Hollywood vs Fans - Everybody Loses

[@TheCriticalDrinker]

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[@camrendavis6650]

See, us Transformers fans are good. Say what you want about Michael Bay, but at least he didn't pull a "Last Jedi" or "Rise Of Skywalker" on us. I'll take my shitty explosions over that any day.

[@jonathanperry8331]

Hey CD do you even read these comments?

[@natejennings5884]

When these remakes come from certain institutions (Hollywood or Silicon Valley) you already know it's gonna be half-assed at best and woke AND half-assed at worst. Usually it's at worst. I passed on the remakes of Fame, Ghostbusters, and Heathers due to said expectations. I'll be passing on the Highlander remake for those exact same reasons.

[@atharvadeshpande4749]

@@camrendavis6650 Cuz a Franchise that's already bad can't be made worse. I say this as a Transformers Fan. I have my transformers action figures to prove it.

[@jonathanperry8331]

@@camrendavis6650 this is just my opinion but Michael Bay Was a transformers heretic. He didn't need to make "a last Jedi" of transformers because that's what he started with

[@ПетрКондратьев-ж8о]

Well, at least Back to the future is safe since Robert Zemecis went out of his way to include the clause in his contract that even after he's dead the studio is not allowed to remake it or make any sequels.

[@leonevelake]

Not a really a fan of the movies or the director.. but good on him.

[@soyuzdavillan721]

Ah... Gaspadin Kondratyev; we meet again 🧐🧐🧐 indeed Zemeckis' idea was clever. Typical Lithuanian Jew lol

[@samblack5313]

Thank faaaaaaark for that.

[@maddogbasil]

@@soyuzdavillan721 🤣🤣🤣 But it was still a smart move tho Almost like he knew how shit remakes would be Smart guy

[@JK-gx7kd]

Advice George Lucas should have followed.

[@JohnTrustworthy]

A black female transgender teen going back in time to jump start the civil rights movement = Black To The Future.

[@BombingUrToiletAgain]

The protagonist also needs to be physically handicapped in some way as well. And forgot to mention obese.

[@sithsaiyan4529]

Transgender non binary 😂

[@finned958]

Actually, The Umbrella Academy had a story arc doing exactly this.

[@kri249]

Family guy did this parody. Peters black cousin was in it. He was Marty MacSuperfly.

[@renzogarcia4296]

Her name was Kameltoe Harris!!

[@sirtroglodyte4956]

As Tolkien said, "Evil cannot create, only corrupt."

[@mellon3891]

The Silmamazon's gonna be a riot.

[@mala6238]

He is a genius.

[@ozobborozzo398]

that is incredible and accurate at the same time

[@haroldb1856]

It's sad to see evil corrupting Tolkien's work.

[@asc3nded397]

Tolkien is such a genius. It’s going to be so devastating to see Amazon destroy his hard work when the release the new tv show. There is a chance they could do it right but I’m not willing to bet on that.

[@k1n6n07h1n6]

I always think of Matt Smith when he was cast as the Doctor. He was fairly open about how he hadn't ever watch Doctor Who, and that put some fans off, but he didn't pull a Whitaker, do his own thing, then bitch about the fans not liking him. He went back and watched some of the previous episodes and older series. He got a sense of what was expected of the Doctor, and he worked to give the fans what they actually wanted. Now he's considered one of the best Doctor's in the history of the show, unlike Whitaker who fans are actively waiting for her to go.

[@36424567254]

matt smith is the only reason I kept watching doctor who for as long as I did, despite being bored to death of the (for the second time in a row) completely useless 3rd wheel male companion injected in the series only to be able to have a pointless fake love triangle. As well as bored to death of the pacifism-at-all-costs of the previous doctor, where the writers wrote themselves into a corner and finally had to resort to implausible and repeated deus ex machina to save the world, since they had written the doctor into being unable to act upon the danger.

[@AugustFilmmaking]

I must say that I love all of the new doctors, even Whittaker. I think she could have been amazing, but fell victim to bad writing. Really bad writing. To many things changed at once and I feel that the team is the failure, not her. This is coming from a huge fan of the Doc as well, so I think that she's a special case of wanting to fulfill a classic character but awful writing and execution.

[@steven6021]

TLDR

[@timgoldberg3333]

It just goes to show that you don't need to be a fan of a series to do it justice, just have the humility and work ethic to do your research and put effort into it.

[@garylancaster8612]

How's that eagerly anticipated replacement working out for you?

[@theshadowman1398]

If they listened to fans they would get proper results like Paramount had with Sonic. But I guess majority of the executives are living on a different planet

[@superstarultra28]

Not exactly proper. A lot of animators lost their jobs as a result of the redesign.

[@Wormy_fren]

Planet? They're on a entirely different system.

[@blackmantis3130]

Woke planet

[@theshadowman1398]

@@superstarultra28 You mean the ones that screwed up with the first design ?

[@davidcatlett4052]

And there's a sequel coming next year.

[@justsomeguywholovesberserk6375]

A Good Studio is a one that doesn’t insult fans or lecture them

[@stringer2295]

perfectly said

[@damdog74]

You mean a normal one

[@el_killorcure]

@@YoureUsingWordsIncorrectly Let them buy their own crap then. Nothing talks louder than money...

[@Rushour717]

A good leader doesn't insult their followers

[@saschaberger3212]

I can't believe that we live in times where you have to say something like this and it's not common knowledge and normal anymore

[@mac1991seth]

I have to admit, I get a bit teary-eyed whenever Sonic is mentioned in this type of discussion. The movie itself wasn't awesome. It was serviceable. It was decent. It was almost average. But the fact that they fixed the blue speeding boy for the fans is just heart-warming. It's the right thing to do. The movie doesn't deserve a sequel for the post credits scene, it deserves a sequel for respecting the fans. Of which I am not. And I'll still watch the sequel.

[@NexusKin]

I watched it for Jim Carey's revitalized performance as Dr. Robotnik.

[@FC3692230]

@@NexusKin me too, to be honest. The movie was average. He improved it considerably. And the lack of politics made it look as something fresh.

[@zacharyrollick6169]

It was no literary masterwork. It was fun. And that's all I need.

[@Agent-ur7tf]

Same thing, I wasn't exactly amazed by the story, but the way they treated fans was so amazing of them They actually went and brought the old sonic designer for this movie to give fans what they need. I don't say this movie was the first to do it, but it was the best in so long, especially after what happened with the star wars sequel trilogy

[@Agent-ur7tf]

I'm gonna start a war here ain't I?

[@Dr.Cosmar]

Samuel L Jackson. He wanted a purple lightsaber, Lucas didn't want to give it to him because it wasn't cannon. He ended up giving him what he wanted, and he spawned a whole lore based around lightsaber colors. The intrigue sparked at his purple lightsaber (something an actor and fan wanted) sparked thousands of more adventures in the galaxy far far away.

[@Dowlphin]

Samuel W. Jackson. 😎

[@casinodelonge]

Good job Darth Vader didnt ask for a purple helmet

[@anthemlog]

It's despicable when they call old school fans "neckbeards" and "manchildren". Those neckbeards have watched these movies for 20 or 30 years. They spent thousands of dollars on figures, blu rays, posters, keychains, shirts, and all other manner of useless merch. They paid to see the actors and writers and directors. They gave these franchises the long lasting energy they have and these hacks want to discard them for not accepting their hijacking of the franchise.

[@TheEvertw]

Insulting your most ardent fans is not a viable long-term strategy...

[@theundergrad5994]

So true.

[@Hinatachan360]

The fans also watch the originals with their own children, keeping the fandom alive with the next generation. Stupid woke cultural vandals forget that the original fans grew up to have families of their own.

[@holydubee1]

You just get to a point where you turn off the tube and go for a walk, I personally feel like I’ve watched enough tv.

[@redfordreddington8834]

some of them are manchildren. no lies there

[@K-One582]

I miss the days when Batman Begins was considered the standard for what a reboot should be.

[@blaisetelfer8499]

Hell yeah. The difference between Nolan and the hacks who buy up every comic book or 80's cartoon IP they can get their hands on, besides his overall film making prowess, is that he truly desired to make a Batman epic with passion. Batman was not a respected source material when he jumped at the chance to direct it in the early 2000's, but he knew it could be if given the proper treatment and taken seriously. This was at a time when the name was tainted by Joel Schumacher's Batman movies, so this was quite a risk. The people ruining these franchises in modern day are the opposite of risk-takers; they only touch old IP's that are guaranteed to make money. Nolan looked at the essentials of his source material, took us on a journey with Bruce Wayne to get to know him and understand his motivation behind everything, then topped it off with an awesome-looking Gothic landscape and intimidating villains. If you're JJ Abrams and all you care about is money, you have no motive to craft your own story or create a proper sense of adventure with pre-existing characters.

[@NexusKin]

Yeah, I also loved "Casino Royale," which came out around the same time and was an excellent reboot for James Bond with Daniel Craig.

[@gott2641]

@@NexusKin I loved "Casino Royale" too! Peter Sellers was as hilarious as ever!

[@K-One582]

@@NexusKin Yeah Casino Royale too. Batman Begins and Casino Royale were reboots done right. They delved deeper into the character’s psyche and told sophisticated and compelling stories. Nowadays, a reboot just means the property is getting woke. Hope the new Batman proves me wrong. Trailer looked amazing but we all know how misleading trailers can be…

[@danielrobinson2861]

Today it would be Bat-trans Begins...

[@josephmedic7478]

Being WOKE is a great excuse for Hollywood. It allows them to overlook bad writing, bad acting, bad directing bad producing, bad bad bad. Pay no attention to the crap behind the curtain..Only pay attention to THE MESSAGE!

[@bujharvard9313]

Some idiots are shallow enough that they look at diversity as important an element in a movie or show as story or acting. Their disease ridden brains trick them into mistaking woke messaging and diversity casting for actual quality.

[@herheartbeats5727]

In short, fashionable gimmicks paying excuse to all the crappy design and interior...and the selling price put WAY beyond what is sufferable...

[@robertmiles1603]

all the people who believe in the message can form a big long giant conga line to line up to kiss my fucking ass

[@sweetbobbybliss]

Dang, you’re right!!

[@ElJewPacabrah]

Bingo

[@harvesterofstorms4932]

I remember when I saw the documentary When Star Wars Ruled The World and heard Kevin Smith say that the scene where Luke takes Vader’s mask off to reveal the face of a frail, broken man was “disappointing.” It was at that moment I knew that Kevin Smith was a fucking idiot.

[@mrcliff3709]

Wow really?

[@dunkelwalde695]

Yeah Kevin Smith sucks big time lol

[@partygrove5321]

@@dunkelwalde695 So freaking over-rated schmendrick from NJ

[@tomcruze7898]

Clerks 2 totally ruined the magic that was the first film

[@partygrove5321]

@@tomcruze7898 He's been coasting ever since, like Joisey Girl

[@djk287]

A big problem is the villains now can’t even be “problematic”.

