#disney hates lilo

[abluestitchintime]

whY is there another Lilo-less spinoff???

Stich!

Stitch & Ai

Stitch and the Samari

rebrand the whole franchise Stich! on every logo. The whole point of the original movie is them together 🤣 this is so strange

no one gets left behind or forgotten ???

[tategaminu]

I'm so sick of these live action remakes. "This one actually looks good!" no it doesn't??

Where are the vibrant colors? why is Stitch so pale? why does he looks like a french bulldog? why is his animation so stiff and not good at all? Why is the pacing so weird? This looks terrible.

[beif0ngs]

Lilo & Stitch Official Teaser

[youreonyourown-kid]

First they de-bisexualize Shang from Mulan

Then they de-drag pleakly from Lilo and Stitch

WHEN WILL THE MADNESS END

[artist-issues]

And another thing—the whole premise of Asha’s motivation, her whole character, is that she believes the people of Rosas deserve “more” than what Magnifico is giving them.

And I’ve already made posts about how that’s already kind of lame, because the movie doesn’t give you a good look at the citizens of Rosas really “suffering” because of Magnifico. They’re not all dull, or diffident, or zombies or anything. So she’s not really rescuing them from anything too bad, in that sense.

But that’s not the point of this post.

The point of this post is that Asha believes all the wishes in Rosas deserve the chance to come true, because she believes that all the intentions of the people in Rosas are basically good…she believes they’re all basically good people.

All their wishes are, therefore, good, harmless wishes.

But that’s so boring. And untrue. Not all wishes are good! Very few of the things we choose to wish for are the best things we could choose to wish for. And even less of the things people wish for are what they actually need.

Wish makes a lame attempt at the end, with the clunky Peter-Pan background character, to suggest that what the people of Rosas were missing was a work ethic to achieve their dreams, and collaborate with others, themselves. But it’s lame. And still not compelling. Because not everybody has good wishes. In fact, almost ALL of Disney’s best stories are about a character wishing for something that isn’t completely good for them. I already made a post that was kind of about this, but seriously. Having characters who want something, then discover that something is not so good for them, or something else would be even better, is one of Disney’s trademark tools for making compelling characters and adventures.

Flynn, in Tangled, just wanted to live a life of ease where nobody could bother him or take anything from him. And you know, he’s an orphan. They explained why he has that bad wish, because of his life and the circumstances that made him how he is—so we understand. We don’t hate him for having a bad wish. We get it. But then it’s wonderful to watch him learn to wish for something better! That’s a big chunk of the story! Just like how Rapunzel wished to see the floating lights, because it meant exploring and understanding the world. Not a bad wish, but not everything she could’ve had. Love, with Flynn, was an even better wish.

You could do this with villains, too, as the opposite. You can say,

Gaston had a bad wish. He wished to have Belle, simply because she was the most beautiful girl in town and he felt like he “deserved” her as the most beautiful man in town—and didn’t want to settle for second-best. And he has plenty of evidence to look at in order to recognize that his wish is bad, it’s not good for anyone including him—he has Belle’s selfless love for her father, the Beast’s refusal to fight back, and other adoring girls who would love to have him. But he won’t let it go. He won’t give up his wish or change it to something good—because he won’t acknowledge that it’s bad. So you have a great villain.

You get lots of great villains that way. Having bad wishes, but refusing to give them up. I mean, every Disney villain has a dream too, you guys realize that? And Disney had no problem saying “some wishes are bad” then. So they had strong characters with believable motivations/performances and a gripping story. Plus, actual impactful morals.

Stitch realizing his wish to destroy is bad, and changing it to a wish for family, like what Lilo and Nani have.

Clayton wishing he could “conquer” Africa, right down to selling its most fearsome creatures, right down to refusing to give up in a fight with Tarzan and winding up getting killed for it.

Hercules changing his wish from being a god to being on earth with Meg, because that’s a better fulfillment of his previous wish, which was just to find where he belongs.

