Lightspeed Kamikaze thread if old.
I think this is my favourite bit.
"Basically, the there's some real evidence that the backlash to the Last Jedi was driven by sad white conservative men who didn't like the incorporation of women and minorities. Fans, like critics, mostly loved the film."
I just can't wrap my head around the absolute determination to defend this film to the bitter end.
This isn't someone saying "it's just a dumb action movie, I enjoyed it for what it was, why can't you".
This isn't someone saying "I loved the movie and I think some of the criticisms are stupid".
This isn't even someone saying "some of these critics are a bit over the top and need to get a life".
No. This is someone literally saying that if you hated the movie then it's because you are Sexist AND Racist.
Where have you ever even seen this being pushed to this level before?
For example, I have "defended" Pokemon Sword & Shield and my opinion is that basically the game is what it is, fun for kids and new gamers. I think some of the people criticizing the game have shitty criticisms and shitty attitudes and I have no problem having a few jabs at them on forums. That's where it ends. In a sense I am having fun with the disagreement.
For The Last Jedi it just seems so wild that people can't accept that others really dislike the movie.
can't accept it to the point where if you didn't like the movie then sexism and racism must be the only answers.
This is a film where I saw Princess Leia flying through space and Luke Skywalker drinking alien milk direcly from an alien's tit.
That's right off the top of my head.
The film has been broken down and the criticisms have been laid out so clearly that it's an impossibility to look at the movie and say "oh it's just sad conservative men who hate it because of the women and minorities".
The only explanation is malicious agenda.
Which is fucking dumb because it's a movie from 2 years ago and for the most part people are only shitting on it now for entertainment purposes.
It's just so crazy to me.
This is a dumb action movie at best.
It's not a deep exploration of the human condition.
It has basically nothing to say regarding race or gender or anything like that.
Yet, here it is being held up as some kind of acid test on whether or not someone is a far-right nutter.