[@alienzenx]

@@priapulida Not only weak, but they are not allowed to have any redeeming characteristics that could make the audience possibly relate to them or understand their motivations. Other than that they are a weak man with a small penis who needs to oppress women to make up for his insecurity I guess....which it not something many people can relate to.

[@finned958]

They can’t have evil villain characters anymore. It’s too black and white (unintended pun). It’s too Christian to have clearly bad people versus heroes. Blurring the line between good and evil has been the progressive project for years.

[@Strideo1]

@@alienzenx Like Dracula in the animated Castlevania show on Netflix. Yeah, he wants to murder all of humanity for vengeance but they actually make us understand the pain and anger that led him to that decision. Like, wow. An actual well written villain.

[@sofaris576]

I know this is random but I have to think of a cartoon villain whos skin color actully turns when he equips his power mcguffin. Pretty cool design I really like his short but cool transformation sequence. A pretty enjoyable and fun villain. Has a bit of a goofy attitute but is also a bad ass fighter. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pICYaqZpd9ahotU (spoiler alert fore Wakfu)

[@the_shortski6053]

@@alienzenx Some can but the redeeming qualities are usually more forced upon. It really depends on what the character is. If the villain is male then usually they are evil beyond belief no matter the reasoning. If the villain is female then they'll try to create a redeeming quality that may never had been intended or how bad their goal was like Cruella. And based on their sexuality, it may depend if they are going to be a villain or not. Like Ghost Spider I think his name was in Batwoman. He was initially DC's villain version of Spider-Man but they made him trans or something in the show. So automatically, he can't be evil. It gets rather predictable when we know what "the message" is and how they treat people. So we can pretty much tell who's good or bad just by looking at them or if they tell us their checkboxes

[@bVdaunat]

Situations like these always reminds me of the time when Henry Cavil said in an interview that fans aren't toxic when they speak out, they're passionate.

[@GhostLink92]

If that's true, then I respect him a lot more. He was a great for for The Witcher, because he himself is a fan. He understands how protective we can be of these stories, and how understandably pissed we can get when some hack fucks it up for the sake of social kudos.

[@FatherSaunders]

@@GhostLink92 It is true ffs. All you have to do is look up said interview. Too much to ask anyone anymore. Instant gratification has ruined humanity. God forbid you take two seconds to search before posting "if thats true" DUURRRRRR

[@theprodigalsun__]

@@FatherSaundersbit of an over reaction, I think you should have saved this rant for one of those “source, or it isn’t real” people. Their comment was perfectly reasonable, classic case of misplaced anger lol

[@doctorbrown5957]

@@FatherSaunders You're very angry.

[@georgelucas2571]

Yeah not all fans are passionate. Remember all those fans who were yelling “George Lucas raped our childhood” when the prequels came out?

[@matiaspizarro7960]

"Fans want continuation, not revolution" Abso-f-lutely. Quality content as always, drinker!

[@mattp6089]

Yes revolution is a tool best reserved for when people **don't** like something...

[@residentelect]

@@JustTooDamnHonest Excellent point mate. Then factor in that back in the day "movies" and "political movies" were two entirely different experiences. One was soley intended to entertain the majority through such simple yet timeless tropes as "good vs evil" or "boy meets girl", and the other being a production which does not hide the fact that the plot/theme is promoting or criticising a particular agenda. Nowadays almost every production contains an agenda which is either pushed onto the mainstream audience by the writers and producers in order "educate" them , or the whole project has been created to ingratiate the writers and producers et al with their fellow "activist elite" and the (totally unbiased) reviewers who's Rotten Tomatoes score often dwarfs that of the Audience Score. The Lesbian "Masturbaters of the Uterus" is a perfect example of the above, irrespective of how much Smith denies it.

[@JustTooDamnHonest]

@@residentelect I still remember when Kevin Smith wasn't getting any work and he was crying his ass off to the point where it was getting sad and when he finally landed an IP it was He-Man and all the proof was out there that he wasn't the man for the job and when Masters of the Universe R came out well it was at you said the Lesbian Masturbaters of the Uterus". Which under different like if it was a Hentai parody then that would be something else. But yes there was a time when Hollywood poked fun at certain subject matters because it was funny or something that was to be laughed at and if we were at war we would make war movies(like back during WW2 they would have commercials that would inform us on the war and what we could do to up support it)

[@owllymannstein7113]

Why is anyone surprised that a bunch of socialists reject to concept of "give the consumer what they want"? That is a purely free market capitalistic idea. Socialists only believe in top-down control of the market.

[@petersanzen4106]

This is the reason the prequels were so badly received, among other things, it did not continue the story of star wars, they did not follow up on anything established during the OT but instead made up new things.

[@trinelangohr6661]

Right now I'm thinking about that scene in POTC 1 where Barbossa knocks Elizabeth unconscious with a right hook in the jaw. In that moment in the film, it feels just so RIGHT. Not because I hate Kiera Knightley, but because Barbossa is first built up as some sort of evil overlord (chaotic evil) and is then revelaed to be a total pragmatic (neutral evil), plus he's just trying to get un-cursed, and you almost start to think "hmmm, he's not that bad". And then, snap, the roles are reestablished. Yeah, he's an evil bastard after all. I wonder if this scene would be filmed nowadays. Are villains still allowed to beat up helpless girls? Or is that "problematic"?

[@moroc333]

I mean, I heard there was a controversy a while ago because a comic book or something portrayed the Joker choking Cat Woman or something like that. So, yeah, apparently it is now problematic to portray crazy violent criminals being aggressive towards women, because we all know the actual joker would draw the line there.

[@xminusone1]

I think you already know the answer

[@dannysmi7162]

It doesn’t make sense. Villains do bad things, I think people understand that. Villain=bad guy and does bad things. It’s not hard to grasp.

[@raven75257]

@@dannysmi7162 you'd be surprised

[@AtomicPixels]

What is POTC supposed to mean

[@Filip_Agrippa]

I think that the people who "remake" the established franchise in their own image are the ones that are entitled. They feel entitled to the franchise and want to make it their own instead of respecting it or making something new.

[@ScotsThinker]

Key examples would be Dave Filoni as a man who respects the source material of Star Wars whilst bringing something new. Anyone know of other such creative geniuses? Maybe I could be one for Samurai Jack with this fan made film I created-kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpfbp2OFhrWIqsk

[@XShrike0]

They seem to think that they desire a fan base without working for it. So they will try to hijacked an established one.

[@JohnSmith-yd5wq]

Right strange a new generation making a remake reboot for the new generation wouldn't appeal to that generation

[@bloodeagle6458]

That's what I thought about the dark knight trilogy it already had an established universe and characters and as a real batman fan I didn't like those movies

[@ArlanKels]

The 2002 He-Man series was a great remake that died off far too early on. I believe I heard it even won awards of some type because of how well received it was, before getting cancelled because cartoon network is cartoon network.

[@invisibleman4827]

It's hilarious that Hollywood takes the moral high ground with it's fans negative reactions to its activities, as if we've all forgotten that little scandal with Harvey Weinstein et al was on their watch.

[@hildegunstvonmythenmetz6095]

Or the lovely China thingy.

[@invisibleman4827]

@@hildegunstvonmythenmetz6095 Dunno what you're on about. *cough* DISNEY *cough*

[@chrisc7265]

those who most loudly proclaim their virtue always do so to hide the darkest shadows real virtue is not something that is proclaimed. No idea how this simple truth is lost on so many.

[@MrGregggleziii]

Never forget that he had a 12 year old Emma Watson coming out of his hotels and limos...

[@invisibleman4827]

@@MrGregggleziii 🤮Granted, she never made any accusations of her own as far as I know, but the implications and possibilities turn the stomach.

[@Crichjo32]

It's gotten so bad now, that a perfectly average movie like Sonic the Hedgehog, that actually listened to fans by fixing Sonic's look and had zero wokeness in it, is seen as revolutionary.

[@tedjomuljono3052]

Exactly, almost as if the terrible trailer/original design was premeditated to distract everyone from how mediocre the film is, fix or no fix I'm pretty sure the reception and box office returns won't be as big as it was if there is no controversy in the first place

[@pepperedash4424]

@@tedjomuljono3052 I don't think Paramount is in the financial position to pull something that expensive off. An animated studio had to be shut down, and it added $5 million or so to their budget. Video game movies were an almost guaranteed failure before then, so adding a gamble to an almost certain flop is something a studio would almost never consider, let alone implement.

[@Bjorick]

yeah, and after they listened to the fans, the movies was a massive hit, i know a lot of people that said they went to see the sonic movie, not becauses they were interested, but because they listened to the fans and did the work to make it right. per a google search: This year's Sonic the Hedgehog film was one of the final blockbuster movies released in theatres before the COVID-19 shutdown. The movie was a big success, surpassing Detective Pikachu to become the highest-grossing video game movie of all-time in the United States.

[@tedjomuljono3052]

@@pepperedash4424 there needs to be proof tho, they should release the Ugly Sonic cut if it actually existed, i still believed the only ones they made was for that one trailer only, the "good sonic" either already made beforehand or nothing aside from placeholders were in the movie when it comes to Sonic himself at that point

[@pepperedash4424]

@@tedjomuljono3052 Proof of a studio having to be shut down, and the budget going up several million USD?

[@christopherlibrary9265]

People who take your hilarious persona too seriously and call you toxic really need to watch this video in particular. Your message of mutual respect, understanding, and simple customer service is something that actually qualifies as enlightened in my opinion.

[@thegreatgratzby7689]

It's a fascinating little literary footnote that in Tolkien's universe, Morgoth, and by extension Sauron, was unable to truly create. He could only leach his essence into the creatures and the world Iluvitar had made, infecting and corrupting them until they became just like him. Orcs, dragons, the foulnesses of Angband and Mordor, all once the work of an artist, now hollowed out into the hateful tools of a dead-hearted autocrat who could never imagine anything of his own. Just popped into my head after hearing about the upcoming Silmarillion TV series. Can't think why.

[@daveeyes]

Well said.

[@Kylesb]

Though I know Tolkien never intended this, the story sounds like an allegory to the biblical Fall of Creation 🤔 It’d make for an interesting comparison.

[@duncanidaho2097]

Excellent comment, TGG. Just as an aside, while driving through a suburb of Los Angeles 3months ago, I saw a newish Ford Mustang GT in that textured flat black color, super tinted windows with aftermarket exhaust and lowered suspension bearing a retro Cal lic plate (black with orange letters) reading ANGMAR. As s Tolkien fan I was amazed.

[@reapordeath]

I dont know, maybe because the Tolkein Society I think it was they are called is trying to argue for transgender inclusion and why it is mandatory to be trans inclusive in various pieces of Tolkeins work. And since they are a huge part of this TV series I would seriously keep my expectations low

[@riskybiscuits688]

My favorite quote from the Silmarillion.... wasn't expecting it to show up in a Critical Drinker video

[@grahamfahlman]

These remakes are like a girlfriend that cheats on you/ betrays your trust, then flips the narrative and keeps telling you it's your fault.....

