Disney literally invented the animated feature film. He invented the theme park. He reshaped multiple generations' idea of fairy tales.
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Replying to @JamesSurowiecki @HeerJeet
He created a character who was more recognized than Santa Claus, in Mickey Mouse. Why are we even arguing about this?
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Replying to @JamesSurowiecki
Mickey is more of a corporate logo these days than a character (when was last MM movie?). People respond to Hulk, Iron Man etc as characters
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Replying to @HeerJeet @JamesSurowiecki
I'm going to write a piece arguing this out but there's also Kirby's huge influence on diverse people like George RR Martin & George Lukacs.
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Replying to @HeerJeet
I don't know why you're focusing solely on today. Disney completely reshaped the childhoods of multiple generations.
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Replying to @JamesSurowiecki
Aside from superheroes, Kirby also key figure in creating romance comics genre, immensely popular in 1950s/1960s.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @JamesSurowiecki
It's great that you love Kirby – who doesn't? — but James is right. Disney the man and his company shaped and expressed America.
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Also, Disney and Hitchcock had clout to put their names front & center. The 'Marvel method' allowed Stan Lee alone to be the face of Marvel
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It's also incorrect to say Kirby was a primary influence on Lucas. In the biography SKYWALKING we learn that Lucas wanted 1/2
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Replying to @mattzollerseitz @OliverGoldie1 and
the first film to be his version of a live action Disney adventure film from the 1950s like 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA. 2/2
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Star Wars is a hodge-podge of influences but Kirby's cosmic Space Operas much more evident than anything in Disney.
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Respectfully: no. Kurosawa, John Carter of Mars, flash Gordon, John ford are all greater and more apparent influences than Kirby. 1/2
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Replying to @mattzollerseitz @HeerJeet and
I am saying the entire rationale behind that film was to do something in the vein of Walt Disney. That's why I brought it up.
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