The BARBIE Cinematic Universe (ft Barney) is REAL because Capitalism RUINS Everything
Summary
TLDRThe video discusses the impact of capitalism on the film industry, using the success of the Barbie movie as a case study. It criticizes the trend of toy companies attempting to capitalize on the popularity of a successful film by creating unnecessary sequels and spin-offs, such as the upcoming Polly Pocket and Hot Wheels movies. The speaker argues that this approach often leads to the degradation of quality and originality in filmmaking, prioritizing profit over artistic integrity and suggesting that such franchises are unlikely to resonate with audiences in the same way as the original film.
Takeaways
- 🎥 The success of the Barbie movie has led to a trend of toy-based movies, with Mattel planning a variety of film adaptations of their toys.
- 🤔 The speaker questions the sustainability of this trend, pointing out that the appeal of the Barbie movie was not solely due to the toy itself but the talent involved and the unique approach.
- 💡 Success in the film industry is not guaranteed by brand recognition alone, as seen with the failure of other franchise attempts like the mummy film universe.
- 📈 Capitalism in the film industry often prioritizes profit over quality, leading to a focus on sequels and franchises rather than standalone films.
- 🚀 The initial success of the MCU and its formulaic approach has influenced other studios to try and replicate this model, often overlooking the creative risks and originality that contributed to its success.
- 🎬 The speaker criticizes the lack of logical thinking in the film industry, where one successful movie leads to an assumption that the brand can be endlessly milked for profit.
- 🌐 The globalization of film content and the inclusion of political elements, such as the controversy over the Barbie movie's depiction of territorial claims, adds complexity to the reception of these films.
- 🤷♂️ The speaker expresses skepticism about the upcoming slate of toy-based films, predicting that many will not resonate with audiences as expected.
- 🎞️ The importance of creative freedom and risk-taking in filmmaking is highlighted, with studios often stifling these elements in favor of safe, formulaic content.
- 🏆 The speaker argues for a return to focusing on quality content and storytelling, rather than the relentless pursuit of franchises and profit.
Q & A
What is the main critique of capitalism presented in the script?
-The script criticizes capitalism for its tendency to exploit successful ideas by over-milking them for profit, leading to a decline in quality and originality, as exemplified by the plan to create a Barbie Cinematic Universe and other toy-based movies.
Why did the success of the Barbie movie lead to the development of other toy-based films?
-The success of the Barbie movie led toy company Mattel to assume that there was a market for any movie based on toys, regardless of the specific brand recognition or the quality of the story, leading to the greenlighting of multiple toy-based films.
What was the initial reaction to the announcement of a Polly Pocket movie?
-The initial reaction to the announcement of a Polly Pocket movie was skepticism, with the speaker doubting the film's potential for success due to a lack of widespread recognition of the toy and the belief that it was an attempt to capitalize on the success of the Barbie movie without understanding why it was originally successful.
What does the script suggest about the approach of Mattel's CEO Yanon Crees to the film industry?
-The script suggests that Yanon Crees, Mattel's CEO, has a vision of turning the toy company into an intellectual property-driven machine, with ambitions to create movies, TV shows, stage productions, and theme parks, starting with launching an in-house film division.
What was the role of Margot Robbie in the development of the Barbie movie?
-Margot Robbie played a crucial role in the development of the Barbie movie by suggesting Greta Gerwig as the writer and director, and by being an A-list partner to bring the doll to life through her production company, Lucky Chap Entertainment.
What is the main complaint about the approach of franchise filmmaking as depicted in the script?
-The main complaint is that franchise filmmaking prioritizes profit over quality, leading to a lack of originality and creativity. It suggests that studios often misunderstand why a movie is successful and simply try to replicate its success without considering the elements that made it unique or appealing in the first place.
What does the script imply about the future of the Barbie Cinematic Universe?
-The script implies a pessimistic view of the future of the Barbie Cinematic Universe, suggesting that it may follow the same path as other unsuccessful cinematic universes, such as the Dark Universe, due to a lack of logical thinking and an overemphasis on profit rather than quality storytelling.
What is the significance of the quote from George Lucas in the context of the script?
-The quote from George Lucas highlights the challenges of creating art within a capitalist system that prioritizes profit over creativity. Lucas suggests that, in his experience, the commercial pressures of the film industry restricted his artistic freedom, leading him to sell Star Wars so he could make the movies he wanted without those restrictions.
