old lady
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 15, 2007
I look at it as the market is changing. People "demand" different forms of being entertained these days. As mentioned, Coco was a phenomenal movie. Only two issues: marketing and reception. Marketing, because Disney didn't do much to promote it like they should have. Reception, because people just seemed kind of put off by it. The former affects the latter greatly. I've talked to many who had barely heard of the movie, let alone remembered the movie.
Now, Disney seems to be milking the money cow on live-action versions of their animated movies. I read earlier today of a live-action Lilo & Stitch. My reaction: "Runthatbymeagain???"
I'm not really sure that your take on Coco's reception is on the mark. It made $800M worldwide, which is huge for an animated movie (and about the same as Inside-Out, another big hit). The characters seem very popular too. The cheers when the Coco section began during Together Forever at Disneyland is a good example. Other than that, I agree with you about the changes in the audience. It's not that Disney is "out of ideas" but more what Audiences are receptive too at this moment. They are only playing to that.