WALL OF TEXT: YET ANOTHER DISNEY REMAKE

 

WALL OF TEXT: YET ANOTHER DISNEY REMAKE. Hating on the Disney remakes was old hat 10 years ago. Over and over I see people asking why? Why does Disney keep doing this to their classics? Why remake them? Why take out everything that made the stories work and release an incoherent, thematically confused mess? Long ago Disney ran out of audience in the USA and Europe. It’s tapping the Chinese market. Hollywood, especially Disney, has been making movies specifically for the Chinese market for years. So if you’re wondering why the Disney remakes are all... like this, it’s because they’re not made for the USA. They’re made to pass Chinese censors. It’s not just politics and history that won’t fly in China. Depicting citizens acting in ways contrary to how good people should behave is also not allowed, even if those actions are not presented in a positive light. Criticism of government institutions is also not allowed in general. So, no little boys drinking beer in Pinocchio. Change it to root beer. No social worker as the opposition in Lilo and Stitch; must present a government entity as a positive force. Forget children rebelling against their parents or an oppressive monarchy. Combine that with marketing needs, and we get a taste of what media would be like here in the USA if it were censored. Take this as a warning, America. Say no to censorship boards unless you want everything to be like Disney remakes. Also say no to studios catering to such boards.