User blog:AustinDR/Loud House: The Movie?

Now, many people had already spoken on this subject already, but I feel that I should share my thoughts. On the one hand, I am fully anticipating the film, but on the other....I feel that it is too soon a decision. Now, the show came out in May of last year, and is currently in its second season. I just feel that it's still too young for a feature length film. Granted, we might have seasons 3 or 4 by the release of the film, but who's to say when those come out?

Secondly, is this really the type of show that warrants a film? For the most part, the Loud House is a slice of life cartoon with not much of a plot. Unlike say season 20 of South Park which had an ongoing story arc, there isn't much continuity between episodes for the LH. It's not to say that's a bad thing, but the problem is that several episodes have simplistic plots. Take "Undie Pressure" for instance. While I love the episode, it takes place in one section of the house, and the basic plot is that the Loud kids make a bet with each other. With these simplistic plots, it makes the episode predictable, thus leaving no room for any stakes. Sure, there are a few exceptions where my predictions were proven wrong. Like "Sweet Spot;" I didn't expect that they would wreck Vanzilla. I guess to explain my reasoning further, take "Hey Arnold: The Movie!" The movie bombed in part because critics stated that it felt more like an episode from the series. The reason being that it was originally a TV movie, until the Nick execs got the bright idea to make it a theatrical film at the last minute. In short, I don't think the Loud House is strong enough to carry its own with a film. On the plus side, it could work because any person could potentially watch it without needing to be familiar with the television series.

My other issue with the planned film is its humor. Now one of the genres for the show is comedy, so it shouldn't seem that hard. However, I don't laugh as much as I should've when I watch the show. To describe the humor, it's hit-or-miss. What I love about the humor is the over exaggeration. Take "Lock N Loud." The siblings go to extreme lengths to protect the house, that I genuinely laughed the whole episode. My initial concern would be that the humor could be too infantile to some, thus losing potential watchers. This is problematic as films are visual forms of art. Basically what I'm saying is that a film should be made to appeal to everyone, not just the fans. That's what often happens with film adaptations of video games. As they're targeted towards fans of the games, it dissuades non-fans from watching the film as it would require prior knowledge to it. Ergo, show, don't tell. Heck, this was one of the problems I had in college. I was going over post-modernism in my English class, and one trait of the concept is metatextual, basically meaning that a character acknowledges that they're in a fictional work, or speak with the audience. Needless to say, I received several blank expressions when I mentioned the show. They had no clue what I was talking about. The show was on for a year and a half, and they somehow did not see it being advertised.

I guess what I'm the most concerned about when it comes to the film is how exactly it will tell its story. Something major has to happen for the film. And no, I'm not suggesting Requiem for a Loud. Yes, it's a good story, but I am getting tired of how many times it gets brought up in the fandom. The more I think about all of the hype around it, I like it less. It's cheesy, and honestly comes off as overly dramatic. Besides taht....come on, guys; would Nick have the guts to kill Lincoln off? There'd be rioting in the streets and calls to boycott Nickelodeon. They wouldn't be dumb enough to kill Lincoln off regardless of how good the story is (even though the translation is kind of bad).