Why do some people mock Disney

Steinar · Jul 06, 2014 1:38 AM

I mean i'm not saying i like every movie. But it seems with internet it is easy to mock or make some really cheap jokes at something. I mean there was some pretty funny movies which i have rewatched again which was really cleverly done. Just really funny. I mean parodies are just fun, but it seems that some dont like them for some odd reason.

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Trix Master · Jul 06, 2014 5:03 AM

I don't know. I guess it's just people with different tastes. But I like the Disney Princess tumblr jokes, because it's rather hilarious to me.

36IStillLikeSpyro36 · Jul 06, 2014 5:08 AM

mocking, without merit? i'm not sure. some people just don't like things and get really sarcastic about them sometimes. i do that, though usually just in conversations - i don't get all "troll"-ish about it in public.

some people complain about new Disney stuff, saying that it's not as good as previous stuff, or that it's not really fitting for kids. i remember hearing complaints like that about some of the live action shows. also, some people complain about Disney as a company, their business practices, etc. i don't see a lot of people "mocking" Disney for that, but it's probably out there.

CuttingEdge · Jul 06, 2014 6:35 AM

For the same reason they mock Pokemon ;/

Clock-la · Jul 06, 2014 10:04 AM

Steinar wrote:

I mean i'm not saying i like every movie. But it seems with internet it is easy to mock or make some really cheap jokes at something. I mean there was some pretty funny movies which i have rewatched again which was really cleverly done. Just really funny. I mean parodies are just fun, but it seems that some dont like them for some odd reason.

Because its huge.

Films
Tv shows
Toys
Anything you can think of disney has. So with that there is a lot that can go wrong or be mocked.

Look at the Little Mermaid, once Arial was a refreshing change and viewed as a "feminist" icon, she went out and did things for herself to get her mannn...
Yet she changed herself...to get a man.
So Arial becomes a target because she can be a negative role model in some ways rather than the positive role model she once was. Same with the other Princesses, personally I disagree with these interpretations, but they still exist.

But they can be mocked lovingly at times, for example I've seen alot of "Disney princesses acting like (insert reality tv show here) that doesn't mean the creator is being mean spirited, they are mealy mocking them lovingly :-P

But regardless you cannot ever hate Disney. I don't care how much you try to say it. You don't. They have something you'll like.

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thetruefan · Jul 06, 2014 1:38 PM

Why does people hate My little pony? Why does people hate Harry Potter? Why does people hate Twilight?
That's the same. Hate.

Mr. John · Jul 07, 2014 1:29 AM

Because for everyone that loves something there is hate too.

Flapjacks · Jul 07, 2014 2:28 AM

thetruefan wrote:

Why does people hate My little pony? Why does people hate Harry Potter? Why does people hate Twilight?
That's the same. Hate.

Because the fans are idiots.

Steinar · Jul 07, 2014 5:53 AM

thetruefan wrote:

Why does people hate My little pony? Why does people hate Harry Potter? Why does people hate Twilight?
That's the same. Hate.

Well to be fair, i did kinda like the two first harry potter movies when it was about school and the charm of it smile
But i dunno, Disney had some great hits in the 90's with fun cartoons. I see the possibility, only difference is the quality.

Trix Master · Jul 07, 2014 8:37 PM

Flapjacks wrote:

thetruefan wrote:
Why does people hate My little pony? Why does people hate Harry Potter? Why does people hate Twilight?
That's the same. Hate.
Because the fans are idiots.

I don't think it's the fans. Though I can see how it could be the fans if the case were just MLP and Twilight. But Twilight was bad, just in general it was bad. MLP has a fairly written story, just a strange as heck fandom. While Harry Potter has a good in both terms of series and fandom.

So really it's like people yelling a character design, they're being babies.

Stormy · Jul 07, 2014 8:44 PM

There are annoying fans for every fandom. They can contribute to people disliking it, especially with examples like MLP and Twilight, but it mostly just comes down to different tastes.

EricChristianOlsenFanatic · Jul 07, 2014 9:13 PM

I personally grew up on Disney movies and still watch them and will continue too, same reason I grew up on all those old cartoon shows like Ducktales and Chip & Dale.

RangerOfIthilien · Jul 08, 2014 1:17 AM

Stormy wrote:

There are annoying fans for every fandom. They can contribute to people disliking it, especially with examples like MLP and Twilight, but it mostly just comes down to different tastes.

I can't think of a single fandom that doesn't have a really obnoxious side to it. It's like I said to Erza in the AoT thread, I try to experience something before letting its fandom affect my desire to get into it.

