*Kinda Political* The Price of Doing War?

Hello, World!

I did some math and added some numbers up. Before I discuss why, let me back track a bit. If you pay attention to news outlets regarding the situation with Russia and how it seems that Obama is instigating a potential war that could be all-out catastrophic and that Hillary Clinton has had the biggest, raging hard on for wanting to go to war with Vladimir Putin to the point of saying that Breitbart and Alex Jones and virtually everyone who is of the "Alt-Right" is in his pocket. While discussing this, Hillary Clinton is in the back ground of what I have to discuss. She is the over all theme, but, she not the main issue of this post ... it's Disney! And Sony as well for their reckless shaming of Donald Trump. More so with Disney as with their comic's via Marvel have poked lots of fun at him recently even to the point of making him M.O.D.O.K. in one of the comics.

So, let's discuss what a war with Russia would cost Disney. This isn't a whole number as there's lots of factors involved that are not fully known, like licensing rights for toys and various miscellaneous things. Before I begin to do a break down, I want to discuss why I feel that a potential war with Russia is wrong. The main reason is economics. It would hurt everyone financially in the long run. I myself have been getting some connections in terms of Russian studios for potential deals to import films from Russia to the States and likewise with exporting my films to Russia. To be honest, anyone who's an artist; be it writers, musicians, filmmakers; or any field that requires some sort import/export type situation will be impacted. So, let's talk money and how we all know that Mickey Mouse loves his "cheese".

How much do you think Disney films make in Russia? Probably a few million here and there? You would be somewhat correct. They are not the big money maker like China is proving itself to be, but, the numbers might surprise you. I am going to link all the movie titles back to their Box Office Mojo pages so you can check numbers for yourself. You might be surprised. And just a quick note, Star Wars: the Force Awakens was not a factor in this research as it was released at the end of 2015, only a week and a half before the start of the new year. And Box Office Mojo will be abbreviated as "BOM".

The first film of the year that Disney released was the Finest Hours, starring Chris Pine of the rebooted Star Trek film series. BOM does not list a "Production Budget" cost for the film; however, Wikipedia has an estimated $80 million for the film. The film bombed hard, and brought in a world wide gross of $52 million. In the U.S, the film made over $27 million and in Russia, the film made $3,195,800.

The second feature was one of Disney's highest earners of the year, Zootopia. No need to give an explanation on it as I am sure most are aware of the film and it's story. Again, no production budget is listed on BOM, but, Wikipedia states it was $150 million to make it. The film made $341 million in the States and in Russia, it made $32,228,883. In Russian theatrical sales, even though studios have to give theaters a cut, the film made a fifth of budget back alone in Russia.

Third feature of the year is the Jungle Book. The live action adaption of Rudyard Kipling's classic story, mainly just a live action adaption of Disney's beloved animated film. Don't worry, there's another live action Jungle Book movie coming from WB with Benedict Cumberbatch doing the voice of Shere Kahn. Disney's Jungle Book was made for $175 million and made $364 million in the States. While in Russia made just a little over $20 million; to be exact, $20,359,503.

Fourth film is Disney's second highest grossing film this far in the year, Captain America: Civil War. Made with a $250 million budget and made $404 million in the States. In Russia, surprisingly, only $16,557,300. Not a big money maker over there as compared to Jungle Book or Zootopia.

The fifth film that Disney released in 2016 was the box office bomb, Alice Through the Looking Glass. Made for $170 million and only bringing in $77 million in the States. It just shows proof that if you want to make a sequel, strike while the iron is hot and don't wait six years! Another movie series that waited six years and bombed as well, Silent Hill! Back on point, the film only made $9,955,014. Just couldn't get past the double digits in the millions ... so close.

Sixth film of the year is their highest grossing so far (as we still have Doctor Strange and Star Wars: Rogue One), Finding Dory! No production budget is listed on BOM, but, Wikipedia states $200 million for the production budget. The film made $485 million in the United States, but, didn't make as much in Russia. I think the same applies to Finding Dory as to what I said about Alice Through the Looking Glass, strike while the iron is hot. The film only made $9,220,953. Yes, the Russian filmgoers flocked to Alice over Dory.

