Disney Sequels...

Let's discuss the elephant in the room with this blog - shall we?

Disney Sequels

This is going to be one of those posts where I admit that Disney has taught me some "what not to do's" as well as the "what to do's."

There's a few good Disney sequels out there. Some of my personal favorites are Return of Jafar, King of Thieves, and Lion King 1 1/2. Lion King 2 and Little Mermaid 2 weren't awful... And if we're counting Pixar then Toy Story 3 is pretty well done. 

The thing about sequels is - the movie industry seems to think that if the first one went well then OBVIOUSLY a second one can only make things BETTER. 

They're wrong. 

And there are so many horribly awful sequels out there to prove it. 

 (If you've never seen Mulan 2 - let me warn you now....DON'T SEE IT!!!)

Sometimes, you just need to leave well enough alone. Sometimes trying to go back and redo the amazing takes away some of what was special in the first place. Disney sequels (even though I don't believe that all of them are bad) have taught me that going out and finding a NEW adventure, a new story, is a big part of the success. Yes, something may have been awesome. And you should think about awesome moments in your life often - they help get us through the rough patches. 

But don't get stuck there. Go out and do something new. Be creative instead of just redoing and rehashing all the old stuff. 

Because it's rarely as good the second time around.