Drinker's Chasers - Brie Larson's Redemption Arc?

Talk about a blast from the past. Has Brie Larson finally learned her lesson after nuking her movie career and spending the past five years in the wilderness? Let's find out.

[@daniels1485]

All she did was keep her mouth shut. She's been doing that for years now. Based on what she said it seems obvious that she still believes what she always did, she's just learned that it's best to keep some opinions to yourself.

[@travismcnasty51]

She has the updated playbook.

[@privatecitizen5968]

Exactly, thank you. I said the exact same thing just with different words. I'm all for forgiveness, when it's been properly earned and the person actually shows through years of hard work that they understand they screwed up and are genuinely sorry. This is not what's happened at all.

[@admirallily]

So? That's what people have been telling them for years. We don't care if they believe differently. They're aloud to as well. But we don't want that preached to us from their platforms of entertainment. Nothing wrong with the change. It's what was asked for.

[@admirallily]

@@privatecitizen5968 She has nothing to apologize for. She's allowed her beliefs. We just won't want to be preached at in our entertainment. If she's learned that, good for her.

[@sooperd00p]

Redemption arc from feminist to extreme feminist back to 2015 level feminism? More of a slight curve than an arc.

[@TestAcct46]

If that's the best we're gonna get I'll take it

[@xipheonj]

I would gladly return to 2015 feminism, they were loud but didn't have authoritarian control over every industry and the government itself. I disagreed with them then but they weren't a threat, meaning we could coexist.

[@texasbeast239]

arquette arquito

[@Lawrence_Talbot]

Yeah it’s the crash before the next high. Give it a few years and she’ll be at it again

[@ViolentMessiah666]

No. Redemption requires an admission of wrongdoing & an attempt to make good, she's done neither. I doubt she's changed her world views, just learned/been told not to say the quiet part out loud

[@maxsommers6843]

Agreed. The quotes in the article read, to me, more like "I'm not going to comment on this because I know I'll further tarnish my image the way my previous takes on this topic did." This smacks of public image damage control more so than change or redemption imo. She was posting that kind of stuff on her social media before she was cast as Captain Marvel and working for Marvel/Disney.

[@BumfluffAddlepate]

@maxsommers6843 "Bitch, I'm already practically unemployable, and you're asking me THIS!?!"

[@Sonny_McMacsson]

I watched the video too.

[@LeftCross_]

I don’t think there’s a redemption arc, she just learned to stop being the scapegoat. Her ego was hurt, that’s all.

[@malloryknox6802]

Or her agent told her to shut up

[@sayLeotardbutsayitChinese]

100% she realized the journalists had been using her as chum. Not a redemption but a step in the right direction at least

[@M-S_4321]

Lesson slowly learned: Keep Lips Closed Tight

[@rollrcoastrbacon2725]

Idk I think she might be on the autismo spectrum which is why she came out as a wall-to-wall feminist years ago. She’d probably rather just move on from this stigma she has with men

[@Sakattack2023]

Nah, it’s no longer profitable to be a raging feminist, so her pr guy told her to stfu.

[@clearspira]

My opinion of her is a very simple one from what i've seen: She is the type that says and does only what she thinks will make her the most popular at that moment in time. She thought insulting us back then would impress the right people and anger only those that she does not care about. And now, with her career in trouble and the winds shifting in Hollywood, suddenly there is a ''redemption arc''. Feel free to forgive her if you want but remember this: people like this will always shift back the moment she feels as if she has to.

[@sooperd00p]

Fella....feminism isn't all that thoughtful. She's angry and dumb....so are the writers and casting directors. It's not that deep.

[@MentalParadox]

@@sooperd00p Making money by saying what you think everyone wants to hear isn't "deep", unless have single-digit IQ

[@PatrickHenryWoW]

She's the Hollywood Mark Zuckerberg.

[@joelt2002]

That's pretty much all Hollywood stars.

[@malloryknox6802]

If The Marvels was a success instead of a bomb I bet she'd still be the same way as before

[@EvilMAiq]

Brie reminds me of my sister, it's really uncanny. It took nearly 35 years, but she cashed out every social coin she could with every member of our family, including extended members. Now she exists as an abstract for us all, nobody has spoken to her in a couple years, and when she comes up it's as a sort of collective sigh.