[@MisterGoofy]

A narcissist girlfriend

[@theonionsystem7779]

That's seriously happened to me with a load of people for years. They broke me made me suicidal and do self harm

[@oldfatbastad6053]

@@theonionsystem7779 i can relate to that.

[@pjludda4323]

Also goes to show how efminate PedoWood has become (as if it wasn't a long, LONG, time ago)...

[@qty1315]

Look up DARVO. It's literally the definition of being a bully.

[@danielwilliams7161]

1. Don't fall for it 2. Don't pay for it 3. Laugh at it 4. Forget it 5. Share the old stuff with your friends and families

[@Junior.illinois]

Well said, that's why I told my friend about 200x heman and the master of the universe way better then woke revelation

[@danielhayes3607]

DL it

[@James-zs5cm]

Totally right. Superfans queuing up and spending top dollar for a cimena experience of a film that is from the offset pretty clear from trailers its not what you want to see, then getting annoyed.. seriously.. dont be duped. Let the trashy cash ins on previously great films bomb.. they would pretty soon get "The Message" and film executives would be driving for better scripts and concepts instead of just milking a gullible population.

[@tricivenola8164]

Thank you, Critical Drinker, for so succinctly expressing my innermost and incendiary reactions to this junk. I am so sick of seeing beloved material hijacked for someone's agenda, to be Viewed For My Own Good, while often the original creators are castigated for something they said or did now considered offensive. I grew up in the McCarthy Era, and it's horrifying to see it all happening again. One thing- my parents were the only people I ever heard admit to having supported Joe McCarthy and the HUAC. Afterwards, everybody said stuff like, "Oh yes, those were terrible times and we knew it was all awful...." But this generation of Woke Puritans won't be able to do that, because every tweet, comment, video and thread is forever preserved on "their" own beloved media. Including yours!

[@Wolffman109]

That's a pretty interesting observation! I hadn't thought of the McCarthyism thing being like modern-day woke culture; that's a great insight!

[@arcadianlhadattshirotsughW33Z]

joe mccarthy was a U.S senator.. HUAC was the HOUSE committee.. they werent the same.. why does every american get that wrong? god damn hollywood has been fucking brains for longer than most people realize..mccarthy was 90% right, anyhoo, america's institutions were infested with communists, it was revealed when the soviet union collapsed, and we got a look at the soviet union archives .. the problem is the inherent slippery slope of punishing people for ideology.. in the end its always better to defeat the ideology than punish the people.. after all, the true believers will destroy themselves as their ideology goes down.. plus its always better to know who your enemies are..

[@MrNickPresley]

@@Wolffman109except McCarthy was right, and documents pulled up after the fall of the USSR proved that Russia had been dumping tons of money into funding a communist party in Hollywood.

[@AnthonyWW68]

"Isn't it kinda satisfying just to make people happy?" Brilliant. Almost made me choke up.

[@AnthonyWW68]

@@6581punk You can't compare storytelling to technological consumer products.

[@mattthespyd3r969]

@@AnthonyWW68 actually you can, business is business.

[@robertdrake4013]

Absolutely did make me choke up. I thought it was just something wrong with me.

[@karlgoodman9194]

Not for Hollywood, no.

[@johnwolf2829]

@John Mateus And there you have it. They ain't exactly human anymore, or they don't see us as Human anymore.... or maybe both. I think that's true of people who force the Mask Mandates on us; they want to hide expression of joy and companionship that they themselves are incapable of.

[@avizmaldesigns3142]

The Drinker said himself, The Mask Of Zorro is a perfect example of a good reboot, there's a new Zorro, but Diego de La Vega is still the original Zorro and they show him the respect he deserves

[@FoxyFoxlyn]

I love that film. I also like The Count Of Monte Cristo 2002 version. I have read the book as a kid, and seen the 1975 film. I am dreading that they decide to remake Cutthroat Island. That film is stupid, but I love it. 😂

[@amitkoren948]

That is only because he is not white man.

[@bibishakikunioteko9945]

@@FoxyFoxlyn Used to love Zoro. And yes, stupid movies are fun to watch. 😂 At least the ones from back in the day.

[@FoxyFoxlyn]

@@bibishakikunioteko9945 Fifth element is the most ridiculous film I have seen, but I bloody love it. It doesn't take itself seriously. It is just fun to watch with someone. 😂

[@robd593]

@@amitkoren948 who isn’t white? Anthony Hopkins or Antonio Banderas? Hate to break it to you, but both are white Caucasian men.

[@evafox9696]

What breaks my heart is that, despite the number of people who are tired of this spiteful method of movie production growing, there's still so many people who are mindlessly consuming products and giving these studios profits. I just wish some of the regular human beings (basically anyone not on Twitter) would wake up and realize that these studios see us as walking money bags.

[@Laneous14]

We call those people 'the chinese audience'.

[@guyvizard549]

Feels like the general audience is either in denial, or too ignorant to learn about anything before their own time... Or maybe don't speak English... (that's not a racist dig at anyone. I've been known to watch flashy stupid stuff if I can't tell that the words are ridiculously stupid.) - Kind of the reason why I think SSSniperwolf has so many followers.

[@lordfrostwind3151]

But to be fair even those people eventually wake up and smell the BS, I mean Star Wars was absolutely dying by the time Rise rolled off the assembly line, it made money sure but not enough to satisfy the pigs in the trough over at Disney and the merchandise which as a wise Mel Brooks so eloquently put is "where the real money from the movie is made," sat and collected dust on the shelf. My point is those people take longer but eventually they figure it out too.

[@TSPH1992]

I feel you. Even KZbin reaction channels are not immune to it

[@itbesilly4544]

You could be bleeding to death, collapsed in front of a glass restaurant and majority of the customers would only stare at you while drinking Thier coffee. Majority of the world's populace just don't care, anything that's not convenient to them isn't worth the effort.

[@shnobby3547]

You hit the nail on the head when you said it's not that hard to win over the fans as long as you show some respect and humility. I know many people who had no real interest in the sonic movie to begin with, even before the abysmal design was revealed. But, after the director and the studio agreed that they fucked up and went back to the drawing board, they earned a lot of respect and good will that actually caused many people to want to see it. It not only shows how they were capable of dealing with criticism, but how they actually do have enough respect for the IP to make it more recognizable when fans were feeling alienated. I honestly think Hollywood at large and Twitter hates sonic's success, because it is the variable that proves the rule. I remember how much salt there was with it coming out alongside birds of prey, and completely destroying it. Likely because it was a complete win for Fandoms in general who don't want their favorite IPs to be altered unnecessarily.

[@RunnerBeanzDad]

Of course the fans have a sense of entitlement. They're paying for it.

[@heikkiremes5661]

Heck, yeah Boiiii!

[@attiepollard7847]

I blame the fans because here's the thing the fans don't make their voices louder about these things. For example the three previous Star wars movies how many times did we give Star wars a chance to redeem themselves after the first new one? But we still want to go see the second one and the third one. After that we did not call for Catherine Kennedy to be fired in a mass protest.. so if we don't protest them then they won't make the changes that we want them to make

[@redcrimsonsrw5705]

Not if you have streaming services I'm paying by watching films in theaters and buying the Blu-rays on release day.

[@andrewjohnson9531]

“They want continuation, not revolution.” Well said. Share this with your friends who are studying theater or writing.

[@jakehill8186]

Great point. Revolution follows from something bad. Sequels follow success. The two naturally conflict.

[@greypilgrim228]

Exactly, every revolution I've ever read about through history DID NOT GO WELL, and just ended up making everybody miserable and everything worse. The only exception is the wrongly named American revolution, because it was more of a rebellion than a revolution.

[@joshdoek]

The studios see fans as paypigs. They feel entitled to your money.

[@Rezzanine]

Don't eat the slop

[@zhollamychalis4252]

They remind me of the mindset of the pimps...er...dancers... in the gentleman's clubs. They consider the money in the pocket of their tricks...er...fans...THEIR money...and have the same respect for their clients. None whatsoever.

[@lairddavis9916]

Common sense is like deodorant the people who need it most, almost never use it. +Tradition is the illusion of permanence. + Life used to imitate art, now it imitates bad entertainment. +Trying to brainwash us to accept a failed corrupt ideology.

[@SUPERULTRAMAGNUM]

And this is why I don't pay for any of it. The new shit I don't even want for free.

[@scheinerchen6471]

no i don´t think so, if this would be the case they would give the fans what they want. Today it seems they are willing to loose there money for bringing the "right" message to the people aka preaching there ideology. This is what you get if you replace creative people with political activists.

[@big_red01027]

"The fans aren't your enemies" Alas, if only more KZbinrs, Twitch streamers, or other "content creators" would abide by this.

[@loturzelrestaurant]

Fun-Fact: As much as Wokeness is baselessly-associated with the Left: Hollywood is Mostly Right-Wing.

[@TheTGOAC]

I think Bo Burnham said it best in Make Happy I wanna give you the night out I feel that you deserve, but I also wanna be true to myself and not care what you think about it Part of me loves you Part of me hates you Part of me needs you Part of me fears you What a great show that man put on. It's hard being a creative person that makes things that represent how you feel and your experiences, but then that makes you popular and you feel like you have an obligation to the people who made you popular to make the same thing over and over but you want to make something new and different. It's an odd place to be and I don't think most people can relate. Don't actively hate your fans though, that's just stupid and selfish.

[@rhinovandam]

Seeing that clip of “I’m Ray Skywalker” still sets my teeth on edge.

[@scottallison2296]

She was so incredibly unlikeable

[@c05ta21]

I see it an I jus remember the way Anakin Screams too Obi Wan whiles he's burning up " I HaATE YOuuuU!!"

[@atomicdancer]

🕊 R.I.P. 🕊 Rey ''Skywalker'' Palpatine ( 2015 - 2019 ) "She was the Bestest Evar."

[@Ifitmovesnukeit]

@@scottallison2296 I don't even know that she was unlikeable. Just a complete nothingburger of a character. A fanfic self insert whose only purpose was to be amazing at everything and win all the time. The strongest emotion she invokes in me is boredom.

[@JonathanGaeta]

It makes me wanna get out the bleach

[@swiftfoxmark2]

The problem with these modern reboots, remakes, and reimaginings is that they are all being written and produced by the same people who wrote those bizarre erotic fanfictions back in the day and not by serious writers who have a grasp of storytelling.

[@BandacootK13]

I think its the exact opposite. These reboots are written and produced by committees and executives who are trying to appeal to broadest possible audience instead of by people who are passionate and want to make something interesting. The kids writing weird fanfiction today are the people who write all the cool shit in the future when they grow up.

[@mitch9237]

@@BandacootK13 I disagree. It isn't the broad audience who demands strong female space jesus etc. It's a small (but hugely vocal) group of well-intentioned, horribly ignorant Twitter sophomores. That's why these movies have such a bad reception with the broad audience.