How does the script view the potential success of upcoming toy-based films like Hot Wheels and Rock'em Sock'em Robots?
-The script is highly skeptical about the potential success of these films, predicting that they will not perform well at the box office or with audiences due to a lack of genuine interest in the source material and a belief that the films are being made solely to capitalize on the success of the Barbie movie.
What is the speaker's stance on the current state of the film industry and its focus on franchises?
-The speaker is critical of the film industry's focus on franchises, seeing it as a sign of a lack of creativity and an overemphasis on profit. They believe that this approach is leading to the production of low-quality, derivative films and a decline in the overall quality of cinema.
Outlines
🎬 Capitalism and the Film Industry
This paragraph discusses the impact of capitalism on the film industry, particularly focusing on the tendency of studios to capitalize on successful films by creating franchises and sequels without considering the artistic integrity of the original work. The speaker criticizes this approach, using the example of the Barbie movie and its potential to spawn a cinematic universe, despite the original film's success not being solely due to the Barbie brand. The speaker argues that the industry's focus on profit often leads to the degradation of art and the creation of subpar content.
🎥 The Polly Pocket Predicament
The speaker addresses the announcement of a Polly Pocket movie, starring Lily Collins and directed by Lena Dunham. Despite the involvement of talented individuals, the speaker expresses skepticism about the film's potential success, questioning whether it is a project driven by artistic vision or a cynical attempt to capitalize on the success of the Barbie movie. The speaker also discusses the challenges of creating a film that appeals to both adults and children, and the risks associated with adapting nostalgic toys into movies.
🚀 Diverse Toy-Based Films in Development
This paragraph covers a range of upcoming films based on various toys, including Barney the dinosaur, Hot Wheels, and Rock'em Sock'em Robots. The speaker provides a critical perspective on the potential of these films, questioning the appeal of certain concepts like a Hot Wheels movie directed by JJ Abrams and starring Vin Diesel. The speaker also highlights the variety of tones and styles these films are aiming for, from surrealism to gritty action, and reflects on the challenges of creating a successful toy-based film franchise.
🤔 The Questionable Future of Toy Movies
The speaker expresses doubt about the future of toy-based movies, predicting that many of the announced projects will not perform well at the box office. The speaker argues that the success of the Barbie movie was due to its unique creative team and the cultural moment it captured, rather than the toy brand itself. The speaker also criticizes the film industry's reliance on franchises and the lack of originality in many current projects, suggesting that this approach is unsustainable and will lead to a decline in the quality of films produced.
😤 Capitalism's Impact on Creative Freedom
The speaker reflects on the broader implications of capitalism on the creative freedom of filmmakers. Drawing on the experiences of George Lucas and the challenges faced by artists in various industries, the speaker argues that the pressure to produce commercially successful content often stifles creativity and experimentation. The speaker also touches on the recent strikes in the film industry, suggesting that they represent a pushback against the commodification of art and the lack of respect for the craft of filmmaking by studio executives.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Capitalism
💡Barbie Cinematic Universe
💡Franchising
💡Sequels
💡Toy movies
💡Profit compromises art
💡Nostalgia marketing
💡MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
💡Viewer fatigue
💡Cinematic quality
Highlights
The discussion revolves around the impact of capitalism on the film industry and how it influences the production of movies based on toys, specifically focusing on the Barbie movie and its success.
The speaker critiques the capitalist approach of milking successful franchises for all they're worth, leading to a lack of originality and creativity in filmmaking.
The success of the Barbie movie is attributed not just to the brand name but to the involvement of notable actors and a good director, which is often misunderstood by toy companies and studio executives.
The speaker predicts that the trend of making toy-based movies will lead to a saturation of the market, with many of these films not living up to the success of the Barbie movie.
The concept of a 'Barbie Cinematic Universe' is brought up, drawing parallels to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), and the speaker questions the logic behind such an idea.
The speaker reminisces about the Dark Fantasy cinematic universe that never took off due to the poor performance of the first film in the series, emphasizing the risks involved in creating interconnected franchises.
The pressure on studios to create sequels and franchises is highlighted, with the speaker arguing that this focus on profit can compromise the quality and integrity of films.
