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How Chicken Little SAVED The Walt Disney Company (Patreon)

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2021-09-15 19:01:01
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When the sky was falling for Disney, a very unlikely hero emerged to help change the company for the better

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How Chicken Little SAVED The Walt Disney Company

When the sky was falling for Disney, a very unlikely hero emerged to help change the company for the better.

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Kenneth Stoddard

That a good coverage of how Chicken Little save the Walt Disney Company. Much like you, I for one don’t like the movie, but I can understand how the movie’s box office help rebrand Disney for what they are now today. Disney was pretty much at it dark period and if Chicken Little was a flop, then Disney would’ve been on the verge of bankruptcy and Pixar would’ve likely find some other major studios to go and distribute their films like maybe Paramount for example because I remember Paramount was at it strongest before the 2010 decade kicked in after 2011 where the studio goes downhill from there. I don’t know where Disney will be without the success of Chicken Little, but at least where Disney is right now is at least doing okay despite dealing with the pandemic issue.

Justin Monti

The more that I think about the more I actually do understand how Chicken Little was an important animated film in Disney. While I absolutely do agree that it is one of the worst animated films from Walt Disney Animation Studios, I absolutely will not deny how much of an impact on Disney and help them become who they are today. Considering how the 2000's was a pretty dark time for Disney and the only animated film that really helped them out was Lilo And Stitch, outside of some of their live action films like the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, Chicken Little really did start a domino effect where in Disney's eyes it was considered their most successful film in recent years and after that we would see Disney start to slowly but surely get better with their films like Meet The Robinsons and Bolt, but they truly got back on track with stuff like The Princess and the Frog, Tangled, Wreck it Ralph, Frozen, Zootopia and so much more, and would also lead Disney to buy other properties like Marvel, Lucasfilms, and 21st Century Fox. In fact I would go as far and say Chicken Little is as important of an animated film to Disney as much as Snow White, Cinderella, and The Little Mermaid. So again while I absolutely do not like the movie and consider it one of the worst animated films from Disney, I will not deny how it really helped Disney to make a major comeback and become the massive corporation we all know today.

Hunter O'Laughlin

Well, as much as I dislike Chicken Little, if it meant we got Disney classics like Tangeled, Wreck-It Ralph, Zootopia, Moana, and, of course, Frozen as well as Pixar classics such as WALL-E., Up, Inside Out, Coco and Soul because of this film’s success, then I guess I wouldn’t have it any other way. I just wish it was a better film. I also wish they used the original plot with Chicken Little as a girl and the plot of going to summer camp and the conflict being the camp counselor being a wolf in disguise. That version was at least closer to the original fable. But alas, I can wish all I want, but it won’t change how the film ended up in its final version.

Hugo Segal

For better or worse, "Chicken Little" was a product of its time. On one hand, I respect how the movie's financial reception marked a critical point in the Walt Disney Company's history. But as a film on its own, there IS a reason why "C.L." is only mentioned in passing.

Hunter O'Laughlin

I remember 2 weeks ago I rewatched Rango in a long time in honor of its 10th anniversary and marathoning animated films from 2011 that turned 10 years old or are going to be 10 years old in the last months. It’s really ironic Paramount had great success with Rango and The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn only to go downhill afterwards. Rango is another important animated film because its success and win for Best Animated Feature at the Annie’s and the Oscars inspired Paramount to end their deal with Dreamworks and fund their own animation studio Paramount Animation. Although, whether that studio is successful as the mainstream major animation studios is another story. Especially since they didn’t make a good first impression with Wonder Park back in 2019.

Hugo Segal

I really pity Mark Dindal for being a victim of executive interference and how "Chicken Little's" critical reception affected future directorial opportunities for him.

dansiciliano90@gmail.com

I'm happy for "Chicken Little" for not only saving the company but having inspiring me to become a cartoonist. To be honest, I'm one of those people that really likes this movie.

Jeff B. Hughes

Disney Side: Really?!?! Can there be better behind the scenes stories from Disney I’ve already sit through your 11 hr. history of WDA+ I’m moving to Disney Dan My Real Side: Wait what were we talking about???

Hugo Segal

@HunterO’Laughlin Aside from maybe the “SpongeBob” sequels, Paramount Animation has struggled to keep up as their track record has been a string of box office flops (i.e. “Monster Trucks,” “Sherlock Gnomes,” and “Wonder Park”). “Rumble” won’t do the studio’s reputation any favors either.

Hugo Segal

@dansiciliano90@gmail.com More power to you if you like “Chicken Little.” I will admit that far worse animated features have existed before and long after when “C.L.” was released. But for me, I would argue that - at least, in critical reception - “Meet the Robinsons” and “Bolt” would officially plant the seeds to Disney Animation Studios’s Revival era.

Lady Helen Bio Rodriguez

Movie might be awful but its quite important to Disney. I guess we can't ignore it.

Hunter O'Laughlin

I only wish Michael Eisner didn’t interfere and just let Mark Dindall do his own vision for the film, which had no aliens, was less mean-spirited, had no pop-culture songs or movie references, Chicken Little being a female protagonist and was ironically more of an actual Disney adaptation of the fable than the actual Disney film. It’s so unfair when executive meddling comes in and just do what THEY want with the film and not what the DIRECTOR wants and ruins the director’s initial vision and kills the potential the film had. Sadly, I can wish all I want, but it’s not going to change how the film ended up.