Why Do People Hate Disney's Live-Action Remakes?
Disney is the biggest company in entertainment without question, and even though every move they make seems to make someone angry, they're only becoming more powerful. One of the most polarizing moves they routinely make is adapting their own classic animated childhood staples into modern live-action blockbusters, but they aren't stopping.
Currently, Disney has produced eighteen remakes of their own work, and a ton more with questionable release dates are on the horizon. Rather than come up with new stories, the notoriously risk-averse company has made a killing by updating stories with new visual effects. While some are excited to see their childhood nostalgia passed on to the next generation with even more money behind it, many consider these remakes to be soulless cash-grabs profiting from marketable IP.
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Though it isn't a live-action film, the most financially successful Disney remake of their own content is John Favreau's 2019 take on The Lion King. Achieved with photorealistic CGI, this heavily marketed blockbuster was among the most expensive films of all time. It was rewarded for that expenditure with $1.6 billion, making it the seventh highest-grossing film ever made. The overwhelming majority of its financial take comes from name recognition, tech demo advertising, and massive celebrity stunt casting. The Rotten Tomatoes score is divided, with a 52% fresh rating from critics and an 88% from audiences. However, a closer look at that audience score reveals that the overwhelming majority of praise revolves around nostalgia for the original film. The negative reviews are much more telling. Many consider this 2019 remake as a grim sign of decline for
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