Seventh film that Disney released was yet another box office bomb, Steven Spielberg's the B.F.G! Made with a budget of $140 million and only grossed $55 million in the States. In Russia, it only made $5,877,446.

The eighth film of the year that Disney released was the moderate success that is the 2016 remake of Pete's Dragon. The film was made for $65 million and made $75 in the States. Film only made $3,551,751 in Russia.

The ninth film, the Light Between the Oceans, is probably considered a box office flop in Russia. Then again, I am not sure how the film's release is being handled over there. I know it was given a small, limited release here in the States. Made for a micro-budget by Disney standards, $20 million, and grossed only $12 million in the States. In Russia, the film made only $186,064.

The tenth film of the year, Queen of Katwe, did not get a Russian release as of yet. The only countries with box office results are Colombia, South Africa, and the U.K.

So, did you add that all up? What did you get, class? The answer is $101,132,708. While that is not the final number as I cannot find home video sales; merchandise costs; etc, etc, etc. I hope Disney is happy. I hope that they can live with themselves for this blatant ignorance for wanting a war monger as the first president of the United States.

I am sure you wondering why I said Sony as well? Well, given the whole backlash against men in general over Ghostbusters and pandering to Hillary Clinton by having Kate McKinnon and the crew on some shitty day time talk show on the same day as Clinton. As well as tweets aimed at the Clinton regimen. I am not going to go into vast details over Sony titles, because fuck 'em, that's why.

I am putting the film in order of their release this year as well as the production budget in parenthesis.

The 5th Wave ($38 million) - $3,593,787
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies ($28 million) - $532,267
Risen ($20 million) - No Info
The Brothers Grimsby ($35 million - Wiki) - $2,306,082
Miracles from Heaven ($13 million) - No Info
Money Monster ($27 million) - $1,251,875
The Angry Birds Movie ($73 million) - $11,996,823
The Shallows ($17 million) - $3,137,750
Ghostbusters ($144 million) - $4,870,811
Sausage Party ($19 million) - $2,596,072
Don't Breathe ($10 million) - $2,243,766
When the Bough Breaks ($10 million) - No Info
The Magnificent Seven ($90 million) - $3,439,947

While it's only a third of what Disney has in terms of viewer output, Sony films made only $35,969,180. So, I hope it is all worth it. I really do. Sony also have Playstation, I am sure those sales will hurt too.

Playing with fire. That's all it is.

Last Night.

Last night was really interesting. I laugh now in retrospect of it all. How society views people today is just down right sickening. This wave of feminism that hates on Caucasian males and views them as these oppressors is fucking hilarious. These BETA male cuckolds are just as equally hilarious and pathetic that you have to play along and be stringed along by your significant other and have no fucking balls.

And I am going to talk politics; because this comes into play and I have never really brought politics up in my blogging because it's not really a fundamental part of my life. I do like stirring the pot on Facebook and Twitter, but, I like to keep my blog personal. I do not like Hillary Clinton. However, I find this amusing that they can make fun of Trump's wife who gave a speech that was reused from Michelle Obama and even that speech was reused. A reused speech within a reused speech, that's like sixteen reused speeches. But, can't shit on Bill Clinton. I brought up Bill Clinton because of the whole; "Grab them by the Pussy". Which was said and not actually done. If it was done, we would have heard way more about it and a lot earlier, as in 2005 earlier. And the woman whom Trump was talking in this leaked audio recording, has even gone on the record and stated that this is not about her.

Above is the video. I don't have a problem with this as compared to the incidents with Paula Stone which Bill and Hillary Clinton had to pay almost a million dollars in damages because it was proven that Bill was sexually inappropriate with her. Even the people whom I was conversing with kept bringing up Monica Lewinsky. Let me be clear, Monica Lewinsky is the most famous, but she's really the tip of damn Clinton iceberg. I bring this up and a few images of Bill making faces, which make him look guilty. So, to the few people whom I was debating, needless to say, I got blocked. And I hilariously got blocked by several people over the past few days.

