Disney’s Wish Could've Been 2D!

I think the best homage to the company was Once Upon a Studio.

You can HEAR the disappointment, the pain, and confusion in Isaac’s voice.

At least it had watercolor backgrounds. Being fully 2D, it wouldn't have fixed the film's other issues. But at least it would feel a little less generic and more like an homage to Disney.

First of all, Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee's mindsets for why it wasn't 2D animated is one of the many reasons why those two NEED to be fired from Disney, ASAP. But also, i hate the idea that the 2D animation represents "Living in the past" there is still so much you can do with 2D animation even up to today, and still so much potential that medium has to offer. Even if they couldn't do it, why not find a middle ground and go a similar route that Spider-verse and The Last Wish did with its animation styles? Whatever, personally, i think Wish shouldve been 2D animated, or at least, should've had a middle ground, A La Puss in Boots: the Last Wish, and the Spider-verse movies/films. Also, Issac, will you be doing videos on some of the scrapped concepts of the film? Such as the Villain Couple and the Starboy (plus his rumored romance with Asha)?

I think Wish had so much potential, what could have been a wonderful 100 anniversary. Wasted because they were afraid to change their style, they played it safe.

It’s amazing how studios in Europe and Japan have no issue with making 2D animated films and their audience still really enjoy them (especially the latter).

2D Will always be a classic method. So MANY timeless classics done in that way! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

I think when it comes to Wish's animation they probably wanted to combine the two types of animation that Disney was known for doing and good at 2D and 3D animation

Lee's comments on the camera movement "issues" are especially infuriating when you look at films like "Roger Rabbit." A Live Action movie where the camera movement is constant and fluid and at no point feels restricted for the sake of the hand drawn cartoon characters. The only limit with 2D animation is the artist's imagination. No doubt If Richard Williams heard Lee's comments, he would've laughed and mocked her words endlessly. It was very disheartening when I listened to Mark Henn's post-retirement interview with the Bancroft brothers. On top of him being dissatisfied with the little work he gets, he also mentioned how so often he and Eric Goldberg would bring in ideas and find ways to incorporate 2D into every project (including Wish) only to be denied and disappointed. I hope Disney animation finds its way again as it did in the 80s. But I struggle to have faith in the idea more and more as time goes by.

I can’t be the only person so disappointed Wish wasn’t a 2D movie. I really enjoy 3D like Tangled which is one of my favorite Disney movies ever, and other ones like Moana, Raya and Encanto, but I’m sick of Disney reusing the same artstyle for almost every stinking movie. One of the things I always loved about the Renaissance movies was each movie had its own style, but they were also inspired from previous movies produced by Walt himself. Maybe it’s just me but Wish’s animation felt more like an unfinished project than the final product. And I’m sick of this self told lie forced on by different studios 2D animation is stupid, childish and outdated. It breaks my heart the only thing that’s keeping 2D animation alive is basically anime and that’s probably why Hayao Miyazaki keeps coming back to make more movies. I don’t hate 3D animation, but its so sad that the main reason why studios refuse to go back to handdrawn animation is because 3D is cheaper and makes more money and kids don’t care about art, all they do is watch whatever’s on screen. Disney, please go back to your roots before its too late

I think it's best it wasn't 2D. People would blame its poor reception and performance on it being hand drawn and put another nail in the traditional animation coffin

being born in 1994 I'm proud to say I grew up in a world where hand drawn animation was still the dominant medium and I think wish being hand drawn would have improved the film in some ways

The closest to a legitimate 2D moment in Wish was where Asha was showing a drawing on her sketchbook to King Magnifico and then you see the drawing come to life when she was flipping the pages.

Honestly, I'm glad they didn't. If it was unchanged in any other aspect, other than being in 2D, the public and critics would still hate it, and Disney would just use it as yet another argument why they will never make another 2D movie

Jennifer Lee: 2D has too limitations in terms of camera movements. Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Renaissance movies: Am I a joke to you?

I WISHED it was 2D. It would have been a very good addition to this being Disney's 100th Anniversary celebration movie.

This is an important subject to talk about. The LAST Disney Film we had so far (not counting the Disney DTV Sequels, Once Upon a Studio or any Disney Channel Animated Series) was the Princess and The Frog 15 Years earlier.

I was born in '97. I'm glad I grew up during the time when Disney was using hand-drawn films even through they were on the verge of collapsing. Atlantis, The Emperors New Groove, Tarzan and even modern films i.e. The Princess and The Frog were great films that had gorgeous 2D animation. Disney NEEDS to revisit this medium.

In summary, they fired the artists who can do it and the higher ups don't want to do it. The artist who have the skills are considered unnecessary and the higher ups think that what they have are better. In other words, they don't like their past and try to stay away from it as far as they can. Wish is a movie that was essentially forced out of them. They are forced into something they don't want: go back to the old Disney. "Style that was uniquely Disney" - I consider Wish's style to be uniquely Disney, but Disney as it is now, not the Disney that you know in the past.

Isaac, I want to take the opportunity to thank you for sharing your takes in such an optimistic and kind way while not holding back with the very valid points of criticism and what ifs. It keeps my hopes up while also addressing my concerns rather than try to hide them. I - and a lot of other people with me I'd wager - have been very disappointed by a lot of choices in direction made by Disney leadership in recent years. Growing up with such gorgeous works of art that is Disney 2D animation - which I to this day can find new charming details in - and then see it so disrespectfully dismissed is nothing short of heartbreaking. I truly hope Disney can take after the style experimentation trailblaze set by movies like Spiderverse and the Last Wish because that style combined with classic Disney magic ought to be an absolutely mindblowing wonder. I don't dislike Wish even if I am convicned it could have been so much more (personally I enjoyed the art book as much if not more than the movie). I don't dislike 3D Disney, I have equal respect for different forms of art. But it's saddening to see them being treated with such vastly different levels of care and respect by the company that ought to understand the pros and cons of different art forms better than most. Anyway, that's my wall of text, thanks for your hard work and take care!