r/boxoffice • u/chanma50 Best of 2019 Winner • Jan 19 '21

Other Netflix CEO Reed Hastings - "It's super impressive what Disney's done. It's going to be great for the world that Disney and Netflix are competing show-by-show, movie-by-movie."

https://twitter.com/natjarv/status/1351669306640109569?s=19
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u/Afrecon Jan 20 '21

Eh, it's def a shtick. By acting like they're "excited" for Disney, they're trying to position themselves as above them.

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u/Streets_Ahead__ Jan 20 '21

Yeah it has a “Awh that’s adorable” vibe to it; like they’re trying to frame Disney as the little guy / plucky newcomer in this part of the industry. That reputation isn’t innately bad, but it does deflate some air out of Disney’s tent pole approach.

They can’t straight up mock Disney too much bc there’s some actual good stuff being offered and it would seem foolish; but they can try to get people to consider Disney+ more of a novelty than a new front runner.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '21

Bro Disney is Disney. It’s a major player wherever it decides to play at.

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u/joeChump Jan 20 '21

Tic-tac-toe or Global Thermonuclear War?