Two of the people who blocked me were supposed to work for me. They're lucky contracts were not signed or it would have became a legal nightmare for them. I have been too busy working on getting Toaster released which has been the main priority over getting the new segment shot for Traumatic Possession 3D: the Tape and finishing Into the Madness: A Documentary. I have to go back and forth with the rights owners of Toaster to make sure everything is okay because at the end of the day, I want my clients to be happy with the product that I am selling. To sum it up, the main one who was going to be acting for me quietly blocked me.

One of the other people who blocked me is now a former friend who I was friends with in my film classes since all the way back to 2004; I feel sorry for you and at the same time say; "Shame on you" for playing the victim card. This friend, who decided to bring up that his current girlfriend was sexually assaulted by an ex from a previous relationship. Which I am sure if she knew, would probably be thrilled that I know that bit of information. If anyone is sexually assaulted, probably don't want it thrown back in their faces constantly for someone else's gain, like my now former friend. You move on from it, at the end of the day it does not own you.

I would know as my previous fiancee cheated on me, numerous times. That was traumatizing and I could chose to sit in a corner and go on and on about how "life isn't fair" and blah blah blah. I moved on. After a year and a half of being single, I met my now fiancee and have a wonderful family that we've built. I didn't get to this point in my life by playing a god damn victim.

But, I get a response of "I really can't be friends with someone whose values are so different than mine." This is the point of having friends, you dumb shit. You have friends and you respect them and their views. Not, "you like this and I don't, good bye"! You can't have friends who like every single thing that you like down to the smallest detail, it's fucking impossible. I replied; "That sounds like you thin out the herd pretty hardcore then. Before you know it, you'll probably have no friends".

Let me rewind to what started this back and forth that lead to the FUCK OFF. I made the comment about how Donald saying it and not doing it is harmless compared to what Bill Clinton has done. Again, you can shit on Melania but you dare not shit on Bill! So, I made the statement that I can say something around the lines of; "I'm going to grab Hillary by the pussy and shove my hand in that ass!" That doesn't mean that I am going to do it, now does it?

Good luck to your film career. I haven't heard you say one thing in the past two years about what you have been doing or how much you love it. Wasn't that the reason why we took film classes? And good luck to your blogging career too. Started writing for some blog site and last article he wrote was when the first Suicide Squad trailer dropped. That was what, July 2015?

Then the other one who blocked me had a white knight cucked BETA male who decided to call me out as sexist which is bullshit. I said what Donald Trump is what guys say when guys are alone, be it hanging out or at work or wherever. And he said something along the lines of; "I don't want be a 'guy'. Because that's sexist." With his cuckold wannabe punk rocker name that he had on Facebook. He proceed to go on about how no woman deserves my respect. Which I got a laugh out and I called my fiancee over to read the comment. She scratched her head and said; "The hell is he talking about"?

My fiancee told me to say that what he was going on about was sexist too because he was generalizing women, which was true. I think she was kinda annoyed because I made my impression on my fiancee and made a relationship that works. That kinda flustered them. And again, defending Bill Clinton, but shitting on Donald and Melania Trump.

What I see is a generation of; "I WANT THIS AND I WANT IT NOW"! They complain when they don't get X,Y, and Z as opposed to working for it. Main person who started this conversation cried on Facebook repeatedly about things not happening her way. Why aren't I in a band? Why haven't I ever had a boyfriend yet? I want to be an artist. I gave this person several chances to show her talents with make up, kept bailing repeatedly. Good riddance. Where I live, you won't get the chance to show talents. Where we live is a small city on it's deathbed since General Motors closed down.

In my personal and professional opinion; you get nowhere by being a submissive, BETA male. I didn't get to this point in my life and career by being submissive. You take life by the horns and you run with it. I didn't get to work on the TV show Lost because I said; "Please". I had my work shown from my film classes and I had recommendations! I don't have people from other studios messaging me because I'm a little submissive bitch. I had an offer to sell American Nightmare 3D once it's finished but I passed because I am not going to hand over all the rights to my work for a quick buck.

I never made connections because I was nice, I made them because I had the balls to show I got what it takes.