r/CriticalDrinker

On one hand, I agree that you can stop and think about real life circumstances or ideas while reading/watching fiction but I would not try to blur the line between fiction and nonfiction, especially with how prevalent (or vocal) it seems like it’s become for people to treat characters as projections of themselves or like they’re real people that you can be “mean” to or “harm”.

And just to clarify, I blacked out the user’s name because I disagree with the things I said in this post but I dunno this individual at all, I dunno how they are actually presenting these ideas to students, and nothing I’m saying has anything to do with them, personally.

If anyone wants to find the tweet and give it a like or comment their thoughts on it, this won’t stop them and I’m not trying to. Do what you want and as long as you are making ad hominem attacks on the user, anyone who disagrees with this stance, etc., I think interacting is fine and well. Just don’t want this post to be associated with the specific account that posted it.

James Gunn wanted Ryan Reynolds to jump back into one of his worst roles, only for him to be demeaned by a girlboss, portrayed as a pathetic old fool with no wisdom or useful tactical knowledge, deductive skills or fighting skills to be passed on to a next generation. Years of experience, but his entire narrative purpose is to pass the torch to a replacement who knows better than your ever could.

There's a big lesson to be learned here: if an old business venture knocks on your door, refuse it politely. Never leave your wife (Deadpool) for your abusive ex girlfriend (Green Lantern).

like who even hired Sam Maggs to begin with if this is the kind of person she is?

A buddy. He has a small time YouTube channel and social media, good enough to monetize. It had been years since we saw each other, and I accidentally met him at a tech shop.

Long story short, he got paid to say nice things about The Odyssey movie, and it was a considerable amount of money. He said The Odyssey guys spent a ton of money on marketing. Apparently, plenty of other guys like him got paid too. He said it was the highest amount he had ever been paid.

So damn, The Odyssey really wanted to shove that movie into everyone’s social media. In a way, it felt like a social media psyop. They basically hijacked everyone’s feeds, and that was not cheap.

I didn’t watch it. Weirdly, most people I know, even LGBT and others, didn’t watch it either. The only reason I’ve seen most people go to the movies lately is for their kids, so I guess that says something too.

Like most people in tech, we kind of prefer to stay at home and watch a movie with our snacks, beer, and whatever else we want, either alone or with some buddies.

I also heard that the studio bought an insane amount of tickets themselves, lol I did not know studios did this. What were they trying to prove? Lol. They’re making the movie cost a shit ton of money with the actors’ salaries and the massive marketing campaign, and now they’re even buying tickets themselves? Lol.

The context is that the new women's team is going to play their first friendly match, but they don't get their shirts on time. The stupid caveman says "It's ok, it's just a friendly" which prompts the woman to lecture him that no, they're women, they don't "get friendlies". Everything is so much harder for them all the time!

Why don't they make movies exclusively about the minorities who want representation?

The Crying Game was a great movie about a trans woman, and nobody really had an issue with it back in the day.

If activists watn society to accept them, they should create original stories with original characters, not replace established characters just to pander, and then expect society to accept them.

It's just like Holocaust movies back in the day: we knew what the movie was going to be about.
Green Book was another great film about racism.

Wy can't Hollywood take this approach instead of ruining established franchises?