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- Dec 13, 2022
The difference between then and now is that self-deprecating humor and pop culture jokes were a lot more novel in 2001 than 2025. (Time flies bros...)Funny thing is people have been saying the same about the franchise since the first movie and it developed an ironic fanbase becoming the movie equivalent of the Sonic Franchise, and in recent years that ironic enjoyment eventually became sincere enjoyment of the movies.
Marvel has beaten this kind of le quirky humor into the dirt. Audiences are tired of it. Puss in Boots 2 succeeded in part because it was earnest and sincere with the story it told, if all this movie has going for it is TikTok jokes it's gonna be ripped to shreds.
Basically