Let's think about this for a minute---this movie came out over 20 years ago, was followed by a handful of lesser-loved tie-in material, including two DTV movies, and yet, it's 2014, and people are still talking about this like it's relevant to today. I've found it strange, but have come up with an explanation that I think might be the cause.
Back in 1994, the internet wasn't really around. So people couldn't discuss issues and details of the film as in depth as they can now. As a result, we're making up for lost time by discussing them here and now. Whereas something more recent, like, say, Harry Potter, died down pretty quickly once the movies ended,
Perhaps I'm overanalyzing it all, but I just thought it would be worthwhile to question how the franchise is still relevant, despite the fact that Disney ended it so many years ago.