is a sequel of a popular movie in a known universe. People want just different enough.
Exactly, if anything original movies have to do more to please the audience and justify its existence.Of course that includes having interesting characters, an engaging story and innovative animation. But even so they still could under perform but that's the risk original IPs take to potentially wow an audience.
For real that's why we have to support Wish and Migration soon so that we get more original movies of a non existing franchise
The Bad Guys actually performed quite well and that was an original (albeit based on a book series).
Made $250 million off a $80 million budget.
Elemental, also an original made a huge comeback (made $425 million off a $200 million budget) so yes originality isn’t dead.
But that’s how the most popular franchises we know started, as originals.
And recent films based on preexisting franchises did disappointing at the box office, such as Flash (made $268 million off a $220 million budget) Indy 5 (made $369 million off a $300 million budget) and even Rise of the Beasts (made $433 million off a $200 million budget, did the best out of the three I listed though it did gross the least amount of money in the series)
Ruby Gilman could’ve been Good if they start exploring the Lore a little better! Why can’t we just get a scene where the war between the Kraken and the mermaid started and Narissa’s backstory And the few between grandmama and Agatha. Make Ruby a better character like Shulk(Xenoblade) and Invincible! Chelsea would’ve been better off as a friend Ruby and mNarissa could’ve just been the main villain!
Actually, Elemental has been having very good legs as of late. Enough for it to actually have a solid shot at breaking even, something that only one $200 Million Dollar movie (Guardians 3) did. It’s not a huge success, but it’s way better than what it originally looked like it would do.
Im trying to give these movies hopes because of how many good animation movies we have been getting, but it seems like with every great one they follow with two, just, eh animations i don't understand why
That whole "powerful object this being evil" has been done in a animated film last year it's called "Tad the lost explorer and the Emerald Tablet" and it's a fun film.
I wasn’t that surprised it ended up failing, it just didn’t catch the eyes of many people and it wasn’t memorable, but this might also be because of ASTV taking everything lmao
Exactly
Nothing about it screamed must see on the big screen.
Hell, who would’ve thought Elemental, an original (and a phenomenal one at that) would outgross both Flash and Indy 5 despite one being a DC character and the other being the final installment in a popular franchise?
And believe it or not many said Dreamworks was now on a roll while Disney would keep on failing.
Now they’re eating crow.
Well Pixar didn't flop Elemental was so successful globally
And ruby gillman teenage kraken somehow maged number 1 trending on realesed and staying number 2 when I decided to watch it
@@hunterculpepper1973On Netflix.
As a dreamworks fan i was upset that it flopped because krakens are actually my favourite kind of mythical creatures because i like squids but oh well maybe the sequel could be an improvement because the 2011 movie puss in boots kinda flopped but than the sequel puss in boots the last wish was 1000% an improvement so can't wait for the sequel of this movie and correct me if i was wrong about anything
I mean the marketing for this movie was huge at least on the CZcams kids front because my daughter was asking to see this movie a lot after watching the trailers for it on CZcams kids in like may. We just bought it for her on home video (which costs almost as much as 2 tickets for the movie, not including snacks) and I mean yeah it was predictable with some lazy writing but it was cute overall
Canonically this is still part of the pikmin week.
Ruby gillman is just an under water leafling
I know I've said this before, but I'll say it again--Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken is a 3D animated kids movie that's completely full of wasted potential. It has a mediocre and generic plot with a highly obnoxious and predictable main female villain in the form of Chelsea Van Der Zee/Queen Nerissa who's just nothing more and nothing less than a cheap knockoff of Ariel from The Little Mermaid. Chelsea is without a doubt the worst main villain in Dreamworks history. Plus, when Chelsea transforms into her giant monster mermaid form, she looks more like a Siren than a mermaid. In fact, it would've made a lot more sense if the krakens were at war against the SIRENS instead of the mermaids. And making mermaids evil just for the sake of the plot is not only ridiculous but it's also just bad, lazy writing altogether. Besides, Disney already tried the whole "narcissistic mermaids" cliche with the Neverland mermaids in Peter Pan 1 & 2 alongside the Disney Fairies book series, which just makes this said cliche dull and boring all over again.
