Why Disney is Falling Apart | Video Essay

From the MCU, Star Wars, Pixar, Lucasfilm, Walt Disney Animation, and even their theme parks, Disney is seemingly headed on a downward trend with almost all of their IPs. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has seen a slow decline since the success of Avengers Endgame, aided by the horrendous shows released on Disney Plus. Star Wars has fallen into the realms of obscurity since its absence in theatres since 2019, with shows like The Mandalorian failing in its third season. Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios have also not been immune to Disney's decline, boasting diminishing returns. The less said about the failure of Indiana Jones 5 the better. From top to bottom, Disney is falling apart, and we dive deep into why that is.
The Mandalorian (2023)
Elementals (2023)
Ahsoka (2023)
The Marvels (2023)
Loki (2023)
Lightyear (2022)
Thor Love and Thunder (2022)
Guardians of the Galaxy 3 (2023)
Ant-Man 3 (2023)
The Little Mermaid (2023)
0:00 - Intro
2:22 - Part 1 - The Decline
4:40 - Part 2 - Star Wars
9:45 - Part 3 - MCU
12:22 - Part 4 - Pixar/Animation
13:35 - Part 5 - Politics
17:39 - Part 6 - Remakes
19:15 - Part 7 - Disney+

[@chasehedges6775]

This is what Modern Disney deserves

[@wickdaline8668]

Modern Disney has made SW and the MCU the Transformers Bayverse of the 2020s figuratively speaking. Got nothing else to say besides that.

[@yveltalpoderoso1303]

@@wickdaline8668Transformers is paramount

[@Deity_devil]

@@wickdaline8668what modern Disney is ruining*

[@roadlifeproductions4905]

You get what you fuckin deserve.

[@brandonscott5544]

UNFORTUNATELY WOKE HOLLYWOOD DISNEY'S,

[@Mrmilkman-yb3ql]

Disney really out here killing the unkillable franchises. It’s getting to the point where it’s quite impressive how good they are at it

[@deceiver444]

They indeed managed to mercilessly massacre all their major franchises. No small feat.

[@bigguy7353]

Just put far leftists and intersectional feminists in charge and this is what you get.

[@astralclub5964]

I don’t think an intentional terrorist could’ve destroyed Disney more effectively than…Disney!

[@wastelandlegocheem]

I feel like this was the plan....jealous of star wars? Buy it, ruin it, and sell decent amounts of merch to profit for a while anyways

[@viscountrainbows2857]

This is like Shadow of the Colossus, but you are unambiguously the antagonist and slaying gentle giants.

[@myworms]

The problem is that they’re not giving us what we want, they’re just giving us what they think we should want.

[@edgraphycs]

they are simply changing the course of original stories, reflecting what they think people should accept as normal.

[@D1570R73D]

No, they're giving people what they want. Millenials and younger are a bunch of idiot feminist extremists that think inclusivity is more important than the story itself. People are getting what they asked for, they're just too stupid to realize it was going to be a pile of shit.

[@direstr7768]

Well yeah but not really, they want to educated the most braindead middle ground person, they are pandering to lowest common denomitor and they just don't respect their audience.

[@MrMarinus18]

The problem is why would they give us what we want? They dominate the entire market and have no legitimate competition. So they don't concern themselves with what their audiance wants to see. The things they are concerned about is what will get them on the news and what things are the easiest to make merchandise of.

[@D1570R73D]

@@MrMarinus18 No, they've given people what they want, it's just that that doesn't happen to be what longtime fans of the series wanted. Blizzard did the same thing with their games, they became too simple and filled with grinding, cosmetics have become more important than the gameplay because that's what people care about these days.

[@Stephnbeans]

disney- scared of doing anything new, tries to milk everything they have, is failing Miyazaki- sees what his grandkid will have to watch and comes out of retirement to make a movie for him, has record breaking opening

[@ddespair]

I would argue that Disney is doing many things new, particularly in their casting. No other studio has cast women and minorities into more leading roles than what Disney has. It’s not even close. KZbin is extremely conservative so it’s a poor way to measure what people are watching. Disney plus went from 70 million subscribers to 160 million in two years. Its only “declined” by 10 million in the last year. Park revenues are up. Everything you see “failing” is only slightly dipping. They took a huge risk with avatar land and galaxy’s edge is still busy as ever. I don’t think for one second that Disney is infallible or even that great. But I do like seeing movies with people who look like me in it for once. When I was growing up, no one in the movies looked like me.

[@Stephnbeans]

@@ddespair I see. I’m sure what youtube is recommending me is sort of an echo chamber of “disney bad,” so i’m seeing askew information on how their franchise and parks are doing. my commenting in the nothing new part was more focusing on their habits of doing remakes for so long. Encanto was sort of a fresh gem that came out of disney but for the most part I’m seeing a lot of recycled material or double dipping in an established franchise. And I think a reason encanto and Moana did so well is that they really had a story to tell with an audience in mind, like Miyazaki making a movie for his son, and it showed beautifully. I haven’t seen Wish or Rava so I can’t speak on them And I can also see that disney is ridiculously big and Studio Ghibli is pretty small in comparison, so the quality and quantity of material is different. I was sort of poking fun at disney because I am biased towards miyazaki. And I am glad to see more women and minorities in roles. I really just want to see people being people in all shapes and forms and that be the norm (A reason I really liked Atlantis- every character had a motivation and felt real). But sometimes I see a movie or show and it’s as if they forced a script on a character/setting and it breaks the flow. I hope that makes sense.

[@liquidsweg4858]

​@@ddespairthat's literally nothing new It's been the norm for the past few years and has been doing more damage than good coz imagine that, casting someone just coz of what's between their legs and the colour of their skin and nothing beyond that would yield terrible results

[@sleepinglionarchives]

I have complete apathy for the company at this point. They are 100% responsible for the terrible situation they're now in, so no pity here

[@matthewmagda4971]

My apathy is really revulsion. I hope they go bankrupt before they can ruin any more legacy characters.

[@etherealbladerx8153]

@@matthewmagda4971yes please 🙏🏾 I’m praying they don’t touch KH

[@wastelandlegocheem]

Not to mention lushing terrible shit. Remember when abc (owned by disney) promoted a child male stripper bevause he was a "child drag queen?" Yeah, that creepy shit.

[@uria3679]

Once everyone sees Ukraine defeat Russia, Disney will be next

[@jeniffer7799]

​@@uria3679what if I tell you that Russia is one of the reasons Disney is pulling this shit?

[@SevenEllen]

"They manage to piss off both sides because nothing makes sense - It's all layered in hypocrisy" You hit the nail on head.

[@coconutcore]

And they could just be pissing off no one but the must extremist radicals by just making movies and not discriminating in any direction. It’s not that hard. You don’t need to force things in boxes if you’re not racist.

[@arthas640]

Trying to woo the CCP and China, who dislike American culture and the liberal ideals of Hollywood, is pretty stupid. Also trying to woo the "woke" crowd who hate megacorps like Disney and will turn on you when they realize they're being pandered to, is also stupid. Trying to woo either of those 2 groups will alienate the other, and there's many who hate both of those 2. Trying to pander can work when you Occupy a niche but NOT for a global company with a widespread and varied fanbase. Ruining franchises people love will also turn the fans against you.

[@DUTTY245]

This is good for the industry, cause it will open up more avenues for competitive movie makers, or force Disney to actually put effort into movies and actually make something fans want

[@zigzagintrusion]

Even for the parks. Disney World’s quality is going down while (apparently-haven’t been yet) Universal Studios’ is going up. I think it’s good that Disney will have some competition and make them improve the quality of their products.

[@icecreaminc8013]

not until they give up the woke mentality. because while that exists, the little guys will be to afraid to do anything "not woke", lest they get canceled.

[@lyregal5]

When I used to work at Disney 20 years ago, the big thing for them was “synergy”. Basically “how much can we beat this dead horse until we can’t get anything further from it”. No surprise to see them ramp it up as they bought more IPs. They forgot how much better they did when they just gave out small servings sparingly and let the lack of content build up anticipation and excitement for when something was finally available. I’m sure financially they figured more of this content would equal more money. But someone clearly missed the lesson on supply vs demand.

