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Branko2166 on 26 August 2025
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ArchangelMadzz said:
The_Yoda said:

I agree with you.  Although I think they need better writers. 

I don't care what the writer is: trans / gay / straight / male / female whatever.  Don't try to browbeat the audience with your personal agenda.  Write a good story and if you want to slip your identity politics into the work be subtle about it not so damn overt. 

The sad thing is, with Marvel they have a very deep well of all kinds of characters.  Take Guardians of the Galaxy. not that high of a percentage of even comic book fans knew anything about them.  Take those or other lesser known heroes / groups and build / adapt a good story and you will find a new audience.  With a good enough story and the right cast you could feature characters from pretty much any marginalized group and not have it hated on so hard.

Disagree, overt politics is fine ie. Star Wars, ATLA, Superman 2025, etc. 

They're just pumping out uninteresting movies, and marvel fatigue really set in.

I would argue that the majority of men in particular consume films and video games as an avenue for escapism. Hitting them consistently over the head with overt politics defeats the purpose of watching said material. 

If I want someone's political opinion there are countless opinionated politicians and news to listen to.

I agree regarding the bad writing, but that is what happens when many of these writers are more concerned about their political virtue signalling instead of focusing on a compelling story and characters.

One simple antidote I would suggest is to reintroduce the hero's journey for characters instead of making them perfect and thus unrelatable. Audiences are more likely to connect with characters that struggle and grow over time which makes the payoff genuinely worthwhile.