Not to mention the fact that Ruby's grandma, The Queen of the Seven Seas, came off as not only vain, controlling, and bloodthirsty but also highly xenophobic towards the other sea monster races and even towards the humans as well. Plus, there's just one question that I really need to ask about the plot of this movie--Why can't the krakens just learn to get along and live together in harmony with the mermaids and all the other mythical sea creatures? I mean, they all inhabit all the same exact seven seas and I'm pretty sure that not all mermaids and other mythical sea monsters are evil. And who's to say that there aren't any evil krakens lurking in the depths of the ocean right now.
Plus, the only two things that were actually good about this movie were the animation (except for the designs of the human characters) and how much of a relatable main protagonist Ruby Gillman was in the film.
This whole entire movie is just nothing but a lazy, cheap knockoff of Turning Red meets The Little Mermaid 2 with a hint of Luca, Encanto, Raya and the Last Dragon, and The Incredibles 1 & 2--that's it.
And but like I've also said before, this is what happens when you make an animated movie for kids with only a $70 million budget with very poor marketing. Not to mention the fact that the Writers' Strike in LA is still going right now.
In conclusion, that's the reason why I gave Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken a 4.5/10 with a three-star rating and a solid C-.
Dreamworks never learns which because they're the Disney of Universal Studios
The movie would have worked if they didn’t have that silly twist, cut down the number of characters, had better character design, and most of all had a redemption for Chelsea the mermaid without the twist.
Not the redemption arc, maybe the senator armstrong way where they go "gg bro you win"
I also want to fix that ruby apearence can be explained as if every kraken can change their apearence from their color scheme, so she doesn't have blue skin. The tentacles is not a big problem since in the movie in the design that's not notarable. And the hair, I guess would be like a type of big dreads so it can fit with her apearence. And just explain show ger blue apearence all the movie and any some time in there her human disguise appearence.
Note: DreamWorks pleaser hire me
That folks explains why DreamWorks barely does Twist VIllains.
Another reason why I hate most Dreamworks movies
It would have been better if the trident was evil, that needed contact to trigger, when kraken girl grabbed it, triggers evil, mermaid pried it free and the evil manifests into a mermaid kraken hybrid, where kraken and mermaid have to come together to defeat it and defend the bay. Which can help to strengthen the friendship, that can lead to an opportunity where they both run away from this, but that leads to more disaster. The parents have to work together to stall the evil, the teens have to train, and it takes the effort of both krakens and mermaids to stop it. Then a bit of a twist, both mermaid and kraken teen loose a parent during the fight, and try harder.
Happy ending, mermaid and kraken become friends, the family clans unite to become the defenders of the bay.
If they make a sequel, i hope it at least is better
I think Dreamworks's biggest problem is how they seem obsessed with pure evil villains so much it's just bad writing, the idea that morally grey villains are annoying yet we have this dumpster fire is hilarious
Exactly, they even mock them in the movie.
Whats wrong with pure evil villains?
@@audreyharris7643Nothing wrong inherently, but they kind of need more nuanced villains to round them out. For example, The Joker from The Dark Knight had Harvey Dent, Jack Horner from Puss in Boots 2 had Goldilocks, the Three Bears AND the Wolf...
Chelsea/Nerissa doesn't have that, and since the film makes a big deal out of 'one race good, other race bad', it means that the film lacks nuance that it desperately needs.
@@audreyharris7643nothing entirely wrong, Death worked better as a villain, it's just that.
@@audreyharris7643it’s not pure evil villains that are bad
It’s a villains that are not compelling that are bad. Chelsea in this movie just never seem dangerous. And she was only evil for the last 15 minutes. A good villain actually convince you that they are evil and doesn’t have a silly twist at the last minute, because the story demands a bad guy.
I was someone who wasn't excited for this. From the trailers, I was pretty sure it was going to be mediocre at best. I think everyone was just excited because of the last two Dreamworks films. If it was by someone like Disney, hardly anyone would care.
Maybe the studios just think that people will flock to see whatever they put out during the summer months. Interesting when so far the top two summer movies this year seem to have come out the same day
Dreamworks really wanted to make a Kaiju film and I’m not complaining.
