Posted on 03/07/2019 8:05:24 AM PST by C19fan
Wasn’t always like that. I can definitely cite how Disney movies made by the man himself definitely had no leftist elements, at least, none actually added in by the writers for the movies (Bambi you could argue had some more environmentalist themes, but then again, that was in the original book as well, same goes for Robin Hood which was derived more from the Joseph Ritson version.). In fact, probably the first instance I can think of where Disney DID in fact add in any left-wing stuff to any adaptations it made that wasn’t already in the original source was with Beauty and the Beast in 1991 which got massively rewritten to push a left-wing feminist screed. Maybe the Rescuers since the United Nations factored heavily into that movie’s plot, when such wasn’t implied in the original book, not sure.
As far as Lucas, unfortunately, I do have to, especially when, since he’s the creator, our views on what it means meant absolutely nothing since we never created it. As a case in point, I thought of Big Boss from Metal Gear as being more of a George Washington type, or at the very least a Thomas Jefferson type, was even painted as such via Solidus’s admiration for both Big Boss and George Washington, yet come Peace Walker, he’s spouting fanboyish worship for leftist icon Che Guevara alongside Miller, despite such being extremely out of character for them even in that game, let alone past depictions of them.
And just as an FYI, I’m not singling those two out. I just responded to you. Heck, if anything, I’m not even watching the mainline Disney movies thanks largely to them also pushing their leftist crap on them. And make no mistake, the DC Comics stuff and to a certain extent Warner Bros. is also just as bad in that department. Just look at the CW shows of various DC properties like Supergirl, for example.
Yeah, although I've seen some analysis that the problem is that the original Star Wars movies never really got a big distribution in China, so they're not familiar with the lore. That means that when there's the big reveal of Luke Skywalker at the end of Force Awakens, the general reaction in China was "So who is that guy?"
As for the MCU being the only thing keeping Disney afloat, that's absurd. Between the TV networks, the parks, animation, and consumer products, they're doing fine, as their stock price and the recent acquisition of Fox shows. People have been predicting the demise of Disney for decades, and yet here they are, the only independent studio left in Hollywood, and consistently #1.
I’m pretty sure JJ Abrams wouldn’t have given that little spew about how his audience hated women in a manner similar to the Ghostbusters 2016 reboot and how its cast acted there if the movie was a success, especially when such was delivered AFTER The Last Jedi’s time in theaters.
*http://www.indiewire.com/2018/02/jj-abrams-star-wars-last-jedi-women-1201929593/
And as far as Disney, Cosmic Book News made it pretty clear that Star Wars sales for various comic books, toys, and video games are down. Not to mention Even Disney properties such as Cars, Frozen, and Moana merchandise had bad sale all throughout (and apparently, the cancellation of Disney Infinity had a lot to do with that decrease in sales). You can read it at the source (and CBN makes it pretty clear they’re using the 2018 annual report as their basis, also the 2017 annual report as well), as well as other places as well:
*https://i.imgur.com/upeBYzI.png
*https://www.thewaltdisneycompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2018-Annual-Report.pdf
And just as an FYI, I don’t even WANT Disney to fail, yet the evidence is getting pretty clear that it IS failing quite a bit. Heck, even on the Marvel end, there’s talk about shutting down the Comics division due to poor sales caused by both Marvel and Disney’s SJW hijinks: http://fourcolormedmon.blogspot.com/2019/03/if-disney-did-shut-down-marvels.html
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