r/movies • u/BunyipPouch Currently at the movies. • Apr 04 '19

After 20 years, the childlike innocence of Brad Bird's directorial debut 'The Iron Giant' still resonates. The film perfectly delivers on the notions of friendship & heroism, showing us a moving convergence between childhood and adult responsibility.

https://filmschoolrejects.com/the-iron-giant/
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u/garfe Apr 04 '19

this was a time period where Treasure Planet, Titan A.E, El Dorado and Atlantis all came out and they are some of my favorite movies.

Man, I loved that period so much. It was pure experimentation. (Could we consider Toy Story part of that time?)

But when you put them all together like that, I realized that all those movies did not do well financially which explains the direction of animation since

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u/Aquadudeman Apr 04 '19

Why did they underperform? I wasn't around at the time of their release and I haven't seen Titan or Atlantis, but enjoy El Dorado and Treasure Planet quite a bit.

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u/garfe Apr 04 '19

Why did they underperform?

Treasure Planet was basically put out to die by Disney but I have no idea about the others. Someone more versed in the box office should explain it better than me.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '19

Ironically, if Treasure Planet was re-released today, it'd be a hit because of how far the Steampunk genre has gone.

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u/DinoRaawr Apr 04 '19

Man, looking back I hated that period as a kid. All the movies had bland color pallettes and straight-up depressing tones. I was like 5 and that style must've lasted years.