18 Crucial Questions For 2017's Most Anticipated Movies

10. Is It Self-Aware? - The Emoji Movie

The Emoji Movie
Columbia

The Question: There's been a lot of understandable dumping on the fact that a movie based on emojis even exists, but will it go the route of The Lego Movie and at least have a sense of self-awareness about its own absurd existence?

The Likely Answer: The teaser trailer wasn't terrible in fairness, and suggested the film is going to make fun of its own ridiculousness. The core plot, of an emoji (T.J. Miller) who teaches the others about the value of expressiveness, doesn't sound too interesting, but it's got Patrick Stewart playing the poop emoji, which is an hilarious, inspired idea, and actually provides a little hope this one will firmly rib itself throughout.

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