The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Mooned
Animation · Family · Comedy · 2023
Villainous Vector must figure out how to get off the moon and return to Earth.
Movie details
Mooned
“Illumination's legendary villain is back.”
2023 Animation · Family · Comedy 9m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.4 / 10
Community rating
Villainous Vector must figure out how to get off the moon and return to Earth.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Mooned?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Jonathan del Val
Written by
Pierre Coffin
Jason Segel
Vector (voice)
Pierre Coffin
Minions (voice)
Claire Dodgson
Additional Voices (voice)
Chris Renaud
Additional Voices (voice)
Court is in session
Put Mooned on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.