I'm just thinking now to rewrite the movie myself. Got some good ideas now
Didn’t see one trailer but I could see the plot beats coming a mile away. Loved the characters, and design.
Ugh, this film hurt. Like you said, had a very promising first act. But the film just started falling an apart when it hurtled towards the end. Emphasis on “hurtled”. Film felt like it started rushing to be over. With all the montages and the pacing going by much faster.
The film had a nice set up with really good ideas. Especially with the grandmother needlessly wanting to fight for no greater purpose but to fight. Could have been a much more interesting subversion if that was actually glared on alongside the mermaids NOT being completely evil.
Sigh. I think Ruby Gillman would have worked better as a show with villain of the week kaiju fights than this film that tries to set up something similar but never actually getting to see it by the end.
Ruby was a fun character, her and her family were definitely the best part.
Was really looking forward to this movie. I really enjoyed the toony designs of the krakens in the trailer.
Hey, I liked the movie. Wasnt overly good but it was fun and had some fun characters.
As someone who did want to see this film I can attest that yeah I had just gone vacation and watched spiderverse and wasn't really in the market for going out for another movie. It wasn't even so much that I didn't have the money. I just didn't have the time anymore.
There's a deleted scene where Nerissa and chesela are mother and daughter.
I don’t normally comment on videos like this (I’m gonna be honest - it’s mostly because I try to avoid them), and I’m pretty late to have my say, but I wanted to share my own view on this story, so here it is. Be prepared - it’s SUPER long. Forgive my infodumping.
Chelsea does actually rescue Connor upon her arrival into Oceanside, and Ruby doesn’t see the signs of herself being a kraken until their first interaction - and even then, Chelsea shows genuine concern for her, as if she didn’t know about one important fact in this matter.
After this incident, Ruby runs home and shows her mother what’s happened, but even when Agatha is able to comfort her, she still brushes it off as ‘a normal part of life for us’, reiterating her number-one rule while she’s at it. But Ruby sneaks out that night and discovers her true form in the depths of the ocean, meeting her Grandmammah and getting info on the battle of the Trident - which started when four malicious mermaids called the Sirens (that’s the ones in the statue in the palace - they sure did look like the main villains in the movie’s first poster) tried to steal it, only to be stopped by her ancestors and killed in the battle which took place. Since then, some other mermaids have tried to finish what they started, which led to the krakens fighting a forever battle against them to keep the seas safe.
After some training, Ruby is about to head home but is captured by Gordon - before being rescued by Chelsea, revealing herself at that moment. The story runs pretty normally from there (except that the forest scene in the second trailer takes place on Ruby’s way to school the next morning, as is the library scene during later on in the day; Ruby’s interaction with her friends and her exploration with Chelsea takes place around recess), but when push comes to shove and Chelsea eventually betrays Ruby, the twist in the official iteration of her being Nerissa is not mentioned at all there; so essentially, Chelsea is her own person.
Grandmammah is visited by Agatha for help when she notices her daughter’s disappearance, while after a long struggle, Ruby eventually breaks out on her own and confronts Chelsea in a duel just outside prom. However, the crowd is too caught up in the fight to interfere, and Grandmammah and Agatha don’t arrive at the scene on time, leaving Ruby to be eventually cornered by Chelsea, moments away from being delivered the final blow.
Just before Chelsea can finish her off, however, there’s a huge crash of thunder and some other mermaids arrive - it’s the Sirens, alive, having come to collect the Trident from her! When they take their prize, though, things become slightly clearer when Chelsea asks them where her money is. But the Sirens just laugh at her, telling her that they were never planning to pay up - only using her as a pawn. They run away with the Trident, leaving a huge commotion in the scene, overwhelming Ruby and causing her to flee in a panic attack. Just before Grandmammah can confront Chelsea, she finds that she’s gone as well.
Ruby’s anxiety takes her to a desolate island at a distance from the bay, and she’s laid on the ground in a scared, shivering mess (yes, I did take inspiration for this idea from Puss in Boots). But someone’s voice calls out to Ruby, grounding her - and her view reorients to find Chelsea in front of her. At first, Ruby’s expecting another attack, but the mermaid has no plans of revenge. At this point, Chelsea begins to explain everything, starting off by saying: “Apologies are so overrated… so I won’t even bother trying to make one.”