[@FableWolfe]

In Hollywood, you don't get hired for your writing talent--you get hired for you politics. With predictable results.

[@mulletmann6558]

umm i dunno what you are reading but the fanfiction has been consistently well made and even better....keeps the main premise intact.

[@dogwoodhillbilly]

"You stood on the shoulders of geniuses to accomplish something as fast as you could, and before you even knew what you had, you patented it, and packaged it, and slapped it on a plastic lunchbox, and now you wanna sell it." ~ Ian Malcom, Jurassic Park (1993)

[@slimdangerous1928]

Don't you just miss movies like that?

[@dogwoodhillbilly]

@@slimdangerous1928 We all do man, we all do.

[@logandeathrage6945]

Criton was an awesome writer who passed to soon.

[@MrTaxiRob]

the irony that Jurassic Park lunchboxes exist is not lost on me

[@reikun86]

Man, Dr. Malcolm must hate being right all the time.

[@chrisose4585]

Nothing will ever be as good as the original. My younger self didn’t realize how great he had it on the tv in the 90s

[@xminusone1]

Agreed. I'm 51 and remember when we used to complain about some little things.. if only we had knew..

[@James-zs5cm]

Ahhhhh but. A heck of a lot of stuff you consider the original is a remake of something previous that i would wager isnt better. Old black and white films, or early technicolour with dodgy costumes and hammy acting.. fun still but take the fly.. the cronenberg version is awesome.. the earlier one.. nahh

[@paulbain1760]

I love that the whole world has turned into rich people telling poor people that they're wrong! Justified by the most vocal minority in the history of society!!

[@jimh472]

And history show that never ends well for anyone.

[@james3876]

The first generation creates the wealth, the second grows it, the third squanders it.

[@gringoguapo]

@@james3876 and the fourth won't have it.

[@MarkMcDaniel]

@@james3876 -- Then, get rid of the BLM profile pic, lying anarchist.

[@saisameer8771]

That's kind of how it has always been lol. Like most revolutions in history were started by the rich and educated classes. The poor or working class revolutions were a minority.

[@135mikerules23]

“They say that power corrupts but I would argue that power doesn’t always corrupt, rather it merely reveals what was always there.”

[@mikem2849]

What I've always said is that power doesn't corrupt, it tempts. It shows you easy ways of getting "gain without pain" by forcing the pain onto others instead. Ultimately, the decision to be corrupted is your own.

[@darklightprojector2688]

Power makes the powerful one stupid or allows them to get away with being stupid, but many people are so enamored by the power that they either don’t recognize or just ignore the stupidity and follow along. It’s a crazy world.

[@magonus195]

Calvin Coolidge, George Washington, Frederick the Great, Diocletian, and Solomon are great examples of powerful men who weren't "absolutely" corrupted by that power.

[@peterembranch5797]

Oh that's so fukkin profound. But only if you're too stoopid to understand that an aphorism isn't likely to be buttressed by a load of ifs and buts and whys and wherefores. Jesus Christ.......

[@mikem2849]

@@peterembranch5797 Which is why aphorisms are stupid. The world is all about its and buts, and living your life by absolute statements means being wrong a lot.

[@jior6]

Speaking of an over-saturated market, I can't wait for the woke LOTR series to tarnish the best movie trilogy, and greatest fantasy books of all time.

[@e.corellius4495]

from what ive seen it will be less just woke, and more just bad game of thrones rip off. which might actually be slightly worse if you think about it. woke crap is everywhere anymore. but the grandaddy of the fantasy genre itself ripping off another (completely shit from the start in my opinion) fantasy series.... well thats just plain sad.

[@nobodyimportant7804]

Wait? LOTR were good movies? I want to live in that timeline.

[@e.corellius4495]

@@nobodyimportant7804 >_> . . . . .bruh..... they are fantastic renditions. just because they didn't have tom bombadil dancing around doesn't mean they are even close to being bad movies. they are fantastic by any metric and regarded as classics. the only bad thing to come about because of them is the fact that the 2 hour standard for movie length has just sorta been tossed out the window forever as a result, which is a shame because some movies could be much better with tighter writing.

[@nobodyimportant7804]

@@e.corellius4495 I loved that Tom Bombadil wasn't in it. I always skip over that crap when I read the books. The problem with the LOTR movies is that they took a smart adventure series of books and turned them into brain-dead action movies. They absolutely ruined Merry, Pippin and Sam and don't get me started on the Arwen BS. They were 100% garbage and missed the point of the novels. They were an embarrassment and a disgrace.

[@e.corellius4495]

@@nobodyimportant7804 i cannot disagree more. and im a diehard enough fan that i read the Silmarillion lol. they are good movies, easily in the upper 5% of book to movie renditions. that is to say 95% of other book to movie renditions are worse, far worse. the LotR movies are actually really good movies that made an incredibly significant impact on the way movies would get made going forward. few films can say that, fewer still based on books. actually i can list them all. citizen kane changed how movies were shot and directed, star wars episode 4 changed how special effects were done, jurassic park and jaws birthed the notion of the blockbuster, and LotR changed how films would cut and edit their length. and thats it, no other films in human history have been so impactful on the industry and on cinema history. just those changed the very nature of film by their own existence. because they were 1. quality films widely beloved and 2. films that were creative and unique in an industry infamously adverse to any kind of creativity and risk. their impact and quality can not be understated.

[@gergely6142]

Perfectly said. If something works, don't fix it. If you want to bring back an old franchise, make sure you follow the spirit of the original IP. If you want to send a new message, or idea, get creative and create something new and original, don't try to hijack something that was popular in the past.

[@timu.6452]

Whenever the next person tells me, "Jeeze, you don't like anything new." I'm going to play this video for them.

[@nielskeupink8472]

You are right. Unfortunately its not exactly new, its taking what is beloved by fans, then morph it into something unrecognisable thats called a “sequel or reboot” and wonder why the original fans react poorly… To top it all off even blame the original fans for expecting something that atleast resembles the original. The gall of those original fans!

[@vermis8344]

I can already think of one or two people I could play this for. Weighing up the risk vs benefit of them throwing a tantrum and permanently disavowing me.

[@need-to-know-]

@@vermis8344 Wow. Sorry. I don’t know anyone personally that I think would disagree with one word of this.

[@DoctorEnigma01]

I’m going to say, no, no I don’t

[@vermis8344]

@@need-to-know- They're not people I know 'personally', I admit. Online acquaintances in a nerd hobby that I was once heavily invested in, reconnected when I got back into the hobby during the pandemic. Then I discovered they had a strong streak of wokeness in them. They have a youtube livestream on Friday nights, last night they spent the first 20-30 minutes praising MotU Revelation and scorning 'entitled manbabies'. Not the first time they've done that, specifically with Smith's MotU. I have to quietly dip out until they talk about actual hobby stuff. It's a pity because they're otherwise easy to get on with, on places like instagram where meandering blather is cut short. Speaking of meandering blather: wrote a bit more than I intended, there. But bah, youtube comments on videos like this are one of the few online places I can vent with likeminded non-SJWs.

[@EvaldasJocys]

"Why do you resist? We only wish to raise quality of life, for all species." "I like my 'species' the way it is!" "A narrow vision." - Locutus of Hollywood Collective

[@TheKnightOfSmite]

"This conman took away my pain." "Damn it Bones, you're a doctor. You know that pain and guilt can't be taken away with the wave of a magic wand! They're the things we carry with us, they're the things that make us who we are! If we lose them we lose ourselves. *I don't want my pain taken away I need my pain.* -Captain Kirk Replace "Pain" with "Experiences" as of the OG context or "Franchise" for more of the meme and you get the idea.

[@bloodeagle6458]

Resistance is futile

[@Hiraghm]

Kirk (speaking for fandom): "(Open) about what? That our society has made wrong choices in the past? That we turned left when we should have turned right? We know what our weaknesses are, we don't need Hollywood to take us on a tour of them. "Damn it, Hollywood, you're creators. You know that pain and guilt can't be taken away with a reboot and a recast. They're the things we carry with us, the things that make us who we are. If we lose them, we lose ourselves. We don't want our pain taken away! We need our pain! "

[@thisisabcoates]

Studios: We've ruined your favourite franchise Fans: Outraged Studios: *surprised pikachu face*

[@EverettBurger]

You forgot: Fans: outraged Studio: "fans are bad people for being outraged."

[@MrHeftyFine]

@@EverettBurger or, in Kevin Smith's regard.. Fans: outraged Kevin Smith: "you don't understand good storytelling"

[@mrquicky]

The ruination of the Marvel Cinematic Universe was curiously not mentioned.

[@aetherblackbolt1301]

No, they are not surprised. This is all intentional to break us down and make people submissive so that they continue to consume products mindlessly. They're far more insidious than "accidentally" making something woke garbage that'll upset real fans.

[@yellowmartian]

More like: Studios: we've FIXED your favorite franchise Fans: outraged Studios: surprised Pikachu face

[@vikinglord11]

"Chances are about as good as a homeless man getting into a strip club. And believe me, I know all about that."- that line made made me crack up.

[@joelolukaiyeja6095]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@vanmoody]

Friend, you are spot on with emotional attachment gained from childhood. I was a kid when the original Star Wars came out and I think that the movies take me back to my childhood. That is pretty precious when you are in your 50's. I've got grandkids and can't wait for them to be old enough to understand Star Wars.

[@karmrajgor7498]

My dad tried to show me Star Wars 3 years ago. But I stopped watching the first film due to the VfX of that period of time. Then during the pandemic I saw all 9 Star Wars movies with my dad and yeah…. The older trilogy is the best trilogy. You can’t always strike gold

[@powerbeard5653]

"humility" is not in the vocabulary of the kind of people who want to succeed in Hollywood.

[@NexusKin]

But the word "money" is.

[@CallidusVelox]

And the very things that help them succeed in Hollywood make them complete failures everywhere else.

[@chuckmarble2365]

"Give the customers what THEY want, not what YOU want." That's a pretty simple concept, really. And it's worked well for both the customers and the businesses that understood the concept for generations. Why is it so impossible for the studios to understand that today? It's a real shame. Everybody loses indeed.

[@nobodybroda3826]

Honestly I both agree and disagree with the statement, that sounds like pandering to me, in context of this video I can see why but should the artist not decide what they wish to do? No studio message, no forced fan service but legit artist merit, even if its bad if it comes from the artist I'm willing to give it a chance ya know. For good or for ill I don't wanna be pandered to, I don't wanna be told what to feel, I want the artist to create his artwork and let me see it, I'll judge that for myself.

[@mulletmann6558]

its not how movies were intended originally though....its YOUR premise YOUR vision that represents whatever media...movies arent meant to make money they are meant to portray the realism the director is going for. if that means it is anti what have you then so be it....they fail miserably but the viewers benefit from the morality. such is the way of moving pictures.

[@theblackflame4002]

Seriously, does Ben and Jerry's or Hershey or Coke or any consumable product decide, let's make something that tastes like shit and if people don't like it, oh, well? Um...no.

