Amazon was the great Unifier this week.
The company united the whole world in hatred.
Dr. No, in 1962 sent fans into anger, then deep depression.
I didn't find one story or social media post that I'm happy with the news. Well, aside from the worries of Amazon Chair Jeff Bezos, who wrote on X (formerly Twitter), “Who chose your next bond?”
MrBeast, that's right.
The outcome of the billion-dollar change of administration is so unbearably obvious that everyone is furious. 007 skis off the cliff to his fate, but this time there is no Union Jack parachute to save him. Bond's Caputo.
Over the past 20 years, we have seen the famous Hollywood brand after the famous Hollywood brand has bought enviable property, reduced it to “content” and stupidly abolished the wells that foolishly don't dry out. Ta.
The results are always the same.
A ruined heritage.
In 2012, Disney acquired Lucasfilm for $4.5 billion.
At that time, there was reason for optimism. Seven years ago, George Lucas finished the prequel trilogy of Star Wars. That, among other things, Jar Jar smacked it and Hayden Christensen declared, “I don't like sand.”
I thought Saga could use Refresh. Mickey, you are my only hope.
In 2015, audiences sighed at Ah Relief when Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens hit the theater.
The crowd casually tore apart “new hope” (Luke became Daisy Ridley's Ray) and rejoices Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher back into the crease of the galaxy. Simple, cinematic embrace.
But deep down, I felt a bad feeling about this. The next two, “The Last Jedi” and “Rise of Skywalker,” constituted a narrative mess that failed in the eyes of fans while the box office was successful.
Hungry-Hungry Disney has begun pumping spin-off films like “Solo: Star Wars Story,” The Worst Lot, and seven live-action TV shows. The two were good. Some were cancelled or discarded before production began.
All this insanity happened within just 10 years. “Star Wars” is no longer an event, but one of the everyday disappointments of life.
The stranger intellectual property glove came when NBCuniversal paid $400 million in 2021 for the “exorcist” rights.
Recently, demon-owned films inspired by William Friedkin's 1973 horror masterpiece have become so common that they are virtually genres. But you can't beat the title.
The studio will offer a trilogy of films that no one wants.
surprise! The first one was something last year's “Exorcists: followers” hated. Ellen Burstin appeared for ten minutes. In my review, I wrote:
To tell you all that, Amazon has already gone to “The Lord of the Rings.”
In 2018, the company paid $250 million to hook television rights from Tolkien Estate. That's not to say they can present books that inspired The Hobbit or Peter Jackson's Oscar-winning film trilogy, but rather “Appendix” – Middle Earth's bone-dry history.
Still, companies like Sauron have committed the billions reported to the five-season series (the most expensive television show ever) in the hopes of giving Prime Video its own “Game of Thrones.” did.
What is the difference between HBO's fantasy epic and “Lord of the Rings: Power of Power”? People actually talked about “Game of Thrones.” Amazon's shows are cheap snoozes that barely subscribed, didn't win major awards and had a low viewership rating.
Currently, behind the Aston Martin steering wheel, the company that ships charging cords and moisturizers to me creates unforgettable Bond TV series and spinoff movies.
In many cases, intellectual property rights are licenses to kill.
