Why are Disney Movies all Sequels and Remakes?
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- Bob Iger, the head of Disney recently announced Moana 2 as well as many other sequels and remakes for the studio, but why are so many Disney movies this way? Why is there no originality in Hollywood as a whole? There seem to mostly be franchises, sequels, and remakes all over. History gives us a bit of clarity.
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Are you looking forward to any sequels or remakes? Are you tired of Hollywood's overuse of franchises? I'd love to carry on this conversation!
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While I am looking forward to some sequels like Inside Out, Deadpool, and Mando, I am getting fatigued by sequels in general due to the diminishing quality. I think there is a difference between what’s happening now and the golden age of Hollywood. While the movies back then were same-y, at least they were still different films in a genre. There is only so much you can do with the same characters, settings, stories, etc. in a franchise before it gets boring or worse, ruining the entire franchise. And I don’t think anyone is getting comfort from seeing their favorite franchises milked to death. And don’t get me started on the remakes. That said, I do hope that them slowing down on production will yield in higher quality sequels at least and that things will get better as you said.
If you go back and look, James Cagney, John Wayne, and Humphrey Bogart were essentially playing the same character every time. They had a different name, but it wasn't too crazy to think that James Cagney's gangster is fairly identical in every movie. That said, I understand that it is slightly different. It's not a one-to-one comparison, but I think the context helps. To add to that, I'd say we are in the same place we were in the early 1960s. People wanted something different at that time and a new crop of talented filmmakers rose up from that. I think we are on the cusp of that right now. 2023 was filled with lots of original storytelling that people actually showed up for, and smaller companies like Neon and A24 have become well known and beloved by general audiences.
Yes I am, can't they come up with anything new or original?
@@SleepyJukebox-vv9dy They can, but they don't want to as the video explains.
The thing is too, is that people are tired of the interconnectivity of the franchises. The comic book fans love it, but what about the non-comic book reading audience who maybe doesn't want to commit to a whole season of television just to get anything out of the movie they want to see? Or the person who doesn't want to spend money at the theater just so they can enjoy the show they're really excited to watch because they saw the trailer for it and it looks good? Or better yet, what about the people who can't afford a subscription to Disney+ and can't watch a show, but want to see the movie that comes after it? And that's what these executives don't understand. And the producers of said movies and TV shows don't seem to understand anymore either. So while history can give us somewhat of an understanding of the situation now, it can't explain the entire picture.
It doesn't explain everything, especially the interconnected pieces of Marvel and Star Wars...but outside of a few cases, I don't think there is anything you can't jump into. While I think The Marvels could have done a better job helping us understand the characters in the first act, I thought that Antman: Quantumania, while definitely not a great movie, did a good job of introducing Kang to an audience who maybe didn't see the Loki show. Ultimately, the job of the producers and writers will need to make sure that everything makes sense to first time viewers. That said, I definitely feel like the best thing Marvel, Star Wars, or any franchise can do at the moment is have a hard end and new beginning. I also think that we are near the end of this "phase" of Hollywood. We've been doing big franchises and sequels for nearly 25 years. People are clamoring for something new and I think that's on the horizon.
@@ModernMouse I agree with you on that. We're not quite there yet, but we're definitely closer to it with Star Wars and Marvel than we are with DC though.
This is a very clever take. And with two gigantic pictures collapsing as I type this, I don't see things changing anytime soon.
Can wait for this 🍿
In my mind, you've run to the kitchen to make some popcorn for this and I love that.
There's another element that I think doesn't get talked about related to the pandemic and streaming. In the days where we would go to the theater more, we'd see trailers for movies that we wouldn't have heard of otherwise, and maybe one of those would catch your eye as something that looked interesting, even if it wasn't tied to existing source material. Nowadays, we most watch trailers online and only seek them out if they're tied to an existing franchise we're familiar with. That is to say, there could be a lot of decent original movies coming out but they're flying in under the radar since we're not hearing about them the same way. That may be why a lot of movies aren't doing well, because the way they are advertised is not the same strategy anymore.
The Moana animated series had potential to be good. Moana could sail through the ocean to meet other tribes. Turning this into Moana 2 makes it feel like a pilot movie for a tv series that will never come.
Frozen 3 could give more explanation into the 5th spirit from Frozen 2.
Looking forward to Zootopia 2.
While I would have loved the Moana series to continue her story, I don't think that it isn't still a possibility long term. In fact, I think the amount of money they sank into that series, because it looks amazing from the teaser, I think they would actually be better served with a lower budget show that's produced by a 3rd party in the same vein as Tangled the animated series. From a business standpoint, if I were in charge, I'd be ready to do both Moana 2 as well as an animated series in the near future. I'd also personally nix the live action version but that's just my own personal taste speaking out and not the business side. I think the live action film will do well in theaters, and if it doesn't, I think the message to Disney will be heard loud and clear since the animated film is such a major hit that has had a long shelf life.
