The film itself has received mixed reviews, and I don’t recall anyone here offering a negative assessment of its content, acting, etc. The complaints that have been voiced concern the motivations of some of those involved in the film. I myself would quite like to see it, but I’m reluctant to put money in the pockets of individuals who promote harmful conspiracy theories (a personal red line for me).
And before that, she will be in this potential November blockbuster, raising her profile even further.
I hope she didn’t say “hunger games is so 2008”
I'd say yes and no on that front. On the one hand I think they stick to pretty vanilla territory, but on the other, they were one of the first to really have gay representation in animated movies (or any movies, for that matter). I'm sure not the absolute first, as film buffs could no doubt find counter examples, but one of the first major studios at least.
I’m not sure I’d call that pushing the envelope in 2023, years after the legalisation of gay marriage, though I certainly applaud and welcome it.
They are lazy in quality and repetitive for one thing.
Strange World and Lightyear, which are often presented as the beginning of Disney’s recent troubles, are not remakes, are not repetitive, and are not “lazy in quality” (if “quality” refers to the standard of animation). So no, I’m afraid I don’t quite understand what you’re referring to when you say that Disney has gone “off-brand”.
That is not what happened in the plot of Barbie. AT ALL. And Bottoms happens to be a very well made, well reviewed sleeper hit, whether you like it or not. Facts matter.
I really don’t think this was the intended takeaway.
100% correct.
The remakes are being made in tandem with original stories; this has been the case for about a decade now. Criticising the remakes for being lazy is a perfectly legitimate position, but conflating that criticism with the issue of diversity makes no sense to me. Would the remake of The Little Mermaid have been any less lazy if they’d cast a white actress as Ariel?
Lightyear is literally a spinoff of a four movie series that is based around the premise that this is the movie Àndy's Toy is based on. Let's not call it original. It tried to hit The Pixar beats, but did not have much to say.
Lightyear was a boring film, and I didn’t like it, but it drew very little from the Toy Story movies. It would have been much more enjoyable if it had.
From years ago?! They came out in 2022. How am I meant to overlook them when they represent such a significant chunk of the data set?
The fact remains that it has ties to the franchise name. That what was in question and why people did not give it much thought, and it being paired with lacking quality bummed ones who did. It is relevant to your question.
It doesn’t exactly make for productive discussion when you can’t clearly explain what you mean by “off-brand”, but I agree it’s best to move on.
I did. For years now Disney has created oversaturation and fatigue. Not original or risk taking much at all anymore and when they do most find it boring, which is also not on brand.
I was talking about myself. Others are free to post what they wish.