[@malificajones7674]

The key here is Brie being mid-30s. She hit the wall, and men aren't chasing after her like they used to. They aren't smiling and nodding at her f'nist BS in the hope of getting laid. The acting jobs have dried up and they aren't coming back.

[@dublinoseven3279]

It’s not redemption. It’s preservation.

[@hephaestus6365]

I don't understand how she's on some kind of redemption arc. She says, "If I say something, it will come back on me". She still believes all the stupid crap she believes, she's just learned to hush about it.

[@DeltaDragon79]

What has been said and done by these "Stars" in the recent past cannot be undone or unsaid. Its like trying to have a family reunion with family members who have relentlessly harrassed/insulted you. It's never going to work again.

[@bathtub_marmot]

She was all about fighting misogyny when she thought it would boost her value. Now it doesn’t. 🤷‍♂️

[@malificajones7674]

When she was younger and hotter, men smiled and nodded at her BS in the hope of getting laid. She's 35 now. She's too late for a redemption arc. Nobody cares.

[@vladpiranha]

She always struck me as insecure and easily manipulated. That's a dangerous mix in Hollywood.

[@dublinoseven3279]

Dangerous mix or a default mix?

[@BumfluffAddlepate]

She's been acting for so long and from such a young age she's never developed an actual personality of her own.

[@mablesfatalfable6021]

That's just women in general.

[@TheRoboJesus]

No forgiveness for any of these people. They sure as shit wouldn't forgive you if they had come out on top. Make holding the kind of beliefs she does unviable in society.

[@crazyralph6386]

Exactly. Their horse lost the race in November, and are scrambling in order to appear politically neutral. It won’t work.

[@brandonscott9747]

Yes! 100% agree, these people _have_ to pay for what they've done the last several years, they went way too far for us to just let it go

[@DoubleO88]

The fact that she said "I don't hate white dudes!" in a panic 2 seconds after her infamous 'A Wrinkle in Time not being for 40 year old white dudes' speech makes me feel DarkHour is closer to the truth here. She has no real personality of her own, she probably doesn't have many opinions on anything real, probably why she seemed to struggle with getting on with her Avengers co stars.

[@zacharymcmillan2788]

Groomed by Hollyweird. 🤨👍😏

[@Killjoy2071]

I agree; I think she’s an empty shell, devoid of any real opinions. She’s never lived in the real world, living in fantasy land her whole life. Controversial opinions were fed to her by liberal assistants and friends and she just echoed their beliefs.

[@newtpondskipper]

Add to that bit about her costars that she was being groomed as the lead and the heavy hitter stars have way more charisma and stage presence than she does. That must have been a bitter pill to swallow

[@Zso-VIII]

She's learned that the people egging her on are not her friends.

[@markiangooley]

Actual given name is Brianne. I can see why she’s abbreviated it but that’s just too cheesy…

[@meatpuppet5036]

A lot of actors are going to be like Homer walking out of Moe's then straight back in wearing the winning team colors.

[@BumfluffAddlepate]

"Hello Fellow White People!"

[@StopReadingMyNameOrElse]

No these kind of people don't change. All these kinds of celebrities, like the ones in the "Imagine" music video, are actively planning how to be more famous, make more fans, etc. It's all they care about, and if that means going radio silent for a year and stop talking about Captain Marvel, then that's what they will do. Of course she pays attention, she and her agent or publicist always have. She even said "I don't know if I'm coming back doesn't everyone hate me?" Right before or after Marvels dropped. She found a new tactic and will do it until it stops working.

[@MrReubenTishkoff]

She's doing the Hollywood version of Taqyyah.

[@Tim_the_Enchanter]

Less talking. More tank tops.

[@franklinrichards8851]

For what she has said and done and the EVIL that has been done she should just fade away like a bad dream when the sunlight shines on it. There is NO redemption arc for her. She has made enough money to live the rest of her life in silence. Most sites say she is worth 25 million, if she cant live the rest of her nasty life off that then there is something wrong.

