My Disney rant
This rant will cover the movie studio aspect of Disney.
I thought I would never see the day where the House of Mouse ruled the box office because Mickey Mouse is overrated. Donald Duck and Goofy are more compelling than him. Also, other studios could have competed with Disney animation-wise if they got their acts together. You can argue that Disney made hit movies in the past, but not like this. It's safe to say that Disney peaked this year. So far, they have produced five movies that made over a billion dollars worldwide, and Avengers: Endgame made over two billion dollars. I can't think of any movie studio that has done this. I'm surprised that their streaming service can rival others because Disney Plus doesn't seem to have a lot of original content yet. (I guess that explains why they're picky about what movies they want to release on Blu-Ray, but I digress.) Disney has become so successful that it's hard for other studios to top it.
How can they when Disney have all these IPs?
I'm not crazy about Disney being at the top of the food chain because I want variety. I'm not saying we won't get that; however, it won't be a lot of it. Look at the MCU, for example, most of their movies look like they were directed by the same person because most of them have the same formula. I don't think they're willing to do anything differently because whenever someone wants to do something different, they get turned down. That's what I'm worried about; if Disney becomes the only movie studio, it might have to lose its family-friendly image to provide variety. Well, it's possible to do that; the Pirates of the Caribbean movies didn't ruin Disney's reputation. Nintendo developed games that older kids and adults can enjoy from time to time, and that didn't tarnish Nintendo's image.
Plus, the House of Mouse wasn't always innocent; for example, there are things in the hunchback of Notre Dame movie that are inappropriate for kids. Also, have you noticed that they sexualize non-white animated female characters? Pinocchio was smoking in his movie. When Disney had the rights to Power Rangers, the last series they did was dark, even for Disney. I don't think Disney will ruin cinema the way SJWs are by trying to push an agenda. However, Disney can damage the quality of its films. Before I get into that, I want to say that I'm disappointed with Disney's live-action remakes. I was hoping that they would be as good as The Jungle Book. To be fair, I wasn't on board with the live-action remakes because A, there are scenes in the animated versions that don't translate well in live-action. B, doing this will reinforce the idea that animated movies are for kids. I have a theory as to why they're doing live-action remakes, and that is, this is their way of competing with other film studios with live-action movies.
That's Disney's MO; they want to make as much money as possible to stroke their ego. Don't believe me, then why do they make all these sequels, remakes, and release so many movies a year? Due to that, it will be hard for other movies to show in theaters. If they keep this up, they could become the BlackRock of Hollywood. I doubt that'll happen because they peaked this year, and once that happens, things stay the same, or you lose some steam. That might happen moving forward. I heard people are not happy with some of their theme parks. Some people want to boycott Disney for not letting a father use Spider-Man on his deceased son's Headstone.
Also, Mr. Lucas and Star Wars fans are not happy with what Disney has done with Star Wars, and this could make people reconsider doing business with them. The reason why Mr. Lucas isn't satisfied is that he had an outline for what he wanted the sequel trilogy to be, plus Ms. Kennedy didn't back him up. To be fair, Mr. Lucas has to blame himself for that because A he picked Ms. Kennedy to speak on his behalf and B if you want Disney to follow your outline for the sequel trilogy, why didn't you make that a part of the deal when you sold Star Wars to Disney? Also, Disney lost money with The Last Jedi, and Rise of Skywalker isn't doing well at the box office either. Disney almost screwed up their deal with Sony to have Spider-Man in the MCU by being greedy. (I know 50/50 seems like a fair deal, but there's more to it than that.) Speaking of the MCU Phase 4 doesn't look promising if you ask me.
If you don't like that Disney is the top film studio, you have yourself to blame for this. I mean, why are you watching these remakes if you know how the movie will play out nine times out of ten? Do you think the movies would look better in live-action? Also, we're letting nostalgia get the best of us, which will cause a problem in Hollywood. Other studios might feel like they have to make movies based on popular franchises to compete with Disney, but that might not be such a bad idea if we finally get a Halo movie. I'm not mad at studios for doing this because their goal is to produce movies that people would want to see; however, our chances of seeing original films will be slim to none. We can't tell studios that we want to see original movies if we're not willing to pay top dollar for them.
