Lit A/V The Force Awakens and the EU [TAGGED spoilers.]

That's incredibly unsettling. And hilarious.

Well, the "Marvel Max" series still exists, and those definitely aren't for kids,so I would hope that Disney would maintain a similar hands-off approach.

 

Well, the story is just that Disney did a rethink in the immediate aftermath of Newtown. It's probably a stupid corporate overreaction that will go away quickly, if it hasn't already.

 

Why? Why must you post such a gif? W.H.Y. I can't stop staring at it.

I will justify myself and saying this is how a cat reacts when you say Disney to it.

 

In all fairness to Disney as far as Marvel, they didn't undo Marvel dropping the Comics Code... but then again, the Comics Code was a legacy of a time when lobotomies were thought to be a valid medical treatment...

 

Coming soon to a theatre near you: A New Hope: Disney Edition!

Think Han Solo doesn't shoot first? Think again! Han abides by the Smuggler's Code and doesn't take up arms against others at all! Gone are those gunshots fired towards Imperial Stormtroopers! Disnified are those TIE Fighters shot down by his Millennium Falcon! Quad laser turrets? Not anymore! The Falcon has been remade to fire harmless, disabling rays!

Coming next year: Empire Shouts Back, now free of any lightsaber strikes and the new shouting contest between Darth Vader in his son to see which of the two Skywalkers can shout NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO the loudest.

 

at least Stormtroopers remain unchanged... they didn't hit a target in the first place anyway now we know why: on purpose!

and as for the shouting contest... why shout if you can sing? Disney Star Wars High School Musical style.. oh my... I'd eat the Holliday Special over this!

Edit: But I still marvel at the stupidity of how these Disney-made/owned actors/actresses have to refrain from using violence.. but are allowed to go nude and do Spring Breakers style movies full of sex and such.

 

guess we will no more see grim NJO stuff, Joe Schreibers awesome books with upcoming Maul horror cancelled soon... Kemp can be dark too but not only dark, so he gets the axe next... and I NEED these authors, they rock! DAMN



PS: No more cut off limbs by lightsaber I suppose?

 

Maybe because, I don't know, violence is much worse than nudity or sex? One is completely natural and the other about hurting people?

 

well.. of course one is bad, the other natural. But the way disney and other media employ nudity it is just used to sell, with no regard to degrading the females to lustobjects. violence like in trash&kill movies of course is not advisable, but violence in accurate historic dramas or movies with a big mythology and message is never just bad, it serves a purpose.

example: Disneys Marvel movies are trash&kill crap despite being fun too often due to actors. Too many special effects, too many trashing and such. But while the Avengers trash half of downtown in defending the world.. we see not a single accidential civilian casuality of their actions. unrealistic I call that. their solution only works in a set up world and is no guideline at all. on the other hand DC shows darker movies, yet also collateral damage and death and has heroes find a path through by still showing all prices of actions and decisions and the hard reality around them.

this is why i love DC (despite too using too many special effects etc.) and Marvel bores me to death.

especially in a society (US!) where violence is natural (see arms laws etc.) and sex/nudity something censored a lot... their movies do the very opposite of their culture. that I critique.

 

Yes
Nudity and sex are beautiful things and should be celebrated, not shunned

 

I know. Despicable. They are much more than just that.
Imagine a world without sandwiches.

DC's "darker movies" have only come about with Nolan and his Dark Knight trilogy, and hopefully Man of Steel follows this. Check out the older DC movies and you'll see something else entirely.

Anyway marvel movies are supposed to be fun. It's about super heroes!

Well it seems to me that it's the culture that's a bit messed up, and Disney have it the right way round.

 

I agree Nudism for the win I just find it weird that disney abuses it.

 

of course the culture is messed up, no doubt there. but I do doubt Disney got it right. Disney got it right in big chunks though.

as for superheroes... never got what is so super about them myself! still I enjoy them and love the fun.

 

THAT WAS HORRIBLE.

*shudder*

 

I think you're right. Disney is primarily aimed at kids right?
Imagine your 11 year old daughter looking up to "spring breakers" as role models . . .

 

OMG you're right. It's not just about the sandwiches and sex objects . .
I apologise

. . .

i forgot that there would be no one to vacuum the carpet!

 

Well, I mostly agree with that.

The way you initially phrased your argument was a bit weird because you didn't mention sexism or objectification, just nudity and sex, so I misunderstood what you wanted to say.

 

Well of course not. Think of the children! The Empire Shouts Back will be purged of that nasty, nasty scene when Luke loses a hand!

And you can add Stover to your list of inappropriate authors. We can't have more of that horrible meltmassif stuff oozing out of people's eyes and nostrils as they die!

 

Spring Breakers isn't a Disney movie.

I don't understand this mentality that Disney only makes movies for children. Remember in Iron Man when Tony Stark shoots half a dozen terrorists in the face at once? Don't a ton of people get shot and/or stabbed to death in the POTC movies? Disney can do PG-13 just fine. Did anyone want or expect an R-rated Star Wars movie?

 

Man, if you think Disney is all sunshine and bunnies, you need to watch more Disney.



Hell, even if you don't, you probably need to watch more Disney. It's good life advice in general.

 

Ah most people always forgot the glory of the Disney Black Cauldron, which is sure to induce nightmares in just about anyone.

 

Well, my sarcasm was sparked by the comment about them not allowing you to shoot people in the POTC video game.

Oh, I have no issues with Classic Disney, it's the new stuff I dislike.

But then I am now the cantankerous old fart who insists entertainment was better in the old days.

I do like Kingdom Hearts though, and have no problem if they decide to have Palpatine become the new Xehanort and keep coming back repeatedly through ever more contrived means.

 

Bah. The Princess and the Frog and Tangled are both new, and both awesome.

 

Tried to watch Tangled... didn't like it. I really hate CGI animation though, so that may have been what put me off.

Would probably watch Princess and the Frog but it never seems to be on TV like most of the others are some time or another.

 

You're a monster.