[@chrisjenkins9978]

There is no “redemption arc”. She’s just been told by her publicist to keep quiet about her Fem-Freak views because it’s not good for business. As far as I’m concerned, she and all of fem-freak sisters are done.

[@privatecitizen5968]

Even money says if her redemption arc flops we'll see her OF page within a year. I feel it should flop, not to see her OF, but because people need to stop giving fellatio/cunnilingus to people that hate you because they've finally become smart enough to stop screaming as loudly as they can that they hate you. Redemption/forgiveness is something you earn through years of hard work and showing that you've actually changed, not just stopping the violent/stupid behavior that got you ostracized in the first place.

[@joelt2002]

When she was questioned about the Marvels and how the fans were excited to see her return. She was like, "Are they?"

[@dublinoseven3279]

The timer has started. She’ll be in something co-starring Nic Cage within 5 years.

[@beowulfsrevenge4369]

"Camembert Larson" 🤣😂🤣😂

[@markiangooley]

Getting named Brianne was a piece of misfortune, as that it’s typically pronounced Brie Anne.

[@bob_the_bomb4508]

It’s a bit runny Sir…

[@hailberseker5387]

She probably just felt that the wind is suddenly blowing in the other way

[@blacknexus7518]

The only thing she has learned is that her crap isn't being supported anymore so she's changing her tune.

[@AngeloPetrino69]

Female superheroes are no problem, Brie Larson is.

[@commentguy6]

so she's obeying her handlers when they told her to lay off the sexiest comments and now we are praising her ?

[@MzQTMcHotness]

No. Not redemption. Look at this like Nala, yes, she’s saying the right things. But is it the right reason, or is this just the right thing to say right now? Brie Larson is fully inculcated. Hopefully she sees the light.

[@martinh8784]

Gal Gadot did her 2-year compulsory military service in the IDF and left with the rank of Sergeant. She was a combat fitness instructor. Compare that with Snow Woke and the Tropic Thunder advice "Never go full Rachel Zegler".

[@GimbleOnDew]

No, she is an actor, now she is just an actor for a different audience, and always for money.

[@joshuapinkley8562]

Redemption arcs only matter is the person CHOOSES redemption. Shes obviously being told to do this.

[@kurtmccathron3781]

I do t really care what she believes. I don’t need her to change her mind, just act and keep it to herself/peer group

[@darrenrenna]

"Smart" isn't the first word that comes to mind when someone mentions Sidney Sweeney, though has anyone noticed how great a job she is doing of NOT saying stupid things to alienate large groups of people? She may become a case study of how a pretty young actress can best manage their window of fame.

[@jamesk9321]

Yep. She leaned into MW being terrible and played along with the joke.

[@malificajones7674]

There's only one reason that young women become famous actresses. If they spout off with man-hating f'nist BS, then their short window of fame will shrink very quickly. Brie Larson is 35. She wasted her hot years alienating her audience. Her career is finished.

[@libRteedude]

Larson 100% still believes in her ultra-feminist ideas, but she's gotten the memo that her 2019-era antics have been a big part of her career downturn and is simply keeping quiet to save whatever career she has left. Also see: Jennifer Lawrence, who couldn't stop talking about her politics throughout the 2010s, but who now only rarely opines on politics after her career slowed to a crawl and her movies were no longer hits.

[@FranktheDachshund]

No redemption from who she is, she just finally listened to a PR team and learned to keep her mouth shut.

[@mablesfatalfable6021]

The PR teams were telling them all to play up to it not so long ago.

[@Raoulduke3305]

The work dried up…no she’s desperate…not buying it…career over…period

[@bpuryea]

If she's parroting and she doesn't believe it - that's far worse in my opinion.

[@EvilSideStalker666]

Short answer: no. Long answer: nooooooooooooooooooo

[@johnholmes4577]

She don't seem to agree but understands being an Actor/Activist isn't a double major, it's a double negative.

