What if Mickey Mouse didn't look the way he does?

In Tuesday's class, specifically on the question, "Can we than say that the classic Disney films Pocahontas, Pinocchio, Bambi, Snow White should all be remade as live action with today's special effects? Is that what Pixar is doing and if so why aren't Pixar films just live-action?" our group got very into this idea. Obviously, Beauty and the Beast got remade into live action and it was good, but I don't personally think it was as good as the original. As someone said, "kids like cute", the teapot isn't cute in live action, it just looks real, which I think takes away a little bit from the fantasy aspect. For instance, take Mickey Mouse, whom has really helped boost Disney's ratings, he is the face of the industry and has become a national symbol. If Mickey Mouse was live action rather than animation most people would not like him as much as they do. He wouldn't be "cute". As said people, kids like cute. Most viewers like to see things that are aesthetically pleasing and I don't think a real mouse is the most pleasing thing to see.  So, with that, I don't think everything should be remade into live action. I truly believe the only reason some companies are striving to remake movies into live action is because these are such good stories. Therefore, if they use these good stories, but try to recreate the medium they are hoping to make just as much money on the films, if not more because it's innovative in their eyes.

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  1. UnknownOctober 4, 2018 at 1:50 PM

    I completely agree, no one would look at a real life looking stuffed animal and go, can I have that for Christmas! And while I do think that seeing the Lion King remake in “live action” would be super cool, I agree that they are mostly doing for the money.
    It not because the original film was limited by technology for its time so the only way they could tell this story was through animation.
    They used animation as a way to tell the story because the story from the beginning was envisioned as an animated film. Today all they want is to make the more money as possible on these classical films.

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  2. UnknownOctober 5, 2018 at 8:23 AM

    I also agree. Creating a live action film of an animated human is doable and actually quite simple. Trying to create a live action with an animated character has already proven to be flawed. An example being the new Netflix show, Woody the Woodpecker. The main character just doesn't fit into real life and shouldn't.

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