Kamusha

Not an expert on this and am willing to learn more, but would that be unconstitutional?

I thought I was somewhat of a music nerd but this is somehow the first time I’ve heard of this band? Apparently they are pure creative force that have inspired countless artists who have gone on to bigger fame. They still make music and have been around since the 60’s. Edgar Wright is a huge fan and couldn’t believe nobody else had created a documentary celebrating their career.

But besides not knowing anything this trailer has me completely sold. And apparently the movie functions well for those in my position. I’ve sampled a few random songs on streaming since watching this, but I’m gonna wait till seeing it this in theater before fully diving in.

This trailer just works. The music is great. The story looks to be life-affirming. I’m a sucker for stories about odd, creative people who stick to their vision no matter what. Edgar Wright is very strong with handling music on film and even by the trailer you can tell this project is just drenched with his love.

There’s a lot of people on the autistic community who have grown fond of wearing masks. It’s nice not having to constantly worry about my facial expression and when I’m out and about. Less tiring too.

And sometimes when I’m in an especially good mood I’m totally lip syncing under that mask.

I’m from the south so me and my friend who’s also trans say y’all. Folks is fine, but it must be a regional thing because nobody down here really says it. “You guys” will vary depending on the person - some trans people are okay with it and some aren’t. Same with dude. It’s all about context tough.

One thing that my friend and I really hate is “buddy” or “bud”. It may not sound gender exclusive, but you never hear a cis man say that to a cis girl. It’s something we notice that I think most cis people don’t pick up on, so just be aware y’all.

I got my second dose of Moderna yesterday evening. It’s kinda kicking my ass but it’s okay, I’ve been much more sick before so I can handle this for a day or two. Just glad I took the day off and have zero responsibilities.

Let me give some context. I recently came out as a trans woman. I’m probably more invested in seeing proper female representation in big budget genre movies than the average user on here for that very reason. I identify with women so much more. I also love Brie Larson. I even changed my first name to Brie because I think it’s a pretty name. I hang around a lot of queer and female led spaces that rabidly go hard on characters that simply aren’t discussed to the same degree as they are on here. My girls still can’t stop talking about Birds of Prey and Harley Quinn in general. They love Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie. They were in general less harsh toward WW84 in general than this board was (a movie I thought had its moments - we queens love our camp!)

These are fans that are very forgiving of flawed movies as long as they give us female and queer characters that we can connect with. We are primed to snap our fingers and scream YASSS QUEEN at the drop of that hat. These are enthusiastic genre fans that Marvel aims to please. And mostly they’ve been doing better in recent years. You may have a knee jerk defense to say I’m wrong, and that the support of these communities matters less and what’s more important is if casual fans turn out, but lemme just say that from my perspective - Captain Marvel as a character failing to connect with female and queer communities is a huge missed opportunity. I think Marvel knows that. We are the base and they need our enthusiasm just like they needed the enthusiasm of black communities to turn Black Panther into more that just a cash cow, but a honest to goodness phenomenon. They see how my circles are much more interested in Monica Rambeau and Ms Marvel’s future than they are in Captain Marvel. And the new title reflects that. If Captain Marvel’s impact was as great as her box office numbers I don’t know think we’d see a rebranding so soon.

It’s not like they can’t turn it around. It took Marvel a handful of movies before they knew how get Thor to better connect with fans. They can still turn her around. Again, I LOVE my girl Brie and I’m rooting for her probably more than most on here. But I think Marvel can do more in her future films, and if I were to guess I would say that Feige is hoping they can too.

On 5/8/2021 at 4:46 PM, Ghost_MH said:

 

Because Avatar is actually more popular than you might think it is. Disney spent hundreds of millions of dollars building Pandora...before they bought Fox. There are four sequels currently in production. Do you think the Avatar sequels are going to flops at the box office? I doubt they'll do as well as the original, but you can't be arguing that nobody is interested in watching these because there aren't enough memes for them out there or something, right?

I mean that’s cool, but how come nobody defends Avatar on here then? Literally every thread about the sequels is filled with users trashing the original and the common complaint (not just here but on the internet as a whole) for having no cultural impact. I mean, I would argue that Avatar has more of a cultural impact than Captain Marvel. It’s hard to imagine Captain Marvel getting her own theme park ride based around her, much less and entire theme-land. Or a Cirque du Soleil type live show.

If y’all were being objective about defending this equally then there would be much more disagreement in the Avatar threads. I’ll post just the first three I found when I ran a search.

All I did was make an objective observation that these movies haven’t made as big of an impact in the circles that I hang around, and these are people who are primed for more women in superhero flicks. It was just an observation, not a criticism - I’ll save my criticism for my following post. But there is something about Marvel that rallies fans to defend it in a way that Avatar doesn’t.

I question anyone who stayed after Reagan.

On 5/6/2021 at 1:33 PM, Kal-El814 said:

 

I’m not going to pretend I’m intimately connected with lady and queer spaces online and I think there’s little doubt that I’m mostly aware of the cishet online discourse since that’s me. In my limited circle I see just as much chatter about Captain Marvel and Ms. Marvel as I do about WandaVision, and the 2 IRL conventions I went to after it came out and before COVID reflected that in the cosplay and merch I saw.

 

Anyway I don’t really have a point other than to say I think there’s some sampling issues going on if someone’s going to say that a movie that weighs in at #6 at the box office in the whole MCU isn’t influential, especially when the movie and its star are known to be huge targets for online trolls.

 

 

This, too. 12 million people watch Blue Bloods every week, 10M more than Mad Men pulled on average in. Romance novels are tremendously popular, etc. Self-selection drives a lot of this.

Yeah but Marvel cares about if nerds discuss this shit or not. We are the ones who drive the hype and buy the merchandise. These genre franchise stuff thrives on the base being invested in it.

