The title sounds a little crazy right? Well it's crazy because this is actually something going on in the world of movies today. There has been some speculation from people who really love Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice that the reason why it got such bad reviews was because critics were paid by Disney/Marvel to give the film bad reviews so that it would do bad and fail financially. They also say it was because they don't want this film to succeed so that Captain America: Civil War would lose the battle over the better comic book film. It really does sound like a bunch of nonsense, but that's what people think and to quite frank, they are totally wrong and have no clue what they are talking about.
Look I get that there are a lot of people that loved Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice and that's great new to hear. As I always say film is the most subjective piece of art and we are all going to have differing opinions. I thought Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice had a lot fo good things going for it, but there were a lot of story points that didn't make sense and the path to get from point A to point B wasn't as clear as it needed to be. But there quite a few people who hated the film and to them I "say great opinion and I can see the argument". But there are some really insane people out there who get mad when someone doesn't agree with their opinion and it has led to this outcry and controversy. One thing people point towards the media bias towards Marvel and that they always get a pass and that's not true at all. They have gotten bad reviews on a few films, but the counter-argument is that they weren't as bad as the reviews Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice got.
The one place people point to is rottentomatoes.com and when they see a rating they automatically assume that when a film gets a 28% means that it is a 2.8 out of 10. It doesn't mean that at all and what it actually means is that out of the 325 critics who reviewed the film only 28% or 90 critics gave the film an absolutely positive review and it doesn't take into account the people who were on the fence who gave it a rotten review, but was really close to giving it a fresh review. When people see rotten they automatically assume those critics hated it and that's just not the case. If critics were paid off to give the film bad reviews, then you have no idea how people would lose their jobs over something like this and it would really hurt the reputation of the studio that paid off critics.
Now the other question is did Marvel pay off critics to make the film fail so that the competitions would be weak? That is a big fat NO. Why in the world would Marvel want their competition to fail? Well it does make sense to be the only show in town, but then when you have no competition at first you will get a lot of praise, but over time your product will get stale and repetitive to the point where you lose fans and anger a large part of your audience. Marvel needs DC to succeed so that they can push each other to do bigger and better films trying to 1up each other and in the end the real winner is the fans because we get quality comic book films that appeal to both the fanboys and the general audience.
After that explanation, we need to ask what happens next. Well as of now Captain America: Civil War has a 97% on rottentomatoes.com and it's probably going to do very well at the box office which will continue the MCU father along. As for DC we have to remember they are just getting their universe started and they have to play catch-up and it's going to take more than just one good film to make up the lost ground and we just have to be patient that WB and DC will make the right choices to make good quality films. We just have to realize that just because someone doesn't agree with your opinion doesn't mean that they are a bad person or that they are causing a conspiracy. Hopefully this gave a little insight in my thoughts about the whole situation.
So ladies and gentlemen what are your thoughts on the controversy and what do you think is the true story behind everything. Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
Look I get that there are a lot of people that loved Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice and that's great new to hear. As I always say film is the most subjective piece of art and we are all going to have differing opinions. I thought Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice had a lot fo good things going for it, but there were a lot of story points that didn't make sense and the path to get from point A to point B wasn't as clear as it needed to be. But there quite a few people who hated the film and to them I "say great opinion and I can see the argument". But there are some really insane people out there who get mad when someone doesn't agree with their opinion and it has led to this outcry and controversy. One thing people point towards the media bias towards Marvel and that they always get a pass and that's not true at all. They have gotten bad reviews on a few films, but the counter-argument is that they weren't as bad as the reviews Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice got.
The one place people point to is rottentomatoes.com and when they see a rating they automatically assume that when a film gets a 28% means that it is a 2.8 out of 10. It doesn't mean that at all and what it actually means is that out of the 325 critics who reviewed the film only 28% or 90 critics gave the film an absolutely positive review and it doesn't take into account the people who were on the fence who gave it a rotten review, but was really close to giving it a fresh review. When people see rotten they automatically assume those critics hated it and that's just not the case. If critics were paid off to give the film bad reviews, then you have no idea how people would lose their jobs over something like this and it would really hurt the reputation of the studio that paid off critics.
Now the other question is did Marvel pay off critics to make the film fail so that the competitions would be weak? That is a big fat NO. Why in the world would Marvel want their competition to fail? Well it does make sense to be the only show in town, but then when you have no competition at first you will get a lot of praise, but over time your product will get stale and repetitive to the point where you lose fans and anger a large part of your audience. Marvel needs DC to succeed so that they can push each other to do bigger and better films trying to 1up each other and in the end the real winner is the fans because we get quality comic book films that appeal to both the fanboys and the general audience.
After that explanation, we need to ask what happens next. Well as of now Captain America: Civil War has a 97% on rottentomatoes.com and it's probably going to do very well at the box office which will continue the MCU father along. As for DC we have to remember they are just getting their universe started and they have to play catch-up and it's going to take more than just one good film to make up the lost ground and we just have to be patient that WB and DC will make the right choices to make good quality films. We just have to realize that just because someone doesn't agree with your opinion doesn't mean that they are a bad person or that they are causing a conspiracy. Hopefully this gave a little insight in my thoughts about the whole situation.
So ladies and gentlemen what are your thoughts on the controversy and what do you think is the true story behind everything. Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
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