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The most insufferable thing about film twitter is the constant "uhm no, my bias towards a movie implies that I have the superior and moral taste".
Hating/disliking _____________ (fill it in) doesn& #39;t mean you& #39;re a more well-rounded, better person with a greater insight into the struggles/identity/moral center of the universe. It just means you have a specific taste.
Shit, Batman Forever is the best Batman movie don& #39;t @ me.
Shit, Batman Forever is the best Batman movie don& #39;t @ me.
This shit is why I hated comic book discourse for the longest time. Hell, the growth of the Youtube Video Essayists plague any kind of intellectual conversation because now people hold specific talents at a much higher regard than their own personal judgement.
I love The Last Jedi - it honestly managed to make Luke& #39;s entire story remind me of Kingdom Come AND myself dealing with my own depression. But I& #39;m not going to disparage Boyega for feeling like he was sidelined in the movie - because I see why he feels like that.
That also said, that acknowledgement of TLJ& #39;s failings doesn& #39;t allow the people to who hate the movie to claim some kind of victory. Like, fuck, really? A man, a hell of a talent, pours his heart out to the world to speak on an actual problem and your reaction is, "I WAS RIGHT!"
Me liking Raimi Spider-man, MCU Spider-man, and the Sequel Trilogy doesn& #39;t make me better than anyone else. Fuck. I am an idiot. I say stupid shit a lot. But for fuck& #39;s sake, y& #39;all are so damn tiring lately. If it isn& #39;t the Raimi bros starting their shit again it& #39;s something else
The whole congress of film/comic book/fandom twitter has de-evolved into a bunch of gatekeeping cliques. The "No True Scotsman" bullshit that is so toxic that it drives people away. These cliques create echo chambers within their communities with a cult like mentality.
I simply piss of Spider-Bros repeatedly by saying, "I like Spider-man being on the Avengers" OR "I& #39;m fine with changing the material in service of a better, more substantial story". Because that doesn& #39;t ruin a character to me. Believe me: 616 Spider-man is a mess enough.
This shit is why Kylo Ren exists. It& #39;s why he shouldn& #39;t be redeemed. No, this isn& #39;t me giving JJ Abrams crap; but he& #39;s so clearly designed to be the most obtusely, insufferable fan boy who deeply resents the thing he claims he loves and respects.
Here& #39;s a recommendation: be a fan of something. Or don& #39;t like something. "This makes me feel like _____, because of ______" But whatever it may be, just don& #39;t be an asshole about it. And if you& #39;re going to criticize it, actually use what& #39;s being presented in the thing.
"Well the director said_______", "Well this movie is clearly invoking______"; man, if it& #39;s not there, then it& #39;s not there. There& #39;s room for interpretation but if a larger section of your ceiling is missing... then you don& #39;t have a damn roof. Just a big ass hole.
Anyways, I was getting tired of a lot of shit lately and I needed to vent. Please listen to people when they have something to say, if I speak out of turn just tell me upfront. I am trying to do my best to be opinionated but supporting while never stepping on other people.