She tells Ruby all the details of what led them here: the pressures of her princesshood as the daughter of the surprisingly benevolent Queen Nerissa, their argument not too long ago, and her meeting with the Sirens (who, after narrowly evading their death, had been in hiding all this time, and the mermaids which tried to steal the Trident after their fight were nothing more than the Sirens’ decoys to trick the krakens into their misconception). It turns out that she made a deal with them - after they gave information about Ruby to her, telling her that the young kraken was a bloodthirsty monster who wanted to stab her friends in the back, she would use her to collect the Trident and do the dirty work for them in exchange for enough funds to run away and start a life of her very own - one where she could actually feel like a normal mermaid and not a freak among her kind.
But there were several things along the way that gave Chelsea some doubts about her deal - for starters, they didn’t tell her that Ruby didn’t know about her true identity, or the fact that she was not as malicious as they led her to believe. And their underwater exploration wasn’t part of the deal in the slightest - Chelsea just wanted to experience true friendship one last time before betraying her - something that she really, *really* didn’t want to do. She finishes by saying that Ruby has every right to hate her right now, but Ruby immediately disregards that, and says that she’s only upset that Chelsea didn’t tell her sooner - if she did, she would’ve done everything in her power to get help. The two friends reconcile over this, finding some common ground and admitting that they were both wrong about each other, and they’re soon found by Ruby’s friends and family, along with Gordon and some other locals of the bay - volunteering to help them defeat the Sirens for good. Chelsea manages to reconcile with her mother, who also volunteers to help alongside some other mermaids.
After preparations for the fight, everyone confronts the empowered Sirens at the same spot where they had fought over the Trident centuries ago - and they all work together to turn the tide, taking the strength of krakens, mermaids and humans to do so. Eventually, Ruby and Chelsea manage to take back the Trident with the help of their friends, and together, they use its power to banish the Sirens from the seven seas (think of it as something along the lines of Tai Lung’s defeat from Kung Fu Panda), putting them somewhere where they can never hurt anyone ever again.
Several months have passed since then, and the Undersea Committee, led by Grandmammah and Nerissa, has been formed to protect the bay - bringing krakens, mermaids and humans together. We then see Ruby, Connor and their friends - including Chelsea, who’s now happily settled into Oceanside - heading on a school trip to another beach area and having fun together. And it ultimately ends with Ruby talking about the importance of expressing your true self to the world, finishing with those words: “No matter what the challenge, we will always answer the call.”
It’s amazing how the fanfiction for this movie is better than the film itself. I loved your story you should consider being a writer.
Yup, mocking other projects is just wrong! Dreamworks.
That's what happens when you guys decided to overhype Dreamworks, because of ONE really good movie they made.
there have made lots of good movies like the shrek fransice, kung fu panda, how to train your dragon, megamind, rise of the guardians to name a few. most of the movies they make are good ones sure sometimes there rather generic and really passable but most of them have unique interesting stories.
DreamWorks is all over the place. They are hard to predict.
@@pinkpixie8686 I know they made good films, but it's just that people really overhyped Dreamworks when Puss in Boots 2 came out. Now personally I haven't watched the film yet but it looks great!
Bad Guys was surprisingly good too, not to mention it was an original (albeit based off a book series)
Also, this is what happens if you mock Disney so hard.
When I saw the trailer for this movie I knew what it was going to be about, and just skipped it. I'm more surprised at how bad it did. Did not see it leaving the theaters this quick.
It may be uninspired, but at least it's an original project. It seems like original projects are never getting enough attention. At least it isn't complete trash like Disney's live action remakes. And everyone had high expectations because of PiB 2 and The Bad Guys, so ppl thought it would be a masterpiece. But not all movies are PiB level. If you know DreamWorks, they're hit or miss, mostly hit imo. And the marketing was terrible, but the movie was pretty good imo. Speaking of PiB, I'm waiting on your review on that.
I wish Gigantic wasn’t cancelled
@@bighand1530 That, and Me and My Shadow looked really good
@@Raggy_df True. One Disney movie and one DreamWorks movie.
