Episode 256: ThePoeticCritic & Her Ironic WISH That Magnifico Won't Grant

CatBusRuss⁠ returned to Morton, IL to visit his family which includes his big sister, ⁠ThePoeticCritic⁠. If it is not a comic convention or film festival, the two rarely have schedules that allow them to record a podcast together in person. Thus, our podcast host was happy to rap with her about the poor state of the box office.

It is hard to nail down when the older sibling got jaded against Disney. ⁠Russ⁠ thinks it may be every time an animated feature under performed. With all the live-action remakes of animated classics, a piece of her seems to die. ⁠We have heard rant a plenty about the House of Mouse being responsible for superhero cinema once dominating the box office⁠.

But in the end, she just wants them to return to creating great animated features, be it the Walt Disney Animation Company or Pixar. She just is not optimistic about "⁠Hoppers⁠" and is fed up with sequels to the billion dollar franchises. As always, her primary worry is a lack of personal stories being told on the big screen.

CatBus pities for her not appreciating ⁠Star Wars⁠' tale of fatherhood, "⁠Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu⁠".

Russ also focuses on the fact that if a story is good, it should impress all, even if it is not the target demographic. We need more musicals for the lasses. Exploitation is not a bad thing (just come to a ⁠B-Fest⁠).

Our host actually thinks Disney is not as bad off as ThePoeticCritic thinks it is. Inspired by this conversation, he finally sat down and watched the feature that the supposed fans of the oldest animation studio were determined to despise "⁠Wish⁠".

It may just have been released at the wrong time. Perhaps the film should not have sold itself so blatantly as 100 Years of Disney. Russ left thinking this is the appropriate feature for children at this time. You will have to check out ⁠catbus316.bsky.social⁠ to see the two Stevens argue about the revolution CatBus thinks Asha, Valentino, and Star are calling for.