Its anger is an impotent, irrelevant anger, the rage of a tween.

Okay, sure.

There is one show I think really should have been on this list: The Boys. Its dark, funny, and imaginative. Not to mention the casting is spot on. I can’t wait for the second season.

I fear that Watchmen might have a shitty Season 2 just like Westworld did.

I guess he knew then what we all know now ... You’re a dumbfuck.

it was the only book I’ve ever read that kept me up at night. Made me turn on lights as I was so unsettled reading alone in my dank silent and too lonely basement.

I think Johnson had some great ideas, but his execution was severely lacking:

Ctrl+F “Death Grips”

Counter-counterpoint: all culture is “escapist” by design. That doesn’t excuse consuming the worst of it under the guise of “let people enjoy things.”

Your opinion stumbles dangerously close to the territory of the obnoxious “Let People Enjoy Things” meme. Consumers should absolutely have to account for what they consume and why they consume it. Life has always been hard for anyone who isn’t in the owner class but that doesn’t excuse lazy consumption.

“even if the outrage whipped up by the movie has as much to do with its ubiquity as its smart subversion of classic superhero tropes people writing clickbait articles in order to whip up outrage about the movie.”

The real issue isn’t the number of superhero films, but their dominance in marketing, advertising, and in the percentage of showtimes they occupy. I’ve pointed out for years that superhero films make up only about 5-10 of the ~700 annual theatrical releases, but they invariably make up most of the top-grossing films…

I disagree with almost everything you’re saying.

Ooh, that clip is SO deep. So much better than DeNiro in Raging Bull.

We ALL understand what he’s saying and the point he’s making.

No she fucking isn’t. She’s *barely* a character. And she’s had, what? Like 3, 4 movies to be more than “Whedonesque ‘strong female’ who can do flippy spinny moves, is sort of a villain, and is painted blue.”?

The positive effect the Joker movie I’ve seen on various corners of the world makes the movie so much more than a “theme park”. I live in Southeast Asia, where our cultural values are largely conservative, and social progress still lag behind those in the western world. The impact the Joker movie has had in our…

...this is not a good comparison.

Hot take: The Watchmen movie was actually pretty good and maybe Alan Moore isn’t as amazing as he thinks he is, but his material is a good foundation for other people to build upon.