I've heard that no one at Disney has been allowed to question the company's woke direction. If you did, you were either ostracized or fired. That is the only reason I can think of as to how someone during the preproduction of this film didn't stand up and say, "This script is terrible. We can't do this." So it is only after the entire film gets shot that some executive (probably Iger) realizes that the film is an abomination, and so they do extensive reshoots which is why the final product is a Frankenstein's monster.
I miss the time when Hollywood made movies that inspired us, made us want to fall in love. Today most films don't have any romance in them, and the few that do only do so in a half-hearted way (like Snow White). I think a big reason why so many people feel bleak about the future is that there are hardly any inspiring movies anymore.
How can this change? The problem is that movies are so expensive to make that just a handful of movie studios have a monopoly of sorts. It's called "buying market share." It's when you spend so much money that other companies just can't compete. My hope is that AI will dramatically bring down the cost of making movies and destroy Hollywood's monopoly. The result will be that movies will no longer only be made by radical leftists who are only concerned with pushing their twisted view of reality. Imagine if conservatives were able to make a large share of movies. That might usher in a new age for our popular culture.
3 nearby theaters have close in the last few years. Even with only one medium sized theater in a 20+ mile radius, it’s usually not busy. Are we witnessing the end of the cinema age? It’s poetic irony that the movie that launched Disney into movie making greatness might also be the movie to end it.
Thank you for enduring this movie and reviewing it as you did. Otherwise, I probably would know almost nothing about it. It was an expensive review, too, since you took your kids and shelled out at the theater concession stand. Tickets and popcorn for all!
One might conclude Disney labors under the illusion that they, in and of themselves, are "original" and "creative" story tellers. Maybe someday they'll get the memo -- all they've ever done was retell old stories people are still interested in because they find the plots compelling.
When I lived in Chicagoland, one of the theaters near me upgraded to full on adjustable motorized recliner seats with seat side food service. You reclined your seat, pushed the call button, and someone came and took your order and then brought it to you. And this was just a regular mall adjacent theater. All this was reflected in the ticket prices though.
It has been observed that a lot of bad movies made during the years of woke will now be dumped on us who are so done with woke.
(Did you like my use of the passive voice?)
Love it 😍
I've heard that no one at Disney has been allowed to question the company's woke direction. If you did, you were either ostracized or fired. That is the only reason I can think of as to how someone during the preproduction of this film didn't stand up and say, "This script is terrible. We can't do this." So it is only after the entire film gets shot that some executive (probably Iger) realizes that the film is an abomination, and so they do extensive reshoots which is why the final product is a Frankenstein's monster.
I miss the time when Hollywood made movies that inspired us, made us want to fall in love. Today most films don't have any romance in them, and the few that do only do so in a half-hearted way (like Snow White). I think a big reason why so many people feel bleak about the future is that there are hardly any inspiring movies anymore.
How can this change? The problem is that movies are so expensive to make that just a handful of movie studios have a monopoly of sorts. It's called "buying market share." It's when you spend so much money that other companies just can't compete. My hope is that AI will dramatically bring down the cost of making movies and destroy Hollywood's monopoly. The result will be that movies will no longer only be made by radical leftists who are only concerned with pushing their twisted view of reality. Imagine if conservatives were able to make a large share of movies. That might usher in a new age for our popular culture.
My apologies that you trudged through that tripe on our behalf. May God richly reward your sacrifice.
3 nearby theaters have close in the last few years. Even with only one medium sized theater in a 20+ mile radius, it’s usually not busy. Are we witnessing the end of the cinema age? It’s poetic irony that the movie that launched Disney into movie making greatness might also be the movie to end it.
I'm still stuck on Snow White mopping. Did the writers confuse Snow White with Cinderella? Well, it does sound like the movie is one confused mess.
Thank you for enduring this movie and reviewing it as you did. Otherwise, I probably would know almost nothing about it. It was an expensive review, too, since you took your kids and shelled out at the theater concession stand. Tickets and popcorn for all!
One might conclude Disney labors under the illusion that they, in and of themselves, are "original" and "creative" story tellers. Maybe someday they'll get the memo -- all they've ever done was retell old stories people are still interested in because they find the plots compelling.
Wait— your theater’s seats have footrests?!
When I lived in Chicagoland, one of the theaters near me upgraded to full on adjustable motorized recliner seats with seat side food service. You reclined your seat, pushed the call button, and someone came and took your order and then brought it to you. And this was just a regular mall adjacent theater. All this was reflected in the ticket prices though.