hollywood after MOANA flops
Credibility score: 35/100 — Low Credibility. High BS alert! Many claims lack evidence or are misleading.
BSmeter analyzed "hollywood after MOANA flops" and rated it 35/100 for credibility (a BS score of 65/100 — low credibility), on 2026-07-14. Its weakest claim — "Inventing absurd plot change then mocking it — straw man framing" — scored 20/100 and was flagged as straw man. 3 claims were checked against the video transcript. Scores are produced by BSmeter's AI analysis of the transcript, not independent human verification.
Of 3 claims analyzed: 1 scored under 40, 2 between 40 and 69, and 0 at 70 or above.
Claims analyzed
Compares Moana opening to Snow White — cherry-picks one metric to declare flop — Cherry-Picked (40/100)
At 0:15
Single number used to declare defeat while ignoring total earnings, budget, and long-term performance.
Why this score: Opening weekend is one data point; without budget, marketing spend, or final gross, the comparison only proves the first weekend was smaller, not that the film 'flopped.' A fair frame would include the full financial picture or at least note what 'worse' actually measures.
Original quote: “>> Moana's opening worse than Snow White.”
Inventing absurd plot change then mocking it — straw man framing — Straw Man (20/100)
At 0:30
Builds a ridiculous fake version of the movie so they can dunk on it — classic straw man move.
Why this score: By pretending the remake has Moana committing random murders, they create an obviously stupid target that's easy to ridicule. A fair framing would engage with what the actual film does instead of inventing a cartoonish worst-case scenario to attack.
Original quote: “>> Everything's identical to the original Moana except in this one Moana kills three people in cold blood. Nobody knows why.”
Claims Lion King, Lilo & Stitch, How to Train Your Dragon remakes were 'huge hits' — a selective framing. — Cherry-Picked (45/100)
At 0:47
Calling all these 'huge hits' is a bit of a stretch for some, cherry-picking successes while ignoring others.
Why this score: While 'The Lion King' remake was indeed a massive box office success, 'Lilo & Stitch' and 'How to Train Your Dragon' live-action remakes haven't even been released yet (as of July 2026), or are still in early production. Framing them as 'huge hits' alongside 'The Lion King' is misleading, as it presents unreleased or unproven films as established successes to bolster the argument that remakes *can* work. This cherry-picks a known success and conflates it with future projects, creating a false sense of consistent success in the remake strategy. A fairer framing would acknowledge the varying…
Original quote: “Nothing makes sense anymore. The Lion King, Lilo & Stitch, How to Train Your Dragon, those were all huge hits. We need to learn some lessons from this before we do the Frozen remake.”
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