Frozen

People get so caught up in things.
This world, these differences, are just to much pressure on our own human nature.
After all the conflicts, all the wrong doings of the past, and no lesson learned.
We still find ourselves drowning in hatred.
We know how fast things have been changing. Trends, technologies, markets all change in a matter of years, maybe months, weeks or even days.
We are mostly a grand nation, united in all that the globalized cultures of the world can offer. Yet, we have our borders, our societies, our laws, to remind ourselves that we are not part of something bigger, that we have to share and live with different but similar people.
All this creates a great void in where we can't live in our own "society", but we don't want to interact with people in our community. We are forced into conflict with other people's opinions when in the end, it does no matter.
This leads to hate.
The internet leads to hate.
We are thought to fight for our opinions, and when we bump into a dissenting opinion on the internet, we "have" to fight.
I know the whole discourse about the anonymity. The internet's "greatest" flaw. But in the end, all that does is give voice to those who did not have before.
It is easy for people living in the internet to not even care or know about conflicts in the real world and vice versa. And in the end, everything is shifting and changing because of both of these behaviours.
It's become far too easy to criticize.
It is a profession at this point. And at least it provides a service for people around the world. But criticism may lead to a blurred line on values. What happens when you see something again for the 10th time when you're a critic. You write it off as bad, not innovative, old, repetitive. No matter how good it is. That is when it turns to anger again. A fight between the dissenting opinions. A fight that does not see the big picture.
In the gaming world we are so eager to see the next big flashy thing, and some people will think it is great, and some people will think it is just the same with little new. And as usual, both of them are right and wrong.
And thrown to the side, dismissed as unimportant, as not true to the values, we see those old lumbering titans, doing what they have been doing for so long. Longer than most people care to remember, so long and so different from the changing sands of the ever fast present.
But there is a reason why they are still there.
It not simply because they do what do better than anyone else. It is not because they are trying to satisfy their need for money.
They are there, because even if we don't know it, we (as a species) NEED them.
We need those titans because no one else will do the dirty job that helps calm hatred and instill hope.
Take a glimpse at "Rise of the Guardians" if you want to understand the need for hope.
In this world filled with hatred, we need, or inner child begs, these things.
Not matter how evil and greedy those corporations may seem, the provide something far beyond their products.
Coca-Cola is older than anyone alive, and despite it's consumer oriented business on selling products, it does so by spreading a little bit of joy and wonder. They spread the message to live and enjoy. Check any commercial. The message is clear, it is not about self empowering, it is about enjoying live.
Nintendo has taken all the criticism for what it has done in that last few years, from betrayal, to abandon, old feelings were hurt. Now, it is hard to come a flagship launch that is not labeled as more of the same. Yet, in a market where almost every product seems money oriented, it is hard to find something, that has a positive message to it, something that carries hope, like nintendo's main titles. It is not simply to save the damsel, it is the illusion that when the "world" is in danger, someone will rise. There will always be hope for heroes. That is the good behind it, the one we are missing.
At lastly, the best and most guaranteed source of hope and good messages. Disney/Pixar. All of the animation studios put out so many great titles, they are all making this world a little better each year, but I want to focus on the old titan. Disney is very old. It was a pioneer, it was a creating, the catalyst. All to tell a message. Disney has been there for a long time and they still put out movies every year build up around the same base premises. There never was a horror story, or a movie in service of action, it is always been about the same thing. Love. While I've heard a lot of discussions about gender stereotypes set by disney, it is not the point. How you view or perceive correct behaviour and societal norms, is up to each individual. In the end, each story, independent of your view, is a reminder that there is love to be found in the world. No matter how bleak your life may seem, and let's face it, most people haven't been cursed by witches, so you're bettor off right from the start. It shows us that there is always going to be trouble in life, but if you do your best, good things will come of it. And sure, life is not as simple as that, but if no one teaches us that we need to do our best, be ourselves, and not do anything evil, then how can we have any hope?
Frozen is a great movie, it is true to what Disney does best. And it is what this world needs a lot more of. A lesson that you should love more, and suppress your hate and not do harmful things for your own benefit.

No matter how many problems people may have with these titans, they are still giving hope to people. A lot more than those people wasting their times criticizing them on the internet. Next time you think about complaining about something, try to use your time to make something positive instead. Don't waste your time on hate. Life your own life to it's fullest and remember that you don't need to waste your time on people that don't agree with your, the world is large and there will always be people to share things with.

There is love to be found everywhere. On any person. We need it more than we realize. And I look forward to see what great drops of hope these great companies create every year.