As The New Yorker reported in a report on Mattel's post-"Barbie" plans, it's not just Mattel that's leaning heavily into IP. Warner Bros. Discovery is working on a scripted "Harry Potter" TV series, attempting to lean into a brand that's been tarnished for some by its creator's transphobia, not to mention a series of lackluster prequel films. Paramount Pictures CEO Brian Robbins told Variety in a profile published Wednesday that the studio's upcoming animated films would focus on familiar franchises like "Avatar: The Last Airbender," rather than going after "expensive original animated" films with less certain audiences.
It's really annoying because it's wealthy execs are doing the 'cool robot' meme when looking at the movies success. It's such an early fixed problem too.
A little media literacy and they would see that Barbie as a pop culture symbol is an important discussion piece when talking about feminism and gender in general.
People have built whole careers around discussing and deconstructing the effect Barbie has had on our perceptions on gender, race, beauty standards, etc.
ATLA and HP both had poop culture impacts too, but with Barbie it's a lot easier to see the cognitive disconnect that happens when they pump money into extended universes or spinoff franchises.
It's such a fundamental misunderstanding that I'm having trouble imagining the people making these decisions.
I just wish there was more respect for the humanities jfc
There is no respect for humanities only profit.
Everything these days is just rehashed slop with a name-brand title.
Hogwarts didn't always have bathrooms. Before adopting Muggle plumbing methods in the eighteenth century, witches and wizards simply relieved themselves wherever they stood, and vanished the evidence.
Really funny and glad you caught that. Sometimes the posting gods alter fate just enough
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In defense of korra it did actually try to deal with similar themes as atla. It just sucked at doing it
Yeah executives really meddled in the worst possible way at every turn
I find Korra to hold up better than AtLA, but that's really because I can't stand Aang much as an adult.
Aang is way less annoying than Korra and he actually learns a couple of things in his life
We see these so differently that I'd could honestly type your comment back with the names reversed. Agree to disagree?