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Old 02-28-2009, 02:50 PM   #49
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Originally Posted by thedamndest View Post
I hope by "traditional" they mean I can look forward to finding the penis castle and SEX written in the sky.
Putting aside easter egg blue material, I always thought Jasmine was hot. And her boobs bounced in one scene.

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Originally Posted by Jeritron View Post
If they can come up with good stories, they can reach that popularity. Lion King and that string of hits were huge because of their quality, just like the ones that were huge hits in a number of different decades. Some clicked, some didn't.
They need to evolve the formula. All of their stories usually played to the backdrop of some combination of culture and past timelines. These themes reverberated throughout the feature. This isn't a hard rule, but it was cool that when you watched Aladdin the eastern music fit the setting, and The Lion King echoed many African tribal beats and vocals.

Although that works to a degree, I always wondered a few things in retrospect:

- Why can't we have an animated story that takes place in the present. Is this timeline not interesting enough? You can't tell me Disney can't forge a story without a preset legend or myth to draw from. Their 3D works took place in the present, but I never saw the Pixar stuff as proper replacements to the classic style.
- I know, and love, how Disney took broadway music style and ran with it. But I would love to see an animated musical that integrated current music trends. I'm not saying the bright-eyed hero should bust a Linkin Park-like track as he goes off to save the girl, but... well actually yeah that would be kickass.
- Disney films are most sexist movies ever. The girl needs to be saved, 98% of the time, even when the girl is the star of the show. You could bring up Pocahontas, but that was a rather weird departure for Disney on a lot of levels. Ironically, 'strong female leads' are in themselves becoming a cliche, and I honestly believe they're rarely written right (it seems the only strong female writers can produce are those with Mary Sue stigma). So I think Disney should invest in stronger females, that don't cower in fear or seem to overcompensate.
- Do celebrity voices really matter? Disney could save a shitload of cash by cutting back on giving people who's voices aren't even that distinguishing on animation. I can see the audible appeal of casting a Jason Alexander or the perfect casting of a James Earl Jones, but Demi Moore? For what? Don't argue the star-power point, it really wouldn't make a difference.

I could be wrong on any of the above points.
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