Cruella refusing to change or give up her bad wish for a fur-skinned coat made from the pelts of the pets of the friends who insulted her.

The fairies continually giving up their wishes to do what’s best for Aurora and the kingdom—they give up their magic when it fails to undo Maleficent’s curse, then they give Aurora herself back to her real parents even though they’ve loved her, then they put the whole kingdom full of their friends to sleep to spare them the heartbreak of losing Aurora.

I mean, you could think of this as Part II of my earlier post, but what I’m saying is, Wish doesn’t acknowledge one of the most fundamental things about Disney stories: wishes aren’t always good, and they’re not always good for the people making them.

I get that Magnifico was taking away the chance for Rosas to find that out for themselves. No character in Rosas gets to go on their own journey of “is my wish worth getting.” But basing a movie off of that set them up for a boring movie. The whole concept of forgetting the wish you have, but it was probably good/harmless, makes the characters stop being characters, and the story super bland.

The only character that has a wish that he tries to make come true and has to choose to either keep or let go of is Magnifico—and his wish is “maintain absolute power.” Not even the Evil Queen had a wish that was that one-dimensional and bland—at least she had something personal in there. Magnifico doesn’t have a backstory or a personality that hints at a backstory which would explain his being a control-freak. He just has a burnt tapestry hanging on a wall that he sometimes glances at and says super vaguely, “nobody should ever have to live with their wish not coming true!” What wish, Magnifico? What did you wish for that you didn’t get? Say something that makes you real to me, or else I don’t care. Like everything else in this movie.

[pickypickypeak]

people when anything disney comes out: disney bad, garbage movies, the shadow of what they used to be, they only make cash grabs, useless sequels and soulless live action remakes that completely ruin the original movies, they should stop and make original stories again, only we won’t watch them because some youtuber said they’re objectively bad, also they should go back to 2d cause everybody hates cgi, walt disney is turning in his grave

people when lilo & stitch 2025 comes out and it’s literally a shot-per-shot remake with even the same lines from the original and where basically half the cast is 1:1 cgi renderings of 2d characters: finally some good movie!🔥🔥🔥

[lesbianaerith]

Just saw a picture of "live action" Stitch and it ruined my day

[madam-o]

I had no real opinion on the LA remake of Lilo & Stitch but then I saw the trailer and now I honestly kinda hate it. I just don't think every animated classic needs a photorealistic cg "live action" reshoot that waters down what made the original film great while simultaneously making all the characters uglier and less expressive. The reason animated classics are classics lies in the word "animated". Animation is a magical process that creates art that is unique because of the format.

Can we stop doing this now? Please?

[demadogs]

the reason im so hot and sexy is because ive never watched a single live action remake and i never will

[l0ganberry]

I personally don't like Disney (for numerous of reasons) but this.....

I can tolerate

[robotpussy]

the more i hear abt that lilo and stitch movie (against my own will) my ass itches... the social services character is now a woman who isn't a government agent. yea all these casting choices are making it clear the commentary on how native hawaiian families are constantly separated by the US government is NOT going to be in that movie anymore

[artist-issues]

When you remake something and make changes, you’re basically saying that you either want to say something different than what the original said because what it had to say was stupid—

—or what the original said wasn’t already said perfectly, and you could say it better.

I’ll give you an example. Donald Glover, who voiced Simba in the remake of the Lion King, openly said that the message of the new Lion King was different than the old one. And that’s easy to see. The old message was something like “Remember who you are: Don’t run from your responsibility.” The new message is “Don’t be ashamed of who you are.” They communicated that change with subtle smaller changes, because although most of that movie was a less appealing shot-for-shot remake, Simba said little things like “I’m not like you,” instead of saying, “I’m not who I used to be,” to Mufasa’s ghost. Or he replied to Scar’s bullying, “I’m nothing,” rather than the emphasis being placed on him insisting that he’s “not a murderer.”

That’s saying, “yeah the old message was great but we’re going to take the award-winning songs and characters and story and make it say something else.”

Which is like trying to use a recipe for brownies to describe your chicken salad. You might as well just make an original movie, so the characters and pacing and music all fit that message more appealingly.

Here’s a different example.

The new Live Action Little Mermaid has lots of thematic references to understanding and finding one’s own voice, which, on the surface, sound like they’re exactly what the original animated classic was saying.

But they make little changes, like having Ariel make the decision to go to the surface for the first time just before she meets Eric, or big changes, like having her be the one to kill Ursula. The problem is, both of those story elements in the first film were used to drive the main message home: “True love is understanding and sacrifice.” So when you change those elements, but claim you’re still saying the same thing, all you mean is “What you said was good, but watch me say it better.”

That would be fine, if it actually worked. But it doesn’t. The Lion King (2019) is worse than the original because it’s characters are bland and lean more toward annoying or weak than they did in the original, thanks to small changes. Now Simba doesn’t look like the irresponsible runaway who needs to remember that he’s the son of a king and has responsibility. Now he just looks like a sad boi with trauma. Now Ariel doesn’t look like a real, relatable teenager who recklessly goes for the things she’s passionate about. Now she just looks like every other near-perfect heroine who’s circumstances determine her struggles instead of her own character flaws determining her struggles.

I’m tired, but I’m appreciating the originals.

[abluestitchintime]

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[bridoesotherjunk]

About your thoughts on Cobra not being the live action remake of Lilo and Stitch, not sure where you get that information but that’s not true. Also, can we please just wait for the film to come out first instead of judging it? Remember the 2017 remake of Stephan King’s It? Not all remakes are shit.

There were literally multiple news articles that Cobra Bubbles, the character, is not going to be in the movie. Several reports that his character is being replaced by a woman. Several. Is it technically still Bubbles?? Maybe? Who fucking knows. Disney said we would get Lady Loki in the Loki show and that was a fucking lie, so what am I supposed to believe from this company?? You want me to go to all the news articles about his replacement? I can. There's a lot. Takes two seconds to Google it.

I absolutely am going to judge this fucking remake before it comes out. 99% of Disney's remakes have been heartless, soulless, bland, grey slop. They've sucked the color out, they've sucked out the fun, they've sucked out the magic.

Did 2019 Lion King need a fucking several minute long segment following Simba's hair to "explain" how it got to Rafiki? No. That just gets rid of the whimsy and magic of it.

They've fucking sucked. They have ruined so many movies that I loved growing up. And Lilo & Stitch was my absolute favorite as a child. I am angry seeing it disrespected and treated as another way to get a quick buck like all the rest.

I will be judging this movie. HARSHLY.

[gikairan]

I'm going to go to the homes of the Disney board and start beating them up until they recognise that animation isn't an inferior medium for storytelling. And that, actually, some stories are best told in 2d animation.

[the-nerd]

This is a bit of a stretch, let's talk about how the quality of Disney's live-action has dropped so much, but let's talk from a costume perspective.

In the last two Disney films, The Little Mermaid and Snow White, the costumes were poor and seemed to be brought from Shein.

In the other adaptations, the first adaptations, even Mulan, you could see that there was work behind it, an inspiration, a design.

Honestly, Snow White's dress literally looks like it came from Shein, a tulle that looks like one of those carnival or Halloween costumes that is noticeably sticky.

And on the part of the evil Queen, the same dress the whole time, In other adaptations of Snow White the queen changes her wardrobe, but in this one they have said this dress for the entire film.

Of course, for Halloween and costume parties it will be super easy to recreate Snow White's dress and the Evil Queen's dress because the Evil Queen only wears a sequin dress, And the other one is wearing a very large tulle skirt.

These are from Maleficent, that is, the dress, the fabric shows the work

This is from the adaptation of Snow White, Disney has said we're going to tap into nostalgia and throw the ugliest dress in their faces for ten bucks.