@DazzReviews... id accept it if you were the real dazz, you are not :'(
The film is like a 2013 DreamWorks film
This movie said that prejudices are justified
I know. It’s sad. It’s out of character for Dreamworks. I guess racism is good as long as the species has great hair.
Ruby's racist grandma was basically proven right.
Nerissa from the game The Wolf Among Us worked so much better than this mermaid.
She was an ally but she was forced to stay silent due to a deadly curse.
Still waiting on "the scene that changed Puss in boots 2: Last Wish" 👀
@@DazzReviews...a pipe bomb from my right hand: troll
My problem is I watched the movie without watching the movie cause damn those trailers spoil everything
The word is "dispassionate", rather than impassionate, if you're still looking for it.
Hm, I see, it’s unfortunate that this Movie turned out the way it did, I wonder if there’s still a chance for it to make a comeback and be redeemed at some point?
I guess we’ll see.
maybe, but I doubt it would come anytime soon.
@@damonlam9145 yeah, I know.
Dazz, you think I really don’t care but I guess I really do because basically while trying to explain the movie to my mother after unusually having to hold it in for a couple of hours while I got home because she wouldn’t listen to me on the phone in my electric wheelchair on the bus afterwards and stuff when I do better pacing while driving my wheelchair farther distances in the cold, I guess I agree with pretty much all your points because I was pretty much saying them in my little delayed review to my mother however, my brain must’ve known what was going on because during parts of the movie without realizing it I snoozed and I don’t usually do that now I also think that as i brilliantly stated to my mother in the review the whole nature of the film is like building your house on sand. In other words, the sand is a faulty premise, because essentially all krakens are our bad monsters in bad films it’s sorta like making Voldemort a good guy, just doesn’t work, and the whole movie falls apart to quote my favorite expression which I’m trying to make a thing if I can ever write to the documentary about this if I ever finish film school if I survive my dangerous surgery if I get a new chance at life of which I’ve had about a billion if you buy the concept that bullshit is a synonym for premise a suspension of disbelief instead of the common belief, that bullshit is just something you can’t swallow lack of suspension of disbelief then this bullshit this premise of the film is something I straight up can’t swallow…Dan aka…🥺🥺🥺
I feel bad for this movie because it wasn't bad per say, just very meh. With some tweaks here and there it could have been way better for sure.
Ruby Gilman is still better than the little mermaid live action remake.
RaCiSt 👨🏻🎤
No
You can say that again @marjansojeri6572
No, it’s not actually
True
Your idea of making the trident the source of evil of whoever who wields it is a good one. But Dreamworks from start wanted mermaids to be evil. We can say that maybe it magnifies one's evil of good. Let's say if ruby uses it, it makes her more good. Just like the syrup in captain america. I mean we can put that mermaids are evil and averything. We can say that even, they don't care about other's lives. And that's it. Because I know everyone wants a redemption for chelsea, but DreamWorks really wants to show that mermaids are evil. Also it can work out that at the end peace is restored between these two species or that mermaods are just bad villains.
Whole thin has PrEtTy GiRlS ArE MeAn' vibes.
on the indiana jones topic i didnt hear ANYTHING about the movie until after i saw it (partners family offered) and personally thought it was alright, like mid but was honestly surprised at so much hate in reviews, i was just happy that it was better story and cgi than crystal skull which i think is the worst in the lineup 🤣
If they ever decide to make a franchise they shouldn’t give it a sequel yet they should make a tv series and if that does well then they make a sequel and then a season two of the tv show and then whatever comes
This movie is literally just Little Mermaid crossed with Turning Red. And not only is it derivative, but it’s also boring, forgettable, and tedious. Plus, the twist villain sucks. 😒
What the hell does the thumbnail say
i think it says Uninspired
Dazz: Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken? Bah! Humbug!
Me: Uh Oh. Someone needs to be haunted by three kraken spirits this Christmas.
Shame, really. This was the best DreamWorks movie of 2023.
I liked the depiction and lore of the Kraken in this movie, to the point where it could be it's own fictional race. Though, I do think that it didn't belong in this story. Whatever this movie was trying to do.
idk, what I know is I am definitely stealing this movies ideas for my own stories.
Underwater sea creatures are supposed to remain where they live
I am never watching DreamWorks again.
