Did BARBENHEIMER inspire my Animation Character Comparison Clash Posts?+My thoughts on the Lilo & Stitch Live ActionRemake

I thought about it a little more concisely and as it turns out, there may be more than what meets the eye in terms of competition.

My very first Comparison Clash post was originally a MAVERICK QUICKIE posted on November 21 2023 where I noticed a similarity between LUM INVADER vs STAR BUTTERFLY as was posted by someone on Pinterest.

I eventually removed the MAVERICK QUICKIE label off that post and made it it's own post with the Similarities Label.

So was it inspired by the BARBENHEIMER phenomenon back in 2023?

Sort of.....

I also first noticed a repeating phenomenon after seeing on Social Media many posts about the recent LILO & STITCH live-action remake going up against the latest entry in the MISSION IMPOSSIBLE franchise and yeah, 

Another BARBENHEIMER has officially been the focus of 2025 Cinema.

But I highly doubt a Girl's Doll fighting against a Nuclear Scientist going against head-to-head in the box-office in Summer 2023 had anything to do with my Clash posts but I'll let you be the judge of all this in the Comments section.

As for the LILO & STITCH Live-Action remake, 

Yes, I watched the film at my local CINEPLEX METROPOLIS Cinema in Burnaby, BC.

Unlike what this photo shown, the most recent visit to this Cinema 

had the SilverCity logo,  Aliens and King Kong removed from display.

How do I rate the remake?

It's Ok. 

Certainly a much better remake than that awful folly SNOW WHITE that was released earlier in March 2025.

But even I, alongside animator ANDREAS DEJA, still think the 2002 animated Original is better.

Decided to use this piece of Fanart instead of borrowing photos from Andreas Deja.

As a matter of fact, the day before I went to watch the remake at Cineplex Metropolis, 

I watched the original 2002 animated Lilo & Stitch on my Hisense 4K TV via Blu-Ray... on my PS5.

Specifically the 2013 Blu-Ray because I prefer the original 2002 American Cut instead of the UK cut which is unfortunately the version used on both Disney+ & newer Blu-Rays.

Yes, I prefer a version of LILO hiding in the Dryer 

instead of a commode with a Dominos Pizza box

As for my mentioning of PINTEREST,

I no longer have access to my Pinterest account as I was suspended for some bizarre reason.