[@thechannelofultimatedestiny]

Maybe better advice would be, "Make a movie you would want to watch, not what you think they need to see."

[@zettovii1367]

I dont think things should be as clearcut as simply making the movie about what the fans want and nothing else... But rather have it be a deal, where the creator simply doesnt bastardize and change everything that made the source material popular, just because they want something else. Otherwise, it is important that the creator are interested in and engaged into their projects, otherwise it is likely it just ends up being shallow even if it is technically faithful to the source material.

[@stanza77]

Ominous voice: "THE MESSAGE!!!!" Lol love that part in these videos. I'm convinced that if Kathleen Kennedy and Rian Johnson weren't being dumb , then Last Jedi would have made two billion just like its predecessor did. Always astonishes me how much money they are willing to lose to make something no one asked for

[@darthgallifrey3588]

Sounds like Solo. The way I understand it is that Kathleen Kennedy wanted to see a Han Solo origin movie. No one else did. The fans didn't. Han didn't really need an origin movie. Among my friends, we didn't want a Han Solo origin movie. The trailers looked fine, but not enough to get me to the theaters when I could just wait for my library to get a copy on DVD a few months later.

[@DrZootie]

The tedium is the message.

[@F4c2a]

"Always astonishes me how much money they are willing to lose" You stumbled to the core of the problem - they can't tell what could have been. So they can lie to themselves that the woke garbage was the best way to go.

[@MaxAbramson3]

THE MESSAGE can back right the f*** up and kiss its own behind!

[@casinodelonge]

still, it makes Phantom, Clones and Sith look good in comparison.

[@bramsortwell8426]

The Sonic Movie was the perfect example. It was a reboot/retelling of the story that was done in the proper spirit and with respect that, when the fans were listened to, paid off. They even ended the movie with a bit of fanservice by throwing Tails in there, who himself has a HUGE fanbase to make people drool and want more.

[@tmlawson751]

WHY DO THEY HATE MONEY

[@DaveMan1K]

And also, Jeff Fowler responded in a very calm and mature fashion. Not crying bigotry or entitlement, and instead hearing us out and promising a change. And despite the mainstream media calling us out for "toxicity", we were so happy with what he did, we not only went to watch the movie, but made it one of the biggest hits of 2020 (pre-pandemic).

[@olplainface1299]

Oh yea having a satanic pedophile as the lead actor was a great idea

[@DaveMan1K]

@@olplainface1299 Who?

[@Chadfleanthony]

@@DaveMan1K Sonic.

[@saneadam3512]

Spot on again, Drinker. This is the content we Need.

[@slevinchannel7589]

2:15: Why does he make a List but excludes Pokemon. Pokemon is literally in the identical same Boat. Theres basically other 'Drinkers' that talk about Pokemon like Critical Drinker talks about Doctor Who and Star Trek. Its extremly similar, if not identical. ???

[@horsehay]

Drinker for world president 2021

[@Sobeewan]

@@slevinchannel7589 Maybe he doesn't care enough about those franchises to make it an issue. People speak to what they know, not what you want them to know.

[@blynkers1411]

50 years too late.

[@mugglepower]

it really is. I just hope these hollywood people could see some of his vids and realize how stupid they are

[@lance134679]

There's only one problem with this advice: it makes sense.

[@sartainja]

Amen, exactly. It is too logical.

[@morganangel340]

@@sartainja yes, Hollywood should know that the fans are incel L-nerds, not social activists.

[@matthewsmith6051]

37 years after Back to the Future was released I still marvel at how wonderfully creative and free-flowing it is, yet tight and plausible, with just the right amount of doubt thrown in to keep you hooked until the final moments. Light, humorous and accessible to both children and adults, but also pushing some ethical questions which still hold up to this day. I love it to bits and always will. One of the best sci-fi movies ever? It has to be up there.

[@JackChurchill101]

You forgot Ocean's 8, but then again, so did everyone else.

[@aidencooke6709]

Man, I felt that burn.

[@Antyschenk]

This should be required viewing for everyone handling franchises in big studios...

[@JamesASharp]

They already know. Hollywood doesn't need our money after all.

[@slevinchannel7589]

2:15: Why does he make a List but excludes Pokemon. Pokemon is literally in the identical same Boat. Theres basically other 'Drinkers' that talk about Pokemon like Critical Drinker talks about Doctor Who and Star Trek. Its extremly similar, if not identical. ???

[@Elgar337]

No, it really shouldn't.

[@north_warwolf1183]

@@Elgar337 , Might I ask why?

[@ericrivas4106]

Imagine if Disney took the time to take elements of the Star Wars Expanded Universe, and incorporated them to tv shows and movies, instead of literally throwing them aside to tell their bastardized fan fictions. They wouldn’t have to worry about the Star Wars community being so divisive because it has stories for everyone. Instead of the sequel trilogies, they could’ve used plot points for shadows of the empire, the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, the mandolorian wars, the sith wars, stories about The Old Republic, and so on. They could’ve really made something special instead we got Rey Palpatine parading around as a Skywalker smh.

[@MundaneGray]

Kathleen Kennedy did worse than just ignoring the Expanded Universe. She stated with a straight face that it doesn't exist. "Every one of these movies is a particularly hard nut to crack. There’s no source material. We don’t have comic books. We don’t have 800-page novels. We don’t have anything other than passionate storytellers who get together and talk about what the next iteration might be."

[@louisduarte8763]

@@MundaneGray Where and when did she say that? But yeah, they should have planned out a full 3-movie story for the Sequel Trilogy before filming began, and if they needed a GOOD idea for the general plot, they could have easily borrowed the broad-strokes of the books and comics after RotJ: flip the script of the Original Trilogy and have the New Republic on the rise as the legitimate Galactic power and put what's left of the Empire on the backfoot.

[@MundaneGray]

@@louisduarte8763 That quote is from a Rolling Stone interview published November 19, 2019. And they HAD a full 3-movie story for the Sequel Trilogy. George Lucas had already outlined it before he sold Lucasfilm to Disney. Kennedy's people looked at his story treatments, said "Nah," and tossed them aside, apparently thinking that they could do Star Wars better than the man who created it.

[@FlamingAtheist]

@@MundaneGray >Thought they could do it better than the man who created it *SHEER FUCKING HUBERIS*

[@ocping]

Agreed, the Star Wars EU was way better. Disney couldn't write a single decent SW title and yet declared the entire EU non-canon... the outrage.

[@inceptional]

This is why Kobrai Kai was so good: It was done right. It gave fans what they wanted. It took us back to characters as they should be and as they could be 20-30 years later. It respected the original material. It wasn't just a woke cash-grab. It was just good. It's sad that this really is the exception in 2021 rather than the rule. Great end point about Sonic by the way.

[@MrGregggleziii]

Season 1 only. It's becoming woke trash though .

[@inceptional]

@@MrGregggleziii Yeah, but the show also makes fun of that stuff at the same time, usually via Johnny's character, so it gets away with it. And, yeah, a little bit more creeps in with each season, unfortunately, but I just finished season 4 and it was still a brilliant as ever, so I'll let them off. Hopefully it doesn't become too much and ruin the show for however long it's got left, but I do fear that a bit to be honest.

[@MrGregggleziii]

@@inceptional Season 4 was disappointing. Token characters, winning because wahman. It's not matrix bad but it's been made by woke clowns.

[@inceptional]

@@MrGregggleziii Well I disagree on that one, and I think most other people do too. Yeah, it has a little bit of pandering but none of it offensively so for me, and they do the rest well enough that they get away with it for me.

[@rodiusmaximus]

@@MrGregggleziii yeah that's just silly. Unless you meant the reboot of the Matrix. The original trilogy is still a classic.

[@tradengaming2023]

That one Darth Vader scene of him absolutely destroying rebels in Rogue had more Fan Service than the whole of Force Awakens Trilogy combined, we saw it once again in Mandalorian final episode with Luke absolutely shatting on Techno Droids. It's the little things like that you need to make your og fans happy.

[@nathank2289]

To bad the Manager got pissed for stealing her spotlight and killed the spin off

[@stephenruvalcaba4680]

I'm not even a big star wars fan and I nearly shit myself seeing Luke at the end of mandolorian

[@realGBx64]

Except that the Vader scene was totally pointless and stupid for a lot of reasons

[@NSZ-sb6kt]

That scene NEVER gets old.

[@deathsdoor07]

@@realGBx64 how?

[@williamwallace3780]

"It's not about money... It's about sending a message." - Ted Biaselli, Netflix Director of Original series whose clout soared after wrecking He-Man.

[@robertmaybeth3434]

Why does anybody pay for Netflix? I'm not saying i steal it, I'm saying I don't have it, probably never will, and I just ignore Netflix, knowing I'm not missing out on anything.

[@rageagaintstheNWO]

And what was the message? That womyn are better than men?

[@t.bo.e2487]

@@rageagaintstheNWO the message of the left. The political message and culture they are trying to cultivate in the long-run. You need to understand that these people don’t want your money or respect. They want to create a narrative that will last a lifetime. A political machine that starts with the youngest. Our children and their children after them.

[@harrymills2770]

@@robertmaybeth3434 An honest person wouldn't have to qualify "Why does anybody pay for Netflix?'

[@colonelcider8292]

@@robertmaybeth3434 well I think it does produce a lot of good content. He-man is garbage and so is that star trek show but for every one show they make that I hate, there's another show I do like which is produced

[@jaytrace1006]

I’m surprised they haven’t greenlit a She-Man live action film, where our hero grapples with a 75-year old Vietnam vet that owns a Star Wars shop in Aberdeen, WA.

[@rajyavardhansingh4491]

I understood that

[@PUBHEAD1]

That made me giggle

[@Trebor74]

That would be a She-Ra movie?🙂

[@Telenil]

"He-Man is now named They-Person. We felt it was important to adapt this beloved franchise to a modern audience." - Not an actual quote, but admit it, you briefly had doubts

[@shnarll987]

dont jinx it

[@BIFLI]

Thank you for defending the Star Trek IP. I know it's a hopeless cause at this point, but at least I know I'm not crazy for thinking modern Star Trek sucks.

[@risottonero6995]

“They want continuation, not revolution.” Maybe one of the top 3 best Drinker quotes right there. Sadly the people behind this pieces of trash series/movies hate the very concept of continuation and perpetuation of anything that was once good and loved, and they love the concept of revolutions, to deconstruct what people used to like and present what they think is undoubtedly the best modern version of that. Are you guys excited for the Lord of the Rings series? I know i'm not.

[@HulkCrow]

Have you watched anything about Lord of the Rings on Just Some Guy channel? He's brilliant.

[@Caerdrath92]

I'm as excited for LotR series as much as I'm terrified... and the terrified part is growing with every rumour and news we get :(

[@risottonero6995]

@@HulkCrow Didn't watched yet, mate. I'll be sure to check it out! Dude made many LotR videos.

