Misogynist trolls attack Captain Marvel movie ahead of premier.

[RandySF]

Last edited Tue Feb 19, 2019, 04:10 AM - Edit history (1)

Captain Marvel may be one of 2019's most-anticipated movies -- coming in second only behind Avengers: Endgame according to IMDb, but that isn't stopping some people on the internet from trashing the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe Film on Rotten Tomatoes just a few weeks before it debuts in theaters.

A quick look at the audience reviews page for Captain Marvel over on Rotten Tomatoes has been flooded with negative, angry "reviews" of the film and while there are some genuine comments noting excitement for the film, most have an unsettling common theme: anger about Captain Marvel being centered around a female hero.

A disproportionate number of comments on the review page cite issues with a perception that Captain Marvel is "sexist" for a variety of reasons including but not limited to the gender of primary hero, star Brie Larson's backing of a campaign to send under privileged girls to see Captain Marvel, and generally a number of trolls complaining that the film is a "social justice warrior" or "SJW" film. Some have even gone so far as to lodge the same complaints about Captain Marvel -- which, again, won't hit theaters for another few weeks and first reactions to the film aren't set to debut until tomorrow -- as a certain subset of "fans" did about Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Sadly, this isn't the first time a swath of “fans” have attempted to sabotage a new Marvel film. Last February there was an organized effort by disgruntled fans to attack Black Panther with false negative reviews. While those "fans" claimed that their efforts were essentially revenge for poor reviews of Justice League and anger over Star Wars: The Last Jedi, many of the attacks cited complaints about Black Panther being centered around a black superhero. Now, with the false reviews of Captain Marvel also attacking the concept of diversity, be it gender or race-related -- it feels a bit like a pattern.

Of course, there's a positive pattern that could emerge from all of this. Despite the attempted sabotage, Black Panther is the ninth biggest movie at the worldwide box office, with a gross of over $1.3 billion. The film has also been nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture -- the first superhero movie to ever be nominated in that category. When it comes to Captain Marvel, the film is currently tracking for a $120 million opening weekend and while that would be a bit shy of Black Panther's four-day holiday weekend take last year, it puts it ahead of Iron Man ($98 million) Spider-Man: Homecoming ($117 million) and in contention with Iron Man 2 ($128 million) -- movies which were all considered very much a success.



https://comicbook.com/marvel/2019/02/19/captain-marvel-rotten-tomatoes-fake-reviews-sabotage/

[SunSeeker]

1. The misogyny that gave us Gamergate. nt

[workinclasszero]

11. Yep

I saw some gamergate type YouTube channels attacking this movie this morning.

Those snowflake punks sure get triggered easy.

[SunSeeker]

16. The irony of these incels is that they want women while at the same time hating them. nt

[Rizen]

23. Sexism isn't tied to incels

It's a conservative trend shared by married men and women too who still support Trump and Kavanaugh. This isn't just a bunch of millennial men who are complaining about not getting laid but a much deeper cultural and often religious problem.

[SunSeeker]

25. Didn't say it was. I'm just pointing out the irony of incels. nt

[Rizen]

27. I'm just pointing out how you're stereotyping

and it doesn't help this very real problem. Sexism is deeply rooted into American and many cultures. No one memed about how opponents of the suffrage movement couldn't get laid.

[SunSeeker]

31. I'm only stereotyping incels. Chill.

I'm well aware that sexism is a deeply rooted problem propagated by both men and women.

[workinclasszero]

32. The cognitive dissonance

must be intense down in mom’s basement in tRump country.

[KitSileya]

2. It makes me even more determined to see it in theaters

Perhaps even more than once! I saw Black Panther in theater four times, because the movie was so awesome.

[djacq]

3. Always looking forward to watching Female Heroes;

Wonder Woman (2017), Certified Fresh at 93%
Kill Bill: Volume 1 and Volume 2, Certified Fresh at 84%
The Hunger Games (2012), Certified Fresh at 84%
Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Certified Fresh at 91%

[link:https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/fearless-female-movie-heroes-who-inspire-us/|

[ibegurpard]

4. Reply to any of these types of comments on an article

And you'll get called a cuck. That shows where a lot if it is coming from.
There's a ton of toxicity in geekdom.

[Mosby]

26. people seem to think geeky misogyny is funny

It been going on for years.

[cagefreesoylentgreen]

5. Weird how they left Alita: Battle Angel alone

Female hero and 93% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

[JHB]

8. I suspect the "idiotic fanboy turf war" factor is different there

Alita was always Alita (unless you count her name in the original manga, "Gally" ). There isn't the same idiotic proprietary "the girls are taking our stuff" snivelly chip on their shoulder as with Star Wars and the MCU.

There was an earlier version of this nonsense in 2003 with the Battlestar Galactica reboot, when Katee Sackhoff was cast as Starbuck.

[cagefreesoylentgreen]

9. I remember the death threats

I remember the death threats against Avery Brooks and Kate Mulgrew for playing the first black lead and the first female lead respectively in Star Trek. Ugh.

[obamanut2012]

6. I took the day off to see Captain Marvel

In the morning by myself, and in the evening with friends.

[Andy823]

18. Really

It doesn't come out till March 8th, accord to what I found.

[JHB]

33. And? Some people have to schedule days off ahead of time.

We're close enough to the release date that you can buy tickets in advance.

So yeah, obamanut2012 used the past tense for "scheduled a day off" and bought tickets for two showings.

That was obvious to me just on reading it. If I'd chosen to catch it on the release date, I would have had to do the same thing (except maybe with just one showing).

[ProfessorGAC]

7. Snowflakes Gotta Snowflake!

Bunch of whiny babies!

News flash to these cretins: it's merely an action film!

[kairos12]

10. I think it's hard for those men, residing in their mom's basement banging on a

keyboard with Dorito dust stained fingers, not to feel threatened by a female superhero.

[NewJeffCT]

17. yes, that is many of them

also known as Incels (Involuntarily Celibates)

[RhodeIslandOne]

12. Looking forward to it

I admit I'm still bitter Black Widow has not gotten her standalone flick over an as yet unestablished character, but I also realize pouring a few bucks into this one will help in that direction.

[RandySF]

13. Black Widow is reportedly coming next year.

[RhodeIslandOne]

14. Heard it too many times

Every six months Buzzfeed or Variety says "It's happening" but until it goes into production (Supposedly in "rewrites" now) I will not be convinced.

[RandySF]

15. MCU is trying to keep a tight lid on everything until Endgame

So we won’t hear any official word until summer.

[NewJeffCT]

19. It's in the works, but they just hired a new scriptwriter

for the backstory - her actual comic book backstory has been used in too many TV shows and movies to be used again in a movie.

It's already got a director in Cate Shortland, and of course, ScarJo

[RhodeIslandOne]

21. Yeah, "rewrite" is usually code for Hollywood death.

Then again, they totally canned the director on "Ant Man" and it turned out ok and got a sequel. Marvel seems untouchable.

[NewJeffCT]

22. the writer they hired

rewrote a movie called the Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby and got rave reviews for that.

[NewJeffCT]

20. I saw an article last week

some guy was whining about how Brie Larson is too much of a feminist for some guys and might scare off the young male demographic.

[Rizen]

24. Sexism is a huge issue

that's deeply embedded in our culture. Sadly many millennials