[@Jay-bl8ne]

The worst part is that’s not even what synergy even means.

[@Yokoto12343]

​@@Jay-bl8neThats execs slinging buzzwords to investors for ya

[@hadikhan5197]

What kinda work did you do there ?

[@lyregal5]

@@hadikhan5197 Worked in international TV.

[@tchlin]

That's not what synergy means.

[@cinefiliajonica]

to me is simply insane how these studios keep dumping so much money into all these high risk projects that need to make so much money just to break even

[@anarchyproductions6259]

you mean low risk projects?

[@christopherfrazier85]

Don't bring Transformers in this please

[@clippers1731]

Well they certainly don't make things for the people that hate them. And they certainly don't make them for the people they claim to be making it for known as "the modern audience" They make it for the higher ups in the government and corporations who demand they show the nations citizens what they want.

[@brandonscott5544]

WOKE MEDIA NONSENSE AND DISASTER.

[@jk3jk35]

they still make bank on merchandise.

[@coletussing9534]

Disney monopolized and bought every single IP first, and thought about telling good stories second.

[@LukeLovesRose]

Third.

[@SamuraiJim09]

Not at all.

[@freesexyew]

If you own your competition. You have no competition. ~ Bob Iger "Probably"

[@sheshotjfk8375]

Actually, they had lost the ability to tell good stories which is why they bought all the IP's thinking that would solve their problem.

[@sdwone]

Ah... Nothing Lasts Forever! Not sure what else to say on that front! Just ask the Romans maybe!? 🤷‍♂️

[@gokuu9496]

I think the problem with current IPs is that every company recycels the same idea/concept and they make the main selling point nostalgia instead of creating original new concepts

[@nateblanche2551]

Yep, pretty much. They use "nostalgia" effect by initially taking an IP everyone knows but then disney change it into something completely unrecognisable and not even slightly entertaining. Let them continue... they do have trillions but they can only lose so much til they realise its not viable.

[@Redspark77]

they recycle the IP and diversify it and making it worse in the process

[@johndipietro145]

It honestly blew my mind that the Kenobi show messed up Reva so bad considering Fallen Order exists. They had the blueprint with Trilla, they managed to ride that line where she was relatable and as a player you felt bad for her but she was also menacing and genuinely felt like a threat. The show would’ve been so much better if they could’ve done that with Reva

[@MaverickSteffen]

To me, the animated film, Moana, had the ideal female leader. She was forced to be a leader in order to save her people when her father was no longer able. She was humble, and was eager to learn everything she needed (from a man no less). She didn’t have supernatural abilities, and had just as much insecurity and fear as any other human being. She saved her people, not by being a “boss b#tch”, but by being naturally PASSIONATE about the water which made her a strong woman when she needed to be.

[@a2d]

And she wasn't a Mary Sue. Like sure, she was capable but she was also flawed. She was impatient, stubborn, and impulsive. She needed a mentor to hone her instincts. At the end of the movie it was her feminine empathy and insight that saved the day. She was afraid but courageously rose to the occasion. That is how to write a strong female character. Today's Disney thinks a strong female has to be physically superior. They would have had her punch Te'Kas lights out or something.

[@taki7546]

Moana is probably one of my favorite movies Disney ever created. I watched it countless times when I was younger and I‘m so scared about what they planned for the live action of it… Like… Chances are high that they turn Maui into some useless prick, while Moana is already the perfect Sailor. Oh and let’s not forget that she will face the villain completely alone, because women don’t need no help from men.

[@Natta44]

Totally agree. Moans holds up so well.

[@viscountrainbows2857]

Princess And The Frog's lead also; she was a hard worker and was literally saving every penny she earned. And yet somehow talking heads in the mainstream insist we have no strong female protagonists, particularly of color... BOI TIANA IS BLACK YA DINK. Sad that was Disney's swansong for 2D animation, but at least it was a beautiful one.

[@JuanRamirez-zk9lt]

Finally, the problem exposed, y'all. Everytime dictating how a women should empower herself, if at all

[@onaraisedbeach]

The thing to remember is current Disney is not the same studio that made the classics and renaissane films we all love. The people, ethos, and business model is an entirely changed beast, one fixated on monopoly, exploitation, and trawling the absolute bottom of the 'inauthentic easy culture war points' barrel. As a grown-ass man who still tears up when I hear any of of a dozen or so classic songs, I applaud the dismantling of this monster. It's not the cuddly friend we once loved, and hasn't been for a long time.

[@kamukameh]

I think the idea back in, whatever, 2017 was: "We are too big to fail, now we start to 'educate' grown people to our liking". Their old IPs also had morals, but the universal ones, not the ones that are in fashion at current times. They are like a supervillain in their Marvel movies, if there's no one of that kind already I would call him (or more fitting: her ;-)) "Brainwash" or so. Don't get me wrong, I call myself feminist and anti-racist. Disney-films are neither...

[@ShesquatchPiney]

I think yes and no, speaking as a recovering Disney adult. The Renaissance was truly special, but the company has had these craven tendencies simmering for a century. Walt was a ruthless businessman who was furious that his animators dared strike and was forever hardened. Even before that, copyright exploits with Oswald the Lucky Rabbit led him to be extremely anal about intellectual property. Knowing that, we can see how the same company tried to trademark an entire culture's holiday, The Day of The Dead, for Coco. Walt was absolutely a visionary, and much of the risks he took were downright insane, but the seeds of the company's slimy practices were with him. I think it actually speaks a lot to the magic of the artists behind the Disney Renaissance that they made such incredible work. Risky, costly work I can't see them ever even remotely touching again for the sake of pleasing execs. After I watched "The Sweatbox" about the production circus that was Kingdom of the Sun turned Emperor's New Groove, I think that was the beginning of the end for Renaissance era collaborative storytelling. They lost so much money and time, I think execs started to change how these productions were made. They wanted maximum efficiency pandering to executive whims instead of the arduous, costly creative process it actually takes to make something like The Lion King or Aladdin.

[@No_Named_Nobody]

⁠@@ShesquatchPineyThey tried to what?! What made them think they could Trademark Day of the Dead?!

[@mstrider80]

Disney is and always was rotten to the core. Hiring a mafia enforcer to negotiate artists pay during the 1950s and betraying others to McCarthyism blacklists shows everything we need to know about Walt Disney's ugly blackened heart.

[@davidmays8974]

It's all for money, it's just a cash grab.

[@markanthony1004]

Y’all remember the movie Caroline and how simple but interesting it was? A movie kids and adults could enjoy with the old school stop motion. A great story with great voice acting, sets, and cinematography. One of my favorite movies and same for my kids

[@Remembrace]

I remember

[@user-nt1nu4hd4b]

Loved it!

[@GloomGaiGar]

Coraline

[@fpsoftdev]

If Disney went back to hand drawn animation with a focus on telling good stories they could make a comeback. I sold all of my Disney stock about 6-7 years ago because they aren’t creating new original IP that will stay with kids and have them bringing their kids to Disney parks in the future. Their entire brand has been about creating those childhood memories that turn people into lifelong Disney fans but they simply haven’t done that since the 1990s and eventually that will die off.

[@OhSayWhatIsTruth]

That's just wishful thinking at this point. Hand drawn animation isn't gonna fix bad storytelling either.

[@Stealth86651]

Disney is living proof that you *really* don't need to be intelligent to be a major company's CEO. If those positions actually were important, Disney would be filing for bankruptcy by now, in reality CEO's are pretty interchangable and don't really matter that much. The best use for them is disposing of them when the company makes a dumb decision, just blame it on them and shed them to pretend you've fixed the problem.

[@wastelandlegocheem]

It will likely still fall apart bevause they're disconnected from reality

[@uria3679]

Once everyone sees Ukraine defeat Russia, Disney will be next

[@auroraforsora2433]

​@@uria3679makes no sense

[@hiflyer000]

I actually personally know the CEO from a company I used to work for and he told me CEO's that aren't company founders are literally figureheads that don't do any actual work besides being the public face of the company. Everything people think a CEO does, like decide the direction of the company, or manage all the different business units, is actually handled by other people. He said when he was CEO of my company he tried to take the company in a certain direction and was ignored and told to follow marching orders from the shareholders and executives.

