The Flattening of Disney | A Disney Video Essay
Anthony Gramuglia
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Writer and essayist, focused on examining media through a critical lens. I will not pretend to be unbiased. Bylines on various. My views are my own.
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Disney as a brand keeps getting....flatter. With so many disappointing films, bad sequels, and Disney Park rides being replaced, Disney is going downhill...seemingly. Here's why Disney feels flatter and less interesting now more than ever before, and what this means for your favorite Disney films and properties. Can we go back to the Disney of the 90s? Or is it lost forever? Special thanks to @SaiScribbles for the thumbnail CHAPTERS: 0:00 Animal Kingdom, Beastly Kingdom, and Dinoland USA 4:08 The End of Animal Kingdom 6:20 The Flattening of Disney 9:54 Disney and IP Marketing 16:08 Disney Princess 21:17 The Beauty and the Beast Sequels are Garbage 26:39 Marketable Versions of Characters 32:20 The Modern Disney Sequel 37:24 Some Disney Properties Fade Away 43:40 Does Mickey Mouse Even Matter Anymore? 46:22 How Disney Treats Their Other Brands (Star Wars, Marvel) 47:23 The Erasure of Old Disney 48:37 Meet The Muppets 51:52 Is There Hope for Disney and Their Future?
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