![]() Now, I am sure everyone reading this is a very smart person indeed, but just in case there’s a straggler here, let’s make one thing clear: critical comments cannot stop you from enjoying something. I can’t speak to anyone else’s experience, but the critiques I saw were not targeted at people for enjoying things, as much as the things we’re being told we should enjoy. Oh, they were out in full force after the event because some of the rest of us dared imply that a four-hour series of sizzle reels was perhaps not a cause for celebration for the future of artistic expression. ![]() Which, of course, brings me to the crux of this post, the “let me enjoy things” brigade. But I kinda feel like this glut of content will satisfy people’s creative hunger only insofar as filling their stomachs without actually doing so enjoyably. Remember when 3D was such a huge deal a decade ago? Disney got just about $100 million from a 3D re-release of The Lion King, so they decided to start throwing a random smattering of animated titles back into theaters in 3D, only to realize that audiences weren’t as interested in, say, Finding Nemo in 3D. Tricked ya! I guess? All this makes me think of is how Disney goes all in after one big success, and learns too late that they shouldn’t have gone all in. And yet, only months ago, we got the distinct sense that Disney knew it was time to cool it on Star Wars because of how badly The Rise of Skywalker landed. To wit: early in the event, Disney CEO Bob “I’m Not That Bob” Chapek revealed that the plan over the next few years was to see 10 Star Wars series, 10 Marvel series, 15 Disney and Pixar Animation TV series, and also some new movies, would be arriving on Disney+. I’m saying it because the last few days proves that such a position is necessary.) I’m not just saying this because hi, hello, I would love to have that position, and would kill it. (To that end: I await a major publication or online outlet realizing that it needs to create an entire writer-at-large/reporter-at-large position dedicated to all things Disney. In 2019, it felt like work, and that wasn’t ever something I wanted for the show.įollowing along with popular culture shouldn’t, to me, feel like work. When I started Mousterpiece Cinema, it was fun. Most of the movies on the list were films that I either would never have seen if it wasn’t for the podcast and the writing gigs I’d gotten in light of the show’s existence, or movies I might’ve watched begrudgingly with my wife later on down the road, likely on a service such as Disney+. ![]() In the story, the full Disney slate for 2019 was listed out and my snap judgment was, “Well, I’m interested in maybe two of these movies.” (One of them was The Rise of Skywalker. Early in 2019, I saw some industry story recapping a few Disney release-date shifts. I stopped doing the show for a few reasons, but chiefly, I had lost the sense of excitement I once felt about doing a weekly discussion show regarding the films that comprised Disney.
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