20251128:
The family was watching In Your Dreams (apparently for a second time because the older one wanted to watch it again). I joined around the twenty-minute mark, where the younger brother, Elliot, hides and the sister sees his butt ctsck. Overall it was a good movie but I would say the ending would have been better if it had a less happy ending. In particular, if the mom and dad had split but established some understanding with the kids. This would make the film more suitable to older kids, but also more inpactful.
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After reading a Reddit post, some other core items to mention.
First, many comments mentioned use of AI. I'm not good at spotting that, and one of the employees says no one on their team uses generative AI. The story and characters felt generic. In fact, I couldn't help but feel I had seen the brother and sister from another movie. Reflecting now, possibly a mix of Pixar movies: Stevie possibly being a derivative of Riley from Inside Out and Elliot being a derivative of Russell from Up.
The second point that was in my mind jogged by the thread is that the plot just didn't make sense to me. This also returns to my thoughts above regarding a better ending. The movie leads on that the parents are splitting up, but maybe they were never going to. But if they were never going to split up, why would the dad be so indirect about it? The story told by through dialgoue and action does not align with the conclusion. If they weren't really splitting up, then the dad was withholding information for no reason. I wouldn't know but would some parents be so grey area on that? Like either fake it until ready to break the news or straight up be transparent. What good is it to just convey worry and not say anything? That just conveys worry, as portrayed in the film.
I think a great alternative in better alignment with the chosen ending would have been to imply that Stevie's worries were fictional. That her parents were still happy, but working out difficulties of life in regards to where to live or what job opportunities to pursue. It is clear, however, that the movie was not taking this route. Compare this to the plot of The Boss Baby.
Finally, random thought I remember after writing the above: what was the Sandman's motivations? It's not clear why he would have wanted to trap Stevie in his world. Is that somehow part of the mythology of the Sandman?
I just searched "in your dreams is a bad boss baby" to find a review that echoed some of my thoughts eloquently. I walked away with the following highlights: 1) overarching story is The Boss Baby + Inside Out + Spellbound*; 2) generic classifier; 3) context of the director coming from Pixar; 4) a pattern for Netflix productions; 5) the movie is forgettable
*I did not recognize the title Spellbound at all, but when I looked it up, I did remember watching it. To be fair I think I only saw the second half of it. Regardless, like In Your Dreams it is forgettable.
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20251203:
Althiugh I didn't like the movie, I had to go back and watch the beginning.
Overall, I think it tried to just rehash too much.
Rating: 2.0/5
Instant Comments:
1b: flying nemo, dynamite fists
1b: the boy thing was definitely copy of Inside Out (in Inside Out, a boy Riley liked was in her mind, and at some point gets printed out to make a bridge)
1b: oh interesting. this sandman book
1b: caught up to where I started watching with the kids; 1hr 11 min remaining
1a=20251130, 1b=20251203
Watched remaining 71 minutes 20251128 (Netflix, Instant)
Watched initial 19 minutes 20251203 (Netflix, Instant)
In Your Dreams (2025) Erik Benson, Alexander Woo. 90 min
Relevant Links:
In Your Dreams (IMDb.com)
In Your Dreams (RottenTomatoes.com)
In Your Dreams (Wikipedia.org)
The family was watching In Your Dreams (apparently for a second time because the older one wanted to watch it again). I joined around the twenty-minute mark, where the younger brother, Elliot, hides and the sister sees his butt ctsck. Overall it was a good movie but I would say the ending would have been better if it had a less happy ending. In particular, if the mom and dad had split but established some understanding with the kids. This would make the film more suitable to older kids, but also more inpactful.
|
After reading a Reddit post, some other core items to mention.
First, many comments mentioned use of AI. I'm not good at spotting that, and one of the employees says no one on their team uses generative AI. The story and characters felt generic. In fact, I couldn't help but feel I had seen the brother and sister from another movie. Reflecting now, possibly a mix of Pixar movies: Stevie possibly being a derivative of Riley from Inside Out and Elliot being a derivative of Russell from Up.
The second point that was in my mind jogged by the thread is that the plot just didn't make sense to me. This also returns to my thoughts above regarding a better ending. The movie leads on that the parents are splitting up, but maybe they were never going to. But if they were never going to split up, why would the dad be so indirect about it? The story told by through dialgoue and action does not align with the conclusion. If they weren't really splitting up, then the dad was withholding information for no reason. I wouldn't know but would some parents be so grey area on that? Like either fake it until ready to break the news or straight up be transparent. What good is it to just convey worry and not say anything? That just conveys worry, as portrayed in the film.
I think a great alternative in better alignment with the chosen ending would have been to imply that Stevie's worries were fictional. That her parents were still happy, but working out difficulties of life in regards to where to live or what job opportunities to pursue. It is clear, however, that the movie was not taking this route. Compare this to the plot of The Boss Baby.
Finally, random thought I remember after writing the above: what was the Sandman's motivations? It's not clear why he would have wanted to trap Stevie in his world. Is that somehow part of the mythology of the Sandman?
I just searched "in your dreams is a bad boss baby" to find a review that echoed some of my thoughts eloquently. I walked away with the following highlights: 1) overarching story is The Boss Baby + Inside Out + Spellbound*; 2) generic classifier; 3) context of the director coming from Pixar; 4) a pattern for Netflix productions; 5) the movie is forgettable
*I did not recognize the title Spellbound at all, but when I looked it up, I did remember watching it. To be fair I think I only saw the second half of it. Regardless, like In Your Dreams it is forgettable.
[20251130][20251206 Edit]
20251203:
Althiugh I didn't like the movie, I had to go back and watch the beginning.
Overall, I think it tried to just rehash too much.
Rating: 2.0/5
Instant Comments:
1b: flying nemo, dynamite fists
1b: the boy thing was definitely copy of Inside Out (in Inside Out, a boy Riley liked was in her mind, and at some point gets printed out to make a bridge)
1b: oh interesting. this sandman book
1b: caught up to where I started watching with the kids; 1hr 11 min remaining
1a=20251130, 1b=20251203
Watched remaining 71 minutes 20251128 (Netflix, Instant)
Watched initial 19 minutes 20251203 (Netflix, Instant)
In Your Dreams (2025) Erik Benson, Alexander Woo. 90 min
Relevant Links:
In Your Dreams (IMDb.com)
In Your Dreams (RottenTomatoes.com)
In Your Dreams (Wikipedia.org)
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