The speaker discusses the importance of critical and audience reception in the success of a film, using the example of the Flash movie to illustrate how even a film with popular characters can fail if it lacks quality.
The challenges faced by the MCU and DC Extended Universe (DCEU) are mentioned, showing that even the most successful franchises can struggle with maintaining quality and audience interest over time.
The speaker reflects on the originality of the first Iron Man film and how it set the stage for the MCU, contrasting it with the subsequent films that followed the franchise formula.
The discussion touches on the influence of George Lucas and his views on the constraints of capitalism in the film industry, highlighting the struggle between art and commerce.
The speaker expresses concern about the future of the film industry, with a focus on franchises and profit over creativity and storytelling.
The impact of capitalism on the degradation of cinema is explored, with the speaker arguing that the focus on making money has led to a decline in the quality of films being produced.
The speaker calls for a return to focusing on quality content and storytelling, rather than the relentless pursuit of creating franchises and profit.
The speaker concludes by encouraging viewers to share their thoughts on the discussion and the impact of capitalism on the film industry.
Transcripts
hello everyone once again from the
capitalist dystopia of the United
Kingdom and today we actually are
talking about capitalism and it's
basically how capitalism views the world
so you guys all know about the Barbie
movie you've probably seen it and lots
of you like it it's doing really really
well go woke never go bro go woke get
[ __ ] and like what always happens when
you have something successful what's a
capitalist like to do milk it for
everything it's worth so they completely
misunderstand why people like the Barbie
movie they just see oh Barbie in a movie
is doing well
therefore people just want movies based
on toys now because that is the message
the company who make Barbie have got
from a success it seems because now
there's a whole host of toy movies being
made by this company including like a
poly pocket movie like do most people
even know what Polly Pocket is I kind of
remember it from when I was a kid on
like TV adverts but like it doesn't even
have the same like brand recognition and
the reason people were so attracted to
Barbie is because of all the people who
are involved and it looked kind of
interesting like you thought Margot
Robbie and Ryan Gosling aren't going to
be in like this terrible movie about
Barbie and you have like a good director
a good writer and then it gets good Buzz
Good Word of Mouth gets good reviews
people go and see it and it's a good
movie right but for capture Studio execs
and we're seeing all this right now with
all the strikes It's never enough so
they're probably putting pressure on to
make a Barbie too and now we're gonna
get all these movies and they're
basically trying to make like some sort
of Barbie Cinematic Universe in some
ways not strictly speaking and it
reminds me so much I'm going to talk
about that later I forgot what exactly
it was called I'm going to read an
article about it because it's not
explaining to mine but remember Tom
Cruise was in that mummy film and then
there was a picture of like all these
famous actors who would be starring in
other like Dark Fantasy stuff never took
off because the first film never did
well so they never even made other films
in this new Cinematic Universe because
they don't think logically they don't
think oh you can just like one movie and
not milk it to death and because the MCU
has been so successful we've seen time
and again people just want to replicate
that success and I made a whole video
back in February I think about how even
the MCU was running into problems
because it was just milking everything
dry in the pursuit of profit because
profit really compromises are and if
there is going to be a load of new toy
movies but a same company who make
actual Barbie dolls then I feel like it
might even go the same way as the MCU
because with the MCU you had an original
really great film the first Iron Man and
apart from maybe three or four movies
mainly revolving around maybe like the
Avengers or Captain America no movie
since has really lived up to that in the
MCU even with like the DC EU Man of
Steel wasn't even great but it's like
better than all the rest of them so it
feels like these people are so obsessed
with making franchises they don't
realize why people might like like the
original movie in the first place it
always needs sequels and this is like
nothing new of course like even George
Lucas has spoke about this himself about
how he just felt so much pressure even
with style Wars to make like a certain
thing so I just want to talk about all
of us today and just talk about how like
capitalism just ruins everything even a
good thing like Barbie is a well-loved
movie it's made lots of money and it
can't just exist on its own it's got to
become part of the Barbie Cinematic
Universe so we're going to talk about
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description so I made a video last week
