Has Disney been losing touch with their movies?

[Hawkee]

It used to be when it came to the best movie production companies for animated movies the two successful companies were Warner Bros and Disney because when it came to creating successful movie hits Disney used to be king. But lately I've noticed that Disney has been losing touch with their movies and people cannot figure it out. Because Disney used to be known for successful animated movies such as The Little Mermaid in 1989 Beauty And The Beast in 1991 and Aladdin in 1992. But if you look at Disney today it seems that all they are focusing on are live-action versions of animated movies such as Cinderella Alice In Wonderland Aladdin The Lion King The Little Mermaid The Jungle Book and Mulan and with the live-action Snow White movie a failure I seem to think that Disney is now thinking that they want to make live-action movies rather than animated movies because more people want to watch live-action movies than animated movies. I think for Disney the troubles began when Oliver And Company was released in theaters in 1988 and how Oliver And Company became a hit in theaters is beyond me? But beginning with Oliver And Company it began a tradition of Disney releasing new films every year. But it was The Little Mermaid that became a smash hit for Disney in 1989 that made Disney the successful movie company. But if you look at Disney now every single movie they have high hopes for but the movie fails for no reason. Take for instance 2023's Wish was proven to be a monster hit but for some reason it failed in theaters while Moana 2 was an alright hit but the failure of Strange World hurt Disney a lot but movies like Raya And The Last Dragon received mixed reviews. I also think Disney has had better successes with their Pixar movies like Elemental and Inside Out 2 but Soul and Onward received mixed reviews upon their release on Disney+. I think Disney needs to make another successful animated film that will make them king of animated movies again because not since Frozen has Disney had a successful animated film aside from Encanto and if they returned to making great animated movies again people would watch them time and time again

[Hawkee]

I think Disney needs to realize that you cannot live on live-action movies alone and they need to return to making animated movies again. Because ever since Frozen was released Disney had hoped for another animated movie to become a solid hit but when the live-action Cinderella began the obsession with live-action remakes of classic films Disney saw the live-action movies as successful moneymakers. So they hoped to do it with Beauty And The Beast and Aladdin and The Lion King and once Mulan was released as a Disney+ exclusive due to the pandemic Disney collapsed and the same thing happened with Cruella. But once Encanto debuted in 2022 Encanto was a smash hit. But why Raya And The Last Dragon failed was because it simply didn't match the successes of other Disney movies. But I think Pixar has taken some of Disney's glory away because they have had hits and misses like The Good Dinosaur Onward and Soul and Lightyear and the only movies that have made franchises are Cars Toy Story and Inside Out. I am hoping that with the new upcoming Elio debuting June 20th Disney and Pixar will score a monster hit. But I think what Disney needs is another fairy-tale movie that is animated because since The Princess And The Frog in 2009 Disney was desperate for a return to hand-drawn animation but with Tangled people were disappointed that the animation was computer-animated and not hand-drawn which gave Tangled stellar reviews. But if Disney would score another home run it would save them and make them great movies once again

[Hawkee]

I can't figure out Disney's obsession with live-action movies but that's one of the reasons why Disney has lost touch with their movies. Because they haven't had a hit animated movie since Encanto and Frozen and they need another animated movie to return to full form again. Because in the 90's Disney had live-action movie hits like The Mighty Ducks series White Fang Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken Angels In The Outfield Air Bud and other live-action movies. But on the animated movie side not since The Princess And The Frog have we not seen a hand drawn animated Disney movie because beginning with Tangled they started using computer animation in their movies. But with the new Elio released today in theaters Disney will get back on top. But they need to quit releasing so much live-action remakes of classic films

[Hawkee]

What I think Disney is trying to do is trying to make their future movies Disney+ exclusives because when you look at it families are rarely taking their kids to the movie theaters and focusing on streaming movies. But this new movie Elio has taken the cake for Disney and Pixar because people had high hopes for it but it somehow has become a failure in theaters and there has been little promotion on this movie whatsoever. But I think what Disney needs to do is create an original animated movie that will get them back on top. Because I think the reason why Disney focuses so much on live-action movies as I mentioned before in my opening post is because Disney sees these live-action remakes of movies as a huge profit for them. When you look at the general picture the last Disney movie that was a smash blockbuster hit was Frozen and Frozen was the most successful movie of 2013 and you can see how successful Frozen became with the mini-movie Olaf's Frozen Adventure and it still ranks as a successful movie second to Beauty And The Beast from 1991. But why Frozen II was made I can't figure out why? But starting with Zootopia in 2015 Disney made Zootopia a smash hit mainly because of the big celebrity talent from Jason Bateman to Ginnifer Goodwin but Shakira made the film a monster hit and now a Zootopia II will be released in the future. But why Disney made Wish in 2023 is a mystery because it was supposed to be about the origin of the famous Disney wishing star but instead turned Wish into a musical fairy tale and the only reason why Wish became a small hit was because the character Valentino the goat was added for comic relief by Alan Tudyk from Resident Alien and when you stick Alan Tudyk in a Disney movie voicing a character the movie becomes a hit. But I think Disney needs to realize that animated movies are their strongest links and return to creating hand-drawn animated movies once again

