I am very excited for this movie. Not because it will have a ton of references to video games and me being a video game nerd I will likely be giggling at every Nintendo game referenced (

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Unfortunately, I think this might be a movie Disney purists is going to crap upon long before it is released, and even if it does great with critics and audiences they will still crap upon it simply because it is an animated comedy based on video games, and that seems to lack the Disney Essence, especially after being treated to the one-two-three punch of Princess and the Frog, Tangled and Winnie the Pooh.
In my opinion, the beauty of the Disney animated classics is that they are some of the most eclectic pieces of films ever produced. You have fairy tale musicals, you have epic, operatic musicals based on dark literature, you have experimental pieces of animation set to classical music, you have mysteries involving puppies and kittens, some are classic, others are contemporary, so on and so forth. So what is wrong with them doing a contemporary story that celebrates one of the most popular and rising industries of the modern age?
Not mentioning anyone here in particular, BTW. Just saying that I know this will annoy some fans because it isn't exactly a Disney thing for them to do, yet in reality it is a Disney thing for them to do. If the movie is going to be good or bad, it won't be because of the theme, it will be because of the story and characters.