about the Barbie movie being I guess
alleged to promote communism because
Vietnam actually banned the movie The
Philippines wanted to ban the movie and
Republicans and America said it was
Chinese Communist propaganda because
really stupidly they fought this baby
map was actually showing Chinese
territorial claims to the South China
Sea
and sadly people didn't come out of
Barbie talking about how they want
um socialism with Chinese
characteristics or how much territory
China owns in the South China Sea they
just came out of it thinking it was a
good movie with a nice message about I
don't know gender roles and stuff and
how they are pretty bad for people right
but then you come out of the cinema you
go on the news and you get headlines
like this Polly Pocket movie starring
Emily in Paris Lily Collins is underway
another doll has come into the big
screen now toy company Mattel who make
Barbie is developing a film around
another nostalgic toy from our childhood
Polly Pocket speaking to variety metal
films producer Robbie Brenner confirmed
there is a script for the film which she
described as great it will be directed
by Lena Dunham with Emily and parastar
Lily Collins as Polly herself well first
of all they are two of my favorite
ladies ever Brenner said of Dunham and
Collins before speaking about their
collaboration it's been an amazing
collaboration Lena is so collaborative
and rolls up her sleeves and really
likes to roll around in the notes and
listen she's incredible Lily is so smart
and so specific and so productorial it's
just been an incredible collaboration so
we are thrilled about it hopefully we'll
be making that at some point in the
future the article also talks about
Greta Gerwig saying she doesn't really
want to make a sequel
to Bobby doesn't like really have any
ideas for it but yeah you know just the
whole concept that well we like Barbie
made by a very specific person specific
cast and it's like this cultural moment
with barberheimer as well so that's why
the film's doing really well and like I
said they take that as oh my God how do
we monetize more franchises what do we
have that's like Barbie old Polly Pocket
let's make the Polly Pocket movie no
one's asking for this yes there might be
like some hardcore Barbie fans who went
out to see it most people who watch that
movie don't even care about Barbie they
might have played with Barbie when they
were kids and stuff they didn't go to
see the movie specifically because it
was about Barbie they went to see it
like I said for multitude of other
reasons and it's getting good reviews
it's not like a brand that could survive
bad reviews if the film had terrible
word of mouth and bad reviews it
wouldn't have done well it could not
have just got success from being called
Barbie we see this with a lot of movies
and there's lots of superhero films like
the flash just recently came out Michael
Keaton was in it Ben Affleck was in it
it had loads of like characters people
liked and it flopped people didn't care
because the flash alone can't carry
something like that because it needs
good word of mouth as well I'd argue The
Flash is a bigger draw for people than
something like Barbie right so they
always take the wrong message they just
see dollar signs straight away so now
what's going to happen is we have Barbie
as this good movie which broke a lot of
conventions I'm going to read a little
bit about how it even came to exist in
the first place and how they let the
director basically do what she wanted I
just want to talk about Barbie a bit so
even like the metal boss spoke about
this uh in a variety interview it says
in 2018 after rapidly cycling for a
handful of CEOs Mattel brought in a new
boss with a big Vision yanon Crees an
israeli-born businessman and former
chairman of Fox kids Europe who wanted
to turn the toy company into an ipg
driven machine complete with movies TV
shows stage Productions and theme parks
one of his first initiatives was to
launch an in-house film division he's
saying we could have done something that
is maybe easier and take a brand that is
less complicated and has a less of a
history to manage or we could have done
animation rather than live action but we
actually wanted to create something
ambitious and unique and you go
basically straight to the top of our key
brand within weeks of joining the
company the CEO met with Margot Robbie
believing the a-lister was the ideal
partner to bring the doll to life and
she was interested in producing a Barbie
movie for her own company Lucky chap
entertainment the storyline for a film
about Barbie was not obvious that is
until Robbie suggested Gerwig as writer
director for the idea of Greta came up
we went out to a bunch of writers just
to hear different ideas and we heard a
bunch of pictures Robert Brenner the
Oscar nominated Indie producer of Dallas
Buyers Club who was hired to run matau
films some were interesting and
different and outside of the box and
weird and what you would expect and
terrible there was nothing that ever
felt like it was worth making a movie
about until this Greta idea craze also
saying the risk was that people outside
of Mattel would think that we want to
make movies in order to sell more toys
which they obviously do and I was very
