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A Space Jam 2 subplot that could've been
4 years ago
This probably isn't in the plot for Space Jam: A New Legacy, but I think this would please critics and fans if it was included. If the Tunes weren't just there for comedy, but they also had a small subplot which was more dramatic.
Al G. Rhythm considers the Tune World a world of rejects because in a universe of more serious franchises (Harry Potter, DC, The Wizard of Oz, the Monsterverse, Lord of the Rings, etc.), the Tunes are not taken seriously and is also a reference to WB gives more love to other franchises than them. This leads to the presunption that the world has moved on from the Tunes and has no care for any of them, similar to how the Muppets think the world's forgotten them in their 2011 film.
During the big game, Al G. Rhythm tells Lebron to raise the stakes of the game. If his Goon Squad wins, not only will he keep his son to be his graphic designer but he'll erase the Looney Tunes and their world completely, being an A.I. and all. Not only the characters and their homes, but every Looney Tunes media ever made off the face of the cyber world, believing no one will miss them (like how Judge Doom claimed no one would miss Toontown and the toons if all of it was completely dipped away). Thinking he and the Tunes have nothing to worry about, Lebron agrees to the deal, but it leads to Bugs and the gang berating him for selling them out.
Al G. Rhythm: With all the stuff going on in the world today and with all the more exciting stuff people watch, do you honestly think anyone's gonna bother remembering some rabbit with a Jersey accent and his ridiculous co-stars or even be curious as to what happened to them?
Then at the final game, even when they give everything they got, when they are so close, Lebron and the Tune Squad loses, to pretty much everyone's disappointment. Then the Tunes completely lose spirit now that they've lost. Even Bugs, who usually never gives up, gives into the belief that the Tunes never had a chance and that the world doesn't care about them anymore. Then Al G. Rhythm gives the Tune some time to say goodbye to each other as they walk sadly off the court.
WB character from the crowd: (beginning to tear up) It can't end like this!
Then Lebron's son, Dom, and Lebron call Al G. Rhythm out on his desire to erase the Tunes, on account of his caring more about what's more popular in the Warner industry. Then Lebron's family and almost every WB character present then speak out in defense/support of the Tunes, to prove Al G Rhythm wrong about the world not caring about the Tunes. Some even show comments left by real-life users that in were in the Tunes' favor.
In my opinion, this could have worked if this were to be the Tunes' last hurrah in theaters. I think while the Tunes should be zany and silly as we know them, a little drama like this should be in a film featuring a group of toons who've been with us for 80 years, and it'd perfectly match how most think the Tunes are no longer relevant instead of just pushing the seriousness towards Lebron and his son.
Al G. Rhythm considers the Tune World a world of rejects because in a universe of more serious franchises (Harry Potter, DC, The Wizard of Oz, the Monsterverse, Lord of the Rings, etc.), the Tunes are not taken seriously and is also a reference to WB gives more love to other franchises than them. This leads to the presunption that the world has moved on from the Tunes and has no care for any of them, similar to how the Muppets think the world's forgotten them in their 2011 film.
During the big game, Al G. Rhythm tells Lebron to raise the stakes of the game. If his Goon Squad wins, not only will he keep his son to be his graphic designer but he'll erase the Looney Tunes and their world completely, being an A.I. and all. Not only the characters and their homes, but every Looney Tunes media ever made off the face of the cyber world, believing no one will miss them (like how Judge Doom claimed no one would miss Toontown and the toons if all of it was completely dipped away). Thinking he and the Tunes have nothing to worry about, Lebron agrees to the deal, but it leads to Bugs and the gang berating him for selling them out.
Al G. Rhythm: With all the stuff going on in the world today and with all the more exciting stuff people watch, do you honestly think anyone's gonna bother remembering some rabbit with a Jersey accent and his ridiculous co-stars or even be curious as to what happened to them?
Then at the final game, even when they give everything they got, when they are so close, Lebron and the Tune Squad loses, to pretty much everyone's disappointment. Then the Tunes completely lose spirit now that they've lost. Even Bugs, who usually never gives up, gives into the belief that the Tunes never had a chance and that the world doesn't care about them anymore. Then Al G. Rhythm gives the Tune some time to say goodbye to each other as they walk sadly off the court.
WB character from the crowd: (beginning to tear up) It can't end like this!
Then Lebron's son, Dom, and Lebron call Al G. Rhythm out on his desire to erase the Tunes, on account of his caring more about what's more popular in the Warner industry. Then Lebron's family and almost every WB character present then speak out in defense/support of the Tunes, to prove Al G Rhythm wrong about the world not caring about the Tunes. Some even show comments left by real-life users that in were in the Tunes' favor.
In my opinion, this could have worked if this were to be the Tunes' last hurrah in theaters. I think while the Tunes should be zany and silly as we know them, a little drama like this should be in a film featuring a group of toons who've been with us for 80 years, and it'd perfectly match how most think the Tunes are no longer relevant instead of just pushing the seriousness towards Lebron and his son.
