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Hey, so.. I’m genuinely shocked by your decision and take here, knowing you and how we both are passionate about Disney getting back to the values & creative talent we knew them for. You say you disagreed with some of the core creative choices made (rightfully so, I might add).. so then why would you decide to see this, not once, but twice? No offense but that doesn’t make much sense to me. As a fellow fan of traditional animation and enjoyer of the original Lilo & Stitch.. sure, you could argue there’s a bit of talent showcased here in the quality of the CG animation and maybe the actors themselves, but it begs the question of “ is this really showcasing these folks’ best talent”? I’d honestly argue otherwise, I think it’s completely wasted here, especially after seeing the director’s original works (Marcel the Shell with Shoes On.. which is the type of project Dean Camp should be making for Disney), why basically support Disney’s efforts in making lesser copycat versions of already great films, rather than re-releasing the originals in high definition with a great merchandising & marketing campaign behind them.. I’m just saying. I don’t think this is doing anything good for the talent & hard work that went into crafting the original let alone further original (or stories not yet adapted to) film that’d support the continuation of said legacy. It’s instead telling Disney, “releasing a lesser copycat version of a classic film that at the same time misses much of its core heart & identity, without the same artistry, heart, or creativity put into it, is perfectly fine & what we wanna see more of. The originals have no other value other than being a base for remakes of them w less creative vision & integrity”. It’s the antithesis of the message that Dreamfinder & Figment and the original Journey Into Imagination stood for. Like, it’s fine if you enjoyed it (it’s just a film at the end of the day.) But I’m just personally very surprised by your take, knowing you, and am just curious as to why exactly you’re so supportive of this, knowing what it is & the critiques you mentioned about changes to the characters & story. Judging by what I know about you and what you stand for, I’m just surprised that was your response.
By and large I don't think anyone here has said they should continue the live action remakes. I think it's fairly universally agreed, something that is almost unheard of on this site, that Disney should stop the remakes.
The trouble though is that the studios tend to look more at the box office numbers to see if something’s a success or not, rather than thoughts/opinions after it. We simply need to be better about choosing what we decide to invest in with this company as to not reward them for something we genuinely don’t want to see them continue. And trust me, I get we all are desperate to find something good or something worthwhile to see in today’s climate of entertainment, but you can’t let desperation bring you to pay for things that you know you won’t like even after seeing the trailer or hearing the initial details you learn about it. A remake is one of those things you don’t even need details to know, if you’re someone who isn’t typically a fan of studios remaking their classic films, to not support it, And I get it, again, it’s frustrating.. but as I think all of us can say in regards to Disney, money talks for them. And we need to make our voices heard with our wallets ‘aswell’ as feedback. Not just feedback. And while in the end, the company is truly at fault for even greenlighting and pushing these things to begin with, again, we need to make sure our wallets especially are going towards the things we want to see rather than not, to truly get the message across to the company.
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Except you're preaching to a choir here, this isn't some huge forum that has hundred of thousands of people. Its a small forum with a couple hundred people viewing the posts at most, that is a single small drop in the bucket in terms of number of actual movie goers. So even if you had everyone here committed to not going that is likely 0.01 of an opening weekend of a movie like this. Its not impactful enough to make a difference and change Disney's mind.
Hence why I simply suggested it, I’m not forcing anyone. Of course you can’t force someone what to and what not to spend their money on. Ultimately value is in the eyes of the beholder. Of course
I mentioned the live action Moana still being in the works already. But I haven't seen reports of them moving forward with any others like the live action Tangled which was paused. So I think they may wait until after Moana to see if the market is still there or not.