[@sparingpickle4918]

You got this all wrong. This isn’t Hollywood verse the fans. This is democrats verse everyone. Any democrat supporters should be perfectly cool with how Hollywood is now. This is what you idiots wanted.

[@jasonyoungkin1117]

Definitely not excited for Amazon’s lord of the rings

[@greatorange7548]

If only studios would listen to fans who actually know the franchise then everyone would be happy

[@goodtimesgamingtm1316]

Yeah it’s almost like a story that honors the original and expands and shows another adventure for a hero to go on and learn more about himself and grow as a human being and a man is such a bad thing to do nowadays. Could’ve been a good chance to reach out to young men and help them learn principles and values but nah.

[@shelbyramin1376]

I don't think it's possible to make everybody happy, but we can do better than this. We need new ideas, not a rebranding of old ones.

[@the_shortski6053]

They should learn from movies like Sonic. No fans shouldn't control the entire aspect of it. But if they all say that something is shit, you should probably listen. Fans are more likely trying to help so that they can have the best possible product.

[@StartRunning.]

its subversion, you didnt see that coming!

[@XartiXV]

One of the reasons is that they think this is we're ALL in Twitter and they think that SJW feedback are us getting offended. (I just omitted HR and based CEOs retiring and giving the SJW daughter/son the reins).

[@BigWillyG1000]

Hollywood has devolved back into the bad old days of the Hayes Code where everything has to follow a bunch of morality rules. Weirdest part is this new code took one of the worst parts of the Hayes Code- villains can never win- and dialed it up to 11 to where villains can't even be decently powerful, threatening opponents because the "hero" is a wildly overpowered Mary Sue.

[@mikea.6121]

@WII And yet the Hayes Code resulted in some of the greatest movies ever made. The Woke Code only results in misery…

[@piotrd.4850]

@@mikea.6121 To a point, constraints requires more creativity from producer and audience - being aware of their existance - is more perceptive. See how stand up and comedic culture had taken a dive in communist block after the fall of communism.

[@silverhawkscape2677]

@@mikea.6121 Because creative artists made do. These hacks lack creativity even with absolute freedom now. To be fair, the Contraints did force people to get creative.

[@conradojavier7547]

We need to Resurrect the Hayes Code, so that Hollywood can Regain their Monopoly back.

[@f145hr3831jr]

It's not really "villains can't be decent threats", it's more about obvious double standards that turn men into acceptable laughingstocks forbidden to shine on screen and women into flawless beings that should never lose to a man. Drinker mentions it in his "What happened to our villains?" video. What kind of creativity remains when you're forced to be utterly predictable?

[@Cygnus75]

I'm amazed by how This video has captured the thoughts I've had for years on these issues. Thanks for bringing some sanity to this ongoing madness.

[@analogGigabyte]

The only Disney Star Wars movie that amounts to anything is Rogue One. The rebels died heroes deaths. The plans got delivered. A continuation to a storyline. I remember feeling actual goose bumps watching Vader being a real Sith.

[@mattyboyanderson]

Even Rogue One is compromised beyond repair. It's a vestige of an early idea, where each of the main characters would become the "Knights of Ren". If you look at the weapons, they match up. There were to be several "Rogue" movies. But then Captain Stupid and JJ Can't-Finish gleefully shit in the sandbox, and here we are. And screw Rogue One anyway, for implying that Luke used a built-in design flaw to destroy the Death Star.

[@katies2199]

The novelization was great, too. I was a bit whelmed after the first viewing. Then I read the book and saw it again and that combo completely won me over. My fave SW movie now.

[@aliray1165]

That scene where Vader rips through an entire room of people is just terrifying.

[@JuanDiegoPinillos]

Rogue one is pure rubbish, they destroyed all the canon to make another film with another strong female lead character, the story about how the rebels got their hands on the Death Star's plans was written before, if you play X Wing you may learn a bit of it, what Disney did with it was to destroy it to give us another girl power film, fuck off

[@aliray1165]

@@JuanDiegoPinillos good point. Loved the x wing games but the controls were shit

[@jokesandapoint]

At this stage, the test marketers HAVE to not be expecting a different result. They are fully expecting it. The fact that they plunge forward regardless has to have a larger reason behind it.

[@slevinchannel7589]

2:15: Why does he make a List but excludes Pokemon. Pokemon is literally in the identical same Boat. Theres basically other 'Drinkers' that talk about Pokemon like Critical Drinker talks about Doctor Who and Star Trek. Its extremly similar, if not identical. ???

[@YAH2121]

As if there's an agenda or something

[@Rorshach1004]

The reason is cultural control (control culture and you control politics). The left never gives up control. They'd rather burn everything to the ground first. Expect no change. It's not about money now.

[@vandicking]

@@slevinchannel7589 Or Transformers, the franchise that was one of the first and the worst ruined of all!

[@florbfnarb7099]

@@vandicking - Was that twisted due to modern political demands though?

[@bl0keh]

Imagine thinking shitty remakes and attacking fans is about anything else other than ideology.

[@derrickcrawford1081]

Are you sure. Their no just petty and stupid

[@mikeluna2026]

@@derrickcrawford1081 It can be both, lol.

[@estebanvazquez1524]

Wow the bloke very well spoken

[@jumpfold]

I like your pumpkin. ;)

[@Novusod]

2:45 "We're drowning in a sea of entertainment" Could have fooled me. There is literally nothing to see these days. Garbage, garbage, everywhere I look is garbage. Cut the cord on Cable a decade ago. Haven't seen a movie in years because it is all woke trash. Don't have any streaming services either. Not one. The shit is so bad it is not even worth pirating. Hollywood, you suck.

[@Astolfo2001]

The one of the reasons why the original Spider-Man movie trilogy is so great and beloved by many is because Sam Raimi was a dedicated fan of the character so he knew the absolute ins and outs of what a Spider-Man story should be. And it worked.

[@JoseMora-wc5zz]

That’s honestly awesome. I love his work on Evil Dead

[@MrSTVR]

Imagine your favorite band makes a comeback album after a few decades: -The drummer is the only returning member, everyone else has been replaced -Their songs used to be about sex and drugs and sticking it to the establishment, but now the lyrics are decrying "toxic masculinity" and lecturing us about "white privilege." What once felt rebellious now feels like every feminist blog. -They also threw in a few jabs at their most popular songs from the past, and in interviews practically disowned them. -Worse still, the new music just isn't good. The contributions of the newcomers feel amateurish, and off-brand for the band's discography. -Music critics and media simp hard for the new lead singer, giving rave reviews because of the band's newfound "bravery" -It undersells and social media is full of fans saying this new album is a step down from their old work -Media calls the band's fans toxic and trolls. Band clearly more interesting in pandering to the media and Twitter checkmarks than the audience they've had for decades. -Twitter spends the next decade bullying and berating the band's old fans for perceived bigotry.

[@thisisfyne]

Accurate af

[@pavelowjohn9167]

and just like that, I remembered that there was once a band called "The Dixie Chicks" aka "the band that completely nuked their careers so that all the progressives would call them stunning and brave"....

[@brokenclock77]

Right on the money

[@eliaspeter7689]

Summed up perfectly.

[@EMPerror403]

... and rest of the band abuses the drummer because the songs he was involed with, 10 years ago.

[@RogueFox2185]

“The Woke can never create, only corrupt.” Not exactly the same quote, but when you see it happen time and time again it goes without saying.

[@6581punk]

That's why they love franchises. Can you imagine if the wokists opened a McDonalds franchise and didn't serve the McDonalds food but instead sold vegan organic fair trade food with posters everywhere telling people that meat is murder? pretty much what they do to film franchises.

[@somethingclever8916]

They rewrite and call you a bigot or put a tinfoil hat on and claim conspiracy Most of these journos arent even fans.

[@somethingclever8916]

@@6581punk they would rejoice. Its more like taking a vegan restaurant and using natural ingredients like meat and dairy. Which they deserve

[@heyj64]

Reminds me of this epic quote: "DOOM's fans, they are not like Disney fans. If DOOM fans don't like what you've done, they'll burn your house down" - Mick Gordon

[@Enclavefakesoldier]

He's not wrong, and I'm sure his successor Andrew Hulshult took that to heart when id hired him.

[@TheDoomKnight]

Damn right we will. Don't fuck with DooM.

[@violenceislife1987]

Kek Based

[@sophieamandaleitontoomey9343]

No matter what flaws the Sonic movie has, at least the creative team listened and tried to do justice to the fans. People respect people who admit they were wrong and try to change it by listening rather than people like the Cowboy Bebop team who lashed out at the fans. Regardless of the problems I have with the Sonic movies, they're at least fucking trying to do its fans justice.

[@Wolffman109]

Personally, I love them.

[@taudvore259]

Knowing that the producers had actually listened to fan response actually heightened my enjoyment of the film. Objectively I know it was hardly the best film ever made, but because of knowing that it was made by people who care about their IP, subjectivity I really enjoyed it. A sort of placebo effect for a movie.

[@Agent-57]

​@@taudvore259 It's corny but atleast it is true to itself

[@MagcargoMan]

You people really love to settle for mid films on this channel, don't you?

[@sophieamandaleitontoomey9343]

@@MagcargoMan Did anyone say the film was masterpiece? It's not. The point being made is that they heard the feedback, applied it and now look where they've gone. The point is the fans don't have to be the enemy. Not that Sonic is a hidden masterpiece.

[@samgott8689]

I learned from Luke Skywalker that being a man means more than kicking ass and takin’ names, it means being wise, compassionate, and forgiving. What the hell kind of lesson is my little girl supposed to learn from Rey? “Don’t screw up, baby girl, girls are supposed to be perfect - and put some more sass in it!”

[@fr0ck360]

The hell you need to learn about Rey in general? She’s a flawless character that can do anything. Luke becomes likeable character because of his struggle againts the antagonist or dire situations

[@uwillnevahno6837]

What a typical toxic male. Let me SJW-splain you. Rey is part of The Message, she isn't a Mary Sue. She's crushing the nards of the patriarchy! #timesup you privileged cis male! It's time for stunning and brave wahmanz! I think I hit all the key talking points - I hope the sarcasm didn't ooze through your monitor and melt it lol.

[@captbuckyohare5585]

Original Star Wars Trilogy: the story of a young man's desire to fight evil and find his place in the universe, that then evolves into the story of a son's desperate journey to save his father's soul from eternal darkness. Modern Hollywood: Well we'll need to fix that shit won't we?

[@captbuckyohare5585]

The main lesson I learned from Rey is when an evil sith lord murders the only father figure you've ever had in cold blood before your very eyes, it's perfectly reasonable to kinda fall in love with him in 1 film's time because he took his shirt off and zoomed you.

[@uwillnevahno6837]

@@captbuckyohare5585 lol she's the hidden disney princess!

[@SeddyAm]

This is like frankenstein, trying revive a person somebody loves only to become a horrendous soulless abomination and also kills the one responsible for it.