clear that this is not about selling
toys this is about creating quality
content creating an experience with
societal impact that people would want
to watch we've been selling toys before
we made movies so we're not dependent on
that variety just assessing no matter
how many times Mattel Executives say
they're not making films to sell toys
they do have to sell toys The Hope is
that with the birth of the movie
division Metals products and films will
amplify each other and it's a proven
model with both Transformers and The
Lego Movie so at least with the Barbie
movie as like the first kind of proof of
concept of a toy movie it seems that at
least a bit of thought went into it
which we can clearly see on screen and
it feels like often the starts of these
things are the ones which because you
are trying to like break new ground or
break into the industry with this new
line of films whatever you maybe try a
bit harder like Iron Man was very
different to like other superhero movies
at the time as a start of like these
like Cinematic Universe films and I
don't even know these films be linked
it's just all toy films right but um
there was another article by variety
um and his Mato execs on the next
Hollywood moves and it talks about all
the movies coming out and I just thought
it'd be fun to read through some of them
and some of them sound like
weird enough that I'm like okay with it
and then there's others like the Polly
Pocket one where I'm like
like who wants this like seriously it's
gonna bomb I know that like I can tell
you right now I'm not an expert in the
film industry but sometimes you hear
something that's coming out Lena Dunham
Lily Collins Polly Pocket no one's
seeing that unless it is like absolutely
catered to Children then it might be
okay but if you're gonna go for the
teenage audience like Barbie
No No One's Gonna See It No One's Gonna
See it because you know it's not even
going to be good just because of Who's
involved now um this article goes on to
talk about a lot of this stuff so it has
more from the CEO the cries guy and he
said um you know what you should be
saying but also showing their intent at
the outset we're not saying okay let's
think about movie two and three let's
get the first one right and make that a
success and if you do that opportunities
open up very quickly once you establish
the first movie as a successful
representation of a franchise on the big
screen successful movies lend themselves
to more movies our ambition is to create
film franchises so of course like I was
saying it it is all about creating a
franchise they didn't just want to
create like a a good Barbie movie it's
meant to be a springboard so Robbie
Brenner also said something similarly
said everybody hopes that when you
create a movie that there's going to be
a franchise does everyone hope this do
you guys hope this when you see a good
movie do you want like Nomad land too do
you want The Thin Red Line to do you
want Saving Private Ryan 2 or Saving
Private Ryan Ryan's revenge or something
like no no people don't want film
franchises when they see a good movie
and I bet most people wouldn't want
Barbie to if the same Carson crew
weren't involved either right so he goes
on to say that's the hope that's that it
goes on and on and it's a gift that
keeps giving but in this day and age you
just want to get the first one right
looking at what they've got coming up
now that metal did get the first one
right here's a look at what's on it
slate and some new tidbits that variety
can exclusively reveal on the projects
so this is the only one that sounds okay
right I think in my mind which kind of
light is interesting so Barney as in
Barney the dinosaur producer Daniel
kaluya the iconic purple dinosaur will
inspire a live-action film that Mattel
has previously described as an a24 type
surrealistic movie now Brenner divulges
a few more details telling variety I
don't know that is necessarily going to
be darker it's just going to be unique
more of like a Being John Malkovich or
an adaptation she says referencing the
1999 and 2002 Spike Jones films now any
movie inspired by the worker Spike Jones
her is one of my favorite movies ever so
this sounds interesting if you're saying
a Barney movie is going to be like Being
John Malkovich which just sounds so
stupid like it's just insane like I'm up
for that really because you know at
least it's trying something right the
MCU movies are not inspired by any films
the directors like the Russo Brothers
won't tell you oh we're inspired by this
movie even the DC movies it's pretty
clear to see with a lot of them they're
inspired by in my opinion better movies
but the Joker was inspired by taxi
driver the king of comedy you were never
really here which is a really similar
movie also starring Joaquin Phoenix
obviously the recent Batman is inspired
by David Fincher films like zodiac and
seven so yeah if you are making a
franchise film based on something I'd
rather you name drop some better films
maybe that you're inspired by gives me a
bit of confidence it could be
interesting but now I want to go through
them so of course we have Polly Pocket
then we have Hot Wheels
by JJ Abrams so the top selling toy in
the world will be brought to life in a
film that features cars monster trucks
