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Sorry, but 'The Phantom Menace' is better than any 'Star Wars' movie of the last decade
Duel of the Fates is one of the most important moments in "Star Wars" lore.
"The Phantom Menace" was called the most "overhyped motion picture of the last decade" upon its 1999 release, but the truth is that all of the most recent "Star Wars" movies released by Disney deserve this title a lot more.
That's not to say that those films in the last 10 years have been terrible. "Rogue One" is excellent, and there are some great moments in Disney's sequel trilogy, too. But George Lucas is "Star Wars," and so too, therefore, is "The Phantom Menace — far more than Disney's polished trilogy.
The movie is also crucial to the wider context of the "Star Wars" universe, and set things up that are now treasured by the "Star Wars" fandom, including a certain red-headed Sith wielding a double-bladed lightsaber.
Jar Jar Binks was played by Ahmed Best.
'The Phantom Menace' has flaws, but none as deep as the sequel trilogy's
It's no secret that "The Phantom Menace" could probably use a good edit. It has pacing issues, and the stilted dialogue the prequel movies are often criticized for is almost part of the fabric of "Star Wars" by this point. And yes, Jar Jar Binks is kind of annoying, but not nearly as much as is now widely accepted.
These are surface-level flaws, creases in an otherwise confident and assured start of a definitive new era of "Star Wars" with believable characters and clear plots.
The three latest Disney movies, meanwhile, feel like a jumbled mess with no cohesion. It's obvious that the planning was poor, hence Rian Johnson's "The Last Jedi" abandoning all that came in JJ Abrams' "The Force Awakens." Then, when fans voiced their displeasure with Johnson's movie, Abrams was brought back on board for the grand finale of the Skywalker saga, "The Rise of Skywalker," which essentially felt like two hours of retconning and jamming in plots and characters that were jarring and confusing.
The flaws in Disney's movies are not just creases, they were deep-rooted issues that undermined "Star Wars" as a whole. From Palpatine's return to Finn's non-existent character arc to Rey's heritage and her sudden force healing ability, plus the series' betrayal of Luke Skywalker ... nothing felt cohesive, unlike the thoughtful, coherent and deliberate expansion of the universe that "The Phantom Menace" achieved.
Disney's sequel trilogy had style but little substance.
'Star Wars' is at its best when it's new and bold, just like 'The Phantom Menace'
"Star Wars" is at it's best when it's offering innovative, bold new stories, as it did with its first-ever installment, "A New Hope" and its sequel "The Empire Strikes Back."
In an interview with Charlie Rose in 2015, shortly after "The Force Awakens" came out, Lucas said of his previous six "Star Wars" movies: "I worked very hard to make them completely different, with different planets, with different spaceships — you know, to make it new."
I walked away from "The Force Awakens" feeling like I'd seen a box-checking tour: Alien bars — tick! A sinister army — tick! A band of rebels — tick! A cute droid — tick! Rather than an innovative experience. As Lucas said himself of the movie: "there's nothing new."
This is why "The Mandalorian" works so well. Yes, it brings back old characters, but we also get to see things in the "Star Wars" universe that we haven't seen before, and it expands upon the lore and legend in a completely different era of "Star Wars." We come away from "The Mandalorian" more enriched by "Star Wars," but I never felt that way after one of Disney's sequels, or "Solo." "Rogue One," thankfully, did achieve originality, but not to the degree of the "The Phantom Menace."
Ewan McGregor plays Obi-Wan Kenobi in the prequel series.
'The Phantom Menace' is vital to the wider franchise and added to the lore of 'Star Wars'
Not only did we get to see a young Obi-Wan Kenobi in action, shading in the life of someone we previously only knew as a wise old man, but we also saw the early beginnings of the boy who would be Vader.
Plus, we learnt more about the mythical Jedi, and got to see them at the height of their powers in a never-before-seen era before their fall. We learnt about the Sith's rule of two and how a sprawling galaxy was ruled before the Empire took over, not to mention the numeral new planets, species, characters, and civilizations we've come to know and be fascinated with introduced by "The Phantom Menace."
Darth Maul was played by Ray Park and voiced by Peter Serafinowicz in "The Phantom Menace."
We also have "The Phantom Menace" to thank for Darth Maul, one of the coolest villains in movie history who immediately became a fan favorite. Animated series "The Clone Wars" and "Rebels" have since expanded upon him to make him one of the saga's most complex and beloved characters — we have Lucas and "The Phantom Menace" to thank for the creation of the spike-headed Sith lord.
Meanwhile, Qui Gon Jinn, played with perfect serenity, spirituality, and facial hair by Liam Neeson, is one of the most underrated characters in "Star Wars." He is the quintessential Jedi, his longing for peace and calm is exemplified when he kneels and meditates in a pause in battle with Maul in the Duel of the Fates.
Qui Gon's impact is felt across the rest of the "Star Wars" movies — Kanan Jarrus in "Rebels" has more than a hint of Qui Gon about him. And Qui Gon, let's not forget, is the one who found the boy who would become Darth Vader.
Disney's sequel trilogy are meringue movies — they look good but there's no substance
The Duel of the Fates battle between Obi-Wan and Qui Gon and Maul features two Jedi knights at their peak fighting a Sith lord, and the dazzling style of lightsaber combat is riveting to watch.
But in "Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian," Dave Filoni, co-creator of "Rebels" and producer and director of "The Clone Wars" and "The Mandalorian," explains why this fight is so much more than a flashy spectacle.
Filoni said: "He's fighting for Anakin. That's why it's called the Duel Of The Fates, the fate of this child and depending on how this fight goes, Anakin's life will be dramatically different ... it's everything that the entire three prequel films hangs on."
Qui Gon's death gives the movie weight. Conversely, consequences feel light in Disney's movies. It's a tired criticism by now but Rey, who has never held a lightsaber before, manages to beat fully-trained Sith lord Kylo Ren in a duel. This betrays the nature of "Star Wars," where skill in combat has always been crucial. The new trilogy doesn't follow the universe's rules that Lucas' movies lovingly follow to create a believable, immersive, and meaningful story.
This is why "The Phantom Menace" is so underrated. It's taken for its surface-level flaws when it has so much more to offer.
Disney's sequel trilogy are meringue movies. They are well made and look good, and are certainly more polished than the prequel series, but they are ultimately lightweight and empty.
But "The Phantom Menace" is one of the most important and thoughtful slices of "Star Wars" we've ever been given, and not even Jar Jar Binks can stand in the way of that.
Fonte
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No meu primeiro post do bom e velho tópico de The Lost Judeu, feito há mais de três anos, eu disse que o filme tinha conseguido o impossível: perto dele, The Phantom Menace parecia uma obra-prima. É estranho pra c***lho ter alguém de mídia puxa-saco concordando comigo tanto tempo depois.
Sorry, but 'The Phantom Menace' is better than any 'Star Wars' movie of the last decade
Duel of the Fates is one of the most important moments in "Star Wars" lore.
"The Phantom Menace" was called the most "overhyped motion picture of the last decade" upon its 1999 release, but the truth is that all of the most recent "Star Wars" movies released by Disney deserve this title a lot more.
That's not to say that those films in the last 10 years have been terrible. "Rogue One" is excellent, and there are some great moments in Disney's sequel trilogy, too. But George Lucas is "Star Wars," and so too, therefore, is "The Phantom Menace — far more than Disney's polished trilogy.
The movie is also crucial to the wider context of the "Star Wars" universe, and set things up that are now treasured by the "Star Wars" fandom, including a certain red-headed Sith wielding a double-bladed lightsaber.
Jar Jar Binks was played by Ahmed Best.
'The Phantom Menace' has flaws, but none as deep as the sequel trilogy's
It's no secret that "The Phantom Menace" could probably use a good edit. It has pacing issues, and the stilted dialogue the prequel movies are often criticized for is almost part of the fabric of "Star Wars" by this point. And yes, Jar Jar Binks is kind of annoying, but not nearly as much as is now widely accepted.
These are surface-level flaws, creases in an otherwise confident and assured start of a definitive new era of "Star Wars" with believable characters and clear plots.
The three latest Disney movies, meanwhile, feel like a jumbled mess with no cohesion. It's obvious that the planning was poor, hence Rian Johnson's "The Last Jedi" abandoning all that came in JJ Abrams' "The Force Awakens." Then, when fans voiced their displeasure with Johnson's movie, Abrams was brought back on board for the grand finale of the Skywalker saga, "The Rise of Skywalker," which essentially felt like two hours of retconning and jamming in plots and characters that were jarring and confusing.
The flaws in Disney's movies are not just creases, they were deep-rooted issues that undermined "Star Wars" as a whole. From Palpatine's return to Finn's non-existent character arc to Rey's heritage and her sudden force healing ability, plus the series' betrayal of Luke Skywalker ... nothing felt cohesive, unlike the thoughtful, coherent and deliberate expansion of the universe that "The Phantom Menace" achieved.
Disney's sequel trilogy had style but little substance.
'Star Wars' is at its best when it's new and bold, just like 'The Phantom Menace'
"Star Wars" is at it's best when it's offering innovative, bold new stories, as it did with its first-ever installment, "A New Hope" and its sequel "The Empire Strikes Back."
In an interview with Charlie Rose in 2015, shortly after "The Force Awakens" came out, Lucas said of his previous six "Star Wars" movies: "I worked very hard to make them completely different, with different planets, with different spaceships — you know, to make it new."
I walked away from "The Force Awakens" feeling like I'd seen a box-checking tour: Alien bars — tick! A sinister army — tick! A band of rebels — tick! A cute droid — tick! Rather than an innovative experience. As Lucas said himself of the movie: "there's nothing new."
This is why "The Mandalorian" works so well. Yes, it brings back old characters, but we also get to see things in the "Star Wars" universe that we haven't seen before, and it expands upon the lore and legend in a completely different era of "Star Wars." We come away from "The Mandalorian" more enriched by "Star Wars," but I never felt that way after one of Disney's sequels, or "Solo." "Rogue One," thankfully, did achieve originality, but not to the degree of the "The Phantom Menace."
Ewan McGregor plays Obi-Wan Kenobi in the prequel series.