Also find it funny that everyone is ignoring my Avatar comparison. Nobody defends that movie when users say it had no cultural staying power, but somehow me saying the same about Captain Marvel isn’t true lol

1 hour ago, Ghost_MH said:

 

It absolutely did. Captain Marvel made a ton of money and walked away with an A Cinemascore. It was well liked among everyone other than Gamergate-types that hate Brie Larson. Just watch the same thing happen with Aquaman 2 and Amber Heard.

Just because it made a lot of money and an A CinemaScore doesn’t guarantee that it will stick around in the public consciousness. Avatar made way more money and also had an A CinemaScore, and is a widely accepted as having little cultural impact.

Mad Max Fury Road didn’t do as well as it could have and received a B+ score, yet is still talked about to this day.

1 hour ago, Kal-El814 said:

I dunno. I think Captain Marvel is one of the first / only MCU movies not made explicitly for guys, and the discussion of the MCU online is predominantly made up of dudes. Before the movie was review bombed by trolls, it was one of the most anticipated superhero movies expected to come out that year.

 

Yes, Captain Marvel is no Wonder Woman, but nobody really is, that’s a high hurdle to clear.

 

I think the effect that trolls had on the movie’s perception cannot be overstated, and I think in general audiences really liked it and have received the character very well. It made more money than BOTH Guardians of the Galaxy movies… but you know, the main character doesn’t get over daddy issues by playing catch, so online dudes don’t talk about it.

WandaVision memes and discussion was widespread and a lot of that discussion was coming from women. That show was HUGE amongst women and queer people. It made an impact in a way that Captain Marvel didn’t. I think you underestimate how many women are into Marvel and it’s not like they aren’t part of the online discourse either. Maybe you’re mostly aware of the male side of pop culture discourse I dunno.

15 hours ago, Chris- said:

I think Wonder Woman (as both a great film and a more prominent female superhero) made Captain Marvel’s lack of a cultural impact a forgone conclusion. 

I don't agree. It's not like only one female superhero movie can make an impact lol. Most Marvel movies make some sort of cultural impact, and Captain Marvel couldn't even clear that average baseline of impact. The movie made over a billion dollars and was one of the most successful of the first solo Marvel films, yet nobody really talks about it anymore. There are no memes circulating social media, no girls running around with Captain Marvel shirts. Ideally fans were supposed to walk out of the movie in love with the character of Carol Danvers, and even those who generally liked the movie were just sorta fine with her. Even the Ant-Man movies which weren't as successful are well-liked by those who actually see them.

1 minute ago, Bloodporne said:

Neither did he, read the post again. He's just commenting on that thought process in general, not saying you're the pessimistic one.

True. I guess so. I will still say that this generation does see children more as a responsibility than older generation, who seemed to view reproduction as some sort of duty. Which I think explains why there was a baby boom even during the Cold War.

2 minutes ago, Komusha said:

I’m not even saying those are my views, I’m just recounting things I’ve been hearing more and more in recent years. I literally said these are common views of people my age, never said it’s what I thought. How am I being pessimistic by relaying what I observe? lol

16 minutes ago, Uaarkson said:

I say this is too pessimistic. The biggest baby boom in history happened under the constant, active threat of nuclear annihilation. The future is not set in stone.

I’m not even saying those are my views, I’m literally just recounting things I’ve been hearing more and more in recent years. How am I being pessimistic by relaying what I observe? lol

It is interesting that they are already moving away from the Captain Marvel brand and are making this a reboot of sorts. Even though Captain Marvel was a financial success, it didn’t have much of a cultural impact. You would think the first female led marvel movie would have stick around more than it actually did. Which stinks, really.

There’s a lot of factors that probably go into this. The shitty economy is one of them, but maybe not the sole reason either. We are the therapy generation. More of us are becoming aware of our own traumas that were passed on to us from our parents - trauma that are parents were simply not aware they had. So we are fully aware how easy it is to screw kids up, thus this generation views child rearing as a huge responsibility rather than an obligation. Plus, there are a growing amount of people my age that question the ethics of brining a child into a world where fascism and climate change are increasing at alarming rates.

I deactivated my profile over a month and a half ago and it was one of the best decisions I’ve made for my mental health. I’m very close to just completely deleting my account but some of my close friends still use messenger, so that would be a harder leap for me to make.

Wakanda Forever is a fire title but I almost wish they would have saved it for the final film of BP series. But then again, they’ll probably never stop making these movies if they had their way.

As a former smoker it’s always puzzling to me that libertarian chose cigarette restrictions as a 0hill to die on. If it weren’t for the ridiculously high taxes in cigarettes I wouldn’t have quit as soon as I did, and perhaps never would have.

Funny that you generally don’t see libertarians concerned about all of the anti-trans bills that are currently going around. And by funny I mean completely expected.

The big set pieces in Ready Player One were a lot of fun and a real thrill to see on the big screen, even if the rest of the movie was just okay. Spielberg hasn’t fully lost it yet, but his heart hasn’t been in it for the latter years of his career. However, West Side Story is a passion project of his and something he’s been trying to get made for years. So I’m hoping his enthusiasm translates on screen and maybe we can get something special from him in a way we haven’t in quite some time. If not, then maybe it’s a lost cause to wish for another classic from him.

I hope both of them can receive some serious help.

1 hour ago, sblfilms said:

Should I watch this? Don’t find either lead particularly interesting

Watch the opening action scene of the first episode. It’s super expensive, features real stunts, and kinda hard to believe it was shot for television.

They clearly blew the whole show’s budget on that scene because the rest of the show feels kinda small. Lots of scenes in back alleyways and empty warehouses. I dipped out halfway through.

It’s a good day to be thankful that Trump isn’t on Twitter.