Thisisalmostasmuchastheforceawakensfor a Disneyfairytaleremake.
Okay, therearealso a lotoflibertiestakenwiththemovie, andwe'regonnatalkaboutthatbeforewetalkaboutthelibertiesandwhypeopleareupset. 00:01:59.550 --> 00:02:4.190 BoxOfficeProisonlytrackingthisthingtomake 40 to 60 millionopeningweekend. 00:02:4.200 --> 00:02:10.750 Yeah, that's lowerthan I am d b hadsomeestimatestothatwereslightlyhigher, but I'm warninglike I'm moreagreeingwiththis.
Yeah, I nothearing a tonofbuzzaboutitonwhypeopleareupset, thatthere's nomusicand a lotofthedeviationsfromthecartoon, I thinkturningpeopleoffesopeoplearealreadytheykindofhavetheirbacksup.
Youknow, forthismovie, I mean, they'rejustnotintoItwasclearlydesignedtopandertoChina, whichthat's a wholenotherissueWe'retalkingabouttwo, buthere I havemoreofthenumbersputuponarticleideainpiratesandprincesses.
Um, thiswasthe I amDBSnumbers.
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Theyhadtheopeningweekendat 60 to 70 million, butwherehere's whereitgetsinteresting.
A bunchofpeoplearealsomadontheotherside, whichwegocolliderforthatbecausetheyfeltthatXiangwasbisexualbecausehelikedMilanwhenhethoughtshewas a dude, which I didn't reallygetthatnevergotit.
And I thoughtthatwaslike a friendshipthing, anditwasweirdthatsuddenlyhelikedherwhenshewas a woman.
Needhomeontherange, theliveactionmoviewedon't thatiswhenwehit a cowlikeOhmyGod, you'llbelikecats.
They'llbecowswithhumanfaces.
Anddon't actuallygetRoseanneBarrbackbecauseGodknowsshe's notdoinganythingrightnowtogetRoseanneBarrintheputherfaceonthecow, youknow, um, no, I don't thinkthat's a goodidea, butpeoplegotoseethatjusticehehaveatitwasthatwouldbehorrendousandprobablystrangelygood.
So, I mean, thisis a badIt's a It's a dominoeffectofbadthings.
And, youknow, it's gonnabehardpressedtocomeevenatthispoint, A seriesofunfortunateevents.
Yeah.
I mean, I'm stillprobablygoseeitbecause I actuallylike, uh, Chineseand K dramaperiodpiecesandstuff.
So, tome, I actuallykindoffinditinteresting, whichisthefirsttime I'vebeenreallyinterestedin a liveactionversionfor a while. 00:15:58.180 --> 00:16:1.430 Mosttime I reallycouldcareless, so I kindofwanttoseeit. 00:16:1.470 --> 00:16:3.130 But I don't reallycare. 00:16:3.160 --> 00:16:7.550 I'm notsoupsetaboutMooShuandXiangandallthatotherpeopleare. 00:16:8.650 --> 00:16:9.830 Theyalsowanttokindoftrainwreck. 00:16:9.830 --> 00:16:11.290 Itis, I don't know.
Itdoesn't meanit's justseemsawfully a trade.
I mean, I getwhatthey'redoing.
I justthinkthatthey'vechangeditsomuchthat I thinkthatAmericanaudiences, anyway, we'regonnalookatmelikethisbarelybarelyresemblesthemoveon.
I grewupwatchingwhat I thinkisrefreshing, buthere's thething.
You'regonnahavetounderstandHollywood, um, you'remostlygonnahavetopick a sideyou'reaftertheirpickChinaorpickedtheUnitedStates.
Butit's really, really, reallyhardtopeeltoboth.
Yeah, I mean, it's justkindoflike I thinkthewaytolookatitisthey'regonnahavetoThey'regonnahavetomakemovies, youknow, thatcansurvivewithouttheformboxoffice.
I don't knowifthat's possible.
I thinkwebasicallygotthepointwherewe'vereliedsoheavilyontheglobalboxofficethatit's almostlikemakingmoviesbycommittee. 00:16:58.990 --> 00:17:4.510 BecausethenthemovieshavetobedesignedtoappealtoCertaincountrieshaveappealed. 00:17:4.510 --> 00:17:6.670 Allknowyoucan't feelthateverybodyatonce. 00:17:6.670 --> 00:17:10.830 I mean, whatoffendspeopleinonecountrymightnotoffendsomeoneinanothercountry.
ItlookslikepeopleintheStatesaregonnabepissedand, youknow, I don't know.
Itstillmightwindupbeingoneoftheir $1,000,000,000 tentpoles, but I just I'm not I'm notfeelingbasicallyeverybody's madateachotherthinkingit's theirfault.