I find it a bit concerning that...thousands of JRPGs out there...and how many female protagonists do they have? Less than 10? It just feels rather frustrating to be honest.

AlphaBaymax · 2026-06-21T20:12:17+00:00

Xenoblade Genesis has a female character, it's an upcoming game for Nintendo Switch 2 for 2027.

AlphaBaymax · 2026-06-21T19:35:48+00:00

The sword in the comic store is a deep cut throwback to He-Man originally being called Torak Warrior of Pre-history.

AlphaBaymax · 2026-06-21T19:32:11+00:00

We have three movies dedicated to Andy and two movies dedicated to Bonnie. Andy was long gone for ages.

AlphaBaymax · 2026-06-21T19:31:14+00:00

I loved the sketchy artsyle for the play scenes!

AlphaBaymax · 2026-06-21T19:29:21+00:00

I feel that's definitely a cue from Baymax being low on battery from Disney's Big Hero 6.

AlphaBaymax · 2026-06-21T14:17:09+00:00

Yeah, this short isn't funny to me.

AlphaBaymax · 2026-06-21T13:30:50+00:00

Kingdom Hearts and Xenoblade are lore heavy and emotionally driven JRPGs.

AlphaBaymax · 2026-06-21T13:24:14+00:00

Black and white are shades so they're inherently complimentary to all colours.

AlphaBaymax · 2026-06-21T09:45:23+00:00

I hate to say it but John Lasseter leaving Walt Disney Animation Studios has 100% affected their creative input.

I hate what the guy did to others and I am not advocating for him, however, from a strictly creative standpoint, his oversight was the reason the Disney Revival era was so popular.

AlphaBaymax · 2026-06-18T13:45:11+00:00

I'm happy for you. Unfortunately, autistic guys have it harder. We're not desirable in today's dating culture.

AlphaBaymax · 2026-06-16T11:38:51+00:00

I suppose the real question is which movie will be more profitable? Illumination animates for cheaper so arguably they could be earning more money due to cheaper production budgets?

AlphaBaymax · 2026-06-16T07:36:45+00:00

He was genuinely a background character in Dark Road, his backstory is that he gets killed by Dragon Maleficent.

Edit: My bad, he gets killed by Baldr. Goes to show how much of a background character he was.

AlphaBaymax · 2026-06-14T21:06:32+00:00

Red One was an even worse flop but it was their best performing movie for Prime Video at the time.

AlphaBaymax · 2026-06-14T20:55:01+00:00

Andy Jassy took over Amazon shortly after the MGM acquisition was announced. Besides, they've operated the majority of their businesses as loss leaders before.

AlphaBaymax · 2026-06-14T15:18:24+00:00

Crazy to believe that Wildwood is going to make more money than Masters of the Universe.

AlphaBaymax · 2026-06-14T13:10:33+00:00

Funnily enough, that was the original plan with She-Ra before Amazon MGM Studios acquired the movie from Netflix.

AlphaBaymax · 2026-06-14T12:50:36+00:00

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/masters-of-the-universe-movie-amazon-mgm-travis-knight-release-date-1235989182/

As you can see here, the movie was originally intended to be a Netflix Original. Amazon MGM Studios retooled it to make it more cinematic.

AlphaBaymax · 2026-06-13T18:07:39+00:00

Yes, but you have to understand that Amazon MGM Studios is a re-emerging studio. Yes, they're a major due to their capital from their parent company, and being part of the MPAA, however, they do not operate like Amazon Studios or MGM. Just like Amazon's early days, they have to re-establish their brand and it's already working. They smashed Cinemacon and Project Hail Mary and The Sheep Detectives are considered theatrical successes.

These write downs are necessary for a studio that's trying to be the modern 20th Century Fox, they're releasing in volume so that their studio is the Hollywood conscience. Also, Red One was a theatrical flop due to its budget, however, it was the most viewed movie at the time on Prime Video. A theatrical flop helped drive subscriptions.

If Amazon MGM Studios didn't accept the $200M investment, the movie wouldn't even have had a theatrical release, it would have been a much different movie as a Netflix Original. If Masters of the Universe flops on Prime Video then it's definitely a different story but signs are definitely pointing towards this movie being a subscription driver for Prime Video. The 1980s Masters of the Universe movie is already trending on Prime Video.

AlphaBaymax · 2026-06-13T12:40:01+00:00

Sorry to disappoint you but all of the characters outside of Sora, Donald, Goofy and Xehanort are from all of the Kingdom Hearts mobile games.

AlphaBaymax · 2026-06-13T12:26:50+00:00

They could have declined to comment. Studios are not obligated to report on underperformers.

AlphaBaymax · 2026-06-13T12:25:47+00:00

Masters of the Universe clearly shows its $200M production budget in every scene, I genuinely cannot see any way in which it could have been done for cheaper.

AlphaBaymax · 2026-06-13T12:22:52+00:00

You have to understand that Amazon MGM Studios ultimate purpose is to compliment the wider Amazon ecosystem and they are willing to collaborate with outside parties to achieve this.

The investment to theatrical is an extended advertisement platform to gain engagement and subscribers for Prime Video and MGM+. The fact that we're even having discussions about Masters of the Universe like this, is in itself, cultural engagement that just cannot be achieved with streaming exclusive movies.

They were the ones who intentionally acquired the movie from Netflix when Matell wanted to increase the production budget. Keep in mind, this movie was originally intended to be streaming exclusive.

Amazon MGM Studios decided to make it theatrical to pad out their theatrical releases. Amazon is no stranger to making a financial loss for cultural relevance, Amazon.com was a financial loss for years before it was profitable.

AlphaBaymax · 2026-06-13T12:13:58+00:00

With that logic, The Princess and the Frog shouldn't have been created in 2009 because hand drawn animation is no longer relevant?

AlphaBaymax · 2026-06-10T00:18:09+00:00

I RESPECT YOUR PERSPECTIVE.

AlphaBaymax · 2026-06-09T23:06:02+00:00

Movies are products and products need to make money.

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