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"When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis
“It’s your party and you can cry if you want to.” - Captain Europe
Fans whine an awful lot about the lack of positivity in the world while being ignorant of how much of the negativity in existence is their own fault. Repeatedly posting on internet forums or making youtube videos longer than most movies about how Zack Snyder or Rian Johnson destroyed your childhood is contributing far more negativity than Superman snapping a neck or Luke becoming a depressed and angry recluse.
"Grimdark" is not a valid criticism.
Manga has a much better distribution model than American comics and more consistent quality. That said, manga's issues with women and racial minorities far exceed that of western comics which might also explain why manga manages to have such a strong alt-right following. Same with Japanese video games like Dead or Alive.
Interesting take I actually prefer Man of Steel as well with that being said I still prefer the Clark Segments from the Reeves film. The moment were his surrogate father dies and Clark decides to leave and make something of himself while he still is young enough to do so is one of those moments along with him bumping into a car but crashing it which seems to have had a huge influence on the Spider-Man films for better or worse.
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Given I was already an adult when the first Donner SUPERMAN came out in 1978, I don't feel any cognitive dissonance when I watch it again. I knew exactly what it was back then and it hasn't changed for me. The only element that is different is seeing Christopher Reeve now--that's like seeing John Lennon in A HARD DAYS NIGHT now, rather than when I was six years old and it had just come out. These movies have become iconic because the people in them have become iconic.
Honestly, Snyder's explanation for why that's in the movie is far more disturbing.
He said Superman's no-kill rule didn't make sense without a reason.
I'm sorry, WHAT!? You have to kill someone to know you shouldn't kill people? Has someone run a background check on Snyder?
You must hate Kelley Pucket who wrote a similar reason for Cass Cain's refusal to kill as well.
It would do well to remember that Snyder is saying this within the context of discussing a fictional character not a real life person. I know the Internet thinks Snyder is the great Satan but using how he writes a fictional character killing a mad man who wanted to commit genocide is the height of petty fan boy demonizing and is the type of nonsense that gives geek fans the type of reputation of being like the Comic Book Guy from The Simpsons.
You are having an argument with someone else who probably has said/written something superficially similar to what I have.
There's a lot of assumption well beyond what I've put down in there.
And, yes, I will repeat, the very concept that one needs to learn not to kill through taking a life is philosophically bizarre.
Yours is the same as every anti-Snyder argument I've come across.
Given how you've tried to paint Snyder, this comment is throwing stones in glass houses.There's a lot of assumption well beyond what I've put down in there.
As opposed to everything else with superheroes that just makes so much sense.And, yes, I will repeat, the very concept that one needs to learn not to kill through taking a life is philosophically bizarre.
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