and motorcycles Abrams has described the
adaptation as grounded and gritty Brenna
tells variety that his words mean the
film will have real characters you can
relate to I'm glad it has real
characters that they are
three-dimensional and have emotional
Journeys look at any JJ Abrams movie
especially episode 9 the worst movie of
literally all time all his movies have
an incredible story and Incredible
characters that was something that was
important to him to make a movie that's
not just going to be fun and exciting
but that has a real emotion and real
stake to it this movie is going to be
terrible I'll say that right now like I
said JJ Abrams literally made one of the
worst movies in recent history the rise
of Skywalker absolute dumps the Fire
doesn't have anything good about the
characters in there and Rise of
Skywalker was just everything that's
wrong with franchise filmmaking so maybe
JJ Abrams is perfect for Hot Wheels but
that made money because it's Star Wars I
don't think Hot Wheels the movie is
going to make money and like that Gran
Turismo movie right I think it looks
stupid but at least it's based on like a
real story even though it looks like
cheesy as hell so I can kind of
understand why they made that into a
movie despite I don't think the Gran
Turismo brand really lending itself to
movies but Hot Wheels
come on JJ Abrams Hot Wheels who the
[ __ ] wants to watch that so another one
Rock'em sock'em robots starring Vin
Diesel I don't remember the movie I'll
put the picture on screen wasn't there a
movie just like this starring like Hugh
Jackman like over 10 years ago like
robot boxes controlled by people isn't
that the Rock and soccer Robots movie
starring Vin Diesel who only stars in
trash as well so the Fast and the
Furious star will lead a feature based
on Mattel's tabletop game of battling
robots Vin is excited we're working on
developing a script and we're very
excited about it like do kids even play
with that toy anymore that is like a toy
from like my parents childhood who's
running out to see Rock'em sucker robot
star and Vin Diesel who wants that I
mean yeah fair enough in diesel get like
a nice paycheck from his toy company
like who wants that uh there's another
one called American Girl
which is about a family comedy based on
the world of dolls content whatever that
means and experiences that matter who
says helps girls grow of confidence and
develop character we have something
great in the works don't know what
that's going to be magic eight ball a
film adaptation of the magic eight ball
will probably be a PG-13 Thriller
Brennan teasers this sounds like parody
this is like a parody am I am I reading
the onion right now magic eight ball is
a thriller movie coming out Hot Wheels
by JJ Abrams and rock of soccer robot
starring Vin Diesel it's so stupid it's
so stupid Cinema is dead capitalism is
just ruined Cinema Barbie and oppenheim
and they're the last two good movies
we're ever gonna get in the cinema so
one I can kind of see there is a He-Man
movie maybe so Master of the Universe a
story around the superhero He-Man has
been in development at numerous homes
over the years Mattel is still hoping to
turn the world of the Beloved characters
into an action adventure flick that has
the potential to so explore into a mega
franchise but variety exclusively
reported Mata was now shopping for a new
buyer after Netflix dropped the project
the property was strapped a billions in
development costs from its past lives at
other Studios is most recently attached
filmmaking Duo the knee brothers and
West Side Story actor Carl Allen to Star
as He-Man I mean I'm not gonna say a
He-Man movie will necessarily be
terrible
I know a lot of people don't really care
about He-Man especially younger people
be watching this so you'd have to
actually I don't know get some good
casting crew involved uh there's
something called a major Matt Mason
starring Tom Hanks uh written by Akiva
goldsman the Hanks will star as the
metal astronaut action figure from the
1960s who lives and works on the moon
okay it's Tom Hanks written maybe it
could be good like if it's like very
self-aware I don't even know to be
honest right it sounds stupid but that
one maybe could be good
Uno
the top performing card game in the
world will now become a movie
who wants the Uno movie like seriously
I'm gonna go insane like who thinks he's
a good idea is like some of them yeah I
can understand He-Man yeah fair enough
Uno and rock them soccer like why why
please no so Matchbox an action movie
based on the legendary toy cars that
invented in 1953 like who even knows
what that is Thomas and Friends director
Mark Foster the World War Z and monsters
ball director Wilhelm a fantasy film
based on the children's animated train
series I mean didn't we already have
like that Alec Baldwin Thomas movie I
remember watching as a kid like okay I
guess Thomas has some recognition you
master long before VI there was a
picture viewer invented in 1939 now an
Adventure film will be based on the
classic toy and Christmas balloon not
based on a toy but based on the true
story of when metal donated toys to help
make a young girl's dream come true
after she tied her Christmas list to a
balloon that was found by a grieving
couple who worked with the toy company