[@toadman5184]

Most CEOs are either figureheads or money men. If they're not a founder, they're just another well paid employee who can always find another job.

[@RoarOfWolverine]

The biggest problem isn’t women leads, it’s the fact that every lead female has to be a Mary Sue. There is no interest for the audiences for any character that begins perfect from the start of the movie. Being a condescending character that never fails at anything is not a good character and it’s impossible to write a good story around such a character that can capture an audience attention.

[@anon2427]

Modern writers write strong women as men. They are strong in the same way men are, using physicality and violence to achieve their goals. This completely ignores the type of strength inherent to women, that of nurture and care. It’s shameful to ignore this really

[@nanalove3819]

​@@anon2427i would say the problem is more that they throw toxic masculinity on women. The thing is that praising violence is not good, not in men and not in women, but people noticing it more on women cause they are not used to I guess. There is also nothing wrong to have female leads with "male" qualities. The problem is that we only have that (just like back in the days, the woman seen in a positive light was always the Snow White type, which is why it was criticized). I think people fail to see that the problem is not "this is how you paint women and we don't like it" but "this is the only way you paint women and we don't like it". We need more diversity in ours female characters.. Big companies should stop trying to write role models for women and just write characters. And ironically, that's how we'll finally have role models.

[@TheEDFLegacy]

Totally agree. There's a whole laundry list of characters I can think of off the top of my head that fits what you're talking about - a few even in the Star Wars universe itself. Unfortunately Star Trek has been suffering from the same issues was Discovery and a few other shows. Thankfully in that case Strange New Worlds has changed paths.

[@gamecokben]

​@@anon2427fucking caveman. You can probably barely lift the donuts you eat all day in your mom's basement.

[@RT-qd8yl]

They're making people who we hate dealing with IRL.

[@jordanb7789]

It is amazing how they made life long Star Wars Fans absolutely check out of the franchise

[@Leeeeegion]

Yeah, they completely ruined it. They deleted the established and good storyline and replaced it with nonsensical mediocrity. Then they gave us the middle finger when we asked why.

[@MichaelClark-bd2sw]

There comes a point where you want the end to be the end. It brings closure. When you reopen plot points, or void the struggles of past characters (star wars 7-9) then you just feel blah about it.

[@Transcendence88]

100 years of moviemaking isn’t bad at all but damn what a 100th anniversary to have

[@benrobson3442]

both Disney and Warner Bros turned 100

[@Nickpetronio]

Yeah it’s very very sad. Worst 100th anniversary ever

[@thisisfyne]

Saying that Toy Story is from Disney is incredibly insulting, especially considering how they unceremoniously sacked John Lasseter a few years before Pixar's rise to fame. If anything, Pixar was anti-Disney in its approach, so it's kinda disgusting to see images of masterpieces like Toy Story and Monsters Inc. mashed with actual Disney IPs...

[@kamukameh]

As with Indiana Jones, as with Star Wars, as with Marvel, as with all the other studios and IPs they bought. ;-)

[@ShesquatchPiney]

Mayyybeeeee Lasseter shouldn't have been such a GD creep that he needs horny handlers for his latest gig at Apple TV making the movie Luck nobody saw.

[@tricivenola8164]

Lasseter was a #MeToo casualty. Apparently he hugged people. Apparently this was more important than the spectacularly good films he shepherded into being. As when they caved in to ONE dwarf actor in order to put seven out of work, Disney is just stupid. It's not even Snow White and the Seven Magical Creatures, it's Cocoa Brown and... they're so racist and condescending in their efforts to appear Woke, it's sickening.

[@RaZhanBreonna]

I definitely loved Pixar Films better than Disney films. I wish they never mashed together 🤦🏽‍♀️😭

[@sophieamandaleitontoomey9343]

It wasn’t that he hugged people. It was that women were encouraged to not be in the same room with him because he “couldn’t control himself.”

[@jesseoliver3673]

It genuinely makes me mad when we get spoon fed so much garbage from Disney, that the legitimately good stuff that comes out is buried below the crap. I believe Soul is an amazing movie, and it’s actually in my top 5 favorite movies period, but it didn’t get near the attention and admiration it deserves because it was buried under failure after failure

[@dawsynlarson696]

I’m convinced Disney ONLY bought all these IP’s so they could put them in their shitty amusement parks. And only realized afterwards they need to dish out content to keep the IP’s popular

[@Gabreya]

Disney’s GREED, ARROGANCE, AND INCOMPETENCE has gotten them into this mess.

[@wastelandlegocheem]

And their creepiness. Never forget abc hosted an apraisal of a child drag queen aka a child boy stripper.

[@Rhiorrha]

Activists, feminist and lgbt, have done this. Tyranny of the fringe minority has destroyed Disney.

[@alyssajones4368]

​@@RhiorrhaDamn right. No wonder our society is a shithole.

[@redpanda6497]

@@Rhiorrha Oh, god. This anti-"woke" shit again. Spiderverse and Arcane also has minorities and they're popular. Why is that? They aren't only there to demand money without putting any effort into them.

[@TheUndisputedTalk504]

You must be slow or the problem If they where greedy we be getting what we want! The money is doing what the fans want! They got drunk with power & though they where too big to fail! Putting lgbtq & replacing men with strong women But it all backfired Tht was the issue

[@TheCoyoteOutlaw]

I noticed that Disney does exceptionally well when they're reaching the end. Before the Disney Renaissance, they almost closed until the Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and the Lion King brought them back. Disney himself almost went bankrupt with Snow White. Disney had become soulless. They've killed the creativity and made it into a factory. I miss the passion; I miss hearing the process and the love they put into the backgrounds, tbe tiny details, the innovation...they're a parody of what they once were.

[@karolinakuc4783]

But today we too hear rummours how Apple TV should buy Disney becausetheydon'tdo well.

[@Simbala-bq5vy]

Disney went 4 times bankruptcy and they were all saved by a princess

[@RocketHarry865]

At this point Disney is beyond saving and needs to die.

[@matthewdunphy8524]

The difference here is that those previous deaths were due to poor business management which was saved by the creative soul of the company. This time the creative soul is dead and isn't there to save the business.

[@TheCoyoteOutlaw]

@@matthewdunphy8524 The creative soul is there, the problem is corporate can't keep its hands out of it.

[@89qwyg9yqa34t]

Honestly I really liked the remake of Aladdin minus the bottomless pit of sanctimony that Jasmine had become, but it took the Aladdin we all remembered, keeping homage to Robin Williams, but re-dressing Genie into a character that wasn't at all surprised at how human nature works. He was a great all-around person who did have thoughts and dreams for the outside world. He was a caring person first and a genie second.

[@jacobwilkins3532]

Golden rule of business: the customer is always right. Disney have forgotten this rule.

[@val834]

How does Disney’s CEO still have a job is literally beyond me.

[@mxfg1535]

I thought he got fired in the middle of the night and replaced with the old one

[@mxfg1535]

Bob iger got fired right?

[@mxfg1535]

Nvm he left then came back

[@BoHorn]

Its hilarious you say that and dont even know who it is.

[@val834]

@@BoHorn knowing the (I'm assuming) white man name will change my current opinion of him? Cause if so, I'm happy to google it and get a little of my romantic hope for the Disney I love back

[@user-if3cj4hl6g]

Personally, Marvel died with Stan Lee. It's no coincidence that the moment he passed, Disney and Feige milked the franchise for all its worth. The TV shows, the cheaper, under qualified writers, back to back releases with unrealistic deadlines. He was clearly the last one holding it all together, but after that, they all just cashed in. Again, just my opinion.

[@RhapsodyInBlaah]

Stan lee had zero creative input in any MCU project.

[@thoomolong]

​@RhapsodyInBlaah This is the level of understanding the average commenter and youtube critic has of the business. Which is why these videos and internet discourse is worthless.

