The term “cash grab” gets bandied around a lot, often by people who seem shocked to learn that Hollywood creates movies in order to profit from them. Indiana Jones 5 was a cash grab; who would want to watch one of the most beloved characters in movie history go on another adventure? Barbie is a cash grab; thank goodness society has wise men to warn us that a movie based on a toy secretly has an ulterior motive. And you might want to sit down for this, but some critics have pointed out that Disney and Marvel aren’t always in it for the sheer joy of creation.