to fulfill the girl's wishes Mattel
looks producer family drama drawing from
the story so with that one at least yeah
true story kind of with the toy company
involved like go for it make that movie
maybe it will be interesting or whatever
but most of them I read you
why why are you even as Concepts asking
and obviously we know they want to build
film franchises based on viewfinder and
rock 'em sock and robots imagine getting
free rock and soccer robots movies star
of Vin Diesel like who the [ __ ] wants
that seriously this is just what makes
it so maddening like there's so many
problems of capitalism generally
and just watching entertainment like
just become increasingly like degraded
by the economic system it's just so
infuriating like Marvel seriously even
if you like those movies it's root it's
ruined Cinema forever like we have
multiverses which are all crap like the
flash just throwing in stupid [ __ ] like
Nicholas's cage canceled Superman in it
for no reason so people like nerds can
be like oh my God I got that reference
that canceled movie like it's just such
cynical filmmaking and that's the main
point of it it's just cynical it's like
we have a bunch of [ __ ] toys from the
like 100 years ago like 80 years ago how
do we make a movie out of it and I bet
most of these movies will bomb and they
won't be metal movies anymore and maybe
they'll try and do a Barbie too to like
rejuvenate it right because most of
these are going to be terrible the
Barney one might be funny and weird if
it's inspired by Being John Malkovich
that is the one thing I'll say the baby
that Tom Hanks won maybe He-Man or
whatever right and that's why I'd focus
on if I was them I would I'll just put
the other ones away who wants a movie
based on things no one has ever heard of
and you're just making it like promote
your toy collection again think it's
stupid and it's like this Barbie
cinematic franchise Universe just shows
what you know everything that's wrong
with the film industry they all think
about franchising and how they can just
make stupid [ __ ] into like an MCU type
I don't know film franchise that is
obviously like where they get these
things all wrong right because if the
Barbie movie
critically did bad right but still made
a bit of money they'd still take that as
evidence that these toys brand is so big
it can't fail right and I think the MCU
and and the DC EU they've proved
recently that brand is not enough now
like we've had these movies and there's
so many to watch and all these universes
are exhausting that you can make a movie
like The Flash include everyone's
favorite characters like Michael Keaton
coming back as Batman should be a big
moment but the movie flops like people
didn't care because the movie was meant
to be bad like the CGI was meant to be
bad the story was meant to be bad
generally
and people are tired of just shitty
movies like that right always banking on
Nostalgia things you recognize like very
cynical not trying to make a good movie
trying to make as good a product as
possible and that's what these franchise
movies often are it's like how do I make
a movie that appeals to everyone
probably by making it mindless simple
not challenging at all and that's why
having a franchise in mind is always
like a negative thing a lot of DC films
are bad especially like DC EU films but
the ones that are Standalone relatively
Joker and obviously the Batman they're
getting sequels right but they stand
alone very well like you don't need to
watch anything before you don't need to
know the characters even though
obviously everyone does know these
characters and they're getting sequels
and they're being made in a very like
controlled way right so the Joker's
getting like a musical sequel which is
really interesting to me even though
people might not like it and then the
Batman is just getting like a pretty
conventional sequel but every everyone
pretty much agreed that was a good movie
and you can see while watching it it
didn't cut corners or anything like the
flash it doesn't look like crap it
actually looks very good compared to
most superhero movies and it got a
generally positive reception yeah it
didn't do crazy numbers like an Avengers
film but it has that respectability as
well and movie studios you can see right
now they don't care about making great
movies they don't care about movie
history they just see movies as a
product a lot of these people they don't
care about any of this stuff and that's
why the film industry has someone you
know the head of Warner Brothers David
zazlov
and he just doesn't like movies anymore
he just doesn't like anything like that
TV shows he's like deleted from
existence they literally never streamed
that Batgirl movie which was finished so
they could get a big tax write-off
because if they showed it on streaming
they'd have to pay everyone more who was
involved in that movie this whole
franchise model just seeing all these
entertainment things as content
basically vindicates what George Lucas
was saying like must be like eight years
ago now right he said
I was restricted by capitalism in making
my movies that's why I sold Star Wars so
I could just do what I wanted when I was
older and he said when he was growing up
in the movie industry people often said