'The Phantom Menace' is vital to the wider franchise and added to the lore of 'Star Wars'
Not only did we get to see a young Obi-Wan Kenobi in action, shading in the life of someone we previously only knew as a wise old man, but we also saw the early beginnings of the boy who would be Vader.
Plus, we learnt more about the mythical Jedi, and got to see them at the height of their powers in a never-before-seen era before their fall. We learnt about the Sith's rule of two and how a sprawling galaxy was ruled before the Empire took over, not to mention the numeral new planets, species, characters, and civilizations we've come to know and be fascinated with introduced by "The Phantom Menace."
Darth Maul was played by Ray Park and voiced by Peter Serafinowicz in "The Phantom Menace."
We also have "The Phantom Menace" to thank for Darth Maul, one of the coolest villains in movie history who immediately became a fan favorite. Animated series "The Clone Wars" and "Rebels" have since expanded upon him to make him one of the saga's most complex and beloved characters — we have Lucas and "The Phantom Menace" to thank for the creation of the spike-headed Sith lord.
Meanwhile, Qui Gon Jinn, played with perfect serenity, spirituality, and facial hair by Liam Neeson, is one of the most underrated characters in "Star Wars." He is the quintessential Jedi, his longing for peace and calm is exemplified when he kneels and meditates in a pause in battle with Maul in the Duel of the Fates.
Qui Gon's impact is felt across the rest of the "Star Wars" movies — Kanan Jarrus in "Rebels" has more than a hint of Qui Gon about him. And Qui Gon, let's not forget, is the one who found the boy who would become Darth Vader.
Disney's sequel trilogy are meringue movies — they look good but there's no substance
The Duel of the Fates battle between Obi-Wan and Qui Gon and Maul features two Jedi knights at their peak fighting a Sith lord, and the dazzling style of lightsaber combat is riveting to watch.
But in "Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian," Dave Filoni, co-creator of "Rebels" and producer and director of "The Clone Wars" and "The Mandalorian," explains why this fight is so much more than a flashy spectacle.
Filoni said: "He's fighting for Anakin. That's why it's called the Duel Of The Fates, the fate of this child and depending on how this fight goes, Anakin's life will be dramatically different ... it's everything that the entire three prequel films hangs on."
Qui Gon's death gives the movie weight. Conversely, consequences feel light in Disney's movies. It's a tired criticism by now but Rey, who has never held a lightsaber before, manages to beat fully-trained Sith lord Kylo Ren in a duel. This betrays the nature of "Star Wars," where skill in combat has always been crucial. The new trilogy doesn't follow the universe's rules that Lucas' movies lovingly follow to create a believable, immersive, and meaningful story.
This is why "The Phantom Menace" is so underrated. It's taken for its surface-level flaws when it has so much more to offer.
Disney's sequel trilogy are meringue movies. They are well made and look good, and are certainly more polished than the prequel series, but they are ultimately lightweight and empty.
But "The Phantom Menace" is one of the most important and thoughtful slices of "Star Wars" we've ever been given, and not even Jar Jar Binks can stand in the way of that.
Fonte
================================================================================================
No meu primeiro post do bom e velho tópico de The Lost Judeu, feito há mais de três anos, eu disse que o filme tinha conseguido o impossível: perto dele, The Phantom Menace parecia uma obra-prima. É estranho pra c***lho ter alguém de mídia puxa-saco concordando comigo tanto tempo depois.
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Com todas as suas merdas e sabidamente tido como o pior SW da 2ª trilogia não tenho dúvidas que Ameaça Fantasma é melhor do que qualquer um dos Star Wars recentes. Não devia ser surpresa alguma se afirmar isso pelo simples fato de que Ameaça Fantasma é um Star Wars com o que se espera de Star Wars.
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Tô bem animado pra série animada The Bad Match, mas pelo que vi, os episódios serão semanais, como era de se esperar, já que isso é padrão do Disney+.
Poxa, 20 minutos por semana é foda.
A não ser que a série seja de episódios mais longos, mas duvido muito. Provavelmente vão ter a mesma duração dos do Clone Wars e Rebels.
Séries live action, que tem episódios mais longos e custam muito mais pra produzir, até entendo ter episódios semanais, mas no caso das animações, acho que deveriam soltar mais de um episódio por semana. Mas fazer o que...
EDIT: Pra quem não sabe do que se trata essa série, tá aí uma sinopse:
"O Bad Batch (ou “leva ruim”, em inglês) foi introduzida em um episódio homônimo da sétima temporada de The Clone Wars. Oficializada em julho deste ano, The Bad Batch mostrará um grupo de clonetroopers com habilidades únicas tentando se adaptar a uma galáxia pós-guerra."
Link pra quem quer saber mais: https://www.omelete.com.br/star-wars/star-wars-the-bad-batch-serie-animada-data-estreia-disney-plus#:~:text=Segundo o site oficial da,celebrado o Star Wars Day.
Poxa, 20 minutos por semana é foda.
A não ser que a série seja de episódios mais longos, mas duvido muito. Provavelmente vão ter a mesma duração dos do Clone Wars e Rebels.Séries live action, que tem episódios mais longos e custam muito mais pra produzir, até entendo ter episódios semanais, mas no caso das animações, acho que deveriam soltar mais de um episódio por semana. Mas fazer o que...
EDIT: Pra quem não sabe do que se trata essa série, tá aí uma sinopse:
"O Bad Batch (ou “leva ruim”, em inglês) foi introduzida em um episódio homônimo da sétima temporada de The Clone Wars. Oficializada em julho deste ano, The Bad Batch mostrará um grupo de clonetroopers com habilidades únicas tentando se adaptar a uma galáxia pós-guerra."
Link pra quem quer saber mais: https://www.omelete.com.br/star-wars/star-wars-the-bad-batch-serie-animada-data-estreia-disney-plus#:~:text=Segundo o site oficial da,celebrado o Star Wars Day.
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Disney CEO Bob Chapek Lavishes Praise On Kathleen Kennedy A Month After She Had A Spokesman Fire And Lie About Gina Carano
Disney CEO Bob Chapek recently lavished praise on Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy less than a month after she had a spokesman fire and lie about The Mandalorian’s Gina Carano.
Chapek’s statement came during an appearance at a virtual conference hosted by Morgan Stanley.
YouTuber Not My STAR WARS captured the conversation and shared parts of it to his channel.
At around the six minute mark, Ben Swinburne of Morgan Stanley asks Chapek, “What are you guys doing? What are you and Kevin and the team doing to make sure that Marvel continues to thrive particularly as you weave in Disney+ and the amount of content coming to us is going up, pretty dramatically?”
Chapek responded, “I would say the situation is the same for Marvel as it is Lucas. And it goes to speak to the talent of not only Kevin and his team, but Kathy Kennedy and her team over at Lucas.”
He added, “We are really fortunate to have both groups being led by such stellar, creative talent.”
Chapek continued, “But in terms of fatigue, I guess that’s borne out in the numbers. So the creative canvas, if you will, is very broad for both Lucas and Star Wars as well as Disney and very multidimension.
“Yes, it’s superheroes in Marvel’s case, but it’s more. And yes, it’s a galaxy far far away for Lucas, but it’s very more. And they are just going to keep on growing because of the creative talent we have,” he added.
Chapek continued to shower praise on Kennedy and Feige. He would state, “That’s where they are at their best. Managing that mythology so there are little pieces here and there that they dribble and they all connect. It’s really amazing. Geniuses.”
He would later call Kennedy “an absolute treasure for us.” Chapek stated, “Well, just like Kevin and Kathy and Sean at the studio, Jimmy, Dana, Peter, and John are absolute treasures for us from a creative standpoint. Driving this machine, but giving you the type of content that you saw at the Investor conference.”
This praise from Chapek came after Lucasfilm president cowardly had a spokesman release a two sentence statement revealing they had fired The Mandalorian actor Gina Carano.
Not only would the statement reveal they had fired Carano, but they would lie about her, claiming she denigrated people, something which she did not do.
The statement read, “Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in the future.”
It added, “Nevertheless, her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable.”
What Carano actually posted was a warning that being hateful towards your neighbors can lead to extreme violence and that is abhorrently wrong.
You can see the post below, which was posted to her Instagram Story below.
But since Chapek noted we should look at the numbers, how about we do just that, and they expose Chapek’s words as lies. It’s no wonder, if the Lucasfilm president lies about how they fired Gina Carano, why wouldn’t the CEO of the company lie about their brands and franchises as well. Company culture starts at the top after all, and people follow the examples of their leaders.
Star Wars is not growing, it’s in decline as the box office returns from the Disney sequel trilogy.
As reported by The-Numbers, The Force Awakens grossed $2.065 billion worldwide. It would also earn an estimated $191 million in domestic video sales.
The Last Jedi would significantly drop to $1.332 billion worldwide at the box office. It’s domestic video sales fell to $100 million.
Finally, The Rise of Skywalker only earned $1.072 billion worldwide and $66.56 million in domestic video sales.
Box office revenue declined over 48% from The Force Awakens to The Rise of Skywalker and that’s not even factoring in inflation. Domestic video sales plummeted over 65%.
Not only is Star Wars in decline at the box office, but recent information regarding Disney+’s trending tab also details that The Mandalorian is in decline as well.
Two months after its season finale, the show has fallen to 17th on the Disney+ trending list. It didn’t fall to 17th until April 2020 following the first season. That’s a massive two month difference.
But Star Wars is going to keep growing according to Bob Chapek. It’s not growing. It’s shrinking, and shrinking rapidly.
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Disney CEO Bob Chapek recently lavished praise on Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy less than a month after she had a spokesman fire and lie about The Mandalorian’s Gina Carano.
Chapek’s statement came during an appearance at a virtual conference hosted by Morgan Stanley.
YouTuber Not My STAR WARS captured the conversation and shared parts of it to his channel.
At around the six minute mark, Ben Swinburne of Morgan Stanley asks Chapek, “What are you guys doing? What are you and Kevin and the team doing to make sure that Marvel continues to thrive particularly as you weave in Disney+ and the amount of content coming to us is going up, pretty dramatically?”
