Add “The Penguin” to that list.
The “nobody asked for this” argument is dehydrated rock-hard stupid. Perhaps “arrogant” is the better description. The arguer thinks so highly of himself and his fandom that he requires consultation.
Heard that non-stop about Solo, one of my all-time favorite characters. I didn’t ask for the film but I’m damned glad they made it. (Why I liked it is another post.)
“Nobody asked how Solo got his name! Or his blaster!”
STFU. I thought both origins fit nicely in the movie’s flow and didn’t break any established lore. Both items were amusing asides, not major plot points.
I thought Solo was a good film other than bits that tried to make it about Han Solo, then, not so much. Not “nobody asked for this” more that with cool enigmatic characters, or mysterious back stories, mystical forces, unless it is all meticulously planned out before hand it rarely lived up to expectations. Add to that the calibre of Harrison Ford, the iconic performance of the role, it wasn’t ever going to live up to that. For me, Solo is like most of the prequels/sequels/spin offs. They haven’t added anything of enough value to the mysteries or back stories, they haven’t shown great motivations or origins for the characters I loved in the first place. With exceptions. Doesn’t mean they shouldn’t keep playing with the toys, but they should be more careful with them.
a creative actually had a really good idea they pitched to the executives
They is delusional. Do they think Disney is some indie company and not a corporate machine?
Everything they do is for profit, not giving fans what they want. It just so happens that the two sometimes line up and we get a good movie out of it.
For years, Disney’s intent was to saturate the market with Marvel. They didn’t want a single month to go by without SOME Marvel movie or TV show. Them not thinking fans would get fatigued like they did is evidence enough that fans were never their priority.
This is exactly the issue. A smaller studio has to distinguish itself with quality work. Disney is a media empire and pretty much a monopoly. They don’t need to distinguish themselves from shit. They own dozens, maybe hundreds of networks, services, and production studios across the world and all they need to do is produce the most basic watchable content on enough of a scale to keep viewers subscribed. The high quality shows and movies they produce are the exception, not the rule.
It’s time to break up every media empire.
Agreed. It’s mostly corporate slop but sometimes they find an absolutely killer recipe so credit where credit’s due.
“Nobody asked for this” is such a stupid argument. As if people are only allowed to do something if they were asked for it
THEREFORE, I’M HERE BY ASKING ANYONE TO DO ANYTHING
There, the next time somebody asks “Who asked for this?” send them here and tell them I did
Apparently it’s an unpopular opinion, but I liked Thor 4. Could they have done more with the source material and premise? Definitely. But “what might have been” doesn’t take away from the movie that actually got made, IMO. And that movie was better than pretty much any of the contemporary MCU movies post End Game (maybe even going back to Black Panther, or at least Ragnorak)
