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Disney is able to creat tasteless childlike story arcs that challenge nothing. There’s a good guy, there’s a bad guy, there’s the struggle and sacrifice of the

Disney is able to creat tasteless childlike story arcs that challenge nothing. There’s a good guy, there’s a bad guy, there’s the struggle and sacrifice of the good guy, which eventually trumps the bad guy leading to a rich life. They are selling you American mythology 101. The fact that you enjoy these myths isn’t a problem, they are literally manufactured to have as broad an appeal as possible. What is a problem is you excusing the dilution of nuance in our culture that is used to perpetuate western hegemony which directly leads to our politicians doing literally whatever they want for themselves.

SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago
This sounds like the plot of the original Star Wars movies to me?
kthejoker2 8y ago
Do you even recall what article you're commenting on? Monkey Island isn't some high art being stifled by a crass conglomerate. It's just more IP.
krapp 8y ago
>There’s a good guy, there’s a bad guy, there’s the struggle and sacrifice of the good guy, which eventually trumps the bad guy leading to a rich life. These are tropes and elements common to almost all storytelling, and certainly to fairy tales and myths. Americans didn't invent any of that, and neither did Disney. And as far as Star Wars goes, the Empire are the Bad Guys, basically Space Nazis who dress in black and white and hang around starkly brutalist technology which doesn't even have basic OSHA compliance because they're just that evil. The Jedi are the Good Guys. They dress in earth tones. Or, at least, the two we meet in the OT do. But they must be the Good Guys because they're fighting the Bad Guys. And the Rebel Alliance are also the Good Guys. No one thinks twice about the morality of blowing up the Death Star and all of the hundreds of thousands or maybe millions of people on board, because those are Bad Guys. Luke Skywalker force chokes two Gammorean guards in Jabba's palace, but that's fine, because just look at how ugly they are. They're basically orcs, obviously Bad Guys. Luke Skywalker and the entire Skywalker clan are an elite bloodline more or less chosen by "God" (The Force) and morality in their universe is based on divine law and destiny. That only changes and really begins to be examined and deconstructed after the franchise leaves Lucas' hands. The whole story is a pastiche of the Hero's Journey. Does Disney assimilate, homogenize, ruthlessly brand and churn out artifacts of myth and storytelling? Yes. Are they also capable of telling a good story? Also yes. Perhaps you need to find a bit more nuance.

SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago

This sounds like the plot of the original Star Wars movies to me?

kthejoker2 8y ago

Do you even recall what article you're commenting on? Monkey Island isn't some high art being stifled by a crass conglomerate. It's just more IP.

krapp 8y ago

>There’s a good guy, there’s a bad guy, there’s the struggle and sacrifice of the good guy, which eventually trumps the bad guy leading to a rich life. These are tropes and elements common to almost all storytelling, and certainly to fairy tales and myths. Americans didn't invent any of that, and neither did Disney. And as far as Star Wars goes, the Empire are the Bad Guys, basically Space Nazis who dress in black and white and hang around starkly brutalist technology which doesn't even have basic OSHA compliance because they're just that evil. The Jedi are the Good Guys. They dress in earth tones. Or, at least, the two we meet in the OT do. But they must be the Good Guys because they're fighting the Bad Guys. And the Rebel Alliance are also the Good Guys. No one thinks twice about the morality of blowing up the Death Star and all of the hundreds of thousands or maybe millions of people on board, because those are Bad Guys. Luke Skywalker force chokes two Gammorean guards in Jabba's palace, but that's fine, because just look at how ugly they are. They're basically orcs, obviously Bad Guys. Luke Skywalker and the entire Skywalker clan are an elite bloodline more or less chosen by "God" (The Force) and morality in their universe is based on divine law and destiny. That only changes and really begins to be examined and deconstructed after the franchise leaves Lucas' hands. The whole story is a pastiche of the Hero's Journey. Does Disney assimilate, homogenize, ruthlessly brand and churn out artifacts of myth and storytelling? Yes. Are they also capable of telling a good story? Also yes. Perhaps you need to find a bit more nuance.