He's both wrong and right here. On the one hand, Superhero movies and media are overwhelmingly white, although this is changing. On the other, the Marvel movies are far from soulless. And power fantasies have always been part of human mythmaking.
Alan Moore, being 100% correct, as usual. The "let people enjoy things" crowd is complicit in allowing massive corporations to control all media, criticism free, which aims to distract and disengage people from critical thought and political action, to reinforce the status quo.https://twitter.com/kylepinion/status/1196434894047633408 …
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I get that Disney is this massive machine, but think Marvel has done surprisingly well keeping its movies from being mere sound and thunder. There's self-sacrifice, compassion, second chances, courage, standing up for the weak, questioning authority, the value of found family
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The Superhero thing really took off after 9/11. I think it is a symptom of Americans being afraid, which is, of course, the foundation of fascism as well. 1/
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2/ Note, the villains are often trying to save the world and the heroes just working to maintain their gorgeous status quo.
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Escapism is not "complicity". That's a wild, wild stretch. I've seen countless people inspired to do good public works and support causes while also being massive comic book/superhero film fans. And many of them are uncomfortable with the comic-heavy marketplace as well.
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In all honesty I think it’s that rock and roll music. Got people gyrating hips and thinking about making out instead of contributing meaningfully to the revolution. [noun] is the opiate of the masses
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Alan Moore claims to criticize superhero movies but didn't he make "The Watchmans" a movie about how cool and awesome superheros are?
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a) he didn't write the movie b) it was never about how awesome superheroes are but how flawed and human they are
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There's nothing wrong with (and no shortage of) criticism about all forms of media & entertainment. The world can be a nasty place. Not everything has to be deep & meaningful. Enjoyable escapism that binds people across the world & inspires many is not a problem.
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It is when it's run by capitalist.
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