Films have become a major part of our society in how we pass our free time, how we learn new things, and how we just entertain ourselves in a world that can not do the things characters in film can do. In today’s world films can look like its a capture of our own universe with characters in it. Films can also involve the greatness of animation or CGI, which can include films completely animated like Princess and the Frog or magical CGI based like Avatar. This has led to the popularity of movies to become a huge sector in the American life style and economy with box offices setting continuous records in the billions mark.
One of the most successful businesses in the film making industry would be Walt Disney. Disney was originally founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt and Roy O. Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio; it also operated under the names The Walt Disney Studio and Walt Disney Productions before officially changing its name to The Walt Disney Company in 1986. Unlike most film making companies that started locally Disney was one of the only ones to not be bought up by other corporations.
Instead of being bought Disney is now most likely the largest company in the United States; this being because they have diversified their owned companies to many sectors of the new social media age. This has created a lot of backlash over their apparent monopolizing nature. But they have stayed true to the aspect of making magical movies that change the game of film making. This includes such films such as the Star Wars Franchise, the mickey mouse franchise, and many other films that were staples of their company such as Chicken Little their first ever 3D movie.
What I ask you guys is do you think its getting to a dangerous area where large companies like Disney own almost all content related businesses?
Do you think there will be other companies to subvert Disney as the top dog?
Mass Media and American Life 
even though that Disney is the best of the best when it comes to family movies and i really don’t see an end to their growth but I’m sure there will be something to come along to make them look small.
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I definitely agree Disney has quite the hold on the industry. I remember wanting to work there as an animator when I was younger until I learned the history of the company and the stories of how they apparently treat their workers in present time. As much as me and the next person enjoy a good Disney movie (I personally like Moana and Mulan), I do believe that something could probably pass by them one day. Sure their movies have grown since they started, but they definitely lack a lot, especially in the area of representation. People are already tired of not seeing people like them on screen, or when they do, they’re turned into a frog for the majority of the movie, or a bear. I also know a LOT of people are awful tired of the new live action versions of their old movies. Sure they’re cool but it’s just recycled material, and sometimes done worse. I think Disney needs to freshen up their content if they want to stay on top.
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