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It isn't yourimagination.

What it really comes down to is risk. In the 90s, studios relied on the dvd release as a second boost to revenue so if a film didn't do well in theaters it had a back up.

With physical media all but gone the studios can only rely on theater revenue which has to be split with the theater itself.

Because of this, execs are sticking with successful old faithfuls rather than risking money on unprodictable new IP.

I think a bunch of ip copyright will be public domain soon, so they are squeezing the last bit of money out. All the original artists are probably dead, so they don't have to pay royalties. I dunno

I read that's why we have so many super hero movies. I'm guessing all this stuff got copyright protection in the fifties.

Original movies are still being made, they're just not advertised as much as IP-based movies.

She really is the rare case of an actor getting progressively worse with every movie.

We just want some original good animation. Why do that so hard, make something new please. Everything these days is a remake or poor quality slop. I’m seeing higher quality output from indie animation

If you consider that for every one person who recognises it as Mary sue slop, there are millions who like projecting their victim complex on those characters. The problem is not the industry, it's the audience that fuels it.

I don't see that happening.

Most of the remakes made money this one was just pure bile.

Honestly that sounds rad

Thanks for sharing!

the AI/CGI was so cringy too.

They purposely casted controversial actors hoping to get free publicity - Hollywood's new favourite marketing ploy is outrage casting. But this time it didn't pay off.

Bigots definitely didn't help, but I know far more people who didn't go simply because "why would I want to see that?" Vs bigots

"we made the ultimate masterpiece and THE only people disagreeing with us are trolls/incels/haters/trump voters/faschists/literal SATAN" is a two pronged attack. Not only it makes everyone not in the loop think "oh no poor tiny company disney is being bullied for the movie I used to love as a kid!". The person is likely to see a comment not liking the movie and think instantly that person is terrible.

Second is "I was lukewarm on the movie but man I don't wanna be one of them nazis who hates this movie"

Classic change the conversation from absolute waste of money and creative bankruptsy of disney to culture war strategy straight out of literally the russian kgb playbook.

Zegler is a talented young actress and singer,

You don't find anything unusual about her acting? Every time I see her it feels like she's acting, no matter what it is. Movies, interviews, social media, any glimpse is uncanny. Obviously she is "acting" in all those, at least a little, but I get the impression it wouldn't change even in person. Real skin walker vibes. She creeps me out.

They had the chance to adapt the original movie they were too scared to the first time. Make it r-rated or something. i don't understand who's the movie is for.

Disney execs were like "You don't want an aparthied state to ethnically cleanse and bomb occupied people tents and burn and amputate children? How outragous of you! Anyway our movies are focused on spreading joy to kids."

We have enriched these billionares for too long. This fucking rotten disney empire deserves to parish from our lives forever.

This time it was a samsung

It's not even that. This story is easily watchable in any way you'd like, and everyone has probably already seen it as a kid.