[@captainvimes6079]

I was an extra on a show called Devs. The assistant director of Captain Marvel was there, and he said Brie "was unbelievably hard to work with and absolutely phoned it in". Seems nothings changed Edit: having a female stalker myself, its lovely to hear women quantify statistics rather than caring about my life. I have a mother too ya know.

[@edelmantoamendola]

Nah she was just massively popular for a bit and thought she could act like a snob. Now her popularity has faded as she realized how much that attitude plummeted her career.

[@arturotoscanini3833]

The frog and the scorpion story.

[@justinrodriguez5957]

At the very least, she's learned no one needs to hear her opinion on anything, especially when she doesn't know anything about those opinions she's asked. She's learned "Silence is golden". And you know what, I'm good with that. She can have whatever opinions she has, but she has learned no one gives a shit about it and wants to hear about it. The reporters just want their bits and that's it. And good on her for learning the lesson.

[@sillyhead7441]

Great to see Mr. H on the panel. His videos are great!

[@dazgreensmoker669]

She would love to be in a position where 40 something year old white dudes were critiquing her movies now.

[@Kevin-Keys]

I think you had it right in the beginning. She spotted the trap the reporter wasnt putting down. Shes had plenty of time to look back and know exactly what will get her backlash. Her profession is Acting and lives in California, i dont think a redemption can happen given the world she lives in. Also correct shes gonna get heat from her own side most likely. Not a simp but kinda feel bad for her, how do you change in that industry without getting banned from work essentially? Quite the political pickle, but she got herself there so is what it is.

[@devlinallistair-zx5by]

Come on, Drinker. You know better than that.

[@IDieHardForever]

If Brie Larson came out with a statement like "that was such a wacky time and I got caught up in it and definitely had an attitude and now I look back and feel kinda childish and stupid so ... my bad yall" that would 100% put me back in the mindset of when she was the in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and was just awesome. I don't need an apology, those are for fake people that only want an admission of guilt. I just want to know she isn't a misandrist c-word... the other difference is I'm perfectly fine with her saying nothing and me disliking her. It's a free country and no one owes anyone anything.

[@docsavage8640]

It's so funny how everyone is misrepresenting what she said. She's not staying out of political nonsense. She's amping it up by implying the world is so misogynistic that she'll be punished if she says anything about it

[@LembeckIsStaying]

Exactly. Gotta understand womanese.

[@garylancaster8612]

Always the victim

[@xipheonj]

That's reading too much into it, your bias is showing. She's literally staying out it, there was no implication other than what you brought into it. I've seen many people arguing the opposite, that she's afraid to be punished by the progressives if she says anything. The reality is that she learned not to say anything at all, period, because the general public are sick of it no matter which side it's for.

[@PatkaBoy831]

@@xipheonj exactly lol

[@marychocolatefairy]

Brie was given a gift in that The Marvels came out when actors weren't able to promote their movies due to the strike. I kept seeing people who didn't realize this praising her for her silence. So she's got to have noticed at some point that this was the wiser move. Before the gag on actors, she'd been saying the usual, e.g. that her non white co-stars would trigger certain people.

[@Stonegoal]

Captain Marvel has been an asshole for decades, so Brie Larson was a 10/10 casting.

[@zaltbommelairways]

She's a bit of a blank slate, without much personality of her own. She followed a bandwagon, that didn't work out the way she wanted, and now she's back to start.

[@c1ph3rpunk]

I’d go with “life sucking vapid soulless emptiness”, not “blank slate”.

[@Plainview-tu7xn]

I don't understand this effort to try and redeem her.

[@JustTooDamnHonest]

Redemption requires an admission to any wrongdoing then with a genuine attempt to make good and Brie has done neither in the years of silence for she most likely became a scapegoat for the studio in order to save face and was thrown to the side and Brie's views are most likely the same as before and only now she is keeping them to herself.

[@davidblue819]

Actors and actresses don't like to give us audiences what we want, including genuine redemption arcs.

[@TheDavidPoole]

Not so much Camembert, as Limburger methinks.