[@liamwright2510]

Fantastic analogy fits perfectly with the plot of Frankenstein

[@hubertberrum6242]

that and Jurassic Park

[@nathanielmartins5930]

Dr. Victor Frankstein wasn't trying to bring *someone* back to life, he literally sewed dismembered segments of different corpses together.

[@notasilicaanimus]

That's not the plot of Frankenstein.

[@johnwolf2829]

Just say "NO MORE SEQUELS" and back it up with your money. Sooner or later, Hollywood's cash infusions from political hacks will run out, and Indie films will be able to take over the market.

[@jobustify]

What's really sad is that Kevin started out as Mr. Rebel-indie-guy. Working outside the system, constantly mocking it. Then he actually became everything he hated, just another peon in the system. It's so cliche but it's true.

[@Gumblethebear]

He lived long enough to see himself become the villain….

[@ip3887]

How do you think he got Clerks 3 🤮 green lit? "Destroy that monomyth Kevin". Kevin's now on my shit list of avoidable creatures. It's a long list and getting longer giggity.

[@jamesduncan6729]

You posted this same comment twice, my guy 🙃

[@hubertberrum6242]

it might be just a rumor but I heard that he always wanted to be part of the system

[@maveryk]

he has always been a loser... I've been saying it for years. just because he was popular in the 90s people followed him like lemmings and now that he has made it to the cliff he's upset no one wants to jump off with him

[@pi5549]

The savage beauty in these critiques is nectar to a raging heart that yearns for sanity in this sea of madness. May Tatiana keep you fierce Drinker.

[@ryanblaeske9097]

"A Back to the Future reboot with a black teen named Loquesha, that invents the time machine on her own - and uses it to go back and kick start the civil rights movement" How dare you put that in the ether Drinker, now its only a matter of time...

[@jamalisujang2712]

It'd better have alot of nbombs if they wanna make it accurate.

[@moderatecanuck]

Umbrella Academy already did it and it was well done. I doubt they could replicate it tho

[@LUCKO2022]

Back to the Future is forever safe. Universal can't do it without Rob Zemeckis and Bob Gale approval and they BOTH have refused to allow anything to happen. Bob Gale has also said the he is looking into ways of protecting it even after they have died with their estates. So there will never be another Back to the Future.

[@seankenny7799]

It would bomb so hard.. that would piss everyone off so badly.

[@HobbitzMoth23]

I hate how plausible it sounds Like yeah that's what passes for a modern day tale......which just looks at the old IP and screams * Anything you can do I can do better nah nah nah nah nah * When that wasn't the point of the original at all. Not ever.

[@harbl99]

Terry Pratchett had this right: "When I started writing my market was spotty 13 year old Kevin. Well, Kevin's grown up now, and he has kids of his own. And I want Kevin _and_ his kids to enjoy my books."

[@Hanmacx]

While the later books had a different vibe too Like compare the Tiffany Arching series, the first book with the last (two) books

[@sekanstar3243]

I miss him so much, it strange to say this cause I never really knew the guy personally but I know him through his book, he is (in my opinion) one of the best writer out there ❤️

[@iambob6590]

@@Hanmacx His daughter had more of a say as Terry slipped away. That may have had something to do with it.

[@Access.Denied]

Amazing author Terry Pratchett is. His book about a talking cat and his educated rodents remains as my most favorite book ever read.

[@Hanmacx]

@@iambob6590 there is also the Watch TV Show With Questionable Quality

[@Bronn92]

The way some MCU fans defends everything Disney does remembers me a religious sect or football hooligans

[@thevindicator1220]

Remembers me of a lotta things

[@CantusTropus]

Football fans can verge on a downright religious cult in extreme cases, so I'd say that isn't really a surprise.

[@hardygal2]

As an MCU fan (probably because I’m a nostalgic b**ch who grew up with it, seeing Iron Man when I was around 9), I don’t typically give a damn about the brands attached to anything. Disney has made good things, they’ve also made and done sh*tty things (same with Marvel), and that’s just sad

[@mala6238]

And when its hype fades out, they hop on the next IP and keep pretending to be a fan. Loosers.

[@VonTaylan]

Wauw there are people that defend that BS????

[@jacklawrence2212]

Absolutely right. Well said, sir. Fans are almost always written off as cranks and weirdos by people who conveniently forget that it's the fans who pay them their wages and allow them to have their careers.

[@somebeachsomewhere1888]

It was kind of crazy watching Kevin Smith's interview where basically he said that it didn't matter if his show was embarrassingly bad because Netflix made so much money. I almost felt sorry for him if he truly believes that stamping his name on such a Craptacular show is fine as long as Netflix overall makes money. That's his work and his reputation on the line.

[@jimh472]

The fact that anyone EVER saw Keven Smith as anything other that a no-talent poser is sad.

[@Rafa-Silva-Alt]

He is a talentless hack and has no humility at all. Embarrassment as human being. Good thing is, he could be so much better if he were willing to do so... One can always redeem himself...

[@residentelect]

@@Rafa-Silva-Alt I've heard he intends to name the sequal *"She-Man & the Lesbians of the Uterus"*

[@mrteabaggervance]

Fucker should become a zealous advocate against wokification. Then maybe he can be forgiven. I’d rather see him just go away though.

[@raiderrodavis6357]

It shows they don’t care. The 90s was when I graduated high school and attended college. Kevin Smith was a big part of me memorizing lines from those movies. Now he just sucks.

[@markvandenberg4606]

I’ll happily save my time by ignoring the modern drivel coming out of Hollywood and instead spend it watching gems from the days when movies still kicked ass.

[@nujevad28]

The Mandalorian seems to respect the past pretty well, with Luke's return being a highlight.

[@terrylandess6072]

Hollywood - the first american industry to believe the customer is never right.

[@markvandenberg4606]

@@terrylandess6072 Exactly.

[@adampkalb]

@@terrylandess6072 I hope and pray to God that the financial failure of EB's Charlie's Angels and Terminator 6: Dark Fate and the difficult production of Men in Black: International (Tessa and Chris needed their own writers and the director tried to quit several times) will prove Hollywood wrong, and teach most present and future filmmakers to not stick identity political agendas in stories where they do not belong. August 7, 2021, 10:53am

[@adampkalb]

@@terrylandess6072 Because there is a very smart reason why they lose an average of 100 million dollar$ every time. Everybody who paid to see it on the opening weekend will recommend their loved ones to not waste more money on it. I sure hope The Critical Drinker's announcement here will make Hollywood better in 2023. August 7, 2021, 10:56am

[@KingRandor82]

Funny thing: Scott "Toyguru" Neitlich chimed in about being supportive of the fanbase; apparently...it's *discouraged* in corporate culture. They *literally* think they're above the fans...I'm dead serious.

[@blazinpuffs]

Well guess they're gonna be pretty fucking broke then.

[@dms79]

@@blazinpuffs Unfortunately, it isn't about the money for them. If it were, they would listen to the fans. Their goal is to corrupt.

[@MrTaxiRob]

@@dms79 their goal is to SELL. They're making whatever they think is going to sell, because they rely on focus groups. There is the problem, the people whose opinions they actually trust. They are following what they think are social trends, but they're just self-reinforcing marketing trends. None of it is real. Nobody is really woke. There is racism., sexism, ableism, ageism, and a bunch of other shit in the world, all of that is true. But that's not a good story, is it? That's why we get garbage.

[@robertmaybeth3434]

Wonder what they'll think when people simply quit buying what they're making. Fool me once, shame on you; Fool me twice, call me a fan-boy.

[@t.bo.e2487]

@@MrTaxiRob they’re goal relies on political propaganda in the long-run. They aren’t making these molested cinematic products for you or I. They make them for the next generation. The ones that will grow up with these political machines as the only stories they know, they want to cultivate a political hivemend that allows them to profit in the long-run. Because what culture is there to destroy if the only one people know is the one you’ve given to them?

[@RanMouri82]

"Fan service" among anime fans in the 90s meant nothing more than taking characters that viewers found attractive and showing more skin.

[@wittyjoker4631]

Because that is the service fans wanted from the ip.

[@spear1504]

These where time ago. and now, In early 2010. ecchi and fan services or female character wearing more skimpy clothes that more problematic in west because of “me too movement” and sjw. They can even censored, desexualised, put more clothes to cover naughty part or ban games or film all together.

[@hollowshield2315]

@Quân Trương true, but they are still censored in the west. hell, even pokemon had some of their female characters censored, and shows with a lot of ecchi are no exception. why do you think the blue-ray versions are so sought after?

[@poiuyt975]

Thanks to the Internet we now have Rule 34 for that kind of stuff. ;-)

[@ricardobelmont5984]

"The Fan base is a small vocal minority that don't affect anything." *product fails* "Its clear these toxic fans are review bombing out of hate and bigotry."

[@valkyrie9646]

Don't forget sexism and misogyny. Except, what will they say to us women who hate it too?

[@SirMarshalHaig]

@@valkyrie9646 The same, just it´s internalised misogyny then.

[@StartRunning.]

is it wrong for me to feel intense murderous intent everytime they say something such as that?

[@Bopperann]

@@valkyrie9646 We hate ourselves because we (feminine women) don't believe it's "empowering" for every man to have his legs cut off at the hip as the women stand above them laughing between gut kicking the legless.

[@Acme1970]

The producers of these shows/movies are like a teenager who makes bad choices in life then blames their parents instead of taking responsibility for their own mistakes, look at Batwoman, boring storyline, awful characters and childish writing but it's the fault of the "toxic fans" that the show has no ratings, welcome to the new Hollywood.

[@iamkablam8096]

“The fans don’t have to be your enemy” -Jack Daniels

[@raven4k998]

they don't have to be but it's a good way to waste money think about it think about it!

[@deadnorth8648]

@@diomedes7971 it's already started that's why you see so much money in marketing... But in all honesty the world needs a giant redpill this is what happens when we fall asleep as a planet.

[@TimPortantno]

The Orville is an example of ditching an IP in favor of fan service, with the creator being the main fan. If you have genuine affection, you won't need the built-in recognition, you'll attain it on your own.

[@Challagar]

At least we'll have three seasons to enjoy (they have the third season in the can, but after that they're gone). I hate when Hollywood makes something I love, but they sideline it for total crap!

[@patrickmcathey7081]

ITs also an example of creating something new can be successful!

[@jaycee330]

@@Challagar Yeah, but it sucks that I can't watch season three without having to pay Netflix or whatever for it. It should have stayed on Fox.

[@splork8016]

@@jaycee330 *faint sea shanty can be heard in the distance*

[@radiofreeutah5328]

Dave Filoni is another example. His love of Star Wars tumbles off the screen in everything he makes for the ingrates at Lucasfilm. Is it all perfect? Of course not! But you can see he wants to tell Star Wars stories, not use Star Wars characters and motifs to tell unrelated stories.

