What changed for Taika Waititi?

The backlash against Taika Waititi has manifested stronger than ever with his newest Rotten Tomatoes score, raising the question of what changed.

  • smoothbrain coldtakes
    8·
    1 year ago

    I’d hardly call low critic scores a “backlash” based around “overexposure” - it’s not like he’s making Troma-direct-to-VHS movie numbers.

    Love and Thunder failed because it’s supposed to be a serious tone and they gave it to a comedic director, I’m not really sure what they thought would happen when they mismatched tones and direction preference.

      • Die4Ever@programming.dev
        2·
        1 year ago

        I thought L&T was so close to being a great movie, they just screwed it up with some jokes that could’ve been cut, show Gorr a little more, and giving the kids powers was dumb

        once Thor left the Guardians the movie should’ve become a little more serious in general, or maybe when the kids get kidnapped

      • smoothbrain coldtakes
        3·
        1 year ago

        There’s a difference between picking a serious project to undertake and being forced into a corner by the corporate board, which is more than likely with Love and Thunder.

        Did he get told to do Klara and the Sun, or did he decide to work on it? I think that makes a big difference.