Farerb wrote:The more I read about this film, the more I am convinced that the people who made it (writers, director, etc..) are not fans of Disney and not fans of animation in general. Everything just feels like a big joke to them.
That goes without saying. No one who loves animation, the Rescue Rangers show or respects Disney's legacy would have created such a monstrosity. This movie is the most offensive, disrespectful thing Disney has ever done to their characters.
Farerb wrote:I'm not impressed with what the critics say about the film, and it has been for a while now when I realized that a lot of them are not actual critics, but rather YouTubers or influencers (or Doug Walker/Lindsay Ellis wannabes) that just manage to garner a following and now they say whatever their audience wants to hear in order to not lose them. Yes you can check them on RT and you will see people like Grace Randolph or that Australian guy
this is why the scores on RT have been inflated so much in the last 5 years.
That's true. Rotten Tomatoes has approved critics who have no formal education in a relevant field or experience writing for mainstream publications. Anyone with a blog, YouTube channel or podcast calls themselves a film critic nowadays. The influx of new Rotten Tomatoes-appoved critics though also has to do with the platform getting criticized for not having enough critics from minority backgrounds, so they rushed to approve a bunch of them regardless of skills or qualifications. The same thing happened with the Oscars when the #OscarsSoWhite controversy broke out. They
invited people to join the Academy who wouldn't have been invited otherwise due to their lack of credentials and experience.
estefan wrote:Although Walt was said to have disliked Peter's depiction in the movie, finding him kind of an unlikeable brat.
Do you have a source for that? I tried looking it up myself, but couldn't find anything. I know Walt thought Alice in Wonderland lacked heart, but I never heard he harbored negative feelings towards Peter Pan, the movie or the character.
estefan wrote:I felt the filmmakers used Bobby Driscoll's story to call out what Disney did to him and Hollywood's treatment of child actors in general.
The filmmakers have yet to reveal if they were aware of Bobby Driscoll's story and whether the connection to it was intentional. Personally, I believe they had no clue since they don't seem like people who care about Disney's history or legacy.
Update: I found an
interview where the director said Peter Pan as a villain was a commentary on former child stars who are sometimes unable to continue their acting careers as adults and that he initially wanted an adult Charlie Brown as the villain but couldn't get the rights to, indicating he was indeed unaware of the Bobby Driscoll connection.
Does this mean there will be a sequel? 
Sonic as the protagonist? 
And haven`t the director already seen the new Sonic movies or is he trying to ride on those successes? 