{"id":2099961,"date":"2025-10-18T13:14:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T13:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2099961"},"modified":"2025-10-18T13:14:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T13:14:20","slug":"as-a-fan-of-the-iron-giant-why-did-i-wait-so-long-to-watch-the-wild-robot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/as-a-fan-of-the-iron-giant-why-did-i-wait-so-long-to-watch-the-wild-robot\/","title":{"rendered":"As A Fan Of The Iron Giant, Why Did I Wait So Long To Watch The Wild Robot?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Universal Pictures\/Warner Bros. Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I may write about movies and TV shows for a living, but there\u2019s only so much time in the day to watch things, and inevitably I\u2019ll miss out on certain big and small screen hits. For example, while I\u2019d heard last year <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/dreamworks-animations-wild-robot-equal-022500803.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:how amazing The Wild Robot was;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">how amazing <em>The Wild Robot<\/em> was<\/a>, it was only just a few days ago that I finally streamed <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/im-huge-dreamworks-fan-finally-230600953.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:the DreamWorks Animation flick;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">the DreamWorks Animation flick<\/a> with my <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tech.yahoo.com\/streaming\/articles\/netflix-subscription-plans-price-included-174717448.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Netflix subscription;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Netflix subscription<\/a>. Well, not only am I now joining in on singing <em>The Wild Robot<\/em>\u2019s praises, I\u2019m kicking myself for not watching it sooner because of how it reminded me of <em>The Iron Giant<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/news\/2478265\/the-iron-giants-brad-bird-admits-he-messed-up-the-movies-marketing\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Brad Bird-helmed The Iron Giant;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Brad Bird-helmed <em>The Iron Giant<\/em><\/a> is one of my favorite animated movies. I remember seeing it in the theater while I was visiting my grandparents in the summer of 1999, and apparently I was one of the few who did, considering that this movie bombed at the box office and only started getting popular when it was released on home video and syndicated on TV. There\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/decided-rewatch-iron-giant-adult-200424910.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:a lot to appreciate about The Iron Giant;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">a lot to appreciate about <em>The Iron Giant<\/em><\/a>, but for me, one of its main appeals is watching <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/superheroes\/marvel-cinematic-universe\/vin-diesel-is-back-in-the-booth-as-groot-and-reminiscing-about-the-iron-giant\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Vin Diesel\u2019s titular protagonist;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Vin Diesel\u2019s titular protagonist<\/a> overcome his programming and become something more than what he was built to be. The same thing happens with Lupita Nyong\u2019o\u2019s Roz in <em>The Wild Robot<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Of course, the circumstances in which they change are very different. The Iron Giant was designed to be a killing machine by forces we never see in the movie, and it was only because he bumped his head when arriving on Earth and lost his memory that he didn\u2019t immediately start murdering humans in 1957. Roz, on the other hand, was a Universal Dynamics robot who remembered her purpose when she washed up on that island, but was forced to adapt to her forest surroundings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Related Stories<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Fink the fox standing on his hind legs and holding Brightbill the gosling in his hands.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/hUasig6nhuG8P7aUYbWdyw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/41e4f94973a9e727684c3ae9e09478cb\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Fink the fox standing on his hind legs and holding Brightbill the gosling in his hands.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/im-obsessed-wild-robot-seeing-011818200.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:I'm Obsessed With The Wild Robot After Seeing It On The Big Screen, But I Had No Idea Pedro Pascal's Character Would Steal My Heart;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">I&#8217;m Obsessed With The Wild Robot After Seeing It On The Big Screen, But I Had No Idea Pedro Pascal&#8217;s Character Would Steal My Heart<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/weve-talking-inside-2-months-230600334.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:We've Been Talking About Inside Out 2 For Months And Months, But PSA Parents: Please Don't Sleep On The Wild Robot;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">We&#8217;ve Been Talking About Inside Out 2 For Months And Months, But PSA Parents: Please Don&#8217;t Sleep On The Wild Robot<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ultimately it\u2019s when these two meet specific people that they\u2019re able to truly start evolving and become better robots\u2026 people\u2026 whatever. For The Iron Giant, that was Hogarth Hughes, the enthusiastic boy who teaches his metallic companion about things on Earth and life in general. For Roz, that was Brightbill, as she was told that because she accidentally killed his mother and the freshly-born goose imprinted on her, it was her responsibility to take care of him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Now, granted, there were those periods in <em>The Iron Giant<\/em> where the robot\u2019s defense systems would activate and he\u2019d revert to his base purpose. But in the end, he channeled his inner hero and intercepted the nuclear missile that was launched at Rockwell, Maine. Even better, the movie\u2019s closing moments show him slowly reassembling somewhere in Iceland, so he\u2019ll eventually get to reunite with Hogarth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">With Roz, her love for Brightbill was enough for her to maintain her memories of him and the other forest animals when she was taken by Vontra. Roz also made a big sacrifice when she willingly returned to Universal Dynamics after Vontra was destroyed to prevent the island from being attacked by more of the company\u2019s robots. We last see her working at a Universal Dynamics greenhouse pretending like she\u2019s a normal ROZZUM unit, but she still has those cherished memories and embraces Brightbill when he sneaks in to see her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While I don\u2019t think I\u2019ll end up holding <em>The Wild Robot<\/em> in as high of esteem as <em>The Iron Giant,<\/em> given the nostalgia factor at play with the latter, it\u2019s still an exceptional movie I\u2019m glad I made the time to watch. Now I can look forward to <em>The Wild Robot 2<\/em>, which is in development.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. 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