Controversial Opinions (For Everything Other Than DC Comics)

[achilles]

Listen to Swift's "You Belong to Me" back to back with Alanis Morrisette's "You Oughta Know." Both have seemingly lost the same guy to the other one.

Oh, I thought that was just me who thought this.

[Spike-X]

I try not to listen to too many of his songs. But in fairness to what I have said I will have to look it up.

He's an excellent guitar player, but his actual music is mid af, as the kids say.

[Ghost Rider TheHellfireDemon]

The hatred in the movie Avatar is very nonsensical.
The criticism that it's not an original movie isn't false because it's obvious it's the same style story as Dances with Wolves except in a Science Fiction world that has blue humanoid protagonists, and the Military is the antagonists.
It's very freakin inane to be hating on Avatar for the reason it's not an original movie because that same criticism can be said for the Star Wars movies, Robocop, and multiple other movies that are reusing familiar fiction with variations.

[ed2962]

Well, for what it's worth...alot of ppl out there hate those things as well.

[OopsIdiditagain]

Rejections/Nos don't need to be followed by explanations or justification. Because it feels like people just ask for them so that they can argue about it.

[ed2962]

The ads for the new Wes Anderson movie hurt my eyes...

[Alan2099]

The hatred in the movie Avatar is very nonsensical.
The criticism that it's not an original movie isn't false because it's obvious it's the same style story as Dances with Wolves except in a Science Fiction world that has blue humanoid protagonists, and the Military is the antagonists.
It's very freakin inane to be hating on Avatar for the reason it's not an original movie because that same criticism can be said for the Star Wars movies, Robocop, and multiple other movies that are reusing familiar fiction with variations.

What baffles me about the movie Avatar is that it broke all sorts of records and still somehow managed to not leave a single mark in pop culture. Nobody quotes it, there's no popular memes from it, no parodies, it seems most people can't even remember any of the characters names or lines of dialogue from it at all.

It just appeared, made all sorts of money, and disappeared without anybody caring.

[babyblob]

What baffles me about the movie Avatar is that it broke all sorts of records and still somehow managed to not leave a single mark in pop culture. Nobody quotes it, there's no popular memes from it, no parodies, it seems most people can't even remember any of the characters names or lines of dialogue from it at all.

It just appeared, made all sorts of money, and disappeared without anybody caring.

The first Avatar was a great ground breaking movie. And while the second is also a great movie I think it falls more under the category of "Been There Done that."

People were excited for it but it does not have the impact the first one had.

[Radioactive Zombie]

What baffles me about the movie Avatar is that it broke all sorts of records and still somehow managed to not leave a single mark in pop culture. Nobody quotes it, there's no popular memes from it, no parodies, it seems most people can't even remember any of the characters names or lines of dialogue from it at all.

It just appeared, made all sorts of money, and disappeared without anybody caring.

It's a very paint-by-numbers sci-fi story that everyone's seen before. James Cameron even literally described it as "Dances With Wolves, in space". If you've watched a western, 90s blockbuster, sci-fi movie, etc, you've watched Avatar. White dude gets native girl and saves the world, etc.

The first Avatar was a great ground breaking movie. And while the second is also a great movie I think it falls more under the category of "Been There Done that."

People were excited for it but it does not have the impact the first one had.

Funny enough, I actually thought the opposite. The second movie takes more risks and has some non-cliche ideas, like Quaritch's mind-clone and the relationship with the original Quaritch's son. I really liked how a lot more morally gray he and his team were, instead of being pure mustache-twirling villains.

[Kieran_Frost]

The hatred in the movie Avatar is very nonsensical.
The criticism that it's not an original movie isn't false because it's obvious it's the same style story as Dances with Wolves except in a Science Fiction world that has blue humanoid protagonists, and the Military is the antagonists.
It's very freakin inane to be hating on Avatar for the reason it's not an original movie because that same criticism can be said for the Star Wars movies, Robocop, and multiple other movies that are reusing familiar fiction with variations.

I'm afraid I fall in the camp of giving it 1 star. It was terrible; nothing to do with the Dances with Wolves (1990) parallels (who cares about that, most plots are inspired by other work?); but because it's just depthless uninspired souless CGI rubbish. When dialogue makes Sigourney Weaver seem bad... you know there's an issue.

[Spike-X]

People who go to prison don't 'deserve' to be raped and/or assaulted.

[Kieran_Frost]

People who go to prison don't 'deserve' to be raped and/or assaulted.

Oh, ewwwww; please tell me this doesn't count as controversial!!! Anyone who thinks that ANYONE (regardless of any factors) 'deserve' that is... just not a good person.

[babyblob]

Oh, ewwwww; please tell me this doesn't count as controversial!!! Anyone who thinks that ANYONE (regardless of any factors) 'deserve' that is... just not a good person.

As someone who lived in prison for four years I can tell tyou there are a whole slew of people who think this. From people on the street, to other inmates, and even the Correction Officers.

And sadly I have seen it more then once.

[Gray Lensman]

Oh, ewwwww; please tell me this doesn't count as controversial!!! Anyone who thinks that ANYONE (regardless of any factors) 'deserve' that is... just not a good person.

How many shows make jokes about prison rape? That people don't deserve to be raped merely because they are in prison shouldn't be controversial, but a look at society says otherwise. And with that depressing thought, I'm off to work.

[Spike-X]

Oh, ewwwww; please tell me this doesn't count as controversial!!!

I could tell you that, but I'd have to lie.