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No I searched about four articles and that was the most noteworthy comment worth printing.There was a lot more than that, it's clear that's all the poster could be bothered selectively quoting. Feel free to watch it for yourself
It really isn't.
You literally have a video of Disney execs caught red-handed stating that their hiring processes prevent them from hiring white males for certain roles(ironic, considering the execs are white) and you still refuse to believe it.
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Star Wars still hasn't made a return on investment since Disney acquired Lucasfilm in 2012.Your claim that Star Wars is making loss after loss without acknowledging it to be an industry wide phenomenon.
In fact:
- Star Wars was the most streamed series of 2023;
- Star Wars was named the top film franchise of 2023;
- Star Wars is the strongest toy brand of 2023
How Disney made Star Wars the top film franchise of 2023 without a theatrical release
Star Wars' No.1 ranking suggests that Disney's revitalization of the brand is working.www.cnbc.com
To keep this relevant to The Acolyte, the inference that white men have essentially been banned from the writers room is an absolute furphy. Not only have they been involved in the writing but also across all aspects of its development - including, as you’ve already noted, the actual green lighting of the series.
Your analogy about Bay completely misses the mark. While what Headland has created may include slightly different themes and concepts, it is still very much within the same style as other Star Wars media. Especially compared to something like Andor which had a significant, and deliberate tonal shift from “regular” Star Wars to something more mature.
Lucas has always maintained he made Star Wars for everyone. Step outside the dudebros echo chamber and you will notice that this is true. That’s why it’s so huge, and continues to be. It appeals to everyone, not just a niche group of white men.
www.forbes.com
The director(Harvey Weinstein's former personal assistant by the way) has a real problem with white men and actively goes out of her way to not hire any, regardless of whether they're the most qualified for the job or not, you're probably going to get your predominantly white male fanbase off side.
She has a history of this.
Uh-Oh: Leslye Headland Lucasfilm’s Newest Hire May Be ‘Problematic’
As reported a few days ago, Leslye Headland deleted hundreds of tweets when it was announced she had been hired to helm a female-centric Star Wars project. Here she is in a May 2019 interview with…bleedingfool.com
Original interview: https://www.theintervalny.com/interviews/2018/04/leslye-headland-on-writing-directing-and-creating/
Then calling any criticism of it rooted in bigotry and racism, is simply playing the victim card and failing to understand what your audience wants.
Whilst I'm sure there have been some people commenting who have made racist/hate comments about the director and actors, I highly doubt that the majority of people complaining are like this. Gaping plotholes such as Jedi have a mandate to take talented children from their parents/guardians at will, oh but only if you give permission, space fires and a stone citadel inside a mountain burning(?) and killing everyone inside indicate some seriously shoddy script writing, not to mention editing.
I'm personally disregarding to pronoun uproar because, to be honest, it was entirely passable within the interaction itself and I think the reaction to it has been completely over the top, at least for this episode.
Now, I'm not suggesting Leslye hasn't made good content in the past. I haven't seen anything else she's directed, after all, but her previous comments obviously didn't sit well with the majority of the fanbase, so I'm curious as to why it's suddenly all surprise Pikachu when the rating tank. Perhaps they should've hired someone more suitable for the genre to execute the vision and all these issues could've been avoided. It'd be like hiring Michael Bay to direct a Sex & the City movie and calling out the audience for complaining it doesn't cater tot he fans due to the action and explosives.
I mean, they originally hired a activist documentary maker +for the Rey movie, which kinda proves that Disney are more serious about pushing political messages into their films than actually delivering good content. Bob Iger himself admitted a few months ago that perhaps they're focusing on the 'message' over actual story too much, hence the tanking Disney stock prices.
Do I think it's a 14% on RT? No, it's clearly better than that, but people have no other avenue to express their frustration at the direction Lucasfilm has taken the SW franchise over the years and the rot began long ago. Remember the infamous "Somehow, Palpatine returned"?
Especially when heads at Lucasfilm and Marvel have been blaming the fans for their recent string of failures and not been introspective and realised that perhaps they are pandering to a minority audience and not giving the majority what they want.
Dave Filoni should really be the one taking the heat anyway, he's the creative head and the one that greenlit most of the stuff that's copped backlash recently.
Like it or not, historically Star Wars fans have been male. The overall premise of the story appeals far more to the male hero fantasy, same with the MCU. It's not 'bigoted' to say this, as it is a fact. Obviously plenty of women like Star Wars also but, as a whole, it's the kind of story that has historically appealed far more to men.
Why does Disney continue to try to make content for these franchises and not appeal to what the majority of the fanbase wants? if they do that, it's money in the bank. Instead, they are making loss after loss after loss.
No, I'm giving examples of why the ratings tanked, as someone asked, not why I personally don't particularly like it. The convo obviously deviated very far from there.
Perhaps I should've said 'poor scripting' instead.
No that's what I mean, they state they'll be taking them with them. then they ask for permission, after saying they'll take them with them...
If Amandla decides to identify as a white male who are we to judge.
For those of us who are enjoying watching please don't post it?
Despite the leak, i think theres still a lot more to reveal, a bigger picture beyond the identity of that individual. Essence transference. An actual secret master behind it. Someone known in canon/legends. Something to do with all those dots on peoples faces is a bigger clue. A connection between the coven and another powerful person in the story (not gonna say their name).
Star Wars still hasn't made a return on investment since Disney acquired Lucasfilm in 2012.
Disney ‘Star Wars’ Box-Office Profits Fail To Cover Cost Of Buying Lucasfilm
Box office profits generated by Disney's Star Wars movies have fallen $2.8 billion short of covering the media giant's purchase of the sci-fi saga’s creator, Lucasfilm.
In fact, a lot of their 'revenue' is projected on future streams over the next decade.
Holy shit! What the **** can they do?
There's a number of people in the video.