Chapek responded, “I would say the situation is the same for Marvel as it is Lucas. And it goes to speak to the talent of not only Kevin and his team, but Kathy Kennedy and her team over at Lucas.”
He added, “We are really fortunate to have both groups being led by such stellar, creative talent.”
Chapek continued, “But in terms of fatigue, I guess that’s borne out in the numbers. So the creative canvas, if you will, is very broad for both Lucas and Star Wars as well as Disney and very multidimension.
“Yes, it’s superheroes in Marvel’s case, but it’s more. And yes, it’s a galaxy far far away for Lucas, but it’s very more. And they are just going to keep on growing because of the creative talent we have,” he added.
Chapek continued to shower praise on Kennedy and Feige. He would state, “That’s where they are at their best. Managing that mythology so there are little pieces here and there that they dribble and they all connect. It’s really amazing. Geniuses.”
He would later call Kennedy “an absolute treasure for us.” Chapek stated, “Well, just like Kevin and Kathy and Sean at the studio, Jimmy, Dana, Peter, and John are absolute treasures for us from a creative standpoint. Driving this machine, but giving you the type of content that you saw at the Investor conference.”
This praise from Chapek came after Lucasfilm president cowardly had a spokesman release a two sentence statement revealing they had fired The Mandalorian actor Gina Carano.
Not only would the statement reveal they had fired Carano, but they would lie about her, claiming she denigrated people, something which she did not do.
The statement read, “Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in the future.”
It added, “Nevertheless, her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable.”
What Carano actually posted was a warning that being hateful towards your neighbors can lead to extreme violence and that is abhorrently wrong.
You can see the post below, which was posted to her Instagram Story below.
But since Chapek noted we should look at the numbers, how about we do just that, and they expose Chapek’s words as lies. It’s no wonder, if the Lucasfilm president lies about how they fired Gina Carano, why wouldn’t the CEO of the company lie about their brands and franchises as well. Company culture starts at the top after all, and people follow the examples of their leaders.
Star Wars is not growing, it’s in decline as the box office returns from the Disney sequel trilogy.
As reported by The-Numbers, The Force Awakens grossed $2.065 billion worldwide. It would also earn an estimated $191 million in domestic video sales.
The Last Jedi would significantly drop to $1.332 billion worldwide at the box office. It’s domestic video sales fell to $100 million.
Finally, The Rise of Skywalker only earned $1.072 billion worldwide and $66.56 million in domestic video sales.
Box office revenue declined over 48% from The Force Awakens to The Rise of Skywalker and that’s not even factoring in inflation. Domestic video sales plummeted over 65%.
Not only is Star Wars in decline at the box office, but recent information regarding Disney+’s trending tab also details that The Mandalorian is in decline as well.
Two months after its season finale, the show has fallen to 17th on the Disney+ trending list. It didn’t fall to 17th until April 2020 following the first season. That’s a massive two month difference.
But Star Wars is going to keep growing according to Bob Chapek. It’s not growing. It’s shrinking, and shrinking rapidly.
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Disney CEO Bob Chapek Lavishes Praise On Kathleen Kennedy A Month After She Had A Spokesman Fire And Lie About Gina Carano
Disney CEO Bob Chapek recently lavished praise on Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy less than a month after she had a spokesman fire and lie about The Mandalorian’s Gina Carano.
Chapek’s statement came during an appearance at a virtual conference hosted by Morgan Stanley.
YouTuber Not My STAR WARS captured the conversation and shared parts of it to his channel.
At around the six minute mark, Ben Swinburne of Morgan Stanley asks Chapek, “What are you guys doing? What are you and Kevin and the team doing to make sure that Marvel continues to thrive particularly as you weave in Disney+ and the amount of content coming to us is going up, pretty dramatically?”
Chapek responded, “I would say the situation is the same for Marvel as it is Lucas. And it goes to speak to the talent of not only Kevin and his team, but Kathy Kennedy and her team over at Lucas.”
He added, “We are really fortunate to have both groups being led by such stellar, creative talent.”
Chapek continued, “But in terms of fatigue, I guess that’s borne out in the numbers. So the creative canvas, if you will, is very broad for both Lucas and Star Wars as well as Disney and very multidimension.
“Yes, it’s superheroes in Marvel’s case, but it’s more. And yes, it’s a galaxy far far away for Lucas, but it’s very more. And they are just going to keep on growing because of the creative talent we have,” he added.
Chapek continued to shower praise on Kennedy and Feige. He would state, “That’s where they are at their best. Managing that mythology so there are little pieces here and there that they dribble and they all connect. It’s really amazing. Geniuses.”
He would later call Kennedy “an absolute treasure for us.” Chapek stated, “Well, just like Kevin and Kathy and Sean at the studio, Jimmy, Dana, Peter, and John are absolute treasures for us from a creative standpoint. Driving this machine, but giving you the type of content that you saw at the Investor conference.”
This praise from Chapek came after Lucasfilm president cowardly had a spokesman release a two sentence statement revealing they had fired The Mandalorian actor Gina Carano.
Not only would the statement reveal they had fired Carano, but they would lie about her, claiming she denigrated people, something which she did not do.
The statement read, “Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in the future.”
It added, “Nevertheless, her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable.”
What Carano actually posted was a warning that being hateful towards your neighbors can lead to extreme violence and that is abhorrently wrong.
You can see the post below, which was posted to her Instagram Story below.
But since Chapek noted we should look at the numbers, how about we do just that, and they expose Chapek’s words as lies. It’s no wonder, if the Lucasfilm president lies about how they fired Gina Carano, why wouldn’t the CEO of the company lie about their brands and franchises as well. Company culture starts at the top after all, and people follow the examples of their leaders.
Star Wars is not growing, it’s in decline as the box office returns from the Disney sequel trilogy.
As reported by The-Numbers, The Force Awakens grossed $2.065 billion worldwide. It would also earn an estimated $191 million in domestic video sales.
The Last Jedi would significantly drop to $1.332 billion worldwide at the box office. It’s domestic video sales fell to $100 million.
Finally, The Rise of Skywalker only earned $1.072 billion worldwide and $66.56 million in domestic video sales.
Box office revenue declined over 48% from The Force Awakens to The Rise of Skywalker and that’s not even factoring in inflation. Domestic video sales plummeted over 65%.
Not only is Star Wars in decline at the box office, but recent information regarding Disney+’s trending tab also details that The Mandalorian is in decline as well.
Two months after its season finale, the show has fallen to 17th on the Disney+ trending list. It didn’t fall to 17th until April 2020 following the first season. That’s a massive two month difference.
But Star Wars is going to keep growing according to Bob Chapek. It’s not growing. It’s shrinking, and shrinking rapidly.
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Certeza que a KK sabe de muito - mas MUUUIIITO! - podre desse povo da Disney e eles sabem que se peidarem semitonado ela joga toda a merda no ventilador.
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Disney’s Official Star Wars YouTube Channel May Be Irreparably Damaged
Like a ragtag group of Rebels taking on a Death Star, angry Star Wars fans who are furious at Disney / Lucasfilm over the firing of Gina Carano from The Mandalorian are absolutely thrashing the official Star Wars YouTube channel.
Nearly every new video posted to the Star Wars YouTube channel is met with a massive amount of downvotes and comments expressing support for Carano.
A recent video upload entitled “The Razor Crest Enters Galaxy of Heroes, We Want Your High Republic Questions, and More!” currently sits at 1.3K upvotes to a massive 5.9K downvotes as of the writing of this article.
Ouch.
And that negative fan reaction is by no means unique to this video. Just perusing the past few weeks’ worth of uploads shows that nearly all of the uploads since the firing of Carano have been massively downvoted.
In case there was any doubt as to why viewers are downvoting these videos, the comments make it explicitly clear — it’s the firing of Gina Carano by Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy.
Double Ouch.
As if that’s not bad enough, the official Star Wars channel traffic is absolutely abysmal for the number of subscribers that the channel has.
With over 3.5 million subscribers, the channel pulls in less views than many unofficial channels that cover Star Wars news and have substantially fewer subscribers.
The official Star Wars YouTube channel averages about 150,000 video views per day with 3.5 million subscribers. That’s not good.
Our sister YouTube channel, Clownfish TV, manages to pull in almost as many daily views on YouTube as the official Star Wars YouTube channel with only a fraction of the subscribers.
Independent pop culture commentary channel Clownfish TV averages almost as many daily views as the official Star Wars channel with a FRACTION of the subscribers — only 180,000 compared to Star Wars’ 3.5 million.
It also appears that the official Star Wars YouTube channel has flatlined for new subscribers.
Clearly, the Gina Carano situation is having more of an impact on fan interest in Star Wars than Disney would like to admit.
In fact, it could be that Disney is looking at more long-term damage to the Star Wars franchise than there was after The Last Jedi. There really won’t be any way to know until we see how fans react to upcoming Disney+ series and more data starts rolling in regarding Star Wars merchandise sales, The High Republic and other initiatives.
But if I were a betting man, I’d wager that Disney has already squandered all of the goodwill it got back with the return of Luke Skywalker… and then some.
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Like a ragtag group of Rebels taking on a Death Star, angry Star Wars fans who are furious at Disney / Lucasfilm over the firing of Gina Carano from The Mandalorian are absolutely thrashing the official Star Wars YouTube channel.
Nearly every new video posted to the Star Wars YouTube channel is met with a massive amount of downvotes and comments expressing support for Carano.
A recent video upload entitled “The Razor Crest Enters Galaxy of Heroes, We Want Your High Republic Questions, and More!” currently sits at 1.3K upvotes to a massive 5.9K downvotes as of the writing of this article.
Ouch.
And that negative fan reaction is by no means unique to this video. Just perusing the past few weeks’ worth of uploads shows that nearly all of the uploads since the firing of Carano have been massively downvoted.
Double Ouch.
As if that’s not bad enough, the official Star Wars channel traffic is absolutely abysmal for the number of subscribers that the channel has.
With over 3.5 million subscribers, the channel pulls in less views than many unofficial channels that cover Star Wars news and have substantially fewer subscribers.
The official Star Wars YouTube channel averages about 150,000 video views per day with 3.5 million subscribers. That’s not good.
Our sister YouTube channel, Clownfish TV, manages to pull in almost as many daily views on YouTube as the official Star Wars YouTube channel with only a fraction of the subscribers.
