Wally wrote: ↑Fri Jun 24, 2022 10:51 pm
If you asked the public what they wanted before cars came around, the answer you would get would be "faster horses"
The public doesn't know what it wants. I'd be perfectly happy to consume the same MCU stuff, because I like it. It's what I know. It hits the 4 quadrants (young male, young female, older male, older female) so they make tons of money. They are safe.
What the public doesn't know, or can't predict, is what is next going to capture the zeitgeist. With enhanced SFX, and increased inclusivity, the variety of stories possible to be put on the screen is increased. The sky is the limit.
It is the creatives and the trendsetters out there on the edge who are looking for the Next Big Thing.
I couldn't have said it better.
In the long run, people will want entertainment content tailored specifically to themselves, whether it is video games, movies, TV shows, or music. They're currently unaware that such a thing is possible because they're not keeping track of developing tech trends like we on this forum are, which makes your Henry Ford quote about "faster horses" very apt.
What the general public wants and expects is one thing, what will actually happen is another.
Marvel’s Villains are Eclipsing its Heroes by Alex Abad-Santos
July 8, 2022
Introduction:
(Vox) Without a shadow of a doubt, the best thing about Thor: Love and Thunder is its villain: Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale).
It’s a great name. A butcher isn’t just a killer, he doesn’t just end a life and move on. He repurposes and reconfigures his victims, hacking at hunks of their meat with a cleaver. The name brings to mind flesh and metal and thwacks against a divine cutting board.
Then there’s the great story. Gorr, born in an unnamed world far away, was eternally devout — even in his own suffering, even after the death of his daughter. But then on his judgment day, he came face to face with the god he worshiped, Rapu (Jonny Brugh). High on haughtiness, Rapu told Gorr he didn’t care about him. With no faith to lose, Gorr killed Rapu with the magical Necrosword. Now, he tries to make everyone feel the same hopelessness he does. He does this by butchering those gods, one by one.
But — spoiler alert — even though Gorr the God Butcher is the best thing about Thor: Love and Thunder, it’s likely to be the last fans ever see of him.
Maybe we’ll get lucky and he’ll be around for a grand flashback, but he dies at the end of the movie, and history shows that’s usually the end of the road for Marvel villains. Like Michael B. Jordan’s Killmonger from Black Panther and Cate Blanchett’s Hela from Thor: Ragnarock, Bale’s Gorr probably won’t be back for another round.
caltrek wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 10:11 pm Marvel’s Villains are Eclipsing its Heroes by Alex Abad-Santos
July 8, 2022
Introduction:
(Vox) Without a shadow of a doubt, the best thing about Thor: Love and Thunder is its villain: Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale).
It’s a great name. A butcher isn’t just a killer, he doesn’t just end a life and move on. He repurposes and reconfigures his victims, hacking at hunks of their meat with a cleaver. The name brings to mind flesh and metal and thwacks against a divine cutting board.
Then there’s the great story. Gorr, born in an unnamed world far away, was eternally devout — even in his own suffering, even after the death of his daughter. But then on his judgment day, he came face to face with the god he worshiped, Rapu (Jonny Brugh). High on haughtiness, Rapu told Gorr he didn’t care about him. With no faith to lose, Gorr killed Rapu with the magical Necrosword. Now, he tries to make everyone feel the same hopelessness he does. He does this by butchering those gods, one by one.
But — spoiler alert — even though Gorr the God Butcher is the best thing about Thor: Love and Thunder, it’s likely to be the last fans ever see of him.
Maybe we’ll get lucky and he’ll be around for a grand flashback, but he dies at the end of the movie, and history shows that’s usually the end of the road for Marvel villains. Like Michael B. Jordan’s Killmonger from Black Panther and Cate Blanchett’s Hela from Thor: Ragnarock, Bale’s Gorr probably won’t be back for another round.
caltrek's comment: Personally, I think that it is a sad commentary on our culture that anti-heroes maybe becoming more popular than heroes.
Anti-heroes have been popular since the 80s, look at Batman's and Wolverine's popularity.
The sad commentary isn't the popularity of anti-heroes, it's the rising popularity of out and out villains.
caltrek wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 10:11 pm Marvel’s Villains are Eclipsing its Heroes by Alex Abad-Santos
July 8, 2022
Introduction:
(Vox) Without a shadow of a doubt, the best thing about Thor: Love and Thunder is its villain: Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale).
It’s a great name. A butcher isn’t just a killer, he doesn’t just end a life and move on. He repurposes and reconfigures his victims, hacking at hunks of their meat with a cleaver. The name brings to mind flesh and metal and thwacks against a divine cutting board.