[Hawkee]

I think why Disney is losing it's touch with it's movies is because they simply don't come up with any good ideas for movies and I think they're focusing on their Pixar movies and Marvel movies and their live-action reboots of classic animated movies. Take for instance why the Pixar movie Elio is doing so weak in theaters is because not many people watched it in theaters and the storyline is unoriginal and Pixar and Disney could've done a better movie. Another thing that Disney and Marvel did was for the newest Fantastic Four movie that's out in theaters now is cast Robert Downey Jr. in the role of Doctor Doom. And I discovered the answer today why they did this. The original Doctor Doom actor Julian McMahon had cancer and passed away last week and Marvel gave the role to Robert Downey Jr. because Julian was still sick with cancer and they knew he couldn't be able to play Doctor Doom anymore but how Robert Downey Jr. got the Doctor Doom role when he is playing Iron Man is odd to me. But in animated movies I think Disney was wrong to make Wish and they should've come up with a better fairy tale-like animated movie instead. But since Strange World failed in 2022 Disney has been hurt and lost it's creative touch and they need another hit animated movie to get back in the game soon

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Contents of this video:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 03:12 - The golden age
• 11:56 - When magic becomes math
• 20:39 - The recent state of Disney

[Hawkee]

I think with the Freaky Friday sequel Freakier Friday debuting in theaters August 8th Disney will start making good quality movies again because I think the main problem why Disney hasn't had a successful movie is due to the fact that the movies that Disney has put out in years have lacked success. Because if Disney would create another animated hand-drawn movie like a new Princess movie it would be a smart hit. But with upcoming releases like Tron Ares in October I think Disney is begging for a return to animated movies and with Zootopia 2 this will prove it

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Disney is begging Hollywood for original IP’s that will win over Gen Z boys again

Leadership at Disney is pressing Hollywood creatives for movies that will bring young men (ages 13-28, aka Gen Z) back to the brand in a meaningful way, specifically original concepts.

Sources say Disney has been seeking new IP and pitches such as splashy global adventures and treasure hunts, as well as seasonal fare like films for the Halloween corridor. The calls come as the Star Wars machine struggles to produce any film project and the superhero genre sheds audiences by the minute.

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Originally Posted by TMC

Disney is begging Hollywood for original IP’s that will win over Gen Z boys again

Leadership at Disney is pressing Hollywood creatives for movies that will bring young men (ages 13-28, aka Gen Z) back to the brand in a meaningful way, specifically original concepts.

Sources say Disney has been seeking new IP and pitches such as splashy global adventures and treasure hunts, as well as seasonal fare like films for the Halloween corridor. The calls come as the Star Wars machine struggles to produce any film project and the superhero genre sheds audiences by the minute.

Disney is trying to win the male audience back after Marvel and Star Wars franchises pivoted audience. After various hiring and casting procedures designed to change the make up of the company, Disney were surprised when the audience changed. Changing the target audience of Marvel and Star Wars was an odd decision, and it's not surprising to see Disney Marvel have to pivot back with new films like Doomsday. The question is why? Will Avengers: Doomsday be worth watching?

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Lilo & Stitch changed everything for Disney. It's wildly successful in a way many other remakes (like Snow White) have not been, how will that change how they view their remakes?

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Valiant! Chicken Little! The Wild! Meet the Robinsons! The CGI-based Disney movies that were released between 2005 and 2007 were very...weird. Let's talk about it.

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CHAPTERS:

• 0:00-2:40: INTRO
• 2:41-12:51: VALIANT
• 12:52-20:59: CHICKEN LITTLE
• 21:00-30:21: THE WILD
• 30:22-36:38: MEET THE ROBINSONS
• 36:39-39:12: CONCLUSION

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