Independent pop culture commentary channel Clownfish TV averages almost as many daily views as the official Star Wars channel with a FRACTION of the subscribers — only 180,000 compared to Star Wars’ 3.5 million.
It also appears that the official Star Wars YouTube channel has flatlined for new subscribers.
Clearly, the Gina Carano situation is having more of an impact on fan interest in Star Wars than Disney would like to admit.
In fact, it could be that Disney is looking at more long-term damage to the Star Wars franchise than there was after The Last Jedi. There really won’t be any way to know until we see how fans react to upcoming Disney+ series and more data starts rolling in regarding Star Wars merchandise sales, The High Republic and other initiatives.
But if I were a betting man, I’d wager that Disney has already squandered all of the goodwill it got back with the return of Luke Skywalker… and then some.
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Disney’s Official Star Wars YouTube Channel May Be Irreparably Damaged
Like a ragtag group of Rebels taking on a Death Star, angry Star Wars fans who are furious at Disney / Lucasfilm over the firing of Gina Carano from The Mandalorian are absolutely thrashing the official Star Wars YouTube channel.
Nearly every new video posted to the Star Wars YouTube channel is met with a massive amount of downvotes and comments expressing support for Carano.
A recent video upload entitled “The Razor Crest Enters Galaxy of Heroes, We Want Your High Republic Questions, and More!” currently sits at 1.3K upvotes to a massive 5.9K downvotes as of the writing of this article.
Ouch.
And that negative fan reaction is by no means unique to this video. Just perusing the past few weeks’ worth of uploads shows that nearly all of the uploads since the firing of Carano have been massively downvoted.
In case there was any doubt as to why viewers are downvoting these videos, the comments make it explicitly clear — it’s the firing of Gina Carano by Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy.
Double Ouch.
As if that’s not bad enough, the official Star Wars channel traffic is absolutely abysmal for the number of subscribers that the channel has.
With over 3.5 million subscribers, the channel pulls in less views than many unofficial channels that cover Star Wars news and have substantially fewer subscribers.
The official Star Wars YouTube channel averages about 150,000 video views per day with 3.5 million subscribers. That’s not good.
Our sister YouTube channel, Clownfish TV, manages to pull in almost as many daily views on YouTube as the official Star Wars YouTube channel with only a fraction of the subscribers.
Independent pop culture commentary channel Clownfish TV averages almost as many daily views as the official Star Wars channel with a FRACTION of the subscribers — only 180,000 compared to Star Wars’ 3.5 million.
It also appears that the official Star Wars YouTube channel has flatlined for new subscribers.
Clearly, the Gina Carano situation is having more of an impact on fan interest in Star Wars than Disney would like to admit.
In fact, it could be that Disney is looking at more long-term damage to the Star Wars franchise than there was after The Last Jedi. There really won’t be any way to know until we see how fans react to upcoming Disney+ series and more data starts rolling in regarding Star Wars merchandise sales, The High Republic and other initiatives.
But if I were a betting man, I’d wager that Disney has already squandered all of the goodwill it got back with the return of Luke Skywalker… and then some.
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Eu curti esse post com um ''amei'', mas depois comecei a pensar e fiquei triste por isso. Quando que eu - um outrora fã hardcore dos filmes StarWars - me imaginaria comemorando o resultado negativo de algum produto relacionado à franquia? Isso é deprimente pq prova que eu - assim como uma parcela gigantesca dos fãs - está cagando e andando pro SW da Disney por causa de todas as merdas que eles fizeram...
Lamentável...
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Bom, como um espectador casual de Star Wars, foi muito mais fácil para mim e os demais casuais se desvincular da franquia. Porém, sou leitor de HQ's há quase três décadas e acompanhei o absoluto declínio dessa indústria norte-americana nos últimos anos. Ao reparar no que ocorreu com Star Wars após a aquisição da Disney, deu para sacar que o declínio estava ocorrendo pelo mesmo motivo que a indústria de HQ's foi corroída: um bando de parasitas lacradores sem talento adquiriram o controle... a partir daí, as coisas seguiram o curso natural, ladeira abaixo. Por ter passado por algo parecido com as HQ's, consigo compreender o sentimento dos fãs hardcore de Star Wars, como você.
Sabe o que é pior? Os espectadores casuais e fãs hardcore que detestam o que Star Wars se tornou, a meu ver, são uma minoria. A grande maioria simplesmente não se importa mais... e a absoluta indiferença é muito pior que o desprezo. Veja o canal de Star Wars no Youtube, por exemplo. A bagaça tem mais de 3,5 milhões de inscritos. Porém, as visualizações em tudo quanto é vídeo são patéticas. Sem contar que likes, dislikes e comentários são escassos, se levarmos em conta o tamanho da base de inscritos. Isso significa que a maioria simplesmente não se dá ao trabalho de ver os vídeos publicados, quanto mais comentar a respeito. A maioria realmente está cagando e andando para Star Wars e isso é uma lástima, já que se trata da outrora maior saga cinematográfica já produzida, que perdurou por décadas com apoio dos fãs... apenas para ser destruída em poucos anos, ao cair nas mãos do Mickey.
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Os poucos fãs conscientes que sobraram são calados por essa minoria barulhenta que permaneceu, restando a eles os fóruns e reedits obscuros, enquanto os espaços tradicionais são tomados por esses progressistas. Não duvido também que a Disney possua bots e outros subterfúgios para alavancar as suas publicações. Em algum lugar do Reddit alguém postou a quantidade de tópicos suspeitos postados ao mesmo tempo sobre o WandaVision ao longo de toda a rede social. Eu sempre achei estranho frequentar a maioria dos espaços de Star Wars e só ter comentários positivos sobre a Disney. Ou só sobraram os desesperados e progressistas que aceitam tudo ou tem alguma trapaça nisso aí. Eu não duvido nada que essas poucas visualizações e likes no canal oficial também sejam em sua maioria falsos.
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Cara, dá uma olhada nos comentários em qualquer vídeo random mais recente no canal de Star Wars, qualquer canal relacionado a Disney, e até mesmo o canal oficial do Oscar (especialmente depois daquele vídeo patético da KK) e vc vai ver que essa maioria silenciosa não tá só no reddit e fóruns não viu...
Veja os coments e dislikes desses vídeos aqui por exemplo:
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Esses deslikes e comentários demonstram a insatisfação dos consumidores, mas se o pessoal continuar assistindo, continuar pagando a disney+, nada vai mudar. Não adianta vc reclamar dos filmes do Star Wars se vc vai ir ao cinema na estreia ver o próximo filme. As coisas só vão mudar se doer no bolso deles.
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Isso eu concordo.
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Disney CEO Shoots Down Prospect of Firing Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy
Disney CEO Bob Chapek shoots down the notion of firing Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy, saying she'll oversee Star Wars for years to come
The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Chapek confirmed there are no plans to fire Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy.
During the Q&A portion of The Walt Disney Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Chapek was asked if Disney would fire Kennedy and promote someone like Dave Filoni or Jon Favreau. "We’ve been absolutely thrilled that we can have the kind of talent in our company, the likes of Kathy Kennedy to run [Lucasfilm]," Chapek said. "We look forward to having Kathy directing the activities of the entire Lucasfilm organization for many years to come."
The question itself mirrors the sentiment of a segment of Star Wars fans unhappy with the direction the franchise has gone since it was acquired by Disney in 2012. Two years after the acquisition, Disney declared the massive Star Wars Expanded Universe non-canon, rebranding it under the Star Wars Legends banner. The year after that, the sequel trilogy launched with The Force Awakens, followed by The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker, as well as the standalone films Rogue One and Solo and the upcoming Rogue Squadron and yet-to-be-titled films from Taika Waititi, Rian Johnson and Kevin Feige.
On television and streaming, Disney-owned Star Wars has churned out the likes of Star Wars Rebels, a new season of The Clone Wars, Resistance, Forces of Destiny, Galaxy of Adventures, Jedi Temple Challenge and The Mandalorian. That slate will soon expand with the introduction of The Book of Boba Fett, Andor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Bad Batch, Visions, Ahsoka, Lando and Rangers of the New Republic.
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Disney CEO Bob Chapek Asked About Gina Carano Firing, Says He Doesn’t See Company As “Left-Leaning Or Right-Leaning”
Disney CEO Chapek Bob Chapek Tuesday said he doesn’t “really see Disney as characterizing itself as left-leaning or right-leaning” – responding to a shareholder who accused Hollywood and the company of a double standard in firing Gina Carano from The Mandalorian because she’s a conservative.
The stockholder, speaking during the Q&A portion of Disney’s annual shareholder meeting, noted that co-stars Pedro Pascal and Gina Carano both controversially referenced Nazi Germany in social media comments but only she was removed. “What about the Disney black list?” he asked.
Chapek didn’t speak to the Carano incident directly but said Disney stands “for values that are universal: respect, decency, integrity and inclusion and we seek to have the content that we make reflective of the rich diversity of the world we live in. And I think that’s a world we should all live in harmony and peace.”
The actress was let go from the popular Lucasfilm and Disney series on Disney+ after she took to social media to, as Lucasfilm described it, post “abhorrent” material that compared the current divided political climate in the U.S. to Nazi Germany. This caused “#FireGinaCarano” to trend and eventually, she was.
Carano last month raised the issue of a double standard in an interview with conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, noting that Pascal was not fired for a 2018 tweet comparing undocumented children in cages in the U.S. to Jews in concentration camps.
Asked about Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy, Chapek said he is “absolutely thrilled” with her and the company looks forward “to having Kathy directing the activities of the entire Lucasfilm operation for many years to come.”
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Um verme covarde e sem espinha dorsal, cheio de respostas evasivas, promessas e absolutamente nenhuma capacidade de se impor e fazer o que é efetivamente necessário. É por causa dessa frouxidão que Kathleen Kennedy está totalmente coberta de razão em não se sentir ameaçada de forma alguma, não importa o quanto cague em cima de Star Wars. Simplesmente não há ninguém com colhões dentro da Disney para obrigá-la a encarar as consequências por suas ações.