I genuinely miss the days when Disney would release B-movies every now and then that didn't cost much to make but was still fun to watch, like the silly family comedy, the inspiring true life feel good drama, or the offhand animated spring project.
But we gotta also be honest with ourselves; the film industry and the audience has changed, and between the pandemic and streaming, people want something familiar and "safe" to latch onto especially if they are going to pay money for them.
It's almost a necessary evil for the theater going experience to survive because they have been hit hard post-pandemic. I mean Barbie was a hit not just because it was an IP film based on a popular franchise, but the momentum of it being released alongside Oppenheimer just made it blow up (no pun intended). But people knew Barbie and the actors involved; hardcore cinephiles were rooting for Oppenheimer. So now the message being sent is "if its IP driven, people may come to see it".
And that isn't even a guarantee anymore; 2023 was an awful year for theaters because even the big tent pole releases that once upon a time would sell theaters out just went KAPUT, Disney being the one that had it the worst. I wish they would do original stuff, but when even your most proven method of legacy films can't even attract a small audience, then you have to resort to drastic measures.
And I'd be lying if I said I wasn't looking forward to the sequels (the remakes not so much); Moana 2 may hold promise, I've been wanting a sequel to Zootopia for a long time, and even Inside Out 2 has me curious. And I am sure many audiences feel the same way.
It's a very odd state of affairs right now for everyone involved, and I wish things would improve somehow.
I feel the same way about the loss of mid-budget films in theaters, but I have to remind myself that those are the films they drop immediately on streaming services now. The family comedies, rom-coms, etc... are all still getting made, they just end up being buried on the service with little advertising so you have to seek them out a bit. I really loved Timmy Failure when that came out in 2020 but nobody saw it because there was no advertising and if you didn't see it on the home page of Disney+ in it's first week of release, you'd never know it existed. If they put me in charge of a studio, this is the thing I would push for. Market these films! They don't cost a lot to make. A $50 million film may end up being the thing that helps add new people to the streaming service.
The title says Why are Disney Movies all Sequels and Remakes, but the thumbnails shows Grogu… an old meme character from the (Once Awesome) Mandalorian… which is a tv series on Disney+.
Maybe I didn't get the reason across in the video as much as I should have. The reason I added Grogu is because the Mandalorian show, like Moana 2, is being seen the same way by Disney. They want to capitalize on it's popularity so they are releasing a theatrical film, called The Mandalorian and Grogu, rather than finishing that story on Disney+ as a tv show. So both Moana the tv series and The Mandalorian are being transformed into feature films.
@@ModernMouseok
The one problem I have with the streaming service... Is that it's all subscription based... Even the ad tear supported versions... And the sad thing is, Disney is set up perfectly to have a fully Free! version of Disney plus... As for sequels the only one i'm truly interested in is Zootopia 2... I am still enjoying the marble movies and t v shows... But I think it is a good idea for them to pull back on them... I could care less about the live action remakes... Great video like always :3
Joe and I have had this conversation before. I think we did a whole podcast about it at one point on Patreon (not a plug, just stating a fact). We both think there is a future where we get stuff on paid streaming services and then that stuff will move to something like Roku Channel or Crackle, the free streaming services that are all ad-based. It's similar to shows moving into syndication. The studios can sell the rights and make money on these expensive shows and films that way.
@@ModernMouse The thing is Disney doesn't need to do that... They have the app and all they need to do is allow access in... like youtube... No passwords Just go in and pick a movie or show... 2 or 3 ads play before the show starts... with a ad now and again telling you if you don't like the ads pay for a subscription... And they can hold the new shows and movies back for a time keep it a limited exclusive to the subscription... Disney would get a lot more viewers and will make way more money in the long run.
You cannot compare classic American cinema with genre slop for man children. The studio system was run by men who cared about the product they released to the public. That’s not the case anymore. People had different sensibilities in the 40s and demanded the things they saw had adult appeal. That is the exact opposite right now.
I don't mind them. They might help introduce the classics to a new audience and may even get them to go back and watch the originals. I saw the Peanuts Movie in theaters and fell in love with it. That movie was basically designed to introduce the characters to a new audience. I was somewhat aware of Peanuts but after watching that movie I started reading the strip every day on go comics. I bought the daily calendar and am trying to collect every Peanuts Strip ever. I have all the dailies and now I need all the Sundays. One of those Disney Live action remakes may get someone else hooked on one of these franchises.
I think this is a great silver lining viewpoint. Personally, I got into comics mostly through the Batman movies and animated series of my childhood. It goes along with the synergy idea right? As a business strategy it's smart for them, but for me I've just been turned on to something I hadn't thought of trying before.