Social Justice Disney Kills Its Biggest Franchise, Refuses to Admit Why
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You know you’re bad at your job when you destroy one of the largest franchises in cinematic history. This year, we’ve seen one of the most important movie series crash and burn for the first time. Disney refuses to admit why, but it’s painfully clear.
Politics have become a major problem for Hollywood. Wait, let me clarify: liberal politics have become a major problem. Ever since Donald Trump entered the White House, elitists in La La Land have gone into overdrive. These rich, spoiled liberals could not believe the American people rejected their choice — Hillary Clinton. Their solution? To go to war with conservatives.
Much of the new content coming out of Hollywood — in theaters, on TV, and streaming — have been loaded with social justice messages. The few conservative shows out there — wildly popular at that — have been persecuted like Christians in Roman times. Last Man Standing was axed (only to be revived recently). The hugely successful reboot of Roseanne was killed after just a few episodes, over a tweet.
Meanwhile, Netflix pollutes its lineup with radical, Socialist propaganda in the form of David Letterman’s new show and a litany of left-wing comedians. Not to mention bogus documentaries that bash our way of life and prop up liberal ideas.
Even tentpole franchises are feeling the pain. Marvel films rarely get released without some form of a liberal message — especially in the casting and screenwriting. But perhaps worst of all is the newly revived Star Wars franchise. Once the most profitable series in movie history, Disney has a major flop on its hands in the form of Solo. The film is tanking.
It should come as no surprise to every movie-going patriot. Every new Star Wars film has been saddled with toxic, social justice ideas. From super-feminist lead “heroes” to disgraceful portrayals (or deaths) of classic characters, it seems like Disney is doing everything in its power to destroy a once-cherished story world.
Even now as they hemorrhage cash, they refuse to admit their failure. Just like a liberal.
An industry analyst tells the far-left Hollywood Reporter that Solo could lose more than $80 million. Yeah, right. Not for a second do I believe the loss will be that low, but that is the headline…
Solo’s reported budget (production and marketing) is $400 million, but it is probably higher. By the time all the costs were added to Last Jedi, the tally equaled $578 million. We are told Solo is the most expensive Star Wars movie yet made, but let’s be generous and go with $500 million.
Solo’s estimated worldwide theatrical gross is $400 million.
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There is simply no question that Kathleen Kennedy’s decision to ham-handedly inject moments of wokeness into a beloved universe — a universe that is supposed to be set a long time ago in a faraway galaxy, mind you — is killing a franchise even the dreaded Lucas prequels could not kill.
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Disney’s Star Wars franchise has some other problems, as well, including an almost comical lack of direction. What’s more, The Last Jedi pretty much negated everything fans hold dear (including a literal book burning). Then there is the systematic killing off of beloved actors, only to replace them with charisma-free actors; the systematic killing off of beloved characters, only to replace them with characters we really feel no investment in; too many Mary Sues who weigh in at 75 pounds but still manage to kick grown men’s asses (In TLJ, they digitally altered a shot to protect Rey). [Source: Breitbart]
Most likely, Solo will lose hundreds of millions of dollars. A Star Wars movie. Losing a huge amount of money. That’s not supposed to happen. Even the terrible prequel films made a ton of cash for George Lucas.
It’s no surprise to anyone that saw Solo. The film casted a child to play a role once occupied by Harrison Ford. The new actor could not even get close to Ford’s charm and skill. But worse than that were the obvious social justice garbage they pumped into every scene. There was even an obnoxious droid who sounded like an angry, third-wave feminist. Fighting for “droid rights?” Wow, pass. I was actually happy when that irritant was killed off.
This has been a trend since the first new Star Wars film. And it’s only getting worse. It’s a trend that has taken our most beloved pastime and turned it into a toxic cesspool of angry, militant liberals. Not a huge surprise that conservatives and other Americans are rejecting them in droves.
So how much money will Disney and other studios have to lose before they wake up? They might never. For them, they’d rather lose money than admit they were wrong. Just like a liberal.