Why does Disney still make movies? They’re not good at it anymore. I just saw the trailer for their latest flop, Wish, and it checks off the diversity boxes:

-Brown female lead

-Chubby Asian diversity hire friend

-A white male villain who oppresses the people

The plot of Wish parallels a lot of things wrong with modern society. People don’t want to work for their goals. They want instant gratification and think they’re entitled to whatever they want.

The King of this land can grant wishes, and his daughter, Asha, uncovers that not every wish is granted and the king decides what wishes come true and says, “I decide what everyone deserves,” in a malicious fashion. Asha then wishes upon a star and, from what I gathered, can now grant wishes herself.

We have seen similar plot points in Wonder Woman 1984 and Bruce Almighty, where everyone got their deepest desires granted, and then they had to have such a gift stripped away because of the chaos that would ensue.

We see a clip of the King granting a man’s wish to be a knight. The man is consumed by magic, and a knight’s outfit appears on him. That doesn’t make him a knight. A man must endure trials and tribulations to finally earn that title. You can’t just wish for it; you are bestowed courage and wisdom.

The movie, I think, has only one logical ending. For Asha to realize that her father is right. Not everyone should have their wishes granted. How noble the wish may be doesn’t matter, but can Disney be so self-aware? Can they say that the diversity hire is wrong and the evil patristical white man is right? I doubt it. Disney is committed to going down with the ship on their politics and ideals, but I can’t think of another ending. Maybe the King steps down and puts Asha in charge of granting the wishes for the kingdom, but in that scenario, Asha still has to approve or deny the wishes. I’m betting Wish will be another Flop in the failing empire that once was Disney.

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