For some reason my posts from this morning were deleted so I guess I'll just repost (Zod bless Google Docs).
It's easy to understand this "hater hater hater" stuff if everyone would shelve their like/dislike of the movie itself and look at what it represents. BvS represents the live action realization of many comics fans most favorite heroes. It's the first time they are ever seen together on the big screen in their history. It's the tent pole of all tent poles to usher in the most famous comic book superteam ever. It comes on the heels of a film that had a lukewarm reception. It comes after a three year wait, one year of which was inexplicable and very frustrating for even a casual fan. It comes with an insane amount of publicity. It comes with an Oscar winning screenwriter who was the Great White Hope of this franchise. It comes on months and months of reports of positive word of mouth, some going as far as to say studio execs gave it standing ovations in test screenings. It comes with equal parts anticipation and skepticism. It's without the doubt the most talked about movie this summer. No matter where you turn there is a promotion for this movie. Everyone knows about it. Grandmothers, priests, neighbors who don't really go to the movies. Over the past few months fans were given a downpour of visual engagement and promises that THIS was the movie they've been waiting forever for and THIS was the movie that would absolutely satisfy them. Amid the whispers and stories of problems surrounding it, hardly anyone gave up hope. Fans waved their BvS banners loud and proud and struck down anyone who tried to even manage their expectations. We're they wrong? Hell no. That is the movie they were sold. But it's not the movie they got. What a Beautiful Lie.
It doesn't matter if you liked this movie. It doesn't matter if you hated this movie. Truly, neither of those factor in. What matters is understanding that this entire experience was stillborn. Is this what you wanted this release to look like? DC fan civil war? Fans are divided almost equally and very brutally. Most haven't even seen this kind of vitriol in even Marvel vs DC debates. A movie that was supposed to unite a fan base ala Avengers has divided it quicker than anything else DC related has, quite possibly ever. Think about that. You may have liked the movie. That's for you to decide. But you cannot deny that the entire experience of this movie's production, release and fallout has been a frustrating, exhausting and unsatisfying one for all of us. We, who it was supposed to champion. It failed us. The filmmakers failed us. And the studio, who obviously knew this was on the horizon, failed us most of all. People aren't hating the movie, they're hating what the movie represents. A waste of a decade or more of hope and promise, leading to an unsure cinematic future. These characters deserved better and so did we.
And to the one or two Snarky McSnarksters who will undoubtedly pull the "relax bro it's just a superhero thing" to prove some nonsensical point. Of course it's just a superhero thing. But superheroes are important. If you don't believe that just Google "Batkid" and educate yourself.
And now, I'm off of here till the next big movie drops. It's been an eye opening three weeks, and an exhausting last three days being on here pretty much 24/7. Learned a lot. Took a ton of notes and screencaps I'll be putting to use next week. Seriously, both sides, thanks for the market research. You have no idea how helpful this has been. I'll leave you with two things to think about. Based on the past 5,000 posts as of 12:01 this morning:
42% of comments were on the negative side of this movie
48% were on the positive side
Less than 10% were completely off topic but still argumentative
39% of comments referenced Marvel and/or Fox and/or Sony in a negative way
33% of comments used the word "hater" or "troll"
38% of users are firmly in the "replace Zack Snyder" court
And here's a fun one: 8 new users with over 30 posts are accounts created on WB IPs in Burbank, CA. (And two of those created threads)
Also, Henry Cavill has been reading the board. Even last night. Be judgmental but kind.
Lastly, remember at the end of the day it really is only a movie. Even if it's a bad one. It could be worse. It could be a musical. #StayGold
