DreamMachine Episode 47: Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken

In this episode of DreamMachine, Arun and Patricia discuss about
the 2023 DreamWorks animated film Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken.
Ruby Gillman is a 16 year old teenager who is trying to fit in at
her high school, but is restricted by her mother whenever she
goes to activities involving with water. One day when trying to
ask her crush to the prom, he is knocked into the water. Ruby
rescues, but realizes that she's a kraken. Chelsea, the most
popular girl at the school, is a mermaid and befriends Ruby since
they're outcasts who hide their true identity. Ruby learns more
about her lineage and Chelsea convinces Ruby to locate a trident
so the long battle between mermaids and krakens would end for
good.


When the film premiered in theaters, it was a box office bomb
making $46 million dollars out of a $70 million dollar budget.
Critics and viewers hated it calling it a mediocre film that gave
away too much on its trailer and a genuine disappointment after
DreamWorks made a massive comeback with The Bad Guys and Puss in
Boots: The Last Wish a year prior. What did Arun and Patricia
think of the film? Listen and find out.