Talk:Zootopia/@comment-25097798-20140923190027/@comment-929837-20141012033556

Yeah, they did. "Tangled" had the chance to be a snarky deconstruction of the typical Disney formula ala "Shrek" or "Into the Woods", but they blew it and it became another generic Disney Princess movie (and the original "Rapunzel Unbraided" script they had before they switched gears to a straightforward adaptation was even funnier and more subversive).

"Wreck It Ralph" was...OK, but the humor was very Channel Awesome. Just like in "Suburban Knights", just like in "To Boldly Flee", just like in post-The Review Must Go On Nostalgia Critic, most of Wreck it Ralph's humor was just "see? this is just like that one video game! It's funny because this happened in a videogame" and/or "look at how stupid the stuff in this videogame/videogame series is! That's the joke!" humor.

"Frozen" was sucessfully because it was the first to use the current Dreamworkks formula: create a compelling dramatic story with likable characters and a positive message, and don't worry about stuff like merchandise or tie-ins. "Frozen" worked for the exact same reason "How To Train Your Dragon", "Rise of the Guardians" and "How to Train your Dragon 2" worked...but it wasn't a comedy. Sure, there were comedic moments and comedy relief characters, but the tone was dramatic and epic.

"Big hero 6" is genuinely funny, and willing to make fun of Power Rangers and Super Sentai and even the "Iron Man" movies in a legitimately hilarious manner.