[@ericnierstedt6242]

The "Back to the Future" comment really sums up a lot of the problems for me. You have these people that want to share 'the message' or whatever stance they have. However, they keep trying to show through older, established, franchises and re-imaginings. Here's my cycle for that. 1. They want to spread 'the message'. 2. They're too lazy/unimaginative to create their own platform to spread it. 3. They see a franchise that's popular, which they probably only vaguely know. 4. They get onboard, write something, and assume 'the message' will shield them from backlash. 5. It doesn't. 6. They lash out at the fans because they don't want to be called out for their flaws, and learn nothing. 7. Repeat.

[@M.C.ThomasReviews]

The reason Cobra Kai has been so successful is that the show’s creators are huge fans of The Karate Kid. The original trilogy is treated like gospel and the characters are treated with respect.

[@Rezzanine]

And they still manage to introduce well-drawn new characters, and avoid making it po-faced by keeping the tone relatively light and comedic in order to give the darker, serious moments more heft. I sincerely hope the studios learn all the right lessons from Cobra Kai.

[@samuel_m84]

Thats why Lukes Appereance in The Mandalorian was so amazing. It respected a beloved Hero and showed him, how he really was (a powerfull Jedi, not a self-doubting broken man)

[@IamgRiefeR7]

They could of made Luke being a self doubting broken man work. The trauma of nearly murdering a future jedi instead of confronting him is a mistake born from paranoia that the sith might return, then watching this bright star be corrupted by the dark side and destroy what he built, leaving Luke with deep running scars. After years of exile, a promising jedi finds him, and through both struggling to properly communicate, he begins to regain his confidence, trusting himself to make wise decisions and sound judgement. The trauma will never leave him, but he becomes a powerful force against the First Order, ready to fight the darkness once again. But instead we get grumpy white man #9 842 195

[@boricuafeliz]

There is an overlooked aspect in all of this: social engineering. Entertainment has been at the core of social engineering since the 1960s but it has only really become obvious to audiences in the last 10 years due to the abrasiveness and crassness with which it is performed. It is slightly disturbing that people don’t readily realize that what is called “woke” is being pushed by very powerful corporations and a “behind-the-scenes” ecosystem of NGOs, corporations, and governments in a manner consistent with domestic covert action. There is nothing grassroots or organic about this process. But the real problem is that audiences are not readily aware of how entertainment has been weaponized for over half a century for the purposes of modifying society and culture. This leads to continued patterns of self-exposure to the embedded propaganda in entertainment and the slow decay of authentic culture and its transmutation into a highly debased artificial substitute. What I have heard called by other KZbinrs as “cultural vandalism” I personally refer to as “symbolic defilement.” That it is happening so widely and so consistently despite the loss of profits, the implosion of the value of established IPs, and that it has the potential of literally leading to the bankruptcy of major corporations, should make even the most dimwitted amongst audiences realize that there is no other logical reason to be doing this other than propaganda purposes and divide and rule strategies. It is intentionally caustic and divisive and the timing of when this is being performed is extremely noteworthy.

[@Hiraghm]

You're the first person I've seen other than myself who has this openly asserted the truth; that the woke propaganda campaign began in the 60s (actually the 50s...). People now accept as "normal" and "true" things we did not believe prior to the relentless propaganda campaign in all media; and they would become outraged and judge you a bad person if you were to challenge those ideas.

[@raul0ca]

That's a bit on the nose. Time to have some soylent green and take a nap in my pod

[@qty1315]

I once heard someone say that pretty much the only thing that the CIA does successfully is manipulate the media and the creatives. Did you know that show-don't-tell was actually a CIA creation that people to this day cite as a fundamental piece of writing advice? Basically, the CIA understood that most people wouldn't understand the subtext if it's not explicitly stated in the text (if it's shown to them rather than told). So, they paid writing teachers at colleges to tell their students not to write their characters saying "Hey, I'm a communist and I'm gay," because it would alienate people and instead imply that the character was a communist and gay. That's just something that we know about. Apparently, the US government actually funds a LOT of big-budget movies (at least partially), so there's probably a lot of propaganda in those movies (notably, the MCU) that we're not even aware of.

[@ImperativeGames]

People don't like to live in the lower caste, being controlled and guided by elites, so they pretend to be free, equal with the rich and in control. Ofc, propaganda especially stresses that you, people, are free more than ever before, so it all goes as the package, unquestionably. - And I would add that entertainment was used as propaganda from the dawn of time, but with different goals and to a different degree. Ancient Greek heroes probably wasn't so heroic, but it wasn't blunt indoctrination into some ideology so the stories survived millennia. I doubt it will happen with heavily injured modern IPs ^^

[@makingastardestroyer3066]

@boricuafeliz You are right on the spot comrade.

[@sbird8675]

I think what bothers me, and probably a LOT of other people, about how the Star Wars sequels treated Luke Skywalker is that Luke was an extremely progressive hero to begin with. Luke was introduced in an era where the vast majority of male heroes were either hulking towers of muscle or grim dark Dirty Harry types who used brute strength and violence to defeat their enemies. But that wasn't the case with Luke. Luke was an average flawed kid from nowhere who went on an epic journey of glory, suffering and learning to become a mature, capable man and hero. Despite his great powers, it was Luke's compassion and sense of goodness that helped him save the day, not violence or brute strength. There was no hero quite like him in cinema- the pinnacle of the Truly Good Kind Hero. Flash forward a few decades later, and it's clear that the people who wrote the sequels either A) didn't watch the originals B) were drunk and high when they watched the originals or c) didn't understand or give a shit about the originals. They just decided, "Well, he's a famous male hero, so clearly we can make him grim dark like we do all the others, in order to replace him with a more 'progressive' hero." Of course, with the ironic result being that their so-called progressive hero is an impossibly perfect beautiful stereotype (the exact opposite of progressive) that neither women nor men can relate to and the actual progressive hero, Luke Skywalker, being dragged through the mud.

[@SheldonAdama17]

Hollywood: “Nah it’ll be fine” Drinker: “No it WON’T be fine!”

[@brok56]

Regular People with functioning minds: No, it wont be fine.

[@damienmcneff7715]

In the words of invader zim: “The explosion will blow up like normal and everything will be fine!” GIR: “No it wOOn’t.”

[@buzpower2582]

I just wish a real man like Kevin smiths wifes boyfriend directed He-Man.

[@theblackflame4002]

Instead she directed the boyfriend to peg Kevin while forcing him to watch his own movies

[@sama-taco]

A man of culture I see let me ask u how do u feel about ABBYZILLA

[@GoodFebruarian]

@@sama-taco IT'S MA'AM

[@DogOfHades]

Mannix fan are you?

[@sama-taco]

@@DogOfHades yeah I get all my info from him about the high RRRRREEEEEEEEpublic

[@reecegoodall496]

This is one of the most accurate, insightful takes I've ever heard - if more people thought like you, imagine how brilliant entertainment would be!

[@annewrites...8385]

What is missing is the character arc of original characters arriving in the now. What is missing in the Western everyday is capable, solid, poised, wise elders. I loved your fixing of Luke Skywalker. You demonstrate the point beautifully.

[@BandAid350z]

It’s like going into an Italian restaurant that has the stereotype facade of Italian countryside with wine vineyards, arches, Italian and classical music playing. You’re expecting traditional pasta dishes and maybe high quality pizza. When you look at the menu the names of dishes are the same, but the spaghetti is made from humanely sourced leather shoe laces, the pizza dough is recycled paper plates, the marinara sauce is red, but made from mud that an aspiring child made, all the while you’re told if you don’t like it you must hate Italians and their culture. You also you hate change because “Italian food” can mean anything now. All you wanted was pizza and pasta. “Bon appétit, bigot.”

[@andrewp8284]

I love this comment

[@lindagbadamosi1622]

This is a pretty much perfect summation of the 'new normality' into which the human race is currently being assimilated....

[@Tom-zc9gs]

Being a member of the italic peoples, I approve of this message. Real hate of our culture is misrepresenting our food... that's classified as a real "microaggressive, cultural appropriating hate crime" in our lands. And yep, that's basically how everyone sees anything culture related these days, from global entertainment to local customs. Anything goes, and you can't misrepresent something if you're part of the consensus. If you're not, you can apparently misrepresent everything, and get called out for it.

[@PalloneWafer]

More easily, it's like going to an Italian restaurant and finding pizza with pineapple and carbonara made with cream

[@moritztabor1678]

What an awesome comment😁

[@briannewman532]

The only thing that was gotten right in ALL of the Star Wars films since the OT was Vader killing those rebels in the hallway as they tried to escape with the plans. I remember it being bashed online for being blatant fan service, and I never understood why that was a bad thing. It's the ONLY time the character has been handled with respect since the originals films, and it shows why he was so feared. If only the rest of the new movies had as much respect as that 30 second scene.

[@NormieNerddom]

It was the one thing that movie did right: make Vader terrifying. That and the combat was pretty sweet.

[@richardfrei6656]

The scene with Vader at the end of Rogue One had every Star War fan want to stand up from their seat and scream out at the top of their lungs: "Fuck Yeah! I have been waiting my whole life for this!" Both my son (now an adult) and I were so jazzed to watch the Vader of our imagination on screen kick ass and take names. Rogue One was good but the final scene with Vader vaulted it into the third slot of all the Star War movies.

[@firestarter000001]

Agreed, tough the castle scene was also pretty good. Also the Luke Skywalker Mandalorian finale was amazing. Like you said, why is "fan service" a bad thing? I mean those movies are for us right?

[@burnbobquist8999]

I still Rogue One got many things right: the rebel fleet engaging the empire and basicly... loosing, everyone of the Rogue One team dying, Tarkin apart from the CGI, Vader in general, Krennic the fannatic was although good. And: When a big fucking spaceships gets in the way of a tiny freighter. :D

[@jacevicki]

@@firestarter000001 The kid in me who had a Boba Fett toy absolutely lost his shit at Fett finally using his knee rocket launchers in Mandalorian. Rogue One and Mandalorian show what Disney can do if they hire people who loved Star Wars to make more Star Wars.

[@nathanbaldwin4495]

You’ll notice they choose franchises with straightforward, traditional values.

[@sigmaK9]

Of course they did. A series of their own making would already be corrupted. And where’s the fun in that?

[@paulm749]

@Skyle Andria Because promoting their neo-Marxist ideology is more important to them than making money. We'll see how long that lasts.

[@kennybeans6115]

@@paulm749 I’m thankful you brought up Marxism, and it can’t be called out enough. Identity politics is literally derived straight from the Marxist playbook and was/is primarily implemented to undermine and subvert western society’s moral system in order to topple the system itself. Fortunately, their “proletariat vs. bourgeois” strategy was defeated thanks to the US’ robust middle class, but unfortunately was the catalyst for Plan B (I.e., “progressivism”), one that is backed with ridiculous amounts of resources and effort currently. Hopefully, even its most-adamant supporters will grow wise to the nefarious ploy that it is and has always been.

[@mrbojangles8133]

@Skyle Andria they've all been "disappeared" by the Thought Gestapo

[@emptyblank099a]

@@paulm749 What's a neo marxist?