Honestly, this make me so sad. I would have preferred this story so much. THIS feels like a love letter to Disney's past. I'm sure others will have their opinions on it. But this pretty much sums up mine.
(I kinda hope they'll do a remake someday with this instead. That's probably wishful thinking. But hey! I can dream. Lol.)
EDIT: People seem to think I mean a live action remake. I don't. I mean I would want it completely done over. That's a bit out there, but like I said, I can dream. It's just my fantasy.
Hot take: I think the usage of the word "Adorkable" used to describe and criticise modern Disney girls by YouTube essayists is just the same repackaged misogyny from the 2010 era of Buzzfeed calling the original Disney Princesses "boy-crazy"
Both parties are guilty of flattening down and misconstruing the true personalities of various Disney women for their own personal gain. What makes the usage of Adorkable more irritating to me is that those that use that term are also the first to jump to the original princesses defenses, not even seeing their own hypocrisy, as they turn back around to say that every Disney female lead after Rapunzel has the exact same personality.
“Like a good leader, he tries to invites some of the newer stars out for lunch. The new kids like Elio or Asha. And despite how hard he tries he realizes that he and these new toons have absolutely nothing in common. The most he can do is listen to their stories, and try not to feel too hurt when they hardly seem interested in his helpful advice, or any of his own stories.”
Author's thoughts:
This idea in particular strikes me as fascinating and interesting. There would be many ways in which Mickey couldn't connect with today's cartoons, whether due to the restrictions Disney imposes to him or also due to the difference in treatment depending on the results: as in this case, Asha from Wish. I don't really know if it did well at the box office, I'll be honest, but from what I've seen in the reviews, it wasn't well received and the irony is that it was due to the same fault of restricting the creativity of the original concept. Mickey's reboots worked because there was creative freedom (I'm referring more to the 2017 Mickey shorts if I'm not mistaken) And I say this because nothing has been repeated with the character so far. But it worked because it allowed the creativity, but with Wish it was the opposite; restricting their creativity and ideas ultimately limited the possibilities for Asha and the other characters, not to mention that after the movie there would be no chance to have a reboot, whether in series format or otherwise. And that's why there would be a clash between her and Mickey, because of the difference in treatment and results that cannot be controlled or advised, because unfortunately it wouldn't apply.
And that's why I feel Mickey would be afraid of seeming too smug (And in my personal opinion, it would make him withdraw even more.) And in a way, it would still strengthen his desire to fight for new cartoons and other opportunities for them. Because even though he can't always connect with them, he knows that they connect with the world out there, and that, for Mickey, is the most precious thing for a toon, just as it is for a human.
I commissioned @puertoricanbelle to take a crack at my previous design for Asha in More Than This, with far better illustration skills than I have, and I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!!!! I'm so glad she finally has the cape she deserves and so much more than my awkward coloring page tracing.