[@nanalove3819]

I don't think so. It falls apart cause : - they had a big plan until the end of Thanos arc, but what they wanted to do after was not as clear. So the connection between the different movies and shows is not consistent. -they want to do too many movies and shows so it is impossible to catch up, which means that not all of them will be successful and so they'll lose money. -they want to do too many movies and shows and too fast, so the quality decreases. They don't have time to think and write the story properly. -movies and shows nowaday seem to just be there to present the new generation of Avengers, with more or less success, and sometimes it gives movies where the new characters struggle to find their place as they are also (and rightfully) give the spotlight to the characters that give the name to the movies and shows at the same time. With all respect I have for Stan Lee, I think the decisive ruining factor is not him.

[@tmac731]

That’s facts. Marvel would never killed Tchalla the way they did if Stan Lee was alive

[@inactiveeagle04]

@@tmac731t challa died cuz Chadwick Boseman died

[@F1FanCanuck]

Disney’s problem is they are averse to taking anything remotely approaching a risk. The characters are safe, the stories are safe, the themes are safe. It’s all so incessantly boring. And Ahsoka is no different. Andor is the one thing in the Star Wars universe that worked, and that was because they brought in Gilroy to write and direct it. Someone with almost no previous ties to the franchise (apart from Rogue One), to create a story that did not rely on legacy characters to prop it up. In other words, they took a risk. It’s that kind of fresh perspective Disney so desperately needs across the board.

[@tristenrodrigue1814]

Disney had 4 of the 5 biggest box office bombs with The Marvels, Indiana Jones 5, Haunted Mansion, and Wish combining for a whopping -$628 million just with those 4 movies. Their only real box office success in 2023 was Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3, literally every other Disney film didn't make a profit.

[@maninanikittycat4238]

I sometimes feel like Disney is embarrassed to be known as the animation studio hence why they bought up so many IPs

[@inazuma3gou]

Poe: "Somehow, Palpatine returned" Overload: "Somehow, Indiana Jones lost money"

[@viscountrainbows2857]

I'm just like "How the fuck does Poe know about Palpatine? Also how the fuck does Rey know about Han Solo? Why does everything suddenly smell like copper?"

[@karolinakuc4783]

​​@@viscountrainbows2857MatPat invented a theor in accordance with which Rey is Palpatine's reincarnation

[@inactiveeagle04]

@@karolinakuc4783matpats theory about Rey being the reincarnation of palpatine was proven to be incorrect because Rey’s father is actually a clone of palpatine but instead is a good guy.

[@owonapikins]

14:32 THANK YOU FOR THIS!!! It seems like no one understands this on either side and you're the first person on KZbin I've seen who actually makes a good point on it

[@coops9597]

The right hate Disney for forcing wokeness on them and the left hate Disney for how disgustingly obvious the pandering is.. they're so sanctimonious.. now nobody on either side is happy AND the movies suck regardless of politics

[@ZuraJura]

Still waiting for that Tarzan remake DO IT DISNEY I DARE YOU

[@Hotep982]

Saddest part about the Snowhite thing is Peter Dinkelage got on Twitter complaining and they killed the role shortly after that. Nevermind the fact that this would have gave exposure to a lot of actors suffering from dwarfism Peter Dinkelage just didn't want the competition so he pretended like dwarves were against this idea. WeeMan who also suffers from dwarfism called him out on that and he said the exact same thing im saying this was due to jealousy not because the dwarf community was offended.

[@KellyRende-yo3ql]

Rumor has it that Dinklage lobbied for a role as one of the dwarves and Disney turned him down BEFORE he came out publicly against the use of dwarf actors in the Snow White movie. Hmm...

[@Hotep982]

@@KellyRende-yo3ql I believe it because Disney wanted to give other people suffering from dwarfism an opportunity he just wants to be the token.

[@bioloc846]

He’s an angry elf

[@sheik4988]

This comment shows how ignorant you are about the “dwarf” community

[@trabuco9]

​@@bioloc846No, he's just a greedy prick who is directly harming business for people with the same condition as him.

[@migueldegreef6565]

Disney is so arrogant that instead of letting the consumers decide what they want to watch Disney tells them what they should watch, while being very greedy. This is most despicable.

[@arthas640]

It wouldn't be nearly as bad if they didn't openly mock and insult people for not liking movies and shows they make and try to make it out to be about racism, sexism, etc rather than about the shitty quality. She Hulk was kind of crap but Disney called their fans sexist and they did the same with some of the crap live action remakes.

[@juanitajones6900]

What are you talking about? Hollywood studios don't go around asking moviegoers and TV viewers what they want to see? I've never heard of such a thing. And I get the feeling that if the moviegoers and TV viewers get exactly what they want, Hollywood would fall even further into decline.

[@angelolagussa1312]

@@arthas640But you manchilden are bigots 😂

[@arthas640]

@@angelolagussa1312 how am i a bigot or a manchild?

[@Jonah_Samuel]

⁠@@juanitajones6900 I agree. And regarding “telling us what to watch”, and “obsession in being pc”, how is that different from any streaming service? Also: Soul is an incredible movie, from both a technical and storytelling point of view. And this is coming from someone who works with both daily. Granted, the narrator was talking about it not being a box office hit, but still…reel it back a bit, please.

[@garrettpodratz9328]

In terms of what Disney+ has done for those of us who actually have an account but what they don’t understand is that most people can’t afford it and that’s what I think was the problem from the beginning when Disney announced that they were making that app and that’s why I think is why so many of the people who only see the movies in related to the MCU because they don’t have the slightest idea of who any of the new characters are that they have made shows about. I’m just glad that very soon that Disney will release their original series on dvd and yeah some people still use DVDs.

[@getmario64]

Disney needs to take a break. 2023’s Disney releases of streaming and other original films were not doing very well and it’s missing that it’s time think about something even entertainment is draining way much problems. It’s like Peter Pan when the Darlings stated to these Disney consumers and viewers needed to grow up and think about something that elevates the cinematic going experiences.

[@Pupeyes]

As a person old enough to have seen The Lion King in theaters, as a kid, I remember growing up looking forward to movies as there was so much cool technology and computer advancements in film, regularly. Movies felt impressive. Jurassic Park in theaters elicited applause. People were in Awe. We were all always looking forward to what was next. I don’t know how to put it but movies made a huge impact back then and there wasn’t social media to boost it. Just regular TV and later cable. Now, tech got so expensive that studios have downgraded quality while still costing more? The magic is most definitely gone.

[@pauljakeman]

Couldn’t agree more

[@DocsDaughter]

The live-action remakes did NOT start with BATB. They started with Cinderella, which was amazing, because - surprise - it had a simple but good story, didn’t change key elements, had great characterisation and a director experienced in dramatic but happy/positive films. It was outstanding. Every adaptation since was just garbage.

[@Nickpetronio]

Totally agreed. I’m glad someone brought up the live action Cinderella because I thought they did a great job and developed the characters a lot more than the original animated feature. Yeah they skipped over the cute funny talking animals, but having a better prince and understanding of Cinderella and her step mother and sisters was so much better lol. And it kept Cinderella with her core character and attributes: love, kindness, and courage.

[@Nickpetronio]

Come to think of it, I feel like the live action remake of Cinderella usually gets overlooked and underrated.. I wonder why?

[@greyblueme9711]

Actually, they started with Alice in wonderland (2010), cinderella came out in 2015

[@LeMecQuiestCool]

Truth is, we don’t need remakes. The originals were good movies, still widely available to watch in the highest quality. Stop falling for that shite.

[@Monti1999]

@@greyblueme9711what about 101 dalmatians and Jungle Book?

[@robtasker3209]

Just after the 8:00 mark.. this seriously hits home. I can't agree more, there's no emoji's to convey this (yes that's the world we live in now)... but I didn't even know what Andor was!!! I went to Episodes 1, 2 and 3 on opening night, first showings lining up... even did it for Episode 7. Couldn't be bothered for 8 or 9 and just watched it when it was convenient for me. But the sheer fact, that I didn't even know WTF Andor was, that it existed or what it is\was about, this video hits home... RIP a legacy from George 😓

[@tas5686]

7:43 while I agree with your point, in the show's defense, Clone Wars (written by the same people who did Rebels) had already disregarded other writer's canon multiple times even before Disney bought Star Wars and declared the Legends universe separate. I feel like that's the pot calling the kettle black.

