Well, to be fair, that-movie-that-shall-not-be-named is a direct-to-streaming movie. Streaming service-only movies are kind of the new direct-to-video movies. They don't really have to worry about being as good as movies going directly to the theater. These days, people will only watch movies that are worth going to the theater to watch-Godzilla vs. Kong is a fine example. Even though it's not high art, and even though it was released directly to streaming services, and even though it was released during the pandemic, it still made plenty at the box office, because the theatrical experience was simply worth watching compared to waiting for it to drop on a streaming service. It had good CGI-even during the day sequences, which is pretty impressive by today's standards, and the big-screen experience was quite immersive. Also, it gave moviegoers a rematch that was almost 60 years in the making, of two of the most famous rivals of all time. That's something worth going to the theater to see, and GxK also seems like it's in a similar situation-a team-up between monsters that even 5 years ago, would be considered impossible. The-movie-that-shall-not-be-named is going directly to a free streaming service, and is a sequel to a movie that made a lot of memes, but it wasn't the most famous Dreamworks movie ever. Kung Fu Panda 4 seems more like the thing people would go to theaters to see-it's a series that's been incredible in terms of ideas, animation, and story. Megamind is remembered by the people who've watched it, but it's mainly spread as a result of memes-it's not the movie that parents, or a general audience remembers too well if they haven't been using the internet to watch memes or video essays made by strangers. That doesn't make the sequel less atrocious-it's sadly, just something that makes more sense to stockholders.
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