Re: Ralph Breaks the Internet
Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2019 5:20 pm
I thought we were getting the full princess scene they showed at D23 in the bonus features. Can't find it. Am I missing something?
Nope, it's 100% not there. In fact, we shockingly get barely anything with the Princesses.MerPrincessJamie wrote:I thought we were getting the full princess scene they showed at D23 in the bonus features. Can't find it. Am I missing something?
Your friend speaks for a lot of us here as well as many people outside of this forum as well. I'm glad the film didn't top the box office of the original when adjusted for inflation.Hardbackyoyo wrote:A friend of mine thinks that this movie is creatively bankrupt and cynical, and thinks that it consists mostly of Disney just flaunting its monopolistic purchases and how much its empire is expanding.
The thing is, though, the movie doesn't actually linger on those Disney references for too long.JeanGreyForever wrote:Your friend speaks for a lot of us here as well as many people outside of this forum as well. I'm glad the film didn't top the box office of the original when adjusted for inflation.Hardbackyoyo wrote:A friend of mine thinks that this movie is creatively bankrupt and cynical, and thinks that it consists mostly of Disney just flaunting its monopolistic purchases and how much its empire is expanding.
Of course they are. Why release them together when they can make more money...Sotiris wrote:They're also releasing the outfits separately.
Oh, gross @ “girl squad.” Using Taylor Swift’s faux feminist vernacular, ugh. I can't stand that wants-to-have-her-cake-and-eat-it-too phony anymore. I liked her as a songwriter at one time, but where was she when white supremacists were using her song lyrics two years ago?Sotiris wrote:Pictures from the book "Vanellope's Girl Squad" (part 1, part 2, part 3). Art by Ami Thompson.
I like her, too. All stars are demanding, not just the female stars, so that isn't something I dislike about her. She knows what she's worth, and that's a good thing. You brought up JLO, and I cannot stand her anymore. All those years on Idol pretty much showed her true colors. Live TV really exposes some people.DisneyFan09 wrote: I actually happen to love Beyonce, regardless of the demanding rumors, because I love her music, singing voice and do find her a genuine and warm person nonetheless. But I don't mind that Anika got the part.
I don't get why they didn't have Julia Michaels' song first either. She's a well-known name herself and "In This Place" is better--and more central to the movie--than "Zero." I like some of Imagine Dragons songs, but "Zero" sucked. I agree with you that the decision was obviously made because Disney wanted to stick it to Menken some more, just like how they didn't even submit anything for Galavant. As you said earlier in this thread, Rich Moore pushing for it is the only reason Menken was there (just like the hand-drawn introduction of Moana only exists because M&C had to fight for it, because Disney didn't allow them the choice of making a full hand-drawn film). I'm not sure who to blame for the treatment of Menken specifically, although I've always thought it was Lasseter. I'm glad Lasseter is no longer a Disney employee for that reason. His downfall--albeit for other, disgusting things--couldn't have happened to a more deserving person, after how he treated Menken, the hand-drawn animators, not to mention animators in general because of the wage-fixing scandal. Screw him and everyone who gave him that much power in the first place.Sotiris wrote:^The pop version is in fact played as the second end credits song but that doesn't get Disney completely off the hook. They could have easily put it as the first one and chosen to promote it as the movie's main song instead of the Imagine Dragons one.
I thought it was more a joke about the fact that nobody knows the "perfect" way to raise kids.disneyprincess11 wrote: What’s more upsetting is you don’t even see how Felix and Calhoun raise the kids. The kids are literally perfect angels at the end and it comes out of nowhere. And get this: Felix and Calhoun explain to the Surge Protector how they raised the kids. You don’t even hear it. It’s blocked out by the car beeps. Yes, seriously. I get that it’s a joke of how they were written out of the movie, but it’s still a big slap to the face who really want to see these characters.
I feel gross imagining how he'd like to portray the princesses.Sotiris wrote:Lasseter is to blame for the Wrecked Princesses! He was the one who pushed for their inclusion. It's no coincidence the princess scene was changed to be more respectful and less irreverent as soon as he left. Can't say I'm surprised. He always resented the '90s Disney movies and their success and this was just another attempt of his to sully their legacy. If only he had been fired sooner, all of this could have been avoided.
Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/beauty-and ... 1542430801The movie’s filmmakers had a crucial ally for the updated portrayal: former chief creative officer John Lasseter, who had long wanted to bring the princesses down to earth, colleagues say. Mr. Lasseter had received approval and support for the scene from Disney Chief Executive Robert Iger, the CEO, according to people familiar with the matter.
“If I were to make the movies you guys wanted me to make about princesses, I would be murdered,” Mr. Lasseter once told a group raising concerns about the character Merida’s cynical attitude in “Brave,” according to a former colleague. He said, “I couldn’t make the movies Walt Disney made today.”
This is so accurate. I don't know how often I've had to see and read people enraged over empowered female characters. Amazing--and disgusting.Tristy wrote: Oh and since we're on the subject of Disney Princesses and in light of some of the recent criticisms made about them, here's a quote from The Disney Odyssey in their article about the little Mermaid
https://thedisneyodyssey.wordpress.com/ ... maid-1989/It seems as if viewers complain when female protagonists are ‘passive’ and also when they are ‘active’, when they are ‘kind’ and when they are ‘rebellious’. If protagonists are female, from critical point of view, they are always under scrutiny. It is annoying. Why can’t a character just be what it is … a character?! Characters who have virtues and vices, positive and negative qualities, etc.
The sequel doesn't bother me because the first one was already hollow and soulless product placement. To me, anyway.JTurner wrote:I have to say that I was quite disappointed with this movie. I liked the original, but this one felt like a hollow, soulless imitation doubling as a commercial.
She does! With a touch of Megara's attitude, maybe.Sotiris wrote:I like this artwork of Shank. She kind of looks like Belle here.
http://i.imgur.com/f2y80Ovl.jpg
Source: https://www.shopdisney.com/shank-t-shir ... et-1496375
Just keeping it light-hearted til the 24th That's Judgement Day for Walt Disney Animation Studios.JeanGreyForever wrote:Lol, I always love your posts DisneyEra. They crack me up.
It will be fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine, I’m sure..DisneyEra wrote:Just keeping it light-hearted til the 24th That's Judgement Day for Walt Disney Animation Studios.JeanGreyForever wrote:Lol, I always love your posts DisneyEra. They crack me up.