I just double-checked, and the number is ten. I must have gotten that number mixed up from something else; I remember looking it up about 3 months ago, but clearly the wrong number stuck in my memory. Thanks for double-checking that.
I haven't seen either Bee Movie, Monsters vs. Aliens, or Bug's life. I thought that the Bee Movie had a female lead from what I remember of the trailers, and from reviews I've read people have said that M v. A is a team film with a female lead/main character as the audience focus (like Incredibles is a team film with a male lead.)
As I said, I haven't seen Bug's Life, but I consider the little girl in Monster's Inc to be as effective as the absent Ellie is in Up--important, but not part of the main duo by any means. *shrug* Also, not a speaking part. For the Incredibles I read it as the two main characters are the male hero and male villain, and the others are all support. Same for the father/son in Nemo, where the blue fish was a supporting character behind the two leads. WALL-E is the best that I think Pixar's done so far on this topic, but there's still a clear dividing line in terms of whose name is the title and whose isn't, which is about the clearest line you can get for this sort of thing.
ETA: I also find Dreamworks animation to be somewhat off-putting visually. The character design doesn't work as well for me, though it's hard to pinpoint why. And I feel like they're more gimmicky, and cater to a less discerning viewer.
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I haven't seen either Bee Movie, Monsters vs. Aliens, or Bug's life. I thought that the Bee Movie had a female lead from what I remember of the trailers, and from reviews I've read people have said that M v. A is a team film with a female lead/main character as the audience focus (like Incredibles is a team film with a male lead.)
As I said, I haven't seen Bug's Life, but I consider the little girl in Monster's Inc to be as effective as the absent Ellie is in Up--important, but not part of the main duo by any means. *shrug* Also, not a speaking part. For the Incredibles I read it as the two main characters are the male hero and male villain, and the others are all support. Same for the father/son in Nemo, where the blue fish was a supporting character behind the two leads. WALL-E is the best that I think Pixar's done so far on this topic, but there's still a clear dividing line in terms of whose name is the title and whose isn't, which is about the clearest line you can get for this sort of thing.
ETA: I also find Dreamworks animation to be somewhat off-putting visually. The character design doesn't work as well for me, though it's hard to pinpoint why. And I feel like they're more gimmicky, and cater to a less discerning viewer.