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I thought that last scene with Gio was horrible. Way too dramatic and completely over the top. It's not the actor's fault though. I think Gio should have at least finished with Anna/Chase's performance first before having any kind of breakdown, if there really had to be one.

This movie seems to be embracing the weird and offbeat as well as James Gunn's humor. I'm not a fan of the bumbling Clark Kent or the Donner era callbacks, but it may still manage to end up as a decent film that is successful with audiences regardless. I'm interested to see what this version of Luthor ends up like. I'm not sure what exactly you are alluding to with this, but as has been mentioned the notion of Superman intervening in ordinary affairs and the questions surrounding it has always been a part of the mythos. It's not a recent concept.

Bill Maher is MAGA at this point, as far as I'm concerned. If not right now, then he will be soon enough. Bill's pro-Israel, pro-genocide talk and ongoing attempts to smear the youth voters is not only vile and disgusting, it's also extremely stupid and self-destructive politically. Trump ended up as President because the Democrats didn't embrace the Left enough and instead attempted to shift rightward. "Wokeness" never once factored into the Harris campaign. Then that would suggest that Bill is a bigot and transphobe. Roseanne's comments were blatantly hateful and racist. Not simply "dumb". Roseanne is also a public figure and media personality. It makes complete sense that she would lose her job in that situation.

What exactly do you mean by "weird social engineering"? Can you be more specific? No it's not. The fact that Alicia reminded Radd of Shalla-Bal is in no way essential to the story, and could easily be re-imagined through different characters and circumstances.

To be fair, it's still a gender swap since Shalla Bal is fulfilling Norrin Radd's role from the original story. And Shalla Bal herself is a comparatively minor character whose time as a Silver Surfer was brief.

This number of people is probably so miniscule relative to the overall audience that the studio wouldn't even hesitate. Except that it does serve a purpose. If it didn't serve a purpose, then the decision would not have been made in the first place.

If it were truly about people not liking their favorite characters being changed, then they would simply say so. Instead, they typically include comments about how Disney has an "agenda" or how they are injecting "politics" into the movies and so on. That's usually a sign that what they really have a problem with are issues related to race, gender, and society etc. Most of the negative reaction that I have seen online tends to fall into this category. Surely you must understand the critical difference between changing a female character into a male and the reverse case. Can you elaborate on what you mean by your second sentence? What "narrative", exactly?

Well, then F the word of mouth. We're better off without it. And if the film loses money because of it and doesn't get a sequel, then so be it. At least the creators stuck to their vision and values instead of letting a certain segment of audiences interfere with their work. Although, I highly doubt any of this will generate enough steam to make the movie fail at the box office in the first place. If the movie itself is of good quality, then that will be more than enough. You must realize that there are different meanings of the word "politics". I think you might be conflating them all when making your argument. Aside from that, as a Fantastic Four fan, I'm sure you know that gender politics has always been a part of the stories in one form or another. Particularly during the John Byrne run of the 1980s, where Sue was front in center in a story arc that saw her female rage reach a boiling point when she confronted her womanhood head on. The movies aren't doing anything that the comic books haven't. Nah, it's totally about genders. This whole thing about the fans simply wanting to see their beloved favorite characters on screen is just a cover. Just like saying that audiences just want to go to the movies to be entertained and not see any "politics" is a cover. There are a certain segment of audiences who will not tolerate even the slightest bit of involvement of anything having to do with race, gender, class, LGBTQ+, and so forth, whether real or imagined.

This is what this is really about. The tired notion that Disney has an "agenda" and wants to push it onto the masses via its stories and characters. They should disregard it because it tends to be made up of those who are against anything that might be interpreted as pro-woman or against cultural progress in general. Politics and film are inseparable; there's no escaping it just because it's fiction. Also, is replacing a traditionally male character with a female character what you consider "politics"?

I wasn't aware of Gal Gadot's recent actions and comments. That's sad to hear, but unfortunately not too surprising.

It's not Cap or Thunderbolts, it will be the all-new stuff like Fantastic Four and beyond to look out for. Those films will determine whether or not Marvel can succeed going forward.

What exactly was wrong with her previous comments? I don't think that Zegler should be selling out to the MAGA/anti-woke crowd just to save the box office.

I disagree with the notion that it was Thanos and the Infinity Stones tying the films together. In fact those were probably the least connective elements in all of the films. They played their parts eventually, sure, but it was all of the other classic Marvel Comics concepts and characters that tied the MCU together.

If you want to claim that you're not sexist, then you should probably avoid saying sexist things. Casting a female Silver Surfer will not be what keeps Fantastic Four from succeeding, nor will a Black Captain America be what keeps that film from succeeding. And the majority of audiences for these films couldn't care less about Norrin Radd.

No, Brook Lynn and Dante are much closer in age, with Dante being just a few years older maybe. It's not much of a stretch that they could have all been in summer camp together as teenagers.