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Captain Marvel (2019)
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Saw it. Is there a voting thread yet?
There is one currently on page 2
Burn me at the stake, then!
Sure. You can blame it on the supposed fanboys if you want to, but this was exactly the reaction that was expected after Brie Larson's controversial comments. This isn't just a minor incident. Some big publications have been covering the divisive reactions, and the mouse even stepped in to abolish the 'Want to See' on RT. Studios are recognizing that RT has a bigger influence on audience interest nowadays than ever.
I wouldn't be surprised if the 'Audience Score' gets hidden on RT, once it starts going down like on IMDB.
Through 20 films, Marvel has steered away from such controversies, but this is certainly the most controversial it has gotten. Brie is the only divisive casting choice Marvel has made. Personally disappointed that Stuckman didn't like her performance, she may have been miscast for a genre role like this:
That being said, I expect the film to be 'middle of the road' by Marvel standards. Ant-man quality or less. Feige is still running quality control, so he won't do a bad film.... regardless of an underwhelming lead actor.
This is an ideal situation for me because I don't want CM to underperform. Still a fan of this universe till Endgame comes out.
Brie Larson did not make any controversial comments. The idea that she did is a fabrication that has been debunked upthread by reference to her original statements.
Shhh! You'll ruin the butthurt narrative with facts.
Wait, who am I kidding? They aren't going to listen to facts!
Well that's certainly not true. There was a fair amount of wailing over Chris Evans and Mark Ruffalo.
I also recall some people shitting a brick over Idris Elba.
Wasn't there wailing when minority actors where playing certain roles in the Thor movies? Or am I having a Grandpa moment?
And even RDJ, unthinkable as that might seem now.
Thank you.
Nope. Not a Grandpa moment, because: Yep. Besides Idris Elba, also Tessa Thompson.
Also Tilda Swinton's choice as the Ancient One in Doctor Strange was controversial.
Apple's new TV division just picked up a Larson-produced and starring show.
The Daily Beast has posted about "angry white men los[ing] their damn minds."
Seems like a minor incident when she's getting work and the complaints are being dismissed by actual journalists as opposed to vloggers. I'm a straight, white male. I'm not bothered by her comments. I find those that are to be thin-skinned. Funny because I'm in the crowd that those people would probably call SJWs or NPCs or whatever shit they've decided to call me these days. And despite what some may say, its not because I'm following the liberal media's line. Its because I honestly think this is a silly complaint. There are a lot bigger things to get upset about than a movie or a star's comments.
The reading comprehension problems of fragile broflakes are not Brie Larson's fault.