Then there’s the great story. Gorr, born in an unnamed world far away, was eternally devout — even in his own suffering, even after the death of his daughter. But then on his judgment day, he came face to face with the god he worshiped, Rapu (Jonny Brugh). High on haughtiness, Rapu told Gorr he didn’t care about him. With no faith to lose, Gorr killed Rapu with the magical Necrosword. Now, he tries to make everyone feel the same hopelessness he does. He does this by butchering those gods, one by one.
But — spoiler alert — even though Gorr the God Butcher is the best thing about Thor: Love and Thunder, it’s likely to be the last fans ever see of him.
Maybe we’ll get lucky and he’ll be around for a grand flashback, but he dies at the end of the movie, and history shows that’s usually the end of the road for Marvel villains. Like Michael B. Jordan’s Killmonger from Black Panther and Cate Blanchett’s Hela from Thor: Ragnarock, Bale’s Gorr probably won’t be back for another round.
caltrek wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 10:11 pm Marvel’s Villains are Eclipsing its Heroes by Alex Abad-Santos
July 8, 2022
Introduction:
(Vox) Without a shadow of a doubt, the best thing about Thor: Love and Thunder is its villain: Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale).
It’s a great name. A butcher isn’t just a killer, he doesn’t just end a life and move on. He repurposes and reconfigures his victims, hacking at hunks of their meat with a cleaver. The name brings to mind flesh and metal and thwacks against a divine cutting board.
Then there’s the great story. Gorr, born in an unnamed world far away, was eternally devout — even in his own suffering, even after the death of his daughter. But then on his judgment day, he came face to face with the god he worshiped, Rapu (Jonny Brugh). High on haughtiness, Rapu told Gorr he didn’t care about him. With no faith to lose, Gorr killed Rapu with the magical Necrosword. Now, he tries to make everyone feel the same hopelessness he does. He does this by butchering those gods, one by one.
But — spoiler alert — even though Gorr the God Butcher is the best thing about Thor: Love and Thunder, it’s likely to be the last fans ever see of him.
Maybe we’ll get lucky and he’ll be around for a grand flashback, but he dies at the end of the movie, and history shows that’s usually the end of the road for Marvel villains. Like Michael B. Jordan’s Killmonger from Black Panther and Cate Blanchett’s Hela from Thor: Ragnarock, Bale’s Gorr probably won’t be back for another round.
caltrek's comment: Personally, I think that it is a sad commentary on our culture that anti-heroes maybe becoming more popular than heroes.
Anti-heroes have been popular since the 80s, look at Batman's and Wolverine's popularity.
The sad commentary isn't the popularity of anti-heroes, it's the rising popularity of out and out villains.
caltrek wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 10:11 pm Marvel’s Villains are Eclipsing its Heroes by Alex Abad-Santos
July 8, 2022
Introduction:
(Vox) Without a shadow of a doubt, the best thing about Thor: Love and Thunder is its villain: Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale).
It’s a great name. A butcher isn’t just a killer, he doesn’t just end a life and move on. He repurposes and reconfigures his victims, hacking at hunks of their meat with a cleaver. The name brings to mind flesh and metal and thwacks against a divine cutting board.
Then there’s the great story. Gorr, born in an unnamed world far away, was eternally devout — even in his own suffering, even after the death of his daughter. But then on his judgment day, he came face to face with the god he worshiped, Rapu (Jonny Brugh). High on haughtiness, Rapu told Gorr he didn’t care about him. With no faith to lose, Gorr killed Rapu with the magical Necrosword. Now, he tries to make everyone feel the same hopelessness he does. He does this by butchering those gods, one by one.
But — spoiler alert — even though Gorr the God Butcher is the best thing about Thor: Love and Thunder, it’s likely to be the last fans ever see of him.
Maybe we’ll get lucky and he’ll be around for a grand flashback, but he dies at the end of the movie, and history shows that’s usually the end of the road for Marvel villains. Like Michael B. Jordan’s Killmonger from Black Panther and Cate Blanchett’s Hela from Thor: Ragnarock, Bale’s Gorr probably won’t be back for another round.
caltrek's comment: Personally, I think that it is a sad commentary on our culture that anti-heroes maybe becoming more popular than heroes.
Anti-heroes have been popular since the 80s, look at Batman's and Wolverine's popularity.
The sad commentary isn't the popularity of anti-heroes, it's the rising popularity of out and out villains.