well aren't you glad you work in America
and not the Soviet Union and he replied
this has gone bar on Twitter a couple
times
when the Soviet Union their restrictions
were criticizing the government
but in terms of what they can actually
make in terms of the film they could be
very experimental which they were one of
the reasons I retired so I could make
movies that aren't popular
because in the world we live in in the
system we've created for ourselves in
terms of it's a big industry
you cannot lose money you're
forced to make a particular kind of
movie
and I used to say this all the time when
people uh you know back when uh Russia
was the Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics and they'd say oh but aren't
you so glad that you're in America I
said well I know a lot of Russian
filmmakers they have a lot more freedom
than I have
all I have to do is be careful about
criticizing the government otherwise
they can do anything and so what do you
have to do you have to adhere to a very
narrow line of commercialism it's about
his own film Star Wars he said he made
Star Wars everyone tried to make space
movies and they were all terrible they
were all like clones of Star Wars
because I didn't realize what made Star
Wars good they just thought it was the
Space Battles that made Star Wars good
the Space Battles is what people like
make me a space movie but people didn't
just like the space battles that was a
bonus people loved the characters people
liked you know good story good World
building like great performances from
like Harrison Ford or you know or Alec
Guinness people liked it for those
reasons but they took all the wrong
messages from that the same with
westerns back in the day as well
westerns they need to destroyed
Hollywood because they just keep pumping
out crappy westerns because they saw a
couple were successful and because of
capitalism in terms of art no matter
what industry has always happened
remember back in the day after Call of
Duty Modern Warfare every video game
wanted to be Call of Duty every game had
multiplayer BioShock 2 had competitive
multiplayer which I will admit I
actually liked but unnecessary didn't
need it but it wanted to be the next
Call of Duty everyone wanted to be Call
of Duty and it feels like with the MCU
everyone just wants to be Marvel now and
that's been going on for a long long
time and just like with Star Wars back
in the day what people are going to see
with Barbie is take the complete wrong
message for toy companies are all gonna
say
how do we make a toy movie people like
toy movies but people don't like toy
movies inherently they like good movies
that can be based on toys but again
these people just see dollar signs and
they're happy to milk something so it's
dry then discard it and you know I'm so
happy right now everyone is striking in
the film industry because it isn't
necessarily to do with this stuff which
has been going on for like you know
decades and decades at this point but
what it is is just like an attack on
this art from the captives class which
although people often saying oh like you
know this is so stupid they're so
privileged these rich actors they're
doing it because yeah they're doing it
for job reasons but most people who work
in the industry make under 26k a year
and a lot of these people fundamentally
care about the art of filmmaking where
the people in charge of these Studios
they don't care and that David zazlov is
one of the worst like even something
like Westworld I was thinking about they
took that off stream in Westworld and
although the series deteriorated in
quality the first two seasons were
absolutely massive for HBO right and
it's just gone Batgirl no one will ever
see that because they want a tax
write-off right these people don't care
so I'm happy there's a pushback but it's
also sad they're still not learning the
lessons of either the DC EU or also you
know the dark pictures universe or
whatever the [ __ ] it was called they
don't realize that you can't just plan
franchises and expect people to watch
them because I predict this is going to
happen Polly Pocket might do
okay maybe but I don't think it will
even make a profit right and then the
other movies they won't do very well
unless they specifically Target a very
young audience or something like Hot
Wheels which apparently is going to be
gritty and amazing and then they'll try
and make a Barbie too and Barbie two
will probably be worse than Barbie one
and then that's it no more metal
Cinematic Universe no more Barbie
Cinematic Universe it'll just be dead
what they could do is think about how do
we make another movie like Barbie which
is good
they could do that instead but no they
have like 10 ideas 80 to sound like
absolutely within 10 years people just
think about oh yeah that Barbie movie
was good wasn't it everything else I
don't even know what happened afterwards
the same with the mummy movie right who
talks about the mummy movie anymore
who's clamoring for dark pictures no one
who wants a Polly Pocket movie a Hot
Wheels movie who wants this anyway that
is it for the video let me know what you
guys think down in the comments and if
you made it this far thank you for
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