So Richard Greenfield, the ding dong who predicted failure for Pixar’s oh-so-risky Up, and the NY Times media reporter who helped spread the false doubt with out question have issued an apology. Or at least, the reporter filed a new story wherein Greenfield admits he was “dead wrong.”
An interesting quote: “The recent success of Pixar’s ‘Up’ (well ahead of our forecasts) has renewed investor confidence in Disney’s creative capabilities” — a passive tautology that should in fact be worded, “We Don’t Know What We’re Talking About.”
Also noted: the reporter, who dutifully raised an eyebrow about how Pixar’s recent prospects hadn’t fared so well (and seemingly misread Box Office Mojo in the process) now writes: “Pixar has had an unbroken string of box-office successes since its “Toy Story” revolutionized animated films in 1995.”
And yet she can’t help herself. “But [Pixar] has also drawn skepticism from analysts with its risky choices of material,” she adds. Indeed. There has been skepticism, like in the last, misguided article on the subject, which was wrong, and is now being corrected. This would be like writing on November 5: “Obama was elected in a near-landslide, but has drawn skepticism for lack of experience from pundits, who questioned his electability.”
