A movie can appeal hugely to kids and still have heart to it though and that's my bigger issue with Illumination. I LOVED Despicable Me because it had a ton of heart. The franchise and most other Illumination movies have gone completely away from that and it's just generic fluff gags with fart jokes.
I'm not asking for a Picasso here - I actually really liked Trolls (I know, Dreamworks). But i'm not a big fan of much of DreamWorks stuff of late either. The only other thing I like from them that isn't Shrek 1 is the HTTYD movies. Why? Both Trolls and HTTYD, while obviously being kids first movies, have a certain amount of heart to them that makes them endearing.
I'm not asking for a Picasso here - I actually really liked Trolls (I know, Dreamworks). But i'm not a big fan of much of DreamWorks stuff of late either. The only other thing I like from them that isn't Shrek 1 is the HTTYD movies. Why? Both Trolls and HTTYD, while obviously being kids first movies, have a certain amount of heart to them that makes them endearing.