Film Threat on the Downfall of Disney - Part 1, Pixar

Film Threat had a video several weeks ago in which Alan Ng reviewed the Disney animated movie, Wish. Alan described it as being the worst Disney animation he has ever seen. Aside from problems of story, and CGI issues, it was just poorly designed animation. After that video, a bunch of people, both current and former Disney animators, as well as freelance artists who work for the company reached out. Film Threat got enough information for several more videos.

From Alan Ng at Film Threat - The D-Files Part 1: Disney and the Downfall of John Lasseter

How did we get here? As a Disney fan for over 50 years, I was a die-hard fanboy of the company, to the point that Film Threat readers referred to me as a Disney shill. I used to spend thousands of dollars each year throughout the parks, buying merch, and watching every film the Walt Disney Company produced. But something changed, and the so-called Disney magic began to fade. Today, thousands of dollars have turned into a scant tens of dollars. I haven’t visited a park since the “dark times,” and my excitement for anything Disney has turned to disdain…so again, what happened?

In the article he details some of what changed, particularly around the downfall of Pixar. The video embedded below covers some of the same ground.

Any Disney fan knows the impact of Lasseter’s creative influence on the company. Along with founder Steve Jobs, Lasseter’s groundbreaking work at Pixar gave birth to the computer-generated animated feature industry as we know it today. After the release of Toy Story, he was thrust into the public eye as the bright future of Disney. Through his guidance at Pixar, innovations in animation quickly eclipsed the legacy set by the initial Disney savior and CEO, Michael Eisner. Dare I say, John Lasseter was poised to become the next Walt Disney as the creative demigod and public face of the company.

This is the first Film Threat video in the D-Files series. The D-Files: The Downfall of Disney & John Lasseter.

This video is History Of Film Threat (Part 1) - Chris Gore from the YouTube channel Film Courage. It is an interview with Chris Gore about how he started Film Threat magazine in 1985. It is a 36 minute video, but the first 10 minutes give you a pretty good history of how Chris Gore got to where he is.