The bottom line is Disney is not a Monopoly; if it were, it would have bought every movie studio. They still have competition when it comes to movies, theme parks, and streaming services. Deadpool and Joker prove that R-rated movies can make money. WB and Universal are not ants compared to Disney; I can't say the same about Sony or Paramount. If Disney is as big as people make it out to be, what incentive do studios have to rival them? Speaking of incentives, I wish Disney would buy the rights to Batman. I hope that will light a fire up WB's butt to use other DC characters.
Plus, the House of Mouse wasn't always innocent; for example, there are things in the hunchback of Notre Dame movie that are inappropriate for kids. Also, have you noticed that they sexualize non-white animated female characters? Pinocchio was smoking in his movie. When Disney had the rights to Power Rangers, the last series they did was dark, even for Disney. I don't think Disney will ruin cinema the way SJWs are by trying to push an agenda. However, Disney can damage the quality of its films. Before I get into that, I want to say that I'm disappointed with Disney's live-action remakes. I was hoping that they would be as good as The Jungle Book. To be fair, I wasn't on board with the live-action remakes because A, there are scenes in the animated versions that don't translate well in live-action. B, doing this will reinforce the idea that animated movies are for kids. I have a theory as to why they're doing live-action remakes, and that is, this is their way of competing with other film studios with live-action movies.
That's Disney's MO; they want to make as much money as possible to stroke their ego. Don't believe me, then why do they make all these sequels, remakes, and release so many movies a year? Due to that, it will be hard for other movies to show in theaters. If they keep this up, they could become the BlackRock of Hollywood. I doubt that'll happen because they peaked this year, and once that happens, things stay the same, or you lose some steam. That might happen moving forward. I heard people are not happy with some of their theme parks. Some people want to boycott Disney for not letting a father use Spider-Man on his deceased son's Headstone.
Also, Mr. Lucas and Star Wars fans are not happy with what Disney has done with Star Wars, and this could make people reconsider doing business with them. The reason why Mr. Lucas isn't satisfied is that he had an outline for what he wanted the sequel trilogy to be, plus Ms. Kennedy didn't back him up. To be fair, Mr. Lucas has to blame himself for that because A he picked Ms. Kennedy to speak on his behalf and B if you want Disney to follow your outline for the sequel trilogy, why didn't you make that a part of the deal when you sold Star Wars to Disney? Also, Disney lost money with The Last Jedi, and Rise of Skywalker isn't doing well at the box office either. Disney almost screwed up their deal with Sony to have Spider-Man in the MCU by being greedy. (I know 50/50 seems like a fair deal, but there's more to it than that.) Speaking of the MCU Phase 4 doesn't look promising if you ask me.
If you don't like that Disney is the top film studio, you have yourself to blame for this. I mean, why are you watching these remakes if you know how the movie will play out nine times out of ten? Do you think the movies would look better in live-action? Also, we're letting nostalgia get the best of us, which will cause a problem in Hollywood. Other studios might feel like they have to make movies based on popular franchises to compete with Disney, but that might not be such a bad idea if we finally get a Halo movie. I'm not mad at studios for doing this because their goal is to produce movies that people would want to see; however, our chances of seeing original films will be slim to none. We can't tell studios that we want to see original movies if we're not willing to pay top dollar for them.
The bottom line is Disney is not a Monopoly; if it were, it would have bought every movie studio. They still have competition when it comes to movies, theme parks, and streaming services. Deadpool and Joker prove that R-rated movies can make money. WB and Universal are not ants compared to Disney; I can't say the same about Sony or Paramount. If Disney is as big as people make it out to be, what incentive do studios have to rival them? Speaking of incentives, I wish Disney would buy the rights to Batman. I hope that will light a fire up WB's butt to use other DC characters.
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