Disney CEO Bob Chapek shoots down the notion of firing Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy, saying she'll oversee Star Wars for years to come
The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Chapek confirmed there are no plans to fire Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy.
During the Q&A portion of The Walt Disney Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Chapek was asked if Disney would fire Kennedy and promote someone like Dave Filoni or Jon Favreau. "We’ve been absolutely thrilled that we can have the kind of talent in our company, the likes of Kathy Kennedy to run [Lucasfilm]," Chapek said. "We look forward to having Kathy directing the activities of the entire Lucasfilm organization for many years to come."
The question itself mirrors the sentiment of a segment of Star Wars fans unhappy with the direction the franchise has gone since it was acquired by Disney in 2012. Two years after the acquisition, Disney declared the massive Star Wars Expanded Universe non-canon, rebranding it under the Star Wars Legends banner. The year after that, the sequel trilogy launched with The Force Awakens, followed by The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker, as well as the standalone films Rogue One and Solo and the upcoming Rogue Squadron and yet-to-be-titled films from Taika Waititi, Rian Johnson and Kevin Feige.
On television and streaming, Disney-owned Star Wars has churned out the likes of Star Wars Rebels, a new season of The Clone Wars, Resistance, Forces of Destiny, Galaxy of Adventures, Jedi Temple Challenge and The Mandalorian. That slate will soon expand with the introduction of The Book of Boba Fett, Andor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Bad Batch, Visions, Ahsoka, Lando and Rangers of the New Republic.
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Disney CEO Bob Chapek Asked About Gina Carano Firing, Says He Doesn’t See Company As “Left-Leaning Or Right-Leaning”
Disney CEO Chapek Bob Chapek Tuesday said he doesn’t “really see Disney as characterizing itself as left-leaning or right-leaning” – responding to a shareholder who accused Hollywood and the company of a double standard in firing Gina Carano from The Mandalorian because she’s a conservative.
The stockholder, speaking during the Q&A portion of Disney’s annual shareholder meeting, noted that co-stars Pedro Pascal and Gina Carano both controversially referenced Nazi Germany in social media comments but only she was removed. “What about the Disney black list?” he asked.
Chapek didn’t speak to the Carano incident directly but said Disney stands “for values that are universal: respect, decency, integrity and inclusion and we seek to have the content that we make reflective of the rich diversity of the world we live in. And I think that’s a world we should all live in harmony and peace.”
The actress was let go from the popular Lucasfilm and Disney series on Disney+ after she took to social media to, as Lucasfilm described it, post “abhorrent” material that compared the current divided political climate in the U.S. to Nazi Germany. This caused “#FireGinaCarano” to trend and eventually, she was.
Carano last month raised the issue of a double standard in an interview with conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, noting that Pascal was not fired for a 2018 tweet comparing undocumented children in cages in the U.S. to Jews in concentration camps.
Asked about Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy, Chapek said he is “absolutely thrilled” with her and the company looks forward “to having Kathy directing the activities of the entire Lucasfilm operation for many years to come.”
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Um verme covarde e sem espinha dorsal, cheio de respostas evasivas, promessas e absolutamente nenhuma capacidade de se impor e fazer o que é efetivamente necessário. É por causa dessa frouxidão que Kathleen Kennedy está totalmente coberta de razão em não se sentir ameaçada de forma alguma, não importa o quanto cague em cima de Star Wars. Simplesmente não há ninguém com colhões dentro da Disney para obrigá-la a encarar as consequências por suas ações.
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Disney CEO Shoots Down Prospect of Firing Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy
Disney CEO Bob Chapek shoots down the notion of firing Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy, saying she'll oversee Star Wars for years to come
The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Chapek confirmed there are no plans to fire Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy.
During the Q&A portion of The Walt Disney Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Chapek was asked if Disney would fire Kennedy and promote someone like Dave Filoni or Jon Favreau. "We’ve been absolutely thrilled that we can have the kind of talent in our company, the likes of Kathy Kennedy to run [Lucasfilm]," Chapek said. "We look forward to having Kathy directing the activities of the entire Lucasfilm organization for many years to come."
The question itself mirrors the sentiment of a segment of Star Wars fans unhappy with the direction the franchise has gone since it was acquired by Disney in 2012. Two years after the acquisition, Disney declared the massive Star Wars Expanded Universe non-canon, rebranding it under the Star Wars Legends banner. The year after that, the sequel trilogy launched with The Force Awakens, followed by The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker, as well as the standalone films Rogue One and Solo and the upcoming Rogue Squadron and yet-to-be-titled films from Taika Waititi, Rian Johnson and Kevin Feige.
On television and streaming, Disney-owned Star Wars has churned out the likes of Star Wars Rebels, a new season of The Clone Wars, Resistance, Forces of Destiny, Galaxy of Adventures, Jedi Temple Challenge and The Mandalorian. That slate will soon expand with the introduction of The Book of Boba Fett, Andor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Bad Batch, Visions, Ahsoka, Lando and Rangers of the New Republic.
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Disney CEO Bob Chapek Asked About Gina Carano Firing, Says He Doesn’t See Company As “Left-Leaning Or Right-Leaning”
Disney CEO Chapek Bob Chapek Tuesday said he doesn’t “really see Disney as characterizing itself as left-leaning or right-leaning” – responding to a shareholder who accused Hollywood and the company of a double standard in firing Gina Carano from The Mandalorian because she’s a conservative.
The stockholder, speaking during the Q&A portion of Disney’s annual shareholder meeting, noted that co-stars Pedro Pascal and Gina Carano both controversially referenced Nazi Germany in social media comments but only she was removed. “What about the Disney black list?” he asked.
Chapek didn’t speak to the Carano incident directly but said Disney stands “for values that are universal: respect, decency, integrity and inclusion and we seek to have the content that we make reflective of the rich diversity of the world we live in. And I think that’s a world we should all live in harmony and peace.”
The actress was let go from the popular Lucasfilm and Disney series on Disney+ after she took to social media to, as Lucasfilm described it, post “abhorrent” material that compared the current divided political climate in the U.S. to Nazi Germany. This caused “#FireGinaCarano” to trend and eventually, she was.
Carano last month raised the issue of a double standard in an interview with conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, noting that Pascal was not fired for a 2018 tweet comparing undocumented children in cages in the U.S. to Jews in concentration camps.
Asked about Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy, Chapek said he is “absolutely thrilled” with her and the company looks forward “to having Kathy directing the activities of the entire Lucasfilm operation for many years to come.”
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Um verme covarde e sem espinha dorsal, cheio de respostas evasivas, promessas e absolutamente nenhuma capacidade de se impor e fazer o que é efetivamente necessário. É por causa dessa frouxidão que Kathleen Kennedy está totalmente coberta de razão em não se sentir ameaçada de forma alguma, não importa o quanto cague em cima de Star Wars. Simplesmente não há ninguém com colhões dentro da Disney para obrigá-la a encarar as consequências por suas ações.
Former Hardcore Fan, Rafa - Él Shoots Down Prospect of Spending Any Single Cent of His Money with Star Wars Any Time Soon and as Long Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy stays in Lead of the Franchise.
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Former Hardcore Fan, Rafa - Él Shoots Down Prospect of Spending Any Single Cent of His Money with Star Wars Any Time Soon and as Long Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy stays in Lead of the Franchise.
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Aquele momento estranho no qual um membro da mídia sofre um surto temporário de honestidade e decide mandar um papo reto.
Disney’s Firing Of Gina Carano Is Confusing And Hypocritical – Lacking Sound Management
Pedro Pascal and Gina Carano arrive at the premiere of Lucasfilm's first-ever, live-action series, "The Mandalorian," at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Calif. on November 13, 2019.
I’ve been sitting on this article for a while, allowing my opinion to form. That’s something that many companies don’t do enough of these days. Instead, they often rush to conclusions too fast, yielding to the views of a few vocal members of the community rather than allowing time and consideration to inform decisions.
The latest example is Disney’s DIS -0.7% firing of Gina Carano from The Mandalorian in February. She is a conservative who is not shy about expressing her views, the latest being a comment that compared conservatives being silenced and canceled today to Jews being targeted during the Holocaust.
An exaggerated comparison? Yes. But enough to fire her? Doubtful. She’s more guilty of a bad comparison. Gina should have likened today’s conservative cancel culture to the 1950s Congressional hearings held to expose entertainment people who were members or sympathizers of the Communist Party. Ten influential actors and screenwriters were eventually jailed and blacklisted by the major movie studios for denouncing the hearings and refusing to name those who had expressed Communist sympathies. That’s a better comparative. Ironically, when Disney fired Gina for her opinions it inadvertently proved her point.
We can disagree as to whether Disney was justified or not in firing Gina, but one thing is clear; Disney’s management of its social responsibility persona is woefully flawed.
To begin, the company’s approach is confusing. Many assert that Pedro Pascal, star of The Mandalorian, offered similar analogies that Carano did, though with a liberal bent, when he shared a now deleted Instagram post comparing Donald Trump voters to Nazis. Pascal kept his job. Carano did not. Disney’s inconsistent approach led outsiders to suspect that Disney leans left, something that CEO Bob Chapek denied at the recent shareholders meeting by stating, "I don't really see Disney as characterizing itself as left-leaning or right-leaning, yet instead standing for values — Values that are universal." But management cannot afford to treat employees differently for similar actions. It makes Chapek’s comments appear disingenuous. The company needs a universally consistent approach for its universal values.
Disney’s actions also appear hypocritical. At the same shareholders meeting, Bob Chapek went on to say that Disney believes in, "Values of respect, values of decency, values of integrity and values of inclusion. And we seek to have not only how we operate, but the content that we make reflective of the rich diversity of the world that we live in. And I think that’s a world that we all should live in, in harmony and peace." That’s a noble goal, well said. But while Disney shapes and declares these aspirations for U.S. consumption, it turned a blind eye to China when the company shot Mulan in the same Chinese province where the government forced millions of Uighur Muslims into internment camps. Disney went on to thank several government bodies in the film’s credits. This signals that human rights and social responsibility are fine as long as they do not cost Disney any money in important markets. Disney never had an adequate response.
