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On 30 November 2022, it was proposed that this article be moved to Strange World. The result of the discussion was not moved.

Ready to Move?[edit]

The first teaser for the film was released today. An official poster is also out. I think this is ready to move to the mainspace. Hummerrocket (talk) 14:36, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Poster[edit]

A teaser poster for the film can be found online and can be used for this article. Red4Smash (talk) 14:14, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 2 September 2022[edit]

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Update the external IMDB title link:

Strange World at IMDb

To the ID that the IMDB website now redirects to:

Strange World at IMDb Jay.addison (talk) 18:25, 2 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done. --Mvqr (talk) 12:39, 4 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 10 November 2022[edit]

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Remove "The film's marketing has been called out for being poor." SMT2002 (talk) 17:55, 10 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done

I think I'll remove it. I couldn't find any reliable sources that support this, and it's poorly worded in the first place.

Three non WP:RS sources I could find plus one Reddit discussion (again, not a usable source, so I'll remove the passage for not having any WP:V sources.)

https://insidethemagic.net/2022/10/movie-critic-calls-out-disney-strange-world-jc1/

https://thatparkplace.com/bros-colossal-failure-has-disneys-strange-world-creators-panicking/

https://www.disneydining.com/film-critic-says-disney-does-not-know-how-to-market-original-films-ks1/

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/ymewtd/has_disney_failed_to_market_strange_world/ BhamBoi (talk) 18:17, 10 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 27 November 2022[edit]

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From: "The film has received generally positive reviews from critics"

To: "The film has received mixed reviews from critics".

Source/ Evidence: rotten tomatoes summarized critic responses: "this dazzlingly animated adventure offers little audiences haven't already seen". Score of 65 on meta critic also confirms mixed reviews. Jeffer4646 (talk) 01:18, 27 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

But Metacritic clearly says reviews were positive. [1] We could discuss and maybe if the sheer number and weight of reviews from Rotten Tomatoes justified it then we could change it but it would be better to get local consensus for that change in advance before we go contradicting what the reliable source Metacritic says. -- 109.77.205.15 (talk) 03:20, 27 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 00:44, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Cinemascore[edit]

"Strange World was the first film from Walt Disney Animation to earn lower than "A-" to "A+" and is considered the lowest CinemaScore rating of all Disney animated films since 1991." 2011´s Mars Needs Moms also had a B Cinemascore. Was it decided not to count it as Walt Disney Animation Studios wasn´t the primary studio or has the source overlooked it?: https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.64.147.12 (talk) 19:03, 28 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Mars Needs Moms was produced by ImageMovers Digital (and is the reason why they are no longer around), not the main animation studio. $chnauzer 19:11, 28 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 30 November 2022[edit]

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The result of the move request was: not moved. Per consensus. (closed by non-admin page mover) – robertsky (talk) 20:12, 7 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Strange World (film) → Strange World – Though it's relatively obscure for a Disney movie, this film is nevertheless now the dominant meaning for "Strange World" - as evidenced both by web searches and Wikipedia traffic. It gets at least 50 times more views than either of the other two articles about things named "Strange World" (a 1995 single and a short-lived 1999 TV series). Of course, that's in part due to the film having just been released, but its dominance is so great that I can't imagine it will ever not outweigh these other two meanings. Korny O'Near (talk) 14:18, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe Strange World could be a disambiguation page. ZX2006XZ (talk) 14:54, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, if this move fails, it probably makes sense to move Strange Worlds (disambiguation) to Strange World instead. Korny O'Near (talk) 16:28, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You moved Strange Worlds (disambiguation) to Strange World (disambiguation)? I meant a possibility of making Strange World a disambiguation page. ZX2006XZ (talk) 16:30, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Strange Worlds (disambiguation) was not a good name for the dabpage; see WP:DABNAME. If this discussion determines that there is no primary topic, then Strange World would be the preferred title. 162 etc. (talk) 16:35, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I didn't do that move, 162 etc. just did. But I agree that it's an improvement. Korny O'Near (talk) 16:57, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

oppose the film came out a week ago, this is a pretty clear cut case of WP:RECENTISM—blindlynx 15:26, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support. While some may argue this is too soon, the other two articles named "Strange World" have little notability; the film is the primary topic. 162 etc. (talk) 16:33, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose proposal, but move Strange World (disambiguation) to Strange World. Rreagan007 (talk) 18:30, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose proposal NO PRIMARY, and move Strange World (disambiguation) to Strange World. In ictu oculi (talk) 19:59, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose There are several media under the "Strange World" name, and they have been around for decades before this film which is only a week old. BrookTheHumming (talk) 21:03, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose This movie has just came out, and given its poor box-office performance and mediocre reception, it will probably not be popular and significant enough to be the primary "Strange World" page. Deiadameian (talk) 00:01, 1 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose: I believe this move would be too soon, although I do understand the logic and intention. That being said, I do support the move for Strange World (disambiguation) to Strange World. Aoba47 (talk) 01:46, 2 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Move Strange World (disambiguation) to Strange World. Shwcz (talk) 13:09, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I agree with blindlynx, this is a case of recentism. A disambiguation page wouldn't be a bad idea, though. EytanMelech (talk) 23:42, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Typo in header paragraph[edit]

The word "president" is misspelled as "preisdent" in the opening paragraph. I am unable to fix this myself due to the edit protection. RobRoyDuncan (talk) 18:33, 23 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Too much Production/Development info in the intro[edit]

The second paragraph (beginning with Strange World takes inspiration...), especially the sentence pointing out the main colour schemes, should probably be moved down to the Production/Development section of the page instead. Narananas (talk) 15:13, 2 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Please see WP:LEAD and WP:FILMLEAD, the purpose of the lead is to summarise the entire article so it is supposed to repeat details from the body. LancedSoul (talk) 17:16, 2 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Pando[edit]

@ScottishFinnishRadish I would like to add a sentence or two about the real-life inspiration for Pando under the "animation, design and influences" section of the main page. Pando is also the name of a real superorganism in a forest in Utah (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pando_(tree)) formed by tens of thousands of trees assumed to be interconnected through their roots system. The writer and director talks about it here: https://www.gamesradar.com/strange-world-pando-twist-environment-turtle-explained/. I'm happy to provide an example for the sentence to be added. @Vespro Latuna 4:16 3 January 2023 (UTC) Vespro Latuna (talk) 04:17, 3 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Vespro Latuna, you should write up the exact edit you'd like made and open an WP:EDITREQUEST. That'll add it to a category and patrollers will see it. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 00:07, 4 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]