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wpot posted...

Well, the "IIRC" is the point, isn't it? It would have died and been forgotten if it weren't for Disney. Not all stories, even the ones selected by Disney, need to live forever. Granted, Disney will try to make them last forever (with good success) but they don't NEED to. And they shouldn't in some cases. But yes, in this case Disney isn't going to go that route.

The IIRC was probably more of a habit than an actual I cant recall it. And maybe it would have died. But most likely not. Those old stories are still around. And if Disney didnt remake, I assure you someone else would have. And they may have kept the original work. Disney changed it (and many other dark stories) to be more kid friendly. Which I believe is a good thing

I also see no issue with certain stories living forever. People like them. So why end them. Just because you dont like them

Even if Disney stops telling the story, someone else would pick it up. And the stories arent going away anytime soon. Theyve been around for a while. Hundreds of years, I think

wpot posted...

What they're really trying to do is to squeeze more money out of characters that have been successful, of course. However, I'm not convinced it's the RIGHT thing to do. Why not make new movies about places that are actually diverse rather than forcing it into unnatural settings? Or at least change the setting of Beauty from France to, say, Houston: go West Side Story with it!

Really: is it truly appropriate to show people who appeared to come from different cultures all happily assimilated into a white/French culture...? It employs diverse actors, sure, but is that REALLY the right message? Wouldn't it be more appropriate to see traits from different cultures rather than expecting the French one to dominate? I say they made a surficial change that looked good on the surface but that they weren't really doing anyone any favors in the big picture.

Anyways, given their past it's good to see them trying and there are certainly bigger problems. I just disagree with that style of modernization.

I would say Hamilton did something similar, but better: they added characteristics from different subcultures rather than just different faces for the sake of different faces. There was more of a point being made...although it worked better on some levels than others.

But Im talking about the diversity. Whether they had diversity or not, they would be squeezing money out of successful characters. So, Im not sure what that has to do with the diversity part

As for making new movies, they do sometimes. But even then, they might just take an old fairy tale people forgot of and make it diverse. Which is also fine. I dont see a problem with that. Or if they make a classic diverse Its fine either way

If you asking me if its ok, I think its fine. By asking the way you did, it makes it sound like youre against diversity, tbh Also, since these are fairy tales and not true, I dont really see why youd have to go for realism or what would be appropriate or whatever Most involve magic and shit