What’s with Disney?
The studio, started by Walt Disney, celebrated its 100th Anniversary in 2023, and what did it give the public in gratitude? That’s right, flops.
Why were these movies all box office duds? I dunno, maybe it was because of race-swapped classic characters, girl bosses and other woke propaganda?
Ant-Man:Quantamania… FLOP. Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Live action remake)… FLOP. Wish … FLOP. Peter Pan and Wendy…FLOP. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny… FLOP. The Marvels…huge FLOP.
The only movie that did well was Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3, but even it made less at the box office than the first two films in the trilogy. Why was GOTG 3 a success? No woke politics in the film, just a good story featuring characters the movie-going public enjoy; no more, no less.
You would think after the box office disaster that was 2023 , Disney would rethink its obsession with woke storylines in their movies. After all, the studio lost billions.
Instead, Disney seems intent on doubling down. Case in point, the recent announcement of a new Star Wars movie , continuing the adventures of Rey Skywalker. Maybe Disney is unaware of fans who checked-out in droves after the last trilogy which featured the divisive The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker. Oh well, perhaps Disney thinks this latest offering will bring back the fans since it will be directed by a woman… of color.
Yeah, that’ll do it.
Seriously, is Disney really this stupid?
Let me posit a theory that’s been cooking in the back of my mind for the past year or two: what if this Disney implosion is planned?
Consider that Disney has ruined two of the most successful intellectual properties (IPs) in cinema history: Star Wars and Marvel. What did these two franchises have in common? They both told stories featuring epic heroes and stakes.
Star Wars has entertained generations of fans since its premiere in 1977. Marvel Comics became a cultural phenomenon in 1961 with the debut of the Fantastic Four, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. A year later, Lee and Steve Ditko created Spider-Man and the rest is history.
Remember when fans couldn’t wait for the latest Star Wars or Marvel release? Not anymore. Under the Disney rubric, both brands have been so thoroughly ruined they’ve become objects of scorn to their once devoted consumers.
Woke politics has destroyed both IPs. As President Donald Trump once famously said, “Everything woke turns to s**t.” The moviegoing public has spoken, loudly and consistently, its rejection of woke characters and plotlines; leading to billions in losses for Disney.
Once upon a time, America revered Disney Studios . They created timeless classics still enjoyed by the public decades later, such as: Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Pinocchio, Bambi, Dumbo, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Peter Pan, Mary Poppins, and the Jungle Book. Disney films were once the gold standard of entertainment, offering viewers escapism through stories of love, tragedy, perseverance, adventure, heroism and whimsy. Now, the public is losing trust in the Disney brand.
Disney sucks and it’s across the board.
Again, I have to ask, is this intentional? For decades, Disney was a symbol of Americana, right up there with baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and the American flag. Americana is aspects of shared culture that makes, or made America unique in the world. The word Americana evokes commonality and nostalgia for times gone by.
We no longer celebrate what once was, because Marxist/communist radical elements in our education, government and entertainment have tied our past to nothing but racism, sexism, discrimination and homophobia. Subversives have conditioned at least two generations of young people to despise our past and everything about America.
America used to be symbolized by rugged individualism, strength and innovation. Now our symbols are frailty, weakness and incompetence as manifested in the person of our current president. Our rule of law has been turned against the people , our educational system is failing minorities and propagandizing young -adults.
The so-called experts have muddied the waters so much there are no heroic symbols of American masculinity or femininity. Pop culture tells us the only heroes we’re told to worship are those who represent diversity, inclusion and equity (DIE). They call it DEI, I call it DIE
Based on this destruction of American culture and ideals, is it out of the realm of possibility the enemies of our nation and the world have made it their goal to destroy Disney in the hearts of the American public? Chris Gore and Alan Ng of Film Threat report at Disney it’s all about woke activism rather than talent.
So again, what’s with Disney? Once the gold standard for animation and family entertainment, now it’s bloated, devoid of original ideas and apparently tone deaf to what the public wants. It’s really a shame and I sincerely hope they wake up from woke.
6 replies on “What’s with Disney?”
Very sad that this once awesome company chose to go the DEI route. People are showing with their pocketbooks what they will put up with. Investors have seen a big drop in their returns from the Disney Corp.
Makes you wonder what investors Disney is focusing on?
“What’s with Disney” hits on many of the current issues. I love your take on DIE vs. DEI and it’s right on. However, DIE is one of the symptoms but what is the root cause for Disney’s demise. I will say its creativity! Creativity is non existent in this storied company. Remakes or retelling of a story to align with corporate leadership’s views of today’s woke world or to push their ideology through beloved characters is an injustice. Making movies with woke or politically correct agendas is totally upside down! The corporate mantra of watching the bottom line, understanding cost more than creativity and ensuring their movies reflect their values is what ails this company.
Walt Disney and his group of creative geniuses brought to life characters and stories that reflected childhood fears of good and evil. The genius of Disney was taking all the qualities found in us and placing them in a story. Disney allowed his audience to identify with characters, see there was good and evil, cheer for the hero and boo the villain, cry or laugh about a sad or funny scene…you get the point. What Disney never did was make a character with his view on how life should be. The current Disney is too focused on being woke, politically correct, following corporate policies and of course profitability, that it has no room for creativity. When you muzzle a person’s thinking you kill the creative qualities that unique person has and their God given talents cannot flourish in such an environment. Lose the woke agenda and watch creativity blossom!
Interesting how the woke agenda stifles creativity.
I can respect the writer’s opinion; however, I disagree with it overall:
“The so-called experts have muddied the waters so much there are no heroic symbols of American masculinity or femininity. Pop culture tells us the only heroes we’re told to worship are those who represent diversity, inclusion and equity (DIE).”
In the above quoted statement, the word “worship” is used. I personally do not “worship” any person regardless of their heroic symbolism of American masculinity or femininity. I worship GOD- who shows no partiality (Romans 2:11) and who holds the same standard for all (perhaps a mis selection of a word). Also, this statement could be construed as having racist undertones after the preceding two paragraphs and context contained therein (i.e., rugged individualism, American masculinity or femininity, etc.).
In addition, and if I can say this without sounding contradictory; I am for Diversity Equity and Inclusion but not to the point where mine or any other child is indoctrinated to a lifestyle- LGBTQ or other- that is counter to biblical doctrine and teaching. That is my only complaint with Disney at this present time.
Appreciate the counter argument.