[@MSgt5J071]

😂😂😂 LOVE IT!!! 😂😂😂

[@TheDavidPoole]

@MSgt5J071 cheers Sarge! 👍🏼

[@txflood2519]

Who cares. She's 35 and her only skillset is being attractive but she brings a lot of baggage to any project she would be involved in. She made herself way too easy to replace.

[@zacharymcmillan2788]

A wise man once said,"It's better to keep one's mouth shut and be thought of as a fool,than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt." 👍😏

[@kentonkruger8333]

Drinker has it right; when they're on top and think they're untouchable, that's when the true person comes out.

[@KojoAsanti-e1v]

So, it's perhaps not surprising that Gal Gadot has strong opinions on the topic of feminism. The actress - who had almost given up on her film career when she landed Hollywood's most badass female role - believes anyone who is not a feminist is by default sexist. "People always ask me, 'Are you a feminist?'" Gadot tells Rolling Stone, in a new interview out this month. "And I find the question surprising, because I think, 'Yes, of course. Every woman, every man, everyone should be a feminist. Because whoever is not a feminist is a sexist.'"

[@wayneorchard5570]

She grew up. That's about it.

[@Sergeant_Fury]

If she were the least bit intelligent, she would have used the past few years for some introspection to see where she went wrong and given the DT reporter some substantial analysis of her journey. She doesn't sound too bright.

[@respectthisdiesel6433]

Mr H is such a good live stream guest and yet such a terrible channel.

[@problematicspaghettios]

Nope. And they're (journalists) are not her enemy. She's just wised up. I've seen nothing to make me believe she's had a change of heart or realizes the things she's said were wrong. No remorse or apology. Nah, she just got smart is all and doesn't want to ruin her career further by going along with the journalists. Thats it. That is not redemption.

[@darkhart1275]

no interest in brie her acting in m-she-u was sad. her attitude is crap. but at lease she understands that she is responsible for her own future job opportunities by staying out of controversy, but the look she had defiantly indicates she really wanted to lash out with her opinion but showed control.

[@Story2ScreenMovieReviewPodcast]

Btw, when Brie Larson was cast as Captain Marvel and attended the announcement back at the 2016 (yes guys.....nine years ago this July) in person, i distinctly remember fans were extremely, 100% on board with her for the role. It wasnt until the whole White Dudes, too many white critics, and the eventual build up and release of Captain Marvel and her left leaning political siding that fans started to turn on her. Also the only notable movies or TV shows shes done since Captain Marvel are Just Mercy, Lessons in Chemistry, Fast X, and The Marvels. Thats kinda it and nothing else of major notoriety.

[@GLJosh]

Brie was a solid dramatic actress but not well suited for an action franchise. She was used to talking to the 'small room' with the same group think. Then she got pushed into the big room, she said the same things but received so much more coverage.

[@lJ0blixen]

Bahahaha she like the rest of weirdo celebrities are all irrelevant

[@lumskull1084]

These actresses should watch Adam Sandlers Mr deeds because there’s a scene where Mr deeds punches a football player in the face for using bad language in front of women and then he says “you might want to change you’re attitude otherwise nobody will want to work with ya” after he asked if he can work with another team, and it’s pretty true that a shitty attitude can have really bad effects for a career

[@irritablerisk]

This is the laugh I needed on a shit Friday. Thanks Drinker.

[@sixonesix9429]

H, Random, Mauler and Drinker in 1 vid.... Great stuff :)

[@elitronprime7322]

Ms Brie Cheese being smart? Surprised

[@brainrich1358]

Redemption arc? Idk. Does she still believe what she said in the past? Idk. What I know for sure is she seems a lot more bearable than before. Maybe she still believes in what she believes in but understands now that there is a time and place for it and on a promo tour for a movie that has nothing to do with that topic is not the place.

[@MsSharondenadel]

Fake redemption arc. She's just forced to keep her mouth shut because her wallet suffered enough and she had to change her angle and keep her personnal beliefs for herself.

[@BohemianCarpenter]

To be fair to me, i always kinda liked her lol. A product of her enviroment for sure, but i always thought she meant well.

[@Bjorn_R]

I dont really think she has changed her mind, she has just learned to keep her opinions to herself

[@KojoAsanti-e1v]

MeToo Advocate Brie Larson REFUSES to BASH Johnny Depp in Cannes Interview!

