Blue Sky Studios

**Blue Sky Studios** was an American computer animation film studio based in Greenwich, Connecticut and are a subsidiary of 20th Century Animation, a division of The Walt Disney Company. They were founded in 1987, and made their first film, ***Ice Age*** in 2002 and were acquired by Disney in 2019 before closing down in 2021.

## Why They Were A Clear Blue Sky

1. They've made one of the most recognizable animated franchises of all time, ***Ice Age*** (even though it's been miked a lot to no end and even without them around anymore, to the point where it got a sixth film and a seventh film is in development).
2. Besides the first 3 Ice Age films, they also made some other good movies, which are *Robots*, *Horton Hears a Who!* (faithful to Dr. Seuss' book), *Rio*, *Epic*, *The Peanuts Movie* (faithful to the *Peanuts* franchise), *Ferdinand* (faithful to the book it was based on), and *Spies in Disguise* (which ended the studio on a high note).
3. Great animation for their films (even the bad and average), even their oldest animation is great and revolutionary.
4. They got very talented voices for their characters, weather they be main or supporting including Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Mel Brooks, Halle Berry, Amanda Bynes, Robin Williams, Queen Latifah, Jim Carrey, Steve Carrell, Will Arnett, Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Josh Gad, Drake, Jennifer Lopez, Peter Dinklage, Andy Garcia, Noah Schnapp, John Cena, Gina Rodriguez, Peyton Manning and to end their legacy, Will Smith and Tom Holland.
5. The films have good soundtrack, with some even getting an Oscar nomination like "mh:delightfulmusicandsongs:Home" from *Ferdinand*.
6. Their films tend to have some heartwarming moments and say some good messages:
	1. *Robots* delivers some strong messages about following your dreams and never giving up even when life gets tough and it seems like you won't be able to achieve your dreams. It also has a good moral thanks to the line: "You can shine no matter what you're made of."
	2. *Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs* has a heartwarming sub-plot with Sid having to take care of three baby dinosaurs with the mother dinosaur. Also, the ending of the movie with Manny, Ellie, Peaches, and the rest of the herd is very heartwarming.
	3. *Rio* raised awareness of the Spix's Macaw, which was near extinction by the film's release.
	4. *Epic* has a good moral to appreciate nature and the animals, even the smallest of bugs, that inhabits the forests they live in.
	5. *The Peanuts Movie* has good morals for children, such as to believe in yourself and never give up. Also, Charlie Brown’s plight is heartwarming and surprisingly relatable. The ending is the most sweet and heartwarming moment and was an major improvement of any *Peanuts* movie ending, with Charlie Brown finally getting the acceptance he yearned for, and the Little Red-Haired Girl saying that he exhibits all the qualities she admires is enough to make the viewer teary-eyed.
	6. *Ferdinand* has some quite touching moments with about family, loss, and change.
	7. *Spies in Disguise* has good moral lessons about how violence is not always the solution (which is a very uncommon one) to a problem and how adults should also listen to younger kids. It also helped to end the studio on a high note.

## Bad Qualities

1. Sometimes they rely too much on the *Ice Age* franchise, notably with the fourth and fifth films. The sixth film made for mh:freshwebsites:Disney+ and without any involvement with Blue Sky Studios, since it has a very weak plot, it was a disappointment and it didn't save the franchise.
	* In addition to the problem with the *Ice Age* franchise, their only non-*Ice Age* sequel film, *mh:awfulmovies:Rio 2*, wasn't that good, thanks to the flanderization of Jewel and having weaker writing compared to the original and a weak plot.
2. Some of their films didn't do so well at the box office, those two being *mh:awfulmovies:Ice Age: Collision Course* and *Spies in Disguise*. To be fair, Ice Age: Collision Course did make its budget back, but it made **nowhere** near as much as the other Ice Age movies.
3. The studio ended up closing down in 2021 just because Disney needed to cut costs due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, showing how evil and greedy and incompetent Bob Chapek was, leading to the cancellation of *Nimona* (though it has been announced that the film is being revived by Netflix) and *Foster* (the main Disney animation division is reviving it, but with a different director and animation style).

## Movies With Their Own Page

### Regular

1. *Ice Age* (2002)
2. *Robots* (2005)
3. *Horton Hears a Who!* (2008)
4. *Rio* (2011)
5. *Epic* (2013)
6. *The Peanuts Movie* (2015)
7. *Ferdinand* (2017)
8. *Spies in Disguise* (2019)

### Sequels

1. *Ice Age: The Meltdown* (2006)
2. *Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs* (2009)

## Trivia

1. Like Pixar and Don Bluth, All Blue Sky films feature a different theme:
	1. *Ice Age*, *Ice Age: The Meltdown*, *Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs*, *mh:awfulmovies:Ice Age: Continental Drift* and *mh:awfulmovies:Ice Age: Collision Course* - Prehistoric animals that live in the ice age era.
	2. *Robots* - Robots living in a world where they work as inventors.
	3. *Horton Hears a Who!* - Animals that live in a jungle while Whos live in a small and tiny speck.
	4. *Rio* and *mh:awfulmovies:Rio 2* - Musical birds that come from Brazil.
	5. *Epic* - Small human-like creatures and small creatures who have wars.
	6. *The Peanuts Movie* - Kids that all do their everyday lifes.
	7. *Ferdinand* - Bulls who are often known for fighting.
	8. *Spies in Disguise* - Secret agent spies who help save the world.
2. All Blue Sky Studios movies have the standard 20th Century Fox fanfare. However, there are only two exceptions.