Sony Pictures Animation

You know.

Um, and it just so happens that that was produced by Sony Pictures Animation, which actually has a, a, an agreement with Netflix to put their original content on there.

So yeah, I, a- they don't have a streaming service, so it's, it works out perfectly that way.

But yeah, I mean, when you talk about making money back, a, I mean, if you're in a hole, that is one way.

At the time of it coming to fruition, it was, sorry, at the time of it starting, it was not as big a thing as it was by the time it actually made it to Netflix.

But that was, they used Sony Pictures Animation to create the characters, et cetera, et cetera.

So there was a Connection there, there was a partnership there between Sony and Netflix for a streaming film.

But it's usually the other way around.

Mm-hmm.

Um, outside, even outside of the Spider-Man stuff, like the K-pop Demon Hunters was Sony Animation too.

So, like, uh, they, they, Sony Animation is actually, uh, very, very, they, they have a good track record of producing good movies and, and TV shows.

But outside of that, man, the Spider-Man stuff, it's, if it's not con- produced by Disney, it's been just a mess.

And so I, I don't know what to make of this.

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prisoner in the moment kinda thing, and they're not looking to build upon these characters, which is a huge missed opportunity.

And out- even outside of that, the stuff that are hitting that are not within, and I'm sticking with Sony Animation, uh, that are not within the Sony uni- like the Spider-Man universe, like a, like a big- the biggest one the last two years where it s- was k- well, uh, I guess the last year, was K-Pop Demon Hunters.

Season seven? No.

Sony Animation.

Eight months for Joy's aura led to aura on each emotion.

They spent 18 months finalizing Joy's look, and the process of making her took three years.

My kids love both of those movies.

And then recently, Sony Animation has stepped up the game, man.

So I do still think Pixar is king.

in that they hold the uh the biggest pie biggest slice of the pie of the of the zeitgeist i guess you could call it why do you think that is what do you think that pixar does that has kind of been able to appeal to so many you've hit on a couple things already that i think are pertinent to this conversation yeah i think um

And this is their first film.

This is Sony Animation's first film.

The people who have now like...

I mean, they made the emoji movie not that long ago, so they're not exactly flawless, but they, you know, the spider verse movies are all Sony and they've, they've kind of got this little, you know, kind of their own little track going and with these animation innovations goat this year is kind of following from the spider verse trend and stuff.

It never aired on terrestrial or streaming American TV.

It's on YouTube, but it aired on the Family Channel in Canada.

cool otherwise there's a few the only actual references there's a few other sony animation movies that kind of reference it briefly um a kid in arthur christmas has an open season poster in his room okay and chippendale rescue rangers has it says boog's ears among a pile of bootleg items i don't know what that means i didn't see

that movie that's the movie yeah okay yeah yeah okay that yeah it's just it's a very post-modern movie sure there's lots of references because it's like a lonely island

You would think that Sony, who makes choices when it comes to their Spider-Man movies, right? You would think that they would, you know, fast track that one, but...

Between the Spider-Verse movies, between K-Pop Demon Hunters, and between Mitchells vs. the Machine, Sony Animation is doing pretty good right now.

But yeah, this is not just a movie problem anymore either.

It's TV shows as well.

Uh, although I, I think new reports are saying that Guillermo del Toro will no longer be a guest at this forum.

Um, they'll, they'll have some Sony heads, of course, um, part of this, uh, this forum or this panel that's moderated by the Sony Pictures Animation president, Christine Belson.

Um, I have a quote here from the Crunchyroll president, Rahul Parini, saying, "Crunchyroll is honored to host and curate a forum for exciting and innovative discussions from and between industry leaders around the amazing art form of anime.

This is the first and only type of industry event outside of Japan where anime is front and center for discussion." And I pulled some other sources, uh, that kind of explains that there, there's gonna be a framework, uh, built around four key strategic pillars at this forum, at this panel, which are fandom, exploring how global communities connect and expand the culture through influencers, streetwear, and experiences; technology, adapting streaming infrastructure, user experience, and interactive features for a growing digital audience; storytelling, navigating transmedia adaptation across anime, manga, gaming, and live action; and I pre- IP protection, securing and managing intellectual property rights globally to ensure creators are protected as international demand scales.

definitely do agree i don't have a problem with that i think honestly my big problem is when brad bird he his response was literally like that's a stupid idea and you're stupid for thinking that that's at the point where it's like okay no that's not that's a bit out of line there dude yeah

all right so this guy i'm very curious for your thoughts because i know you've had very strong feelings about sony animation in the past on your channel yeah um

The moment we've been waiting for, everyone.

So their highest is actually a tie.

And then the Emoji Movie is the lowest at 6%.

Yeah, no surprise there.

And I just want to go and say that, like, when I did my original ranking video, I actually did a unique thing where I separated Sony Animation from pre-Spider-Verse and post-Spider-Verse.

So, like, I had two different rankings where...