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Are Disney and Pixar Fans Being Big Hypocrites?

Joy and Anxiety from Inside Out 2 and Mei Lin in Turning Red

Since the pandemic, it is no secret that Pixar Animation Studios’ road to movie success has been paved with rusty nails. Onward (2020) was only in theaters for a couple of weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic forced them all to close. Pixar’s next three films — Soul (2020), Luca (2021), and Turning Red (2022) — were not even released in ...

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New Disney and Pixar Movies; Original Stories or More of the Same?

A collage of three animated scenes: On the left, a space ranger in a spacesuit; in the middle, a large red panda towering over a surprised girl in a bathroom; on the right, two sea monsters disguised as humans with seagulls on their heads peering out of the water.

To say that Disney and Pixar have been struggling at the box office lately would be an understatement. It seems that, no matter how hard the studio giants try, nothing seems to work. Despite the near-constant complaints of sequels and remakes, those seem to be the only films audiences want to see. Original stories like Strange World (2022), Turning Red (2022), and Elemental (2023) all flopped ...

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NEW: A Highly Requested ‘Turning Red’ Attraction Is Coming to Disney!

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It’s official! Since its theatrical release in 2022, Turning Red has been a huge success for Disney fans. The film tells the heartfelt story of Mei Lee, a 13-year-old girl who experiences a unique transformation whenever she gets too excited – she turns into a giant red panda. Directed by Domee Shi, the creative genius behind the Academy Award-winning short film Bao, ...

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Disney’s Desperate Theatrical Announcement Begs the Question: What’s the Point?

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Disney raised some eyebrows recently after announcing theatrical releases in 2024 for three of its Pixar films – Soul (2020), Turning Red (2022), and Luca (2021). However, with the availability of Disney+ and the company’s recent box office struggles, one can’t help but question the point behind bringing these films to theaters. Disney Struggles to Get People to Theaters Disney’s ...

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“Progressive cult of ideas”: These scenes from PIXAR’s “Turning Red” have parents seeing red

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Several scenes from PIXAR’s latest release, Turning Red, have parents seeing red as they voice their anger, concern, and shock over the studios’ decision to release a film that focuses on topics like puberty that many see as simply too mature for younger audiences. RELATED: PIXAR’s “Turning Red” echoes a similar theme with Disney’s “Encanto” (and “Soul”, “Brave”, and “Tangled”) ...

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