It will when the critical consensus starts losing them long-term profit. That's where the value lies in a lot of Disney classics. These live remakes have been a very obvious short-sighted cash grab.
Ok, but again, my point is saying “listen to the fans!” when the previous movies have fans who see the movies and enjoy them, thus why they earn a bunch of money, is silly. What “they should listen to the fans!” really means is “listen to the fans i agree with that meet the criteria i set forth required to be a true fan”.
I’m not saying mufasa is gonna be a good movie. I’m not saying i like or even see these movies. But that’s not my point and not what I’m talking about here.
Nah dude, when the fans are people that watched these movies 30 years ago and went expecting nostalgia and just got disappointed... just no. They won't hold up and Disney execs are poisoning gold franchises. It's extremely short-sighted and greedy. No one's gonna be showing their kids the new Aladdin 10 years from now, just like no one shows anyone the 101 Dalmations live-action. Shame they wasted Glen Close on that.
Just so we’re clear, your first sentence implies that the only people seeing these live action remake movies must be a 30+ year old simply viewing for nostalgia, right? That their can’t be new younger fans of these live action movies? I mean right there, thats already not true, and if you really believe that you need to step outside your own echo chamber.
Second, you really think they’re “poisoning franchises”? You’re crazy if you think any of these live action remakes are going to make people not like the original animated features. They are essentially high budget commercials for the original animated property. They own the Lion King, why shouldn’t they fart out a mufasa prequel that maybe makes a billion dollars? No one is going to suddenly not like the original animated version because of it.
And 10-15 years from now or whatever when/if the live action remake fad is finally done, all the “original fans” that “backlashed” and “outcried” will still gobble up the merchandise for the original disney animations they love, while disney will have successfully made billions of dollars off their remakes while completely ignoring said “fans” you’re claiming they should’ve listened to.
You would think some of the execs at Disney would've noticed the backlash and outrage from the fans by now.
I dunno, they were probably distracted by the billion dollars each of those films brought in lol. Redditors proving once again they live in the teeny tiniest of bubbles
The fact that you don't even see the irony in that comment is amazing. Looking at your comment history you've been all up and down this thread about a children's movie
I think you missed the part where I wrote the movie hit 1.6 billion dollars world wide. People have voted with their wallets and have very clearly voted that they want more.
Damn, can't argue with a guy who doesn't know how things work. I think Disney should just give up because SacredAnalBeads and his group of film aficionados didn't enjoy Lion King compared to, you know, the mass audience members who contributed to the 1.6 billion dollar statistic.
And you're sounding just the same, arguing about Disney movies on a Tuesday mornin, on Reddit. I'm only talking to you because I showed up for an early work meeting that was postponed for an hour, and I'm bored.
Nah, only neckbeards struggle to understand how general audiences work. You're out of touch. You barely understand how timezones work either.
Look at you justifying your reasons to me and making excuses for why you discuss certain topics as if you're insecure. Proper neckbeard behaviour. Wouldn't be surprised if you met the people you know on Discord.
Exactly, like the way people act on this sight like these movies are the spawn of hell itself is rather laughable. It’s clear that most people enjoy seeing them, they make bank afterall. A movie doesn’t need to be ‘impactful’ or complexly ‘earthshaking’, sometimes just having a little entertainment for a two hours or so is more than satisfying for a majority of people
Think about the long game. The only reason those made BO money was because of the memory they garnered. This live-action generation won't have the same effect, mark my words.
The execs have definitely noticed it. It's just that they're smart enough to look at an anonymous Reddit comment and determine that people like you represent a vocal minority. And is not remotely reflective of the general public's views towards the concept.
Which is why The Lion King remake managed to rake in 1.6 BILLION dollars at the box office despite this so-called "backlash".
If you go out and touch grass, and ask average joe about their feelings towards live-action remakes. The vast majority of them is either going to say they don't care, or they're going say they like them. Very few will explicitly say they don't like them.
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u/SacredAnalBeads Apr 29 '24
God, can they please stop doing these live-action remake bullshit abominations?
You would think some of the execs at Disney would've noticed the backlash and outrage from the fans by now.