Steinar · Jul 09, 2014 2:20 PM

Have you ever seen novel comparison towards films, well here is one. I prefer Disney, wow i mean the novel is horrible yikes Not bad written, but just wow.
http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/The_Hunchb … e_original

Trix Master · Jul 10, 2014 9:41 AM

Steinar wrote:

Have you ever seen novel comparison towards films, well here is one. I prefer Disney, wow i mean the novel is horrible Not bad written, but just wow.
http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/The_Hunchb … e_original

Well actually I read the book at school (not as an assignment), but it was actually rather good. In fact I'm certain the book came first. It was a really dark book, with murder, affairs (well cheating in a relationship), and lust. Though of course Disney can't show some of the contents from the book back then because well it was directed to a kid audience (If I am not mistaken), but they did capture how Quasimodo was treated by Frollo, how Frollo lusted Esmeralda, and more. I recommend reading the book before saying the movie is better, because in cases of reality the book is better than the movie.

Clock-la · Jul 10, 2014 10:49 AM

Trix Master wrote:

Steinar wrote:
Have you ever seen novel comparison towards films, well here is one. I prefer Disney, wow i mean the novel is horrible Not bad written, but just wow.
http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/The_Hunchb … e_original
Well actually I read the book at school (not as an assignment), but it was actually rather good. In fact I'm certain the book came first. It was a really dark book, with murder, affairs (well cheating in a relationship), and lust. Though of course Disney can't show some of the contents from the book back then because well it was directed to a kid audience (If I am not mistaken), but they did capture how Quasimodo was treated by Frollo, how Frollo lusted Esmeralda, and more. I recommend reading the book before saying the movie is better, because in cases of reality the book is better than the movie.

Yer it was a...odd choice for Disney to Adapt, and whilst they water it down (most animated films end up watering things down) it still captures some of the themes. And saying the novel is "horrible" in that way...um...its kind of the point.

As for watering stuff down Disney have done that to most fairy tales they adapted.

Cinderella's stepsister are originally blinded by crows...and the little mermaid turns to foam after the Prince marries someone else. But it is for good reasons they change things due to there target audience: Families and crows picking eyes out...well...that's family fun right?

Also saw Maleficent the other day. I liked it. I can see why others didn't like it.

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Mr. John · Jul 10, 2014 11:40 AM

Disney is what it is though end of the day.

Clock-la · Jul 10, 2014 12:48 PM

Mr. John wrote:

Disney is what it is though end of the day.

Indeed, they do stuff I love (2D animated films, the songs, theae parks and stuff) But they do stuff I hate too (dreadful sitcoms and spin-off Tv shows, awful Pop stars, and the fact they are re-making a live action Dumbo *bleep*s me off!)

RangerOfIthilien · Jul 10, 2014 10:49 PM

I've found that USUALLY with Disney if it's live action it's terrible and if it's animated it's great. There are plenty of exceptions, but more often than not this is the case.

Latias fan · Jul 10, 2014 10:54 PM

KingLambda wrote:

I've found that USUALLY with Disney if it's live action it's terrible and if it's animated it's great. There are plenty of exceptions, but more often than not this is the case.

I know you said usually but I'm gonna call heresy anyway.

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Trix Master · Jul 11, 2014 12:24 AM

Clock-la wrote:

Trix Master wrote:
Steinar wrote:
Have you ever seen novel comparison towards films, well here is one. I prefer Disney, wow i mean the novel is horrible Not bad written, but just wow.
http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/The_Hunchb … e_original
Well actually I read the book at school (not as an assignment), but it was actually rather good. In fact I'm certain the book came first. It was a really dark book, with murder, affairs (well cheating in a relationship), and lust. Though of course Disney can't show some of the contents from the book back then because well it was directed to a kid audience (If I am not mistaken), but they did capture how Quasimodo was treated by Frollo, how Frollo lusted Esmeralda, and more. I recommend reading the book before saying the movie is better, because in cases of reality the book is better than the movie.

Yer it was a...odd choice for Disney to Adapt, and whilst they water it down (most animated films end up watering things down) it still captures some of the themes. And saying the novel is "horrible" in that way...um...its kind of the point.
As for watering stuff down Disney have done that to most fairy tales they adapted.
Cinderella's stepsister are originally blinded by crows...and the little mermaid turns to foam after the Prince marries someone else. But it is for good reasons they change things due to there target audience: Families and crows picking eyes out...well...that's family fun right?
Also saw Maleficent the other day. I liked it. I can see why others didn't like it.
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when I first herd about the film I thought This is gonna just dive and fail hard!then I saw the trailer and thought it looked a lot better than I expected, then after seeing some reviews i felt disappointed, (I don't normally trust reviews as films are subjective but I mean I was kinda mad on hearing Maleficent is "misunderstood") But then I saw one review saying "It is a good RETELLING off the story, and that's the mind set that I took into the cinema, it was a retelling and not something to be added to the Disney cannon :-P
and Yup I did like it, I can see why others were less pleased with it and personally I would of liked more evil from Maleficent but it was still good :-P

Oh, I didn't think they meant that kind of horrible. I thought they meant like it's a bad book. Yeah they have their reasons, which are reasonable to keep somethings out. Even though they did have eye peaking crows in the Pirates of the Caribbean (specifically 2 Dead man's chest). Though I guess it's not entirely for children.

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