[@sirchadiusmaximusiii]

You could’ve been nicer with the thumbnail (top tier rack). And that’s coming from ME, the guy that gets massive heat from your groupies if I say “don’t pay money to people that hate you” (I know, such an extremist pov) lol.

[@KojoAsanti-e1v]

“Our culture will be so much richer the day that we can finally stop saying, ‘Hey, it’s all white dudes who are running things,'” Christian Bale said. “Whether that be Hollywood, whether that be Washington, you know. We’re going to get, in Hollywood, so much better films and so much more interesting stories being told and America will become the America that the rest of the world sees it as, that makes it unique…that we recognize makes this such a beautiful, brilliant country.”

[@nodruj8681]

I have seen this before yet can't find it anywhere

[@KojoAsanti-e1v]

@nodruj8681 just google 'christian bale white dudes'

[@KojoAsanti-e1v]

@nodruj8681 just search for 'christian bale white dudes'

[@Ionic457]

SO glad we don't hav to listen to millionares

[@jacobdavis3876]

For me, Brie’s redemption as a serious actor came with Lessons in Chemistry. She should have won the Emmy for that one.

[@Slyarno2795]

She has no redemption

[@unlimitedrabbit]

More like Limburger Larson. Am I right? Ah? Ahhhhhhh?

[@MrSman67]

I like Bree Larson as an actress. She is very talented. However, she needs to shut up and just do her job. That will make everybody happy. I hope she just keep her mouth shut for things not related to acting.

[@jsedwards25]

Why does Mauler never go on camera? Is he disfigured by an acid attack or something?

[@LikwidSnake]

I 100% think that she definitely believes everything she has said in the past and it affected her career negatively. She REALLY wants to say the things she believes but she also is like any other actor and craves attention for her acting and other work. She can't get that if no one is watching anymore.

[@waltski4375]

Redemption act. There fixed it for you.

[@DocGadget11]

Remember when she had a KZbin channel. I wonder what happened to it?

[@squoblat]

The sheer irony of a feminist accepting being told to just shut up and look pretty is the funniest part of all of this.

[@Cancoillotteman]

Honestly it's her right to believe whatever she believes. It's her duty as a public figure to keep her mouth shut on issues she has no qualifications properly understanding. So she's doing alright in my book with this reaction !

[@chethammer]

Why do you care what Brie Larson believes or doesn't believe? What has she really ever done to deserve your disdain? Not believe everything you believe? Get in line. People are allowed to their own opinions.

[@Scruffynerfherder10]

If anything, this just shows how terrible journalists are right now; it started with sports journalism reporting on pure tabloid stuff, and has emigrated to absolutely every part of journalism

[@harrar8]

Doubt it. She’s just better coached now

[@KojoAsanti-e1v]

her tv series on apple tv was a huge hit ..called lessons in chemistry

[@JoJoJoker]

She is a person just like everyone else, and most people are sick of being controlled by those demanding compliance. Larson did what she had to for her career but I think many people are happy to no longer have to go along with all this crap.

[@Dave_McKansas]

I don't care about her "redemption", just go tell stories and talk about the stories and the experience of creating them. She can act. It would be great to see a few actors focus on JUST THAT.

[@carlrood4457]

I don't know. It was an earlier generation, but Kurt Russell grew up in Hollywood and he's smart enough to keep his mouth shut.

Ridiculous. Shes the same old monster.

[@JHowardDesign]

Brie Larson now when approached about this stuff reminds me of the main character in West World being shown something and just saying "Doesnt seem like much of anything to me".

[@randycliff4045]

Actors, especially child actors, are not normal people. Regular teenagers are expected to say and do a variety of stupid things -- receive correction, learn and grown, so hopefully by your 20s the young person is mostly socialized for their environment. Actors, for too many reasons, are denied this, and somehow get into their 20s and 30s and respond like teenagers. In the past, the studios didn't want their stars speaking their own opinions, or even having one. Maybe the typical actor should just return to that mode -- shut up ... dance monkey dance.