So I just watched the new Wonder Woman movie and I have mixed feelings. I went into it really excited even though I must admit to not being a huge WW fan. Nothing against her, just never read any of her comics when I was a kid (and while I could definitely go into the engineered sociological reasons for why I didn't read WW or any other female based comics as a straight, white male growing up, how I think I missed out, and a ton of other "SJW" topics... this isn't why I'm posting).
I am really posting this to vent some frustration with the assumptions that this movie and Hollywood in general make about my intelligence.
And before you go down voting me for the whole, "It's a movie, it's fantasy, it doesn't have to be perfect," argument, I get that. In fact fantasy is one of my favorite genres. That's not why I'm so upset. I'm upset at the writers directly insulting my intelligence, and therefore EVERY single person that watched it. Added to the fact that they knew damned well, given the type of movie it was, (super hero movie, first time female lead in said genre, with a NON-WHITE female lead at that) that it would be seen by millions and millions of people regardless of whether it was shit or not.
So let me get to the meat of it.
Spoilers ahead
Late in the movie, the main guy in the film and WW's romantic interest is talking to his other guy buddies about the impending threat of a plane loaded with deadly gas bombs that is about to take off for London. At some point it is stated that they need to ground the plane because if it were to hit London, "EVERY ONE IN FIFTY MILES WOULD DIE." To which it is pointed out that the bombs are on a timer and if they were to ground the plane, the same thing would happen at their current location (assuming the deaths of an unknown amount of innocent civilians). So of course he commandeers the plane. Of course. (Here's where I get pissed off.) Knowing that the bombs would kill "everything in 50 miles", he proceeds to fly seemingly straight up for a minute and shoot the bombs and killing himself... And everything in 50 miles right? RIGHT? I mean you (the film makers) just said that to me (the viewer) twice in 30 seconds less than 5 minutes ago. So we're all fucked now right??? Excepting Diana who was shown earlier to be immune to said gas and presumably Ares as well because of his shared divinity. But NOOOOO, everyone and their goddamned mothers that were in 50 miles, let alone a few thousand feet below the explosion were right handy dandy moments later.
THIS is what upsets me! Even if that fucker were at cruising altitude for a modern flight (some 30,000 feet or so) that would put him well below the 200,000 some odd feet that would be 50 miles. No I haven't done the exact math, but I don't have to. That's my point. You don't have to be a genius to understand that the people that made this film just said that you're an idiot and we don't give a shit that you know that we think you're idiots.
What makes me even more upset is the fact that this was TOTALLY unnecessary. In MULTIPLE ways. For instance: Just leave out the 50 miles. Easy as that. Paraphrasing here, but you'll get the gist, "We've got to ground the plane because it'll kill thousands!" "But if you do that the same thing will happen here!" Or, if you must keep the arbitrary 50 miles thing going, maybe show him fly the plane out to sea instead of into London. Or even have him dive it straight into the nearest body of water to contain the gas dispersal. But no, the studio would rather call you a moron.
Anyhow, there were many other things that were wrong with this movie (I'm sorry, I liked his character, but the Native American guy was a TERRIBLE actor), which is fine. All movies and shows and whatever media you want to bring up has holes. That's not my gripe. Like I said, I love fantasy, don't give a shit about how "realistic" movies are. I'm guess I'm just pissed that movie makers think so low of their audience's comprehension.
That said, I enjoyed the film. I just don't enjoy being called a dumbass by the people I just gave my hard earned money to.
Rant over.
Proceed with thine down votes.
P.S. The movie was good. But it wasn't that good. Totally over hyped. 3/3.5 out of 5 at best. Maybe a 3.75 or 4 if you're a HUGE WW fan. Still on an altogether different level than the utter pile of shit that was Supes v. B Man.
Here's hoping Justice League doesn't suck donkey dick.
Submitted September 29, 2017 at 05:58PM by ThatChristianFCK http://ift.tt/2yyY3QH
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