https://www.usatoday.com/story/ente...aking-purple-dinosaur-mattel-film/4023897002/ I don'r know what to even say.
Daniel Kaluuya’s agent: “Alright Danny boy, Get Out was a huge success financially and critically, and your small role in Black Panther got you even more notoriety. The way I see it, you should be able to choose any big Hollywood project you want.” Daniel Kaluuya: “I want to reboot Barney the Dinosaur.” Daniel Kaluuya’s agent: “Jimi Hendrix biopic. Great choice. That’s a sure-fire Oscar nom... Wait did you just say Barney the Dinosaur?” Daniel Kaluuya: “Yeah.” Daniel Kaluuya’s agent: “Uh-huh. I’m just going to ask you to take a urine sample, and I’m going to have the rehab center on speed dial just in case.”
Barney: Daniel Kaluuya’s Live-Action Film Explores the Dark Side of the Series’ Most Famous Song "Barney taught us, 'I love you, you love me. Won't you say you love me too?' That's one of the first songs I remember, and what happens when that isn't true?" producer Daniel Kaluuya told Entertainment Weekly. "I thought that was really heartbreaking. I have no idea why but it feels like that makes sense. It feels like there's something unexpected that can be poignant but optimistic. Especially at this time now, I think that's really, really needed." Black Panther and Get Out's Daniel Kaluuya said at the time, "Barney was a ubiquitous figure in many of our childhoods, then he disappeared into the shadows, left misunderstood. We're excited to explore this compelling modern-day hero and see if his message of 'I love you, you love me' can stand the test of time." "Working with Daniel Kaluuya will enable us to take a completely new approach to Barney that will surprise audiences and subvert expectations," Robbie Brenner, head of Mattel films, previously said. A sad dinosaur in an unfriendly world. Well, that's worthy of tears.
The "subvert expectations" phrase seems to be an indicator that a movie is going to be a train wreck these days. Most of the movies I can think of that focused on that disappointed fans at the minor and were just poorly written pieces of crap at the major. Hey how about appealing to your fan base, that would actually be different, than take popular character and do the opposite of what the old audience would want to see. Then wonder why movie performed poorly and say it's the fault of a toxic fan base.
I don't really care too much about Barney The Dinosaur, but like all things, if you go into a remake wanting to make loads of changes, then, maybe, maybe, you should listen to the glorious Dr. Malcolm. In this case, you really, really should just stop. The dark side of the Barney song, "I love you, you love me, we are all a happy family"... really? That is your idea? Exactly who is this going to be made for? I know certainly, I'm not interested in seeing a Barney movie period. (Well, unless, it's that buddy cop thing I mentioned earlier.) And, the toddlers who this show was originally aimed at, aren't going to watch it. So, exactly who's going to watch it? Who is this movie made for? Because it sounds to me like it's being made for absolutely nobody.
He’s really thinking way too deeply about a show with people dressed as friendly, colorful dinosaurs that teach morals for toddlers. You really don’t need to re-invent the wheel here; especially when no paying customer will take an unironically darker Barney the Dinosaur seriously
Uhhhh... This sounds like a terrible idea. These days people care way too much about 'subverting expectations' that they forget to tell a good, solid story first. Telling a good and well-structured story will always have more value than just sUbVeRtInG ExPeCtAtIoNs for the sake of it. Besides, who would the audience for this even be? I think the airheads over in tinsel town need to lighten up a bit.
Examples? I can only think of one movie that I hear get tossed around with the "Subvert Expectations" phrase, but it was the highest grossing, most profitable movie of its year, with a 90% on Rottentomatoes and an "A" Cinemascore (which is the only measure of audience reaction that can't be torpedoed by online trolls), so it was an unquestionable success by every objective measure available.
Last Terminator movie, Last Jedi, Heck here is a list 10 Movies That Subverted Expectations (And Fans Hated It)
It also pretty much ruined the franchise and because of bad plot points made the movie after it do poorly and underperform at the box office and they are still trying to win back fans from it. It also killed the golden goose of the franchise.....toy sales Star Wars: The Last Jedi Toy Sales Tank Disney Can No Longer Deny That 'Star Wars' is a Damaged Franchise Toy Executive Confirms Lack Of Demand For Disney's Star Wars Sequel Trilogy Products - Bounding Into Comics Which supported Lucas film long after the first trilogy ended Then there is the last Terminator which killed off John Connor and subverted expectations by saying he wasn't really the savior. Why 'Terminator: Dark Fate' could be the end of the 'Terminator' franchise
These articles have a clear bias. That first one even admits that Star Wars was still the best selling toy of the holiday season, even though its headline says the sales tanked. This "Last Jedi" spin denies every actual objective piece of data. This is all propaganda. Highest grossing movie, best selling toy, critical hit, rave audience reviews from the only source that trolls can't bombard...those are facts. It was a huge success. You don't have to like it, but let your hate cause you to deny reality. And this is a Barney thread, so that's the last I'll say about it here. But "defying expectations" is clearly not an automatic recipe for a movie to fail.
You free to believe that, but facts say otherwise. I see you ignored the the other articles. Here is one from Forbes With 'Star Wars' Toys, the Force May Be Strong, But Retail Sales Aren't
That's the same article from Bloomberg that your Cosmic Book News link cites. Did you read it? It describes an industry wide problem and a new paradigm of what to expect from the performance of tie-in products. It describes other brands struggling with the same thing. If it's industry wide and across brands, how does it have anything to do with Last Jedi's reception? You're falling for propaganda.
Eh, "subvert expectations" is just the overused catch-all buzz term now for what actually means "shit on", "destroyed", "failed", "disappointed", "ruined", "fucked up", "angered", etc. Glad to see more & more people aren't really falling for it anymore.
More or less my opinion. Well based on the conversation I've been having some still are. Just the first part, then it told me I needed to buy a subscription. (I'm not gonna) Here is one from bloomberg with quotes from the Hasboro CEO Hasbro CEO Admits Making Mistake With ‘Last Jedi’ Toys