[@samuelbahij4878]

On the topic of politics in today's films, there's an aspect of the problem that I think is bipartisan. Which is whether or not the film should have current political elements at all. One of the reasons why films are fun to watch is the escapism. You get to forget about all the real-life problems that you're concerned with during the day for 2 hours and get lost in a work of fiction--it's refreshing, it's cathartic, and it relieves stress. But none of this works if the film you're watching is actively reminding you of all those real-world problems you were worried about before you started watching. Of course that's not to say that no films should be political, I'm just saying not all of them should be. Variety is the spice of life. I loved The Wolf of Wall Street, I loved Sorry to Bother You, etc. but I'm probably not looking for political/social commentary when I press play on a superhero film or an animated film about talking animals.

[@solutanbrun]

I get what you’re saying. I really think that the escapism element is a crucial part of media consumption. I just wish… you know… I grew up reading comics and just about every fantasy book I could get my hands on and I’ve always loved the escapism of those stories. But as I’ve grown older I’ve realized that the ones that really has stuck with me were the ones where I could see myself as the protagonist of the story. Let me give you an example: I love the Riftwar Universe. I started reading the Riftwar Saga and continued reading the Serpentwar Saga. And then I found the Empire Trilogy. I was already well invested in the universe itself, I loved it, I wanted to stay there, I’ve read all my books several times. But now, thinking back on it I almost only remember details from the Empire Trilogy. That storyline spoke more to me than the other sagas did, even though I am European and more “culturally aligned” with the rest of the sagas of the Riftwar Universe, and I believe that one of the reasons why is because the protagonist was a girl/woman with additional problems that arose from her position as one. When I read her storyline I was her, I wasn’t just reading about her, I wasn’t just a spectator to a story. I liked the MCU Captain Marvel movie. It’s not a great movie in any way, but I think we can all agree that not all MCU movies are “10/10 best movie ever” - they all vary in quality and sometimes they don’t make any impression at all (looking at you, Thor the Dark World). But I liked it anyways, because I had finally a main-character superhero of my own in the MCU, someone I could relate to. Someone I could dress up as without genderbending or choosing a side-character. I just want my own main-character, and I don’t care if her movie happens to be mid, and I don’t care if the actor is cringe in interviews. I really REALLY don’t care. Because I don’t need exceptional, I just want to be able to relax and watch a movie where I can engulf myself in the dream of “this could be me” for an hour or two and just escape the fucking reality for once. I also want to escape, and I want to not always only be a spectator. Look, I get that it can feel as if politics are taking over, and that there’s too much representation and that it ruins the experience. But I want that experience too. Sure, if I could choose I would want the best, coolest female protagonists possible, all the time, but that’s not realistic. I can live with mediocre. And here’s my main point of this very long rant: I think it’s dumb as hell that big studios get to play the “politics card” all the time and pretend like they “do what they can to cater to everyone” because all they care about is profit. They don’t care about “representation” if it doesn’t end up in profits at the end of the day. What they do, however, is profiting from engagement. If they release a mediocre movie that creates engagement they make more money than if there was less engagement. And it doesn’t matter if the engagement is “good” or “bad”, it doesn’t matter if people are angry or happy. They don’t care about the politics - they only care about the engagement. So please, for the love of god, let me have my mediocre main-character. If you don’t like it - don’t engage. Don’t provide the big studios with their profit and you have a better chance of stopping the next mediocre cringe PC superhero or whatever.

[@samuelbahij4878]

@@solutanbrun To be clear I don't consider representation in and of itself to be a part of the problem I was talking about, in fact you gave a reason why it can be a good thing. My issue is with other things, for a more specific example something that's gotten more common these days is they'll have a (usually young) character suddenly go on a very brief tangent about some current political issue, play it off as a throwaway comedic moment, and move on without saying anything more on it. It often feels out of place in films that aren't really political overall. Basically if you want to make a movie about a political issue, you should do that. But if you're making a movie that's about something else, it probably doesn't need a scene where some character pays 5-10 seconds of lipservice to some current real-world political issue out of nowhere. That sort of thing just reminds the viewer that they're watching a movie, which means it takes them out of the experience. That aside though, if I may add one more thing it's that I think we should ask for more than mediocre in terms of the quality of the representation. It's not wrong to celebrate smaller victories of course, but if we settle for mediocrity things aren't likely to improve anytime soon. If we're not participating in the creation/production of the films our ability to influence these things is more limited, but it's not nothing.

[@Yeetusdeletus897]

But do we even know what counts as political to each side. A gay character in a movie doesn’t count as political to the left but it’s the end of the world to the right. Half the films considered political nowadays are pretty centrists but people act like a black women playing Ariel is liberal propaganda. I just can’t get behind the “we hate wokeness and politics in media” thing because being “woke” and “political” is as easy as not having a cast filled with straight white men

[@samuelbahij4878]

@@Yeetusdeletus897 It's impossible to please everyone so there's no sense in trying. But my point isn't that filmmakers should go out of their way to avoid politics, it's that there's a difference between for example a film that's explicitly about current women's issues and a film that contains female characters but isn't trying to say anything on that matter because its story is about something else entirely, something fictional. Both have their place, and the latter is generally more suited to scratching that escapism itch since it's not trying to remind the audience of current real-world issues.

[@solutanbrun]

You say that there is no point in trying to please everyone, but somehow you also say that what you consider to be neutral ground is what should count as neutral ground. That sounds to me like you want to be pleased before anyone else is pleased. Maybe, just maybe, you should sit down and give an honest thought to how people who are not like you would define neutral, non-political ground. You don’t have to accept it as neutral, and you don’t have to go there, but maybe you could see that what you consider non-political is not non-political to someone else. From my point of view there is no “current political situation” that differs that much from 100+ years ago, and I don’t believe we will have vastly different discussions 100+ years from now. Furthermore, I cannot see a clear cut between something depicting current events, and pure fiction taking place in a galaxy far far away. But then again, I also am unaware of these misplaced tangents that you say are so out of line that they bring you out of the immersion. And they seem to happen often as well. Here’s some food for thought: Maybe it’s you who are the political one. Maybe you read politics into something that is as bland and simple as big studio facade/token representation. Maybe you should chill out a bit with putting politics into everything and just enjoy the ride. I don’t think it’s healthy to be upset with things that you cannot control

[@twopiecehoxton]

Honestly the fact that they would even try to blame their audience is completely asinine. "Oh you don't like the product we're putting out? That's your fault, you should, just deal with it". That's like literally any other company making a bad product that doesn't work and then blaming your consumers for your downfall because they don't want to buy it. Your audience are your money makers, you need to please THEM, not the other way around. This entitlement needs to stop. Shit is ridiculous.

[@astrovarius543]

For that reason I hope the company fails utterly.

[@libidinousbear4563]

It’s kinda funny how they can’t even be consistent with how they ruin IPs. “Let’s kill Star Wars by not giving fans anything for half a decade, and at the same time let’s kill marvel by releasing the exact same movie with different characters every 3 months.”

[@gamermoviedude5533]

The saddest part to me is that I don’t think any of us wanted Disney to fail. Sure, maybe they own too many IP’s, but if the content was great or good, we would be eating it up like crazy. I can’t believing I’m seeing the days when Star Wars, Marvel, and Pixar are no longing interesting to me or audiences. Oh, and also, use actors and pay your teams.

[@Reveur_Lucide]

That bit about how Disney is basically calling the 7 dwarves the 7 people was so on point. "We can't discriminate or imply that these people are different because calling people different is bad and mean! But we need to force as many different people into our movies as possible because being different is good and awesome!" Like, how can you promote "being" different if you can't call it "different?"

