[vlahmot]

So everyone goes back to reviewing movies ahead of time and Disney feels no pain from their actions beyond a small PR hit.

I feel like everyone framing this as "We won't pre-review movies until you lift the block" gave them too easy of an out.

[ChuckMcM]

Actually I think it called more attention to their capture of the elected officials in Anaheim than they would have liked so perhaps more than a PR hit.

[f2f]

It also had a Streisand effect on the LATimes article. Which many people (including myself) would not have otherwise read.

[dmix]

Yes, large company executives have misjudged the impact of the Streisand effect countless times. But this time isn't just the result of internet network effects, the media has always had the power to push back on large organizations (and politicians) who attempt to bully them. And journalistic organizations have historically banded together in these moments.

The media has always been one of the best natural counter-balances in capitalism and democracy to poorly thought out power plays by insecure executives, without requiring direct intervention or oversight by a third party.

Hopefully this isn't shielded in the media as generically the fault of 'Disney', which is a large organization staffed by varied people, but the particular people behind this move. Because lets be honest, this will hardly hurt Disneys bottom line. No one is going to not see their big movies, considering the brands they own and their overall reach. But hopefully it filters back to whichever executive had a power trip over this.

Few power-players have survived attacking the media, unless the media was widely perceived to be wrong about something, which is not the case here.

[saint_fiasco]

Maybe they keep trying the Streisand strategy because most of the time it works and we only hear about it the few times it fails. How would we know?

[f2f]

i think the only way to counter this is to try to make a meme out of everything.

[jfoutz]

Just lead every review with “in spite of Disney’s well documented animosity toward th la times, we were ultimately permitted to view a pre release version of the film. We have done our best to provide an objective review. We hope that you, dear reader, can also look past Disney ‘s flaws and enjoy the show.”

It’s the most underhand was to be the bigger person.