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Moto Moto vs Will-I-Am
13 years ago
I watched Madagascar 2 for the first time tonight, and I love Moto Moto. What a beast. When I looked at a video on YouTube, most of the comments ran like this:
"Will-I-Am is so sexy in this movie."
"How does Will-I-Am do that?"
"Will-I-Am is sexy in all of his movies."
Here is this awesome character, a lecherous hippo, and everybody just mentions his voice actor. When did the artist behind something become bigger than the work they are trying to make? I notice that a lot in many American animated features, it seems that the more they can shove down our throats that the voice talents are celebrities, the story is an afterthought, and the audience are buying into it! I'm annoyed in this case because I really like Madagascar 2, and especially Moto Moto. Here is a character who was created for the film, and nobody can get past the guy who gives him his voice. That's backwards and, in fact, a little insulting to the character.
I think Hollywood, and people in general, could stand to tune their celebrity adoration down a bit, and appreciate what they are trying to create. Especially when it's someone like Moto Moto, woof.
"Will-I-Am is so sexy in this movie."
"How does Will-I-Am do that?"
"Will-I-Am is sexy in all of his movies."
Here is this awesome character, a lecherous hippo, and everybody just mentions his voice actor. When did the artist behind something become bigger than the work they are trying to make? I notice that a lot in many American animated features, it seems that the more they can shove down our throats that the voice talents are celebrities, the story is an afterthought, and the audience are buying into it! I'm annoyed in this case because I really like Madagascar 2, and especially Moto Moto. Here is a character who was created for the film, and nobody can get past the guy who gives him his voice. That's backwards and, in fact, a little insulting to the character.
I think Hollywood, and people in general, could stand to tune their celebrity adoration down a bit, and appreciate what they are trying to create. Especially when it's someone like Moto Moto, woof.
Incidentally, I imagine that if they stated they liked the character in question more than the actor portraying them, it would make them a "furry" in everyone else's eyes or something paranoid like that and get them ridiculed on YouTube or wherever (which makes no sense of course, but you know how these idiot mindsets can be).