23rd May 2016, 6:04 AM
You really need to trust that people at large actually already know about this stuff. Of course there's a reason why he's got all the Jesus metaphors in there! He first says Superman is totally Jesus, and then wants to ask "okay, that said, what would that MEAN?", but he fumbles the religious symbolism so badly that I just don't even care. He's not saying anything new, at all! That's what I've been trying to say. Of COURSE he's trying to analyze what living breathing Jesus on earth would do to people, but he's BAD AT IT! No one in this movie acts like a believable person at any point! His message falls flat because he's BAD AT STORYTELLING! I should have realized that the last time he suckerpunched me into watching a supposedly "deep" movie.
Incidentally, you are the first person, anywhere, who looks at Hop's treatment of the Fox as being a portrayal of sexism. Women sexist against men is not a real social problem, and having a movie focus a lot of time on that would be grandly insulting to everyone involved. Study the history of racism in American and you'll see all the frankly obvious calls to real-world racism issues. What exactly do you think the message is? "Not all men" or something? Do you honestly think there's a problem with men being disparaged on the news as inherently rapists or something? Do you think that mace was a message about watching out for "dangerous men"? I mean, I can see that, but considering the almost word for word quoting of actual real life stuff that's been said about black violence in the real world, and the constant references to events in American history, well, all I can say is you need to study some American history to really see the greater context of a lot of those scenes. That news scene in particular was a big "yes, Disney GETS it" moment to a LOT of people, and to try and say "sorry black people, I'm taking that away from you because it's really about misandry, a problem that's not prevalent enough to deserve attention unless you're a men's right activist convinced the PC police are coming to confiscate their sex drives", well, no sir I don't like it.
Incidentally, you are the first person, anywhere, who looks at Hop's treatment of the Fox as being a portrayal of sexism. Women sexist against men is not a real social problem, and having a movie focus a lot of time on that would be grandly insulting to everyone involved. Study the history of racism in American and you'll see all the frankly obvious calls to real-world racism issues. What exactly do you think the message is? "Not all men" or something? Do you honestly think there's a problem with men being disparaged on the news as inherently rapists or something? Do you think that mace was a message about watching out for "dangerous men"? I mean, I can see that, but considering the almost word for word quoting of actual real life stuff that's been said about black violence in the real world, and the constant references to events in American history, well, all I can say is you need to study some American history to really see the greater context of a lot of those scenes. That news scene in particular was a big "yes, Disney GETS it" moment to a LOT of people, and to try and say "sorry black people, I'm taking that away from you because it's really about misandry, a problem that's not prevalent enough to deserve attention unless you're a men's right activist convinced the PC police are coming to confiscate their sex drives", well, no sir I don't like it.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)