Disney’s approach is dangerous. Canceling people for their views is the proverbial slippery slope. The maxim, “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it,” is losing ground to a rather frightening alternative of, “I disapprove of what you say, and I will cancel you for it.” In the past, organizations that needed to distance themselves from employees’ controversial opinions would make a public statement that, “the employee’s opinions are theirs alone and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the company.” Done. Banishment was reserved for more egregious behaviors like debilitating drug abuse, assault, robbery, and murder. The 1950’s blacklisting experience reinforced our belief that speech and political affiliation need to be protected, but we seem to have forgotten the lesson.
As companies cancel people for their opinions, it feeds a dangerous cycle. The more they cancel, the more they emboldened the mob to target more people and organizations. Then repeat. Disney, and many other organizations, are playing a very dangerous game out of fear, partisanship, and/or misplaced sincerity. The beast they helped to create and indulge may eventually devour them.
Organizations need a more thoughtful system, not a knee-jerk reaction, to guide decisions regarding who gets fired. They need to specify what constitutes the most egregious offenses. It needs to be transparent so the rules are known and not hidden in vague platitudes open to interpretation. It cannot be the decision of one person, but should be made by a group of people, with varied views, who apply a standard yardstick. They need to balance the right to free speech with social responsibility. And they need to take into account not simply the highly vocal individuals who are fast to complain, but mainstream audiences who need time to digest the situational nuances.
Case in point: A new poll conducted by Public Opinion Strategies found that 58% of people opposed Carano being fired, but that jumped to a whopping 72% when they saw the post that she was fired for, leaving only 28% who felt Disney was justified. It makes Disney appear to be exaggerating when it later said that her social media posts were “abhorrent and unacceptable” in how they “denigrated people based on their cultural and religious identities.”
Disney could counter that Carano was terminated not merely for her last post, but due to an accumulation of previous posts where, among other things, she reportedly mocked wearing a mask during the pandemic and suggested that voter fraud took place in the 2020 presidential election. But if that criteria were applied nationwide tonight, unemployment would spike to as much as 50% tomorrow morning. And though she was accused of being transphobic for mocking the use of personal pronouns (”she/her/hers”) which has become more common in the LGBTQ+ community, she stated that, “I stand against bullying, especially the most vulnerable & freedom to choose.” But that wasn’t enough for some. She became a target.
Achieving social responsibility is a truly noble goal, but Disney, along with many other organizations, needs to fix its haphazard approach that meanders aimlessly through the cancel culture minefield.
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Disney’s Firing Of Gina Carano Is Confusing And Hypocritical – Lacking Sound Management
Pedro Pascal and Gina Carano arrive at the premiere of Lucasfilm's first-ever, live-action series, "The Mandalorian," at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Calif. on November 13, 2019.
I’ve been sitting on this article for a while, allowing my opinion to form. That’s something that many companies don’t do enough of these days. Instead, they often rush to conclusions too fast, yielding to the views of a few vocal members of the community rather than allowing time and consideration to inform decisions.
The latest example is Disney’s DIS -0.7% firing of Gina Carano from The Mandalorian in February. She is a conservative who is not shy about expressing her views, the latest being a comment that compared conservatives being silenced and canceled today to Jews being targeted during the Holocaust.
An exaggerated comparison? Yes. But enough to fire her? Doubtful. She’s more guilty of a bad comparison. Gina should have likened today’s conservative cancel culture to the 1950s Congressional hearings held to expose entertainment people who were members or sympathizers of the Communist Party. Ten influential actors and screenwriters were eventually jailed and blacklisted by the major movie studios for denouncing the hearings and refusing to name those who had expressed Communist sympathies. That’s a better comparative. Ironically, when Disney fired Gina for her opinions it inadvertently proved her point.
We can disagree as to whether Disney was justified or not in firing Gina, but one thing is clear; Disney’s management of its social responsibility persona is woefully flawed.
To begin, the company’s approach is confusing. Many assert that Pedro Pascal, star of The Mandalorian, offered similar analogies that Carano did, though with a liberal bent, when he shared a now deleted Instagram post comparing Donald Trump voters to Nazis. Pascal kept his job. Carano did not. Disney’s inconsistent approach led outsiders to suspect that Disney leans left, something that CEO Bob Chapek denied at the recent shareholders meeting by stating, "I don't really see Disney as characterizing itself as left-leaning or right-leaning, yet instead standing for values — Values that are universal." But management cannot afford to treat employees differently for similar actions. It makes Chapek’s comments appear disingenuous. The company needs a universally consistent approach for its universal values.
Disney’s actions also appear hypocritical. At the same shareholders meeting, Bob Chapek went on to say that Disney believes in, "Values of respect, values of decency, values of integrity and values of inclusion. And we seek to have not only how we operate, but the content that we make reflective of the rich diversity of the world that we live in. And I think that’s a world that we all should live in, in harmony and peace." That’s a noble goal, well said. But while Disney shapes and declares these aspirations for U.S. consumption, it turned a blind eye to China when the company shot Mulan in the same Chinese province where the government forced millions of Uighur Muslims into internment camps. Disney went on to thank several government bodies in the film’s credits. This signals that human rights and social responsibility are fine as long as they do not cost Disney any money in important markets. Disney never had an adequate response.
Disney’s approach is dangerous. Canceling people for their views is the proverbial slippery slope. The maxim, “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it,” is losing ground to a rather frightening alternative of, “I disapprove of what you say, and I will cancel you for it.” In the past, organizations that needed to distance themselves from employees’ controversial opinions would make a public statement that, “the employee’s opinions are theirs alone and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the company.” Done. Banishment was reserved for more egregious behaviors like debilitating drug abuse, assault, robbery, and murder. The 1950’s blacklisting experience reinforced our belief that speech and political affiliation need to be protected, but we seem to have forgotten the lesson.
As companies cancel people for their opinions, it feeds a dangerous cycle. The more they cancel, the more they emboldened the mob to target more people and organizations. Then repeat. Disney, and many other organizations, are playing a very dangerous game out of fear, partisanship, and/or misplaced sincerity. The beast they helped to create and indulge may eventually devour them.
Organizations need a more thoughtful system, not a knee-jerk reaction, to guide decisions regarding who gets fired. They need to specify what constitutes the most egregious offenses. It needs to be transparent so the rules are known and not hidden in vague platitudes open to interpretation. It cannot be the decision of one person, but should be made by a group of people, with varied views, who apply a standard yardstick. They need to balance the right to free speech with social responsibility. And they need to take into account not simply the highly vocal individuals who are fast to complain, but mainstream audiences who need time to digest the situational nuances.
Case in point: A new poll conducted by Public Opinion Strategies found that 58% of people opposed Carano being fired, but that jumped to a whopping 72% when they saw the post that she was fired for, leaving only 28% who felt Disney was justified. It makes Disney appear to be exaggerating when it later said that her social media posts were “abhorrent and unacceptable” in how they “denigrated people based on their cultural and religious identities.”
Disney could counter that Carano was terminated not merely for her last post, but due to an accumulation of previous posts where, among other things, she reportedly mocked wearing a mask during the pandemic and suggested that voter fraud took place in the 2020 presidential election. But if that criteria were applied nationwide tonight, unemployment would spike to as much as 50% tomorrow morning. And though she was accused of being transphobic for mocking the use of personal pronouns (”she/her/hers”) which has become more common in the LGBTQ+ community, she stated that, “I stand against bullying, especially the most vulnerable & freedom to choose.” But that wasn’t enough for some. She became a target.
Achieving social responsibility is a truly noble goal, but Disney, along with many other organizations, needs to fix its haphazard approach that meanders aimlessly through the cancel culture minefield.
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Disney’s Firing Of Gina Carano Is Confusing And Hypocritical – Lacking Sound Management
Pedro Pascal and Gina Carano arrive at the premiere of Lucasfilm's first-ever, live-action series, "The Mandalorian," at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Calif. on November 13, 2019.
I’ve been sitting on this article for a while, allowing my opinion to form. That’s something that many companies don’t do enough of these days. Instead, they often rush to conclusions too fast, yielding to the views of a few vocal members of the community rather than allowing time and consideration to inform decisions.
The latest example is Disney’s DIS -0.7% firing of Gina Carano from The Mandalorian in February. She is a conservative who is not shy about expressing her views, the latest being a comment that compared conservatives being silenced and canceled today to Jews being targeted during the Holocaust.
An exaggerated comparison? Yes. But enough to fire her? Doubtful. She’s more guilty of a bad comparison. Gina should have likened today’s conservative cancel culture to the 1950s Congressional hearings held to expose entertainment people who were members or sympathizers of the Communist Party. Ten influential actors and screenwriters were eventually jailed and blacklisted by the major movie studios for denouncing the hearings and refusing to name those who had expressed Communist sympathies. That’s a better comparative. Ironically, when Disney fired Gina for her opinions it inadvertently proved her point.
We can disagree as to whether Disney was justified or not in firing Gina, but one thing is clear; Disney’s management of its social responsibility persona is woefully flawed.
To begin, the company’s approach is confusing. Many assert that Pedro Pascal, star of The Mandalorian, offered similar analogies that Carano did, though with a liberal bent, when he shared a now deleted Instagram post comparing Donald Trump voters to Nazis. Pascal kept his job. Carano did not. Disney’s inconsistent approach led outsiders to suspect that Disney leans left, something that CEO Bob Chapek denied at the recent shareholders meeting by stating, "I don't really see Disney as characterizing itself as left-leaning or right-leaning, yet instead standing for values — Values that are universal." But management cannot afford to treat employees differently for similar actions. It makes Chapek’s comments appear disingenuous. The company needs a universally consistent approach for its universal values.
Disney’s actions also appear hypocritical. At the same shareholders meeting, Bob Chapek went on to say that Disney believes in, "Values of respect, values of decency, values of integrity and values of inclusion. And we seek to have not only how we operate, but the content that we make reflective of the rich diversity of the world that we live in. And I think that’s a world that we all should live in, in harmony and peace." That’s a noble goal, well said. But while Disney shapes and declares these aspirations for U.S. consumption, it turned a blind eye to China when the company shot Mulan in the same Chinese province where the government forced millions of Uighur Muslims into internment camps. Disney went on to thank several government bodies in the film’s credits. This signals that human rights and social responsibility are fine as long as they do not cost Disney any money in important markets. Disney never had an adequate response.
