Yesterday, I directed readers briefly to a story in The New York Times about certain Wall Street analysts and toy industry insiders who believe Up will be a commercial failure due to its very original, unconventional, storyline.The description I provided for the link was "Wall Street idiots doubt Up will succeed". Evidently, others were just as flabbergasted by the ignorance and short-sightedness of the analysts quoted in the story.
In reporting about the article, Lane Brown at New York magazine's entertainment blog Vulture (generally very pro-Pixar) ran the headline "Pixar’s Up Not Commercial Enough, Claim Jerks". References to "blowhards" and "joy haters" followed.
Michael Glitz at The Huffington Post wrote: "...anyone who characterizes Pixar as becoming less and less commercial or anything other than wildly successful on every level is lying or stupid and probably both."
More politely, Sarah Ball at Newsweek's arts and culture blog Pop Vox asked, and stated: "When was the last time you met a kid who hated balloons? Or grandparents? Or movies? About flying? Lighten "Up," guys."
Well said.
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Though I honestly can see the basis of some of the wall street people arguments, the narrow mindedness is astounding. The articles you linked point out every reason why Up will, in fact, be marketable.
They're right about it not being very commercial, but complaining about it?
I think I'll throw up right now.
*throws up*
Comment here if you found that funny.
Creating original stories that entertain people of ALL ages, is something that separates movies like Up apart from the rest of the crud clogging up the cinemas.
It makes me feel genuinely concerned as to what classifies a "successful" movie, when something like monsters vs. aliens is at the top of the charts. No orignal content, just a regurgitation of every bit of popular culture used in the past decade.
anywho, you guys rock, keep making movies
That great, Mike (David)! :)
Loved that last quote.
LOL, WALL STREET has doubts about the financial prospects of a Pixar film.
No wonder we're in the middle of a Depression.
The Huffington Post rant made me smile. Thanks for posting this!
Didn't people thought the same things about Snowwhite?
Well, I certainly appreciate your dedication. I came away feeling a bit more pessimistic on my own blog. Never forget the words of Mel Brooks: merchandizing! merchandizing!
This is just the nature of the movie business, especially once it was taken over by conglomerates. It's a very strange alternate reality, where winning and losing is based upon expectations and the arching narrative of corporate politics. To folks living in the "real world," this must all seem absurd, and it is. But these are the rules the Hollywood lives by, and Pixar must live by them as well.
Shout-out to the Pixar Blog from the Ghibli Blog. Keep up the good work!
are they expecting to pixar to start showing movies that endorse the coke brand like dreamworks endorses pepsi in their movies? come on... i think wall street just needs something to complain about since they've been hit so hard this past year.
Are those Wall Street people stupid? What's wrong with a different story being told in a movie? It's better than going to see yet another typical "doggy comes home" movie or something like that.
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