Did Pixar and Disney Switch Brains?

Did Pixar and Disney Switch Brains?
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Record scratch noise, what am I talking about? Well, just this, “Brave” — the story of an ancient princess, directed by a crew that had previously worked on “The Prince of Egypt” — was released by Pixar. Meanwhile, Andrew Stanton of Pixar fame was directing a Disney summer tentpole, “John Carter.” This weekend featured “Wreck-It Ralph,” with executive producer John Lasseter right there in the credits, the very fella who built Pixar Animation. Yes indeed, Disney made a film about a video game world where the characters were real (Hi, “Toy Story!”) while Pixar released a movie about a princess fighting against her constraints (Hello there, “Cinderella”!). And it wasn’t just the themes and talent involved! Consider the story arcs…

I’ve been thinking along these lines. Actually, the last two films from Pixar, Cars 2 and Brave, are cause for much concern (is Toy Story 3 the last good film we’ll see from Pixar?). On the opposite end of the spectrum, there is Wreck-it Ralph. If I didn’t know better I would have thought I was watching one of Pixar’s better films. It was that good. So after I got out of the theater I immediately started looking at credits on IMDb and there was John Lasseter as executive producer. Of course it feels like a Pixar film. I wonder if Disney intends to move the Pixar feel under it’s primary branding? Time will tell, but as for me, I don’t care whether the films are made under Pixar’s name or Disney’s or the newest kid on the block, I want more like this please!