Disney’s approach is dangerous. Canceling people for their views is the proverbial slippery slope. The maxim, “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it,” is losing ground to a rather frightening alternative of, “I disapprove of what you say, and I will cancel you for it.” In the past, organizations that needed to distance themselves from employees’ controversial opinions would make a public statement that, “the employee’s opinions are theirs alone and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the company.” Done. Banishment was reserved for more egregious behaviors like debilitating drug abuse, assault, robbery, and murder. The 1950’s blacklisting experience reinforced our belief that speech and political affiliation need to be protected, but we seem to have forgotten the lesson.
As companies cancel people for their opinions, it feeds a dangerous cycle. The more they cancel, the more they emboldened the mob to target more people and organizations. Then repeat. Disney, and many other organizations, are playing a very dangerous game out of fear, partisanship, and/or misplaced sincerity. The beast they helped to create and indulge may eventually devour them.
Organizations need a more thoughtful system, not a knee-jerk reaction, to guide decisions regarding who gets fired. They need to specify what constitutes the most egregious offenses. It needs to be transparent so the rules are known and not hidden in vague platitudes open to interpretation. It cannot be the decision of one person, but should be made by a group of people, with varied views, who apply a standard yardstick. They need to balance the right to free speech with social responsibility. And they need to take into account not simply the highly vocal individuals who are fast to complain, but mainstream audiences who need time to digest the situational nuances.
Case in point: A new poll conducted by Public Opinion Strategies found that 58% of people opposed Carano being fired, but that jumped to a whopping 72% when they saw the post that she was fired for, leaving only 28% who felt Disney was justified. It makes Disney appear to be exaggerating when it later said that her social media posts were “abhorrent and unacceptable” in how they “denigrated people based on their cultural and religious identities.”
Disney could counter that Carano was terminated not merely for her last post, but due to an accumulation of previous posts where, among other things, she reportedly mocked wearing a mask during the pandemic and suggested that voter fraud took place in the 2020 presidential election. But if that criteria were applied nationwide tonight, unemployment would spike to as much as 50% tomorrow morning. And though she was accused of being transphobic for mocking the use of personal pronouns (”she/her/hers”) which has become more common in the LGBTQ+ community, she stated that, “I stand against bullying, especially the most vulnerable & freedom to choose.” But that wasn’t enough for some. She became a target.
Achieving social responsibility is a truly noble goal, but Disney, along with many other organizations, needs to fix its haphazard approach that meanders aimlessly through the cancel culture minefield.
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Estou chocado
Esse trecho aqui é na minha opinião extamente o que mais falta nas pessoas hoje:
"I’ve been sitting on this article for a while, allowing my opinion to form. That’s something that many companies don’t do enough of these days. Instead, they often rush to conclusions too fast, yielding to the views of a few vocal members of the community rather than allowing time and consideration to inform decisions."
Hoje em dia basta uma meia dúzia de chorões no twiter reclamarem de algo que as empresas já movem o diabo pra atender as reivindicações desses esquizofrênicos. Ninguém para pra ponderar no assunto com calma, ouvir variadas opiniões e tomar uma decisão com calma.
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Bom, a situação acabou de escalar, graças a esse artigo. Até então, apenas os fãs estavam apontando para os problemas de gestão na Lucasfilm, bem como a hipocrisia da Disney. Agora, os investidores também estão a par da situação.Estou chocado
Esse trecho aqui é na minha opinião extamente o que mais falta nas pessoas hoje:
"I’ve been sitting on this article for a while, allowing my opinion to form. That’s something that many companies don’t do enough of these days. Instead, they often rush to conclusions too fast, yielding to the views of a few vocal members of the community rather than allowing time and consideration to inform decisions."
Hoje em dia basta uma meia dúzia de chorões no twiter reclamarem de algo que as empresas já movem o diabo pra atender as reivindicações desses esquizofrênicos. Ninguém para pra ponderar no assunto com calma, ouvir variadas opiniões e tomar uma decisão com calma.
Esse artigo não foi escrito por acidente e não foi publicado nesse momento por acaso. Acredito que os investidores insatisfeitos finalmente decidiram enviar um ultimato à Disney. Apesar do artigo abordar a demissão de Gina Carano, repare que o autor atropelou Kathleen Kennedy e a Lucasfilm, para mirar diretamente no manda chuva: Bob Chapek. Colocou a gestão do cara em xeque e, se ele tiver um mínimo de bom senso e intelecto, vai ser forçado a tomar providências a respeito... Do contrário, será a cabeça dele que estará em risco de rolar.
Como você sabe, no tópico de The Last Jedi, eu zoava bastante com o damage control que a mídia promovia para proteger o filme e a Disney. Com o passar dos anos, provavelmente li centenas de artigos e, durante todo esse tempo, não me recordo de ter encontrado um texto que promovesse um ataque tão direto e certeiro contra a Disney.
Imagine quão fantástico seria se o próprio Bob Chapek tivesse sido responsável por lançar esse artigo na mídia. Sobre o pretexto de "salvar a própria pele", ele poderia tomar decisões mais extremadas, como se livrar de uma certa megera causadora de problemas e fazer uma limpeza na Lucasfilm logo em seguida... Será que estou superestimando o cara ou ele realmente está jogando xadrez 4D?
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Bom, a situação acabou de escalar, graças a esse artigo. Até então, apenas os fãs estavam apontando para os problemas de gestão na Lucasfilm, bem como a hipocrisia da Disney. Agora, os investidores também estão a par da situação.
Esse artigo não foi escrito por acidente e não foi publicado nesse momento por caso. Acredito que os investidores insatisfeitos finalmente decidiram enviar um ultimato à Disney. Apesar do artigo abordar a demissão de Gina Carano, repare que o autor atropelou Kathleen Kennedy e a Lucasfilm, para mirar diretamente no manda chuva: Bob Chapek. Colocou a gestão do cara em xeque e, se ele tiver um mínimo de bom senso e intelecto, vai ser forçado a tomar providências a respeito... Do contrário, será a cabeça dele que estará em risco de rolar.
Como você sabe, no tópico de The Last Jedi, eu zoava bastante com o damage control que a mídia promovia para proteger o filme e a Disney. Durante os anos, provavelmente li centenas de artigos e, durante todo esse tempo, não me recordo de ter encontrado um artigo que promovesse um ataque tão direto e certeiro contra a Disney.
Imagine quão fantástico seria se o próprio Bob Chapek tivesse sido responsável por lançar esse artigo na mídia. Sobre o pretexto de "salvar a própria pele", ele poderia tomar decisões mais extremadas, como se livrar de uma certa megera causadora de problemas e fazer uma limpeza na Lucasfilm logo em seguida... Será que estou superestimando o cara ou ele realmente está jogando xadrez 4D?
Se for um xadrez 4D do Bob Chapéu aí pago pau pra ele viu...
Seria uma jogada de mestre...
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Acho que não vai dar em nada. Ouvir a minoria progressista já se tornou política da Disney e de outros grandes conglomerados. Acho que tudo isso não se trata mais de dinheiro, mas sim de poder e dominação, vide o financiamento em massa das "Big Techs" e da própria Disney com a campanha do Biden. A Disney quer ser progressista e mesmo que perca muito dinheiro, como já aconteceu em um passado recente, ela vai continuar insistindo nessa direção até isso se tornar o novo normal. Star Wars é apenas um de dezenas de produtos que ela controla atualmente. Acredito que os fracassos contínuos da ex-saga não atingem tanto assim o CEO e nem a Disney, já que muito do que aconteceu de errado foi e é abafado pelos amigos da imprensa e pelos fãs e influenciadores progressistas. Infelizmente, não temos a força de uma Marvel, pelo contrário, a marca vem perdendo ano após ano relevância e não consegue emplacar nas novas gerações. E mesmo se tivéssemos, ainda acredito que esse caminho progressista seria inevitável. Nós já perdemos essa guerra, o que nos resta é viver da melhor forma possível nesse mundo cada vez mais louco.
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Aquele momento constrangedor no qual a Disney se esquece de realizar o pagamento de um dos membros da mídia puxa-saco...
Sorry, but 'The Phantom Menace' is better than any 'Star Wars' movie of the last decade
Duel of the Fates is one of the most important moments in "Star Wars" lore.
"The Phantom Menace" was called the most "overhyped motion picture of the last decade" upon its 1999 release, but the truth is that all of the most recent "Star Wars" movies released by Disney deserve this title a lot more.
That's not to say that those films in the last 10 years have been terrible. "Rogue One" is excellent, and there are some great moments in Disney's sequel trilogy, too. But George Lucas is "Star Wars," and so too, therefore, is "The Phantom Menace — far more than Disney's polished trilogy.
The movie is also crucial to the wider context of the "Star Wars" universe, and set things up that are now treasured by the "Star Wars" fandom, including a certain red-headed Sith wielding a double-bladed lightsaber.
Jar Jar Binks was played by Ahmed Best.
'The Phantom Menace' has flaws, but none as deep as the sequel trilogy's
It's no secret that "The Phantom Menace" could probably use a good edit. It has pacing issues, and the stilted dialogue the prequel movies are often criticized for is almost part of the fabric of "Star Wars" by this point. And yes, Jar Jar Binks is kind of annoying, but not nearly as much as is now widely accepted.
These are surface-level flaws, creases in an otherwise confident and assured start of a definitive new era of "Star Wars" with believable characters and clear plots.
The three latest Disney movies, meanwhile, feel like a jumbled mess with no cohesion. It's obvious that the planning was poor, hence Rian Johnson's "The Last Jedi" abandoning all that came in JJ Abrams' "The Force Awakens." Then, when fans voiced their displeasure with Johnson's movie, Abrams was brought back on board for the grand finale of the Skywalker saga, "The Rise of Skywalker," which essentially felt like two hours of retconning and jamming in plots and characters that were jarring and confusing.
The flaws in Disney's movies are not just creases, they were deep-rooted issues that undermined "Star Wars" as a whole. From Palpatine's return to Finn's non-existent character arc to Rey's heritage and her sudden force healing ability, plus the series' betrayal of Luke Skywalker ... nothing felt cohesive, unlike the thoughtful, coherent and deliberate expansion of the universe that "The Phantom Menace" achieved.
