Ok, here's I'll try to tackle that follow up post I originally meant to do quickly. I'll try not to make it too long, but knowing the backstory is kind of key to my point. I won't provide too many links, since google works fine.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is owned by Disney. Up until 2019 it was done in a way that was fan friendly. The characters and story lines were the classic ones from the 60s through 80s. This is a very important point, as the current PRINT Marvel Comics characters are nothing like they were in the 60s-80s. Anyone watching an MCU movie and walked into a comic book shop would be shocked to find they could not buy any coming based on the characters they saw on the screen. Current Marvel PRINT comics have eliminated most traditional characters, and replaced them with a new SJW swapped version to the extreme. Ones they do keep around get a huge makeover. One glaring example is Captain America, whom they made a literal Nazi for a while because, you know, he's a white male called Captain America.
Anyhow, the MCU largely was about making good movies and pleasing the fans. The actors went out of their way in interviews to explain they were only there because of the fans and how much they appreciate them. Then something changed about a year or so ago. The Captain Marvel movie was announced, and Brie Larson was selected to play the Carol Danvers version of Captain Marvel. This immediately raised tons of red flags. Without getting too crazy deep into the history in the comics, Carol Danvers was not the first female Captain Marvel, that would be
Monica Rambeau. Carol Danvers as Captain Marvel did not happen until 2012. That character was so unpopular, the comic has been rebooted at least 7 times since 2012. Why was it so unpopular? Carol Danvers is such a screaming SJW man hating feminist, you would almost think it was parody, but it is not. Brie Larson was also known as a snide, snobby rich white feminist.
So there was the worry. here you had the MCU until that point being all about characters and story lines as they were written in the 60s-80s, and suddenly you completely break from that and introduce a character from after 2012 when Marvel has been completely about SJW politics and one of the worst examples of that. Every step of the way, those concerns keep being validated. She's railed against white men about every chance she gets, essentially saying (paraphrasing) movies like Captain Marvel were not made for them. She did another interview where her doorbell rang, and she blamed it on the Patriarchy. All cringe. Disney Marvel execs have stated this movie is a feminist statement. Brie has repeatedly said her being in this movie is "her form of activism" (not paraphrased). Separately, Samuel L Jackson has been
railing against Trump on his press tours. Suddenly the MCU is all about far leftwing politics. The press tours have been exclusively focused on that, not the movie itself.
Taken in whole, the fan anticipation of this movie should not be what it should be. There is a bit of a backlash against it from those who have read or heard any of the nonsense. But it is just a movie right? If fans aren't happy, they won't go and the box office will suffer, right? That's the free market, right? Not exactly. Rotten Tomatoes historically had a feature before a movie came out that allowed people to select either "yes I want to see this movie" or "no, I do not want to go to see this movie". Last time I saw it, there was roughly 47k people responding and only a 26% want to see. The Liberal Media were going bonkers, universally using the exact same language calling it "trolls review bombing without even seeing the movie". The problem for anyone with a functional braincell was the fact, it was not a review. It was a binary question of if people wanted to see the movie or not. All good right? Free market right.
Wrong.
Trolls target female-led blockbusters. Ahead of ‘Captain Marvel,’ Rotten Tomatoes shut them down.
See how the Liberal Media is framing this? What happened is Rotten Tomatoes removed the ability to say "No I do not want to see this movie". The binary option is no more, now there is a single option of "Yes, I want to see this movie". If you are confused by this change and click yes, thinking you will get more options? You are SOL. You cannot undo this selection. Now it only shows a number of people who supposed want to see it. The Liberal media keep doing the rounds claiming "trolls were review bombing" and celebrating this change. Many are celebrating the fact this will "save" the movie.
Wired: ROTTEN TOMATOES' REVAMP COULD SAVE CAPTAIN MARVEL
Umm, yeah. This is the movie there is panic to save for some reason. Rotten Tomatoes themselves are pretending it is all just one big coincidence. They'll let the Liberal Media do their dirty work, while they pretend to feign ignorance.
Rotten Tomatoes president: We didn't change site to protect Captain Marvel
Riiiiight. BTW, that would be Paul Yanover, president of Fandango, which owns Rotten Tomatoes. You know what else he was involved in? Uh-oh... yup, he's a former Disney executive.
So why is this the movie that everyone from the Liberal Media, to the very top of Disney, to every SJW troll on the internet is willing to die on the hill for? Pure propaganda. Very, very expensive propaganda. Rotten tomatoes suddenly changes the way it operates after 2+ decades to protect this one film. To me this is more than just the weight of the house of the mouse being pushed around. The political message in this movie is crucial for these clowns.
To add insult to injury for MCU fans, it seems this character being introduced just months before endgame means that a character is going to come out of nowhere and do what the established characters could not, easily beat Thanos because "White Rich Feminist" or something. Even more insulting to MCU fans, is why not give the 80s version of Captain Marvel? The original Female Captain Marvel? She actually led the Avengers for a while and was beloved.
No, rich white feminists are more important, or something.
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Even more screwed up? Brie Larson is promoting "Charities" that are crowdfunding to bring "under privileged young girls" to go see this movie. That's right, you're a poor girl? No food, medicine or anything else, just a movie ticket to watch a rich white feminist and make her even more money. Is that even legal? Using presumably not-for-profits to pump up movie revenue to increase your own salary? Why not just buy the tickets out of pocket Brie? :smh: