That is one of the best representations of a "Doofus" face I have ever seen.
Hollywood’s current state of failure and the reasons for it
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That is one of the best representations of a "Doofus" face I have ever seen.
I've seen that photo of Lucas for 4 decades now, and I JUST realized the Falcon is upside down !
Mission Impossible 7 and Indiana Jones 5 both estimated to lose nearly $100million
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'Mission: Impossible 7' and 'Indiana Jones 5' both estimated to lose nearly $100 million
Although they are continuations of two of the biggest franchises in Hollywood: both "Mission: Impossible 7" and "Indiana Jones 5" could lose $100 million.
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I googled up the guy's name and that pic was on the first page of the image search. I had no choice but to use it.
There's no way Indy#5 lost that little. So far they have barely earned back the production budget alone. And that is the gross sales number before the distributors get their cuts.
HeartBlade
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Im more going for its historical significance.
Snow White not only put Disney on the map, it also was a huge step in US animation. It was the first US produced film length animated film which is a big deal in terms of film history and impact on cinema.
Just because Citizen Kane didnt make as much money as Fast and the Furious 6 doesnt make it a worse film or decrease its “significant” impact to film history. I didnt really enjoy Snow White compared to later films like Aladdin or Lion King but it is a “holy grail” for Disney given what it did for the company. Hence why Im honestly baffled they would allow some entitled teen to bash their property. It would be like Lucasfilm supporting the “new” Leia for a ANH reboot who bashes Star Wars for being problematic for only appealing to men and saying the story needs to be rewritten with Leia saving the day.
'Snow White' was the first dramatic animation as we know it.
There wasn't really an intermediate period where it evolved up to realistic figures and 2-hour dramas. Walt Disney jumped the art form from Betty Boop all the way to SW in one step. It was mind-blowing at the time.
It's not just that serious animation wasn't being done yet, it's that nobody even knew if the idea was workable. Would audiences get bored and walk out in 10 minutes? Would they be laughing at the tense parts and be unable to take the 'cartoon' characters seriously? Walt Disney got those questions answered on the day the movie opened. They had spent about 4 years and bet the company on it.
For modern Disney to treat the old SW like an embarrassment . . . it's sad.
There wasn't really an intermediate period where it evolved up to realistic figures and 2-hour dramas. Walt Disney jumped the art form from Betty Boop all the way to SW in one step. It was mind-blowing at the time.
It's not just that serious animation wasn't being done yet, it's that nobody even knew if the idea was workable. Would audiences get bored and walk out in 10 minutes? Would they be laughing at the tense parts and be unable to take the 'cartoon' characters seriously? Walt Disney got those questions answered on the day the movie opened. They had spent about 4 years and bet the company on it.
For modern Disney to treat the old SW like an embarrassment . . . it's sad.
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joberg
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Yep...but the point is: Disney laughed all the way to the bank with Snow White (and still does)! Why jeopardize a good thing? They just don't get it
joberg
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I used to think like this. But now I think that they know exactly what they are doing and it's just us that don't get it. I'm in my 50's, getting old and quickly becoming irrelevant. I don't know what they are thinking, but I bet they have a plan. I'm trying to come to grips with the fact that I'll probably never know. I have at most 20 something years left (if I'm lucky).Yep...but the point is: Disney laughed all the way to the bank with Snow White (and still does)! Why jeopardize a good thing? They just don't get it
You're not far off. Because of the perceived insensitive nature of the original film set in the immediate post-slavery, reconstruction South, the U.S. Disney theme parks are currently remodeling their 30+ year old log flume attraction based on the Brer Rabbit and the Briar Patch story (Splash Mountain) and re-theming to Princess Tianna/The Princess and the Frog.
Splash Mountain does not mention Uncle Remus.
Splash Mountain does not mention "Song of the South"
There are no human characters in Splash Mountain.
Slavery / plantation life is not referenced in Splash Mountain.
Brer Rabbit's voice and in Splash Mountain is significantly changed from the film version, to not sound stereotypically ethnic.
Splash Mountain does use the "Zippidy-doo-dah" song from Song of the South, but sung by the animals.
scarf man
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Hollywood is on strike and Lionsgate is bringing back mask mandates....it keeps getting better.
I see the new thread has become the next “I Hate Disney” thread, with the same usual members piling on.
NakedMoleRat
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I like Disney. Some things irk me, but I’m a fan.I see the new thread has become the next “I Hate Disney” thread, with the same usual members piling on.
I see the new thread has become the next “I Hate Disney” thread, with the same usual members piling on.
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HeartBlade
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Dude grew up in the vine 5 second video generation and made his career with short youtube videos as as problematic manchild. Yeah, uploading the video of the suicide victim in Japan was the "last straw" but the dude had appalling behavior for the 7 year old before then. Not surprised he found a more historical movie to be "boring."
The problem is they cite the Suits as an example but Suits is not that good a show. Its barely a good "legal" show in compared to its peers like Boston Legal or Ally McBeal that really only resurged in popularity because return to Netflix plus Meghan Markle. Tell me the writers for Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul are starving and Ill be surprised.
I do think the system is broken with overpaid executives and underpaid staff which results in worse products but dont think residuals are the solution.
I see the new thread has become the next “I Hate Disney” thread, with the same usual members piling on.
Disney has spent the last 15 years on a buying bender. They own a big percentage of all the active major franchises in the business.
Right now they are screwing up worst of all the major studios. Look at the last 6 months of box office bombs alone.
How in the heck could we NOT be talking about Disney here? They are exhibit-A for the thread topic.
CB2001
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As posted in the All Things Star Wars thread, a friendly reminder of how fans called a creator out for changes made that would have destroyed the work, and how "the nerds won." To me, it's still a shame what was done. Kinda makes me wish that this had happened a lot more with other works. Maybe we'd be in a spot where this strike wouldn't have happened if it had.
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