Hey DazzReviews? Is the Hoodwinked Too Review supposed to have its comments turned off? Or did CZcams mess with it while you weren’t looking?
Clicked so fast I now can't click off due to a lack of fingers
I don’t believe that Universal has any faith in DreamWorks anymore because of This movies’ failure. So possibly one day Universal will shut them down because they won’t need two animation studios just like when Disney shut down Blue Sky
I honestly liked the movie, it's pretty OK, but it surely could had been a lot better.
There's a lot of early storyboards floating around on CZcams that shows that the movie was aiming so much higher, but a lot last minute changes happened.
The amount of times my family went what? Why? This is the same thing as (random movie)
lol i had the same reactions when I saw this
Lol
@@DazzReviews... wait what I win? =O
I looked up things about krakens since they are a squid an they can't last long outside the water they will dry up an die im surprised that wasn't an factor with the family like they couldn't have it where she had a water bottle or spray bottle to keep them hydrated when they start to dry like come on its not hard to tell they arnt humans luca did it better with them becoming humans when they left the water an became dry if anything zim from invader zim gave an effort to look human with hair an fake eyes
Oh boy...
Also what's the (first) background music?
This movie may be unoriginal, but at least it’s more tolerable that Turning Red!
I am sad that this movie was as boring and predictable as it was. I didn't have high hopes for it, but I thought it had potential and I wanted it to subvert expectations. I would have loved for the mermaid girl to have been genuinely a kind person and actually make the two friends at the end. But nah, gotta make her evil despite there being so many other ways to make a good conflict.
Sadly, I've watched the movie with high expectations and my heart crushed at the end😔💔 I was hoping the trailers were lying to us.....but nope😢
Love how space chimps the missing Link the little mermaid remake and trolls world tour clips just appear out of no we’re even if he mentioned it or not
somehow this is how i find out there was a new indiana jones film what
Can we get a Happily n'ever after video?
Can you do "the TERRIBLE marmaduke movie" about the marmaduke movie that came on Netflix?
The Hollywood strike
Also, it's okay to say mermaids are the bad guys cause in mythology, in some stories they always were, but to say a kraken is a "good guy/gal" just screams of pretentious gimmick of trying to reverse the norm to be, oh our movie is different. Cause not once in mythology were krakens a good creature.
Nice perspective and critique. I have seen the movie, I liked the dynamics of the family, and I would say the movie was average. 🙂👍🦑
Well... the trailers ruined everything. I knew the whole movie without watching it
I really wanted to like this movie but it was so awful. The villain was the worst part of the movie, which is always a recipe for disaster. I would have kept Chelsea as the daughter of Narissa, sent by the mermaid queen to befriend and betray Ruby to steal the trident. But you can see she's conflicted as she kind of likes Ruby. In the end she betrays her mother, not because she's good, but because she wants to be her OWN evil and not do what her mother says, lampshading the whole teenage rebellion thing. She ends up a comically evil frenemy, fighting Ruby because a great, destined, protector of the ocean needs the best villain, which in her egotistical mind, is of course her. Kind of a Doofenschmirtz/Perry relationship except Chelsea is actually competent and threatening.
I would have liked that concept. But it could be even better if we had Chelsea try to be her own evil AND convince Ruby to join her. Using the power of the traded to rule over all the oceans as goddesses.
This movie is essentially your racist Grandma was right all along. Lol.
OK, but that intro to the Biscuit Barrel sponsor was HORRIBLE, why the loud sounds all of a sudden?? :(
If you're anything like me and watch a bunch of these movie review channels here on CZcams, you know that Hollywood has been struggling with originality for a while, and hardly anything seems genuinely good anymore, aside from the occasional diamond in the rough. I believe it was Schafarillis who said that great movies have become the exception, not the norm for Hollywood, and that is very saddening. As a result, I haven't really bothered with going to theaters anymore. It just seems like a waste of money these days. Even with good movies, I haven't really cared because I can get the general plot from these CZcams reviewers. Sure, it's not the entire thing, but you get the jist of it. Also, I'm an MDD sufferer, so just getting out of the house itself is a tough sell.
3:25 what does “EEAAO” stand for?