Disney's sequel trilogy had style but little substance.
'Star Wars' is at its best when it's new and bold, just like 'The Phantom Menace'
"Star Wars" is at it's best when it's offering innovative, bold new stories, as it did with its first-ever installment, "A New Hope" and its sequel "The Empire Strikes Back."
In an interview with Charlie Rose in 2015, shortly after "The Force Awakens" came out, Lucas said of his previous six "Star Wars" movies: "I worked very hard to make them completely different, with different planets, with different spaceships — you know, to make it new."
I walked away from "The Force Awakens" feeling like I'd seen a box-checking tour: Alien bars — tick! A sinister army — tick! A band of rebels — tick! A cute droid — tick! Rather than an innovative experience. As Lucas said himself of the movie: "there's nothing new."
This is why "The Mandalorian" works so well. Yes, it brings back old characters, but we also get to see things in the "Star Wars" universe that we haven't seen before, and it expands upon the lore and legend in a completely different era of "Star Wars." We come away from "The Mandalorian" more enriched by "Star Wars," but I never felt that way after one of Disney's sequels, or "Solo." "Rogue One," thankfully, did achieve originality, but not to the degree of the "The Phantom Menace."
Ewan McGregor plays Obi-Wan Kenobi in the prequel series.
'The Phantom Menace' is vital to the wider franchise and added to the lore of 'Star Wars'
Not only did we get to see a young Obi-Wan Kenobi in action, shading in the life of someone we previously only knew as a wise old man, but we also saw the early beginnings of the boy who would be Vader.
Plus, we learnt more about the mythical Jedi, and got to see them at the height of their powers in a never-before-seen era before their fall. We learnt about the Sith's rule of two and how a sprawling galaxy was ruled before the Empire took over, not to mention the numeral new planets, species, characters, and civilizations we've come to know and be fascinated with introduced by "The Phantom Menace."
Darth Maul was played by Ray Park and voiced by Peter Serafinowicz in "The Phantom Menace."
We also have "The Phantom Menace" to thank for Darth Maul, one of the coolest villains in movie history who immediately became a fan favorite. Animated series "The Clone Wars" and "Rebels" have since expanded upon him to make him one of the saga's most complex and beloved characters — we have Lucas and "The Phantom Menace" to thank for the creation of the spike-headed Sith lord.
Meanwhile, Qui Gon Jinn, played with perfect serenity, spirituality, and facial hair by Liam Neeson, is one of the most underrated characters in "Star Wars." He is the quintessential Jedi, his longing for peace and calm is exemplified when he kneels and meditates in a pause in battle with Maul in the Duel of the Fates.
Qui Gon's impact is felt across the rest of the "Star Wars" movies — Kanan Jarrus in "Rebels" has more than a hint of Qui Gon about him. And Qui Gon, let's not forget, is the one who found the boy who would become Darth Vader.
Disney's sequel trilogy are meringue movies — they look good but there's no substance
The Duel of the Fates battle between Obi-Wan and Qui Gon and Maul features two Jedi knights at their peak fighting a Sith lord, and the dazzling style of lightsaber combat is riveting to watch.
But in "Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian," Dave Filoni, co-creator of "Rebels" and producer and director of "The Clone Wars" and "The Mandalorian," explains why this fight is so much more than a flashy spectacle.
Filoni said: "He's fighting for Anakin. That's why it's called the Duel Of The Fates, the fate of this child and depending on how this fight goes, Anakin's life will be dramatically different ... it's everything that the entire three prequel films hangs on."
Qui Gon's death gives the movie weight. Conversely, consequences feel light in Disney's movies. It's a tired criticism by now but Rey, who has never held a lightsaber before, manages to beat fully-trained Sith lord Kylo Ren in a duel. This betrays the nature of "Star Wars," where skill in combat has always been crucial. The new trilogy doesn't follow the universe's rules that Lucas' movies lovingly follow to create a believable, immersive, and meaningful story.
This is why "The Phantom Menace" is so underrated. It's taken for its surface-level flaws when it has so much more to offer.
Disney's sequel trilogy are meringue movies. They are well made and look good, and are certainly more polished than the prequel series, but they are ultimately lightweight and empty.
But "The Phantom Menace" is one of the most important and thoughtful slices of "Star Wars" we've ever been given, and not even Jar Jar Binks can stand in the way of that.
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No meu primeiro post do bom e velho tópico de The Lost Judeu, feito há mais de três anos, eu disse que o filme tinha conseguido o impossível: perto dele, The Phantom Menace parecia uma obra-prima. É estranho pra c***lho ter alguém de mídia puxa-saco concordando comigo tanto tempo depois.
Errado ele não tá.
Ameaça Fantasma tem muitos erros mas nenhum deles chegam perto da abominação que é a trilogia da Disney/Secretaria do Spielberg/Rian Johnson/JJ Abrams.
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A Luta + Trilha sonora da Luta contra o Darth Maul supera em muita a imundície da trilogia nova
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Jar Jar Binks e os midchlorians superam a trilogia da Disney inteira, incluindo também aquele aborto chamado Solo.
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Disney+ revela novo trailer para o Star Wars: O Lote Estragado
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Disney+ revela novo trailer para o Star Wars: O Lote Estragado
Disney+ revela novo trailer para o Star Wars: O Lote Estragado
Estreou ontem o novo trailer de "Star Wars: O Lote Estragado" da Lucasfilm, uma série original de animação que ficará disponível em exclusivo
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Siga a elite e os clones experimentais do Lote Estragado enquanto encontram o seu caminho numa galáx...
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Disney+ revela novo trailer para o Star Wars: O Lote Estragado
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Siga a elite e os clones experimentais do Lote Estragado enquanto encontram o seu caminho numa galáx...
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Disney+ revela novo trailer para o Star Wars: O Lote Estragado
Disney+ revela novo trailer para o Star Wars: O Lote Estragado
Estreou ontem o novo trailer de "Star Wars: O Lote Estragado" da Lucasfilm, uma série original de animação que ficará disponível em exclusivo
Star Wars - O Lote Estragado - UNIMADO
Siga a elite e os clones experimentais do Lote Estragado enquanto encontram o seu caminho numa galáx...
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Nunca se esqueçam de uma coisa muito importante: Kathleen "Fade In" Kennedy é uma pessoa muito bem relacionada em Hollywood
É esposa de um produtor poderoso, Frank Marshall, e foi secretária do Steven Spielberg. Além é claro de ter ligações com o George Lucas e outros figurões na industria.
A Disney e seus acionistas sabem que o trabalho dela tá levando o bom nome da marca para o esgoto mas eles não podem tira-la por 2 motivos bem simples:
- Ela é mulher, no momento que tirarem ela e colocarem um homem ou dois (Jon Favreau e Dave Filoni) como presidente da Lucasfilm, o backlash da lacresfera e galerinha do Twitter vai ser imenso. E o povo da Disney tem medo dessa minoria barulhenta.
- As conexões que ela tem dá um poder absurdo dentro da industria o que segura ela lá dentro.
Eu simplesmente fico triste com tudo isso pois Star Wars, ou Guerra nas Estrelas para os mais antigos, é algo que amo desde criança e essa porra de ideologia maldita tá acabando com essa franquia.
É esposa de um produtor poderoso, Frank Marshall, e foi secretária do Steven Spielberg. Além é claro de ter ligações com o George Lucas e outros figurões na industria.
A Disney e seus acionistas sabem que o trabalho dela tá levando o bom nome da marca para o esgoto mas eles não podem tira-la por 2 motivos bem simples:
- Ela é mulher, no momento que tirarem ela e colocarem um homem ou dois (Jon Favreau e Dave Filoni) como presidente da Lucasfilm, o backlash da lacresfera e galerinha do Twitter vai ser imenso. E o povo da Disney tem medo dessa minoria barulhenta.
- As conexões que ela tem dá um poder absurdo dentro da industria o que segura ela lá dentro.
Eu simplesmente fico triste com tudo isso pois Star Wars, ou Guerra nas Estrelas para os mais antigos, é algo que amo desde criança e essa porra de ideologia maldita tá acabando com essa franquia.
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A Kennedy é bem relacionada em Hollywood por mérito próprio..
Ela trabalhou em Et, De Volta para o Futuro, Indiana Jones, Goonies, Jurassic Park, etc, etc.
Ela tem curriculo.
Dizer que ela está ali só por ser casada com um outro produtor ou por ser mulher é foda.. ela está na Industria tem mais de 30 anos.
Mas a soberba falou mais alto, e acabou cagando em cima de Star Wars, ela claramente n entende da franquia.
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Primeiro vamos com fatos, blz?
Segundo o IMDB, o primeiro crédito de Kathleen como produtora é ET em 1982: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005086/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Um filme que foi produzido pelo seu chefe Steven Spielberg.
Após isso os creditos de produtora dela sempre envolvem as seguintes pessoas: Steven Spielberg e/ou Frank Marshall. Antes de qualquer tipo de relação com essas duas pessoas ela nunca havia produzido nada e todos os sucessos que ela está envolvida Frank Marshall e Steven Spielberg estão envolvidos.
Não vou nem citar a presidencia da Lucasfilm, pois ela está lá por ser amiga de 3 homens poderosos em Hollywood.
Mas deixo uma missão para você: Não encontrei nenhuma produção dela sem Marshall e Spielberg envolvidos que tenham sido sucesso de bilheteria e/ou publico. Lhe convido a me mostrar.
OBS: A trilogia nova quebrou o bilhão nos 3 filmes, porém teve uma queda ao longo do tempo com o episodio 9 lutando para quebrar o bilhão quando, sendo a conclusão da historia dos Skywalkers, deveria faturar pelo menos 2 bilhões com facilidade.
Além disso no comando dela tivemos o primeiro filme da franquia dando prejuizo, com Solo, e vários diretores abandonando o barco devido a diferenças com ela.
OBS 2: Caguei para o sexo da pessoa, muitas mulheres foda ao longo dos anos contribuiram para a industria com seu talento criativo e sou fã de algumas delas.
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