[@TheDarkLasombra]

If they were truly progressive, the dwarves would have been actual dwarves/little people that were abandoned in the forest as babies and raised as a dwarven community that's thriving regardless of being abandoned by the rest of the kingdom. But that's not as easy to virtue signal behind.

[@drummerlovesbookworm9738]

Well put.

[@simonchristopher8324]

Have you asked any little people how they feel about this? I reckon they'd probably have quite a different perspective to you on how it feels to be referred to as a dwarf.

[@Reveur_Lucide]

@simonchristopher8324 ok, but a dwarf isn't just a short person. A dwarf is also a race of fantasy creatures. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves had a few different kinds of magic and fantastic elements that indicate it is a high fantasy story, therefore, it is very likely that the dwarves of Snow White aren't just "short people" but are actual fantasy dwarves. If you're going to have dwarves in a live action film, you either spend 30% of your budget on CGI or hire short people. And while I'm sure there are plenty of real life short people who would not like to be called "dwarves," I'm almost certain that not all of them would be offended, so even if I did ask one, or multiple, there isn't a guarantee I'd get any negative responses at all.

[@Nekse]

Why not snow white and 7 cyborgs as AI is trending quite a lot.. switching living to robots "can't" offend anyone?

[@SaigonBrit]

A great take but a couple of tour statements are incorrect. Box office take does not all go back to the studio. It varies from 55% in US/CA to around 43 percent general international and 25% for China. Hence, The Little Mermaid did not make a profit for Disney, it is estimated to have lost anything from 75 million at the low end up to 125 million USD depending on marketing. Also the stated production budget (publicly released) was inaccurate as the UK tax filings show the cost was a lot higher. I think its important that you point out these things, particularly box office receipts versus what goes back to Disney. They are very different indeed.😊

[@DownhillPlague]

It’s not really that they don’t understand that people don’t like all the social justice commentary; it’s that pushing that narrative/message is more important to them then the stories they write.

[@alexsiemers7898]

Idk man, Across the Spiderverse and Barbie did pretty well financially despite their blatant or subtle commentaries

[@monkaeyes3417]

As a kid Disney truely felt magical. They really did well to capture a childs imagination. And honestly from what ive heard from adults at the time, they felt the same. But now with all their political content in their products, it just feels too close to reality. Like yes i know these problems exist in the real world, but im watching this now to escape the real world. You cant capture my imagination when you keep bringing reality into the content.

[@juanitajones6900]

Disney is incapable of utilizing political content with any real, decent writing - both in the past and now.

[@zachleetch8138]

The best way to mediate escapism and real-world relevance within storytelling is a concept called "escape and recovery". The story provides an opportunity for escape, but within that escape the narrative elements point beyond themselves to real life, allowing the audience-through the imagination-to "recover" something true and meaningful that they may have forgotten. I guarantee you that the best stories you've encountered all had some measure of this interplay.

[@IvanYurdec]

Disney Plus MCU cutting back on thinly veiled parody cameos (Doomcock in She Hulk) to "quite the noise"

[@noais0ffline417]

@@zachleetch8138you spitting some facts there 🗿

[@zachleetch8138]

@@noais0ffline417 I believe the basic concept is from Tolkien’s famous essay, “On Fairy Stories”.

[@motozealot5176]

Disney gets what it deserves. Forgot it wasnt investors that made it money, but the consumer

[@GodChaos333]

That Snoop Dogg “Who?” Was exactly what I thought when he talked about Echo. I didn’t even know that was coming, or who that was.

[@YouTubePurgetheblackplague]

Disney never understood Star Wars. #RIPStarWars2012

[@ErichStaufferVlog]

The turning point was when Luke threw away the light saber at the beginning of the movie. That was it. The hubris has caught up with them.

[@Pooh0Bear8]

I miss the 2000's Pixar 😢

[@AodhanBeag]

I miss the old Yeezy 😢

[@viviangarcia5696]

Too bad disney is a lot more picky and controlling in what they can do for projects. Wished they can get out of these restrictions and do things out of the family friendly mold disney wants them to keep.

[@damann6470]

Comparing their recent films to something like Dune, Disney forces it down your throat, and Dune, which has a diverse cast, lets the story and characters speak for themselves without talking down to and treating the audience like we're stupid.

[@somethingrio]

It's funny to me that the majority of people that I know who have Disney plus, don't watch anything but bluey, a cartoon that Disney doesn't even own the merchandise rights to and only licenses it from the BBC and ludo studios

[@billusher2265]

Basically, they kicked out the original talent who created the brands and thought just having the brand by itself was enough to sustain them while they inserted their own ideology into it.

[@simonchristopher8324]

To be fair, the original talent died 50+ years ago.

[@bulletproof844]

Crazy idea: maybe the writers for the games should take over the tv shows and movies. I know this is not going to happen, but it would be a good thing I believe.

[@keithpace9870]

I am sure the team who worked on the Cal Kestis Star wars games can write better star wars movies and and shows than the garbage they have been passing off.

[@dashmeetsingh9679]

Its the studio interference that kills the movie and shows. Thats the main reason they hire nobody’s as showrunners and writers. Its so easy to bully them. With established directors and writers its not possible.

[@sheshotjfk8375]

The games have good writing because the mouse house isn't interested in them and hence don't get in the writers way. The writers are left alone to tell good stories because the execs and CEO aren't even aware they exist. The moment they realize the games exist, they will interfere and ruin them.

[@nwrob1]

One the most brilliant things Ive seen in recent years is Arcane. Every frame is a work of art, and the storytelling is just marvelous. Written by a video game company.

[@user-ey2kc1oi7y]

This is the best time in my life to be a Star wars, marvel or Disney fan. The fact that some of the movies do not cater to my every fan desires is not a sign that Disney is falling. I honestly don't understand where you're coming from. Lack of variety is not actually a good thing and you don't have to like everything that they put out. What other movie studio do you hold to that standard? If you're a marvel fan and I mean a fan of the comic books you would know that there wasn't a single formula for every comic. When I grew up there was three Star wars movies and that's it. Now there's more Star wars than I could ever have imagined and I'm loving it.

[@gregroles5638]

It's impressive that Disney are effectively cancelling themselves, and I don't lament that one bit.

[@MrS-pe6sd]

It’s pretty ironic that Disney was the one that said “the past needs to die, kill it if you have to“. I don’t think they meant themselves when they said that. Perhaps they should not have been so cavalier with the tradition that propped them up.

[@danielmonks604]

Disney didn’t say that, Rian Johnson said that. Given how The Rise of Skywalker turned out, it’s pretty clear that Disney didn’t agree with him.

[@Light-at-Dawn]

I actually thought about it today how that quote - which is supposed to show how misguided Kylo Ren's view is - has become the Disney motto for over half of their products

[@astrovarius543]

That motto is perfectly woke and expresses wokeness flawlessly. Progress at any cost, after all.

[@zechs102]

@@astrovarius543 Wasn't the whole issue with the sequel trilogy that the studio balked at "fan" backlash to the last jedi and gave us all the same tired garbage we've had from before? I mean it's kind of the opposite of progress for Disney to have gone back to palpatine. It's a great case study into why you shouldn't listen to "fans". Say what you will about The Last Jedi, at least it was trying to be something different from the garbage that was the prequels. but "pink hair lady bad".

[@astrovarius543]

@@zechs102 What are you rambling about? Are you straw manning me right now?

[@Blue-om9xn]

The seven drawves thing wouldn’t be a problem if they actually hired people with drawfism for non dwarf roles

[@winterronin4778]

My baby momma taught my daughter to ask for paper told her Disney World blew up so i ain't have to take her - Cage

[@kirankumar9434]

“It began with the forging of the corporate brands…. Three were given to 20th Century Fox, creators of Avatar, Blue Sky, Planet of the Apes and The Simpsons. Six were given to Lucasfilm, creators of Indiana Jones and Star Wars. And nine, nine brands were given to the people of Marvel, who above all else desired power… But they were all of them deceived…for another brand was made… In the fires of Burbank the Dark Lord Disney forged in secret a master brand to control all others, and into it he poured his cruelty, his malice, and his will to dominate all corporate life…one brand to rule them all…”

[@denilsonthomas]

A solo Rey movie after most fans despising her character for almost a decade is insane. It truly shows just how out of touch disney really is and its now costing them literal billions

[@flarestriker2005]

I would've liked to see an solo Kylo movie or a solo Lando movie ngl.

[@rochelleyoung1403]

Wait, there’s a Rey movie?

[@allensmith7110]

Really good indepth analysis. Not just trashing Disney.

[@auroraforsora2433]

It is kind of negative

[@angelpayano6813]

​@@auroraforsora2433not negative, just pure facts.

[@tyrport]

It may be that Disney deserves this, but we don’t. Walt & Roy Disney bedrock principles; Story first. Teamwork, not auteurism. Respect your audience and their core beliefs.

[@mynameisnotthathardtospell8199]

I absolutely HATE the live action remakes, purely because theyre making off of something theyve already made, just in a different medium. I view it like remaking a 2D animated movie in 3D animation. They dont deserve the money, its the same story with a few tweaks, sometimes worsening the story

[@the-berries-and-cream-dude]

I’m so scared for the Percy Jackson series. I really don’t want to see it fail for a second time because the books are so amazing. But Disney being behind it makes me so nervous for the series 😭

[@luna4164]

Yeah it will fail but it has nothing to do with the Percy. It’s Disney itself

[@made-on-impulse2211]

Honestly, our percy-boy is a blondie in the preview, my expectations are very low

[@user-hs9ge3cj9p]

They can't even get actors that look anything like the characters. Pass.

[@Rufus..Calhoun]

hope they dont sacrifice talent for wokeness.......as usual.

[@wheelzwheelzington]

@@Rufus..CalhounThey’re going to. Riordan was all over twitter blasting people who criticized Annabeth being black

[@deltarider5863]

What is really sad is that if they took half of their straight to dvd releases from 2007-2016 and released them into a theater rendition it would do better than recent things.

[@7Write4This9Heart7]

SO true! Do you know how much I would pay to see Bambi 2 (which is 2006, but still), one of my FAVE MOVIES OF ALL TIME, in theaters?? When I've seen it a million times in my house, to the point where I can quote basically the whole thing? SO MUCH MONEY! lol. But I haven't paid for a movie of theirs in YEARS 'cause they're just making trash after trash! X'D

[@ianbarefootinthepark]

TLJ was far from perfect. But the way Disney tried to reverse everything it did with no real plan, was a severe misstep. But the biggest one of all is having no plan for the trilogy to begin with.

[@poisenbery]

Someone said this about Blizzard so I'll share it here: The original company that you remember as a child is not the same that exists today. All of the talent and passion that created the company you used to love, has left.

[@daltonrussell3357]

Ok I get that. But I’ve never agreed with that on the simple grounds that I’d you want to use a companies IP, Anne, and legacy, it is completely fair of me to expect you to honor the quality and work that came before and attempt to match it. In my opinion it’s completely fair to hold a modern institution to the standards of it’s past even if the institution’s talent has changed, because their is you have befitted from the knowledge and success of what came before, and as such are expected to continue that legacy. As long as blizzard calls itself Blizzard and Disney called itself Disney, I expect them to live up to what came before them.

[@Minetic]

My issue with Star Wars is that they aren't really expanding the universe. It's either focusing on prequel material and some side story follow up but still revolves around parts of the Empire or Rebels. And while the Expanded Universe had its problems, at least with the Expanded Universe we got to see other villains that had no ties to the Empire who were a considerable threat. Lack of creativity and a fear of coming out of their comfort zone ever since Episode 8 ( which still sucked but I commend them for at least trying something different).

[@maartenvz]

Still hoping for the darth bane Trilogy or Darth plaegous story. I have to give Disney credit for Andor and the bear, fantastic series!

[@Narko_Marko]

There has been no new ideas in these disney + shows it looks like to me. I saw a clip from ahsoka, a flash back where the clone army is fighting mandalorians in a huge dust cloud, you can't see anything except some clones and mandalorians and its taking place on mandalor i think, which we have seen in the clone wars, it would have been so cool to see it in live action but that would take too much brain power to make.

[@RogueSith501]

​@@maartenvzwhy on God's green Earth are you hoping for them to do so when they have at every turn butchered all the EU and OT characters theyve adapted?

[@arthas640]

I find it depressing since they torched 99% of the universe when they bought star wars. By Aldo mainly focusing on the movies and prequel BS they're not eveh really adding to the star wars universe and just rehashing the same story. Even the Mandalorian barely even touches on the millenia of mandolorian lore from the old expanded universe

[@doug2424]

I don't know why star warts is popular. Or star trek. I like hard science fiction something grounded in reality. Come on people, hope there's a hard science fiction movie in the works

[@pedrolevipereiracarvalho5832]

I wish A24 had the power that Disney has. This would be an era of creative and distinctive works, with talented filmmakers who truly love cinema. It's a shame that when Disney goes bankrupt another megacorporation will take over these projects. #DunePartTwo #ForMuadDib #LongLiveTheFighters

[@marcusblackwell2372]

I thought Dune was a Warner Bros movie

[@auroraforsora2433]

​@@marcusblackwell2372it is

[@auroraforsora2433]

Disney is not going bankrupt

[@Master_YanotxEpicaStudio-MYX]

Movie overload sounds like Dan TDM i must be honest awesome video 🎥😂as always

[@unionid3867]

Hi bro, in your intro scene what is its movie name?

[@Bobmcjoepants]

Disney can't be fixed, it needs to be completely gutted from the top or let it fail

[@LavaIshawtLink]

Disney owes us all an apology. Even though I’m someone who has never escaped the grasp/hold of the company name and the magic of old Disney others have. A statement needs to be issued to focus on what once mattered, music, story telling, passion projects, MAGIC. They’ve met a lot of us down and it could be so simple and cheap to win us back. Personally I would love to see a hand drawn movie in 2023. Princess and the frog was beautiful and with it becoming s lost art form I would probably cry at the return.

[@CoreDump451]

Yeah, princess and the frog was sooo good. It's insane how bad things got after it in less than a decade They can't blame any friends from the other side for their failure, though; they did it to themselves

[@eamk887]

You're taking this a bit too seriously mate... Movie studios do not owe anyone an apology for making bad media.

[@getmario64]

The only Disney female strong characters done right instead of these MCU, Star Wars, and other live action remake gals were “Amphibia,” “The Owl House,” “The Ghost and Molly McGee,” “Kim Possible,” and sometimes Mabel Pines in “Gravity Falls.” Those were done well even Anne in “Amphibia” was a lot more female character driven than adding She-Hulk or Reva didn’t do crap. That’s more modern Disney’s gals than ever.

[@mckennatowns5306]

For consumers, the parks are declining in quality and value, but they’re actually the most profitable part of the entire company. Just like fans stopped showing up at the theatre, people will have to stop showing up at the parks for Disney to have any idea that they’re doing something wrong

[@TheWaynos73]

You know what really crazy is? George Miller made Mad Max Fury Road and was literally a blueprint Disney could follow for a movie to do it right. Strong female character - side characters of various ethnicity - male characters that were equally strong, and a message about the world that made sense - men and women treated equally that can save a ruined world.

[@SIlverbullet108]

Disney managed to do something I wouldn't have thought possible 10 years ago : they made their brand toxic. And since they are barely acknowledging the problem right now and are stuck in their delusions, they won't turn the corner for years. Not sure they'll survive this long at this rate.

[@jasonwagner4266]

Lmao. You know they made 28 billion dollars profit last year. 3% growth over previous year. That’s PROFIT. They aren’t going anywhere. You’re all idiots. But keep watching these KZbin’s videos inside your little echo chamber.

[@donaldnewell4868]

I think some deeper contemplation on why the best Star Wars series, Andor, flopped belly first, is called for. It’s hard to argue that the problem is a lack of good shows, when the best show was ignored by fans. The reason for the Star Wars tumble lies largely in its fans. They want a freeze dried Star Wars, with all the same types of characters they are familiar with, story arcs that are simplistic, etc. The loud, hard core fans don’t want important characters to evolve. It sends a message that the most creative people should stay away from this franchise.

[@samfilmkid]

Reminds me of that scene in The Simpsons where Homer's half-brother, a CEO of a struggling company explodes at his board members: 'Instead of LISTENING to what people want, YOU'RE TELLING 'EM WHAT THEY WANT!!"

[@GeoPol01]

6:10 really got me thinking about how wise Lego was to not get swallowed up by Disney when StarWars was popping off initially

[@kw4595]

Glad you mentioned Jedi: Fallen Order and Jedi: Survivor. I love those games; they're by far the best Star Wars projects to come out in this era.

[@movieoverload]

I've met several of the people who made those games and I can assure you that they absolutely get what fans want in this franchise.

[@thegamingprozone1941]

I just Platinumed Survivor yesterday so fucking good.

[@adamprice3466]

SW: The Old Republic is pretty good still and its been going over 10 years.

[@maninanikittycat4238]

those games are GOATED. Cal Kestis and BD-1 are among my favorite characters in star wars

[@thegamingprozone1941]

@@maninanikittycat4238 Cal is so likeable

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

Even though Disney has published a few successful/great Star Wars video games, it's also worth noting that there were far more successful video games published under Lucasarts before the Disney buyout. In 2005 alone they published 3 great borderline revolutionary games. Disney hasn't even surpassed that level of quality or quantity in the last 5 years.

[@noais0ffline417]

I’m glad they get what they deserve. I could never have imagined as a kid I would despise or hate Disney. But modern Disney has earned that. Where should even begin with? 1. The bad script and story telling? Take example of the furry girl kung fu panda ah copycat movie (turning red). + Fire and Water. 2. The goofy ah futuristic, childish, non human like, soulless animation designs? (On characters and their environment) Where I don’t even feel interested in the movie anymore as the characters and the whole thing feels like it was generated by some tiktok AI to make me be like “awww 🥺”. Every new movie character they’ve created, even buzz-lightyear feels souless, too cartoonish and squishy and shiny and they always have big eyes 🥺. Like this isn’t what a good cartoon used to be. Disney movies used to be something we would all enjoy as a family, elders and kids together. Nowadays watching this bad animation, every time I feel like they make it intentionally to rot my brain and make me more stupid. 3. The fact that they add woke bs into the movies. As if it wasn’t enough that schools teach bs to kids about genders and sexuality while they are still embryos and have no clear understanding of the world. Disneys movies are also looking towards manipulating kids minds into what their bs woke movie directors think is right. By adding kissing scenes of the relatives in the mouth (IN A KIDS MOVIE). By making sexual comments every now and then. And so on.. In a movie you get to dive into the directors world, see what he/she thinks and imagines. Moderns Disney’s directors mind makes me vomit. No, I am not being too soft and I am not just here to spread hate. I’m telling you how I feel after watching a movie of theirs. These comments I would not make if things would be different, but they are not and Disney should pay the prize for it. I choose not to waste my time on rotting my mind in those soulless movies. I would prefer watching a actual good movie, that shows a story which touches my soul,childhood and I can relate to, as it used to be. Fuk woke directors and their terrible stupid animations. Also the fact that their leader paid everyone equally speaks for itself why this marks the downfall of Disney. WTF you mean everyone gets paid equally!? Not everyone has the same capabilities, talents and interest into anything they do. Those who put the effort passion and do a good job get awarded for it. The better you do, the greater the reward. MONEY AND RECOGNITION IS MOTIVATION. If I am at the bottom of the company, I will push, Invest and give my best to produce something so nice that would make me recognised and awarded. Therefor I would get a better position for my capabilities being recognised and everyone wins. Also If I had a higher position than others in the team and my wage was as such, then I should work for It and prove that I am the man they chose and they can trust. But if nor people at the higher and lower states get what they deserve, then nobody will fight for it? What’s the point? Do I get more happy if I make something greater and express myself? What do I receive back? Do I receive recognition? (No everyone is the same) Do I receive a higher position? (No everyone Is the same) Do I get some more money so that the hard work and tears I put into that movie pays off and I get to have a good time with my friends and family afterwards? (No, because by disneys leaders prospective, money doesn’t buy happiness or health and is not a form of motivation) Although YOU BUY A TICKET TO DISNEYLAND in order to feel happy and have a good time with your family (money that came from your hard work and efforts that paid off), you buy the kidney that costs 40.000€ and the medicine your grandma needs to survive with the hard work and effort money you were given, you get recognised and people congratulate you and you feel more happy for your Hard work and effort! IF WE ARE ALL THE SAME, THERE IS NO REASON FOR ME TO FIGHT. “Everyone Is Unique, thats one way to say that everyone isn’t”. It’s clear that this guy has not been to college or understands science, judging by his actions. It took him sometime to realise that something was wrong.. Better watch dreamworks.

[@daimhaus]

Strange and fascinating how so much off the entertainment industry is struggling and going downhill these days...

[@gman7497]

The aftermath of Covid, wars and the threat of more wars, economic strain, and the constant battle over morals, politics and culture. People are not in a good headspace to just enjoy media like before.

[@tominator028]

You’re right. It’s not just movies, video games have been the same way the better part of the last 5 years. Outside of a handful of games really since Red Dead Redemption 2, the gaming industry has been completely dead. The same games that were successful 5 years ago are largely still the same games now. There hasn’t been much innovation at all.

[@Crimson28]

Spider-Man No Way Home, Top Gun Maverick, Super Mario Bros. Movie, Barbie all made a billion dollars each because they gave the fans what they wanted. They were entertaining popcorn flicks that didn’t push any agendas. Whether they’re good or bad or had plot holes is irrelevant. They all were successes because they gave the audiences what they wanted which was pure escapism.

[@joshcagle2395]

Did you see Barbie?

[@maryapple7108]

Sure Barbie was just a cheesy popcorn flick. It definitely wasn't a boring, unfunny, fake feminist, man hating preachy mess at all. Noooo definitely not.

[@aksharshah9380]

Funny how to tried to sneak Barbie in there while also saying they didn’t push any agenda. Or may be you haven’t watched Barbie at all.

[@LukeLovesRose]

Avatar: The Way of Water...? It's more of a James Cameron product than a Disney product

[@christopherdowning9382]

Pretty sure Barbie is pushing an agenda...

[@Lpp360]

The money prices are So low, for Disney right now. That even my brother's waste out, is higher than that.

[@Daniel-ob2ml]

Disney has forgotten simple ideas. A hero is one because they have had to struggle with and overcome something in their own life. They have been able to push through their sorrow and emotional pain to accomplish a triumph of justified good over evil. The audience has to feel something to be vested in the character. A "hero" that is just an instantly all-powerful jerk with no apparent goal isn't a hero at all.

[@pinkthanks4urdogtagz860]

Amen, you said it. They not only KILLED Star Wars and genuinely made me not care about it anymore. That type of incompetence deserves attention and respect. I’m not exaggerating when it should be studied as the concrete example of what NOT to do.

[@teastrainer3604]

They'e not selling what people want. They're selling what they think people should want. This is the fundamental blunder that all business schools teach you not to make.

[@Jeanpaul-tl6ry]

Great video Man deserve the sub, quick and to the point on a topic that could go on for hours. Keep it up boss ❤

[@indistinctchatter3501]

No one points out the real problem, the writers and directors who either lack knowledge, talent, and ability, or inject their own unpopular social messaging.

[@Nickpetronio]

That’s absolutely the problem. The number one problem. These people have been totally open about pushing their social political agendas, and they need to have been fired right after that got out. And then changed course. But of course they didn’t do that smh

[@dragondelsur5156]

Only a terminally online moron blames the workers for the fuck ups of big corporations.

[@sergeymyasnikov736]

Good opinion you have here, sir! I've quite liked it. Keep it up

[@chesball9973]

Man if Walt Disney revived he would be crying. Because would feel devastated for his work being destroyed, dumb ideologies being pushed and forgetting what made Disney movies into Disney movies.