In recent news, Walt Disney Company has purchased Marvel Entertainment and its 5,000+ superheroes for a $4 billion deal yesterday. That means that Marvel will no longer be licensing themselves to the highest bidder for superhero movies, theme park rides, books, TV shows, etc. Other than what will obviously happen because of this decision…
…there are a few concerns I have with Disney reaching out and touching other companies in the entertainment business.
First of all, I have a real problem with Disney’s morals and messages. Ever hear, “Dreams come true”? Yeah, I’m not really down with that. Dreams come true if you work for them…not randomly, and to people who feel oppressed by evil stepmothers/sisters. Also, that whole implied “Children are the most important people in the world” feeling they throw over all their “family products”…I don’t like that either. To me, a family that focuses all its time, money, and energy on the kids is an unbalanced household. Sure, in secular culture, a “good, grounded family” will give the kids priority over the parent’s selfish desires, but in Christian households, the center of a family is ALWAYS God, no matter what the kids’ involvement is.
The constant repetition of single-parent families…of kids entertainment that revolve around the kids and don’t involve the parents…of bratty, selfish children getting what they want in the end…of the non-stop, sappy, soggy, dead-and-dying “romance is the answer to everything” message…Disney lost me years ago. And now we’re gonna have a whole bunch of Mickey-influenced superheroes who have parent issues and need a significant other to accomplish their goals. I can’t wait.
You know what? Who am I kidding? Marvel movies have followed the same pattern for the last ten years. Disney and Marvel will make a great team, and cater to all the little boys and girls in the world. And I’ll wave goodbye to some of the best stories that never were, because a giant mouse bought everything yesterday.
Goodbye, Peter Parker. Goodbye, Bruce Banner. So long, Professor Xavier. It was nice knowing you when you were cool. I’ll see you again when my kids are old enough to see all your movies. Say hi to Minnie and Pluto for me?
But not Hannah. Don’t even mention my name to her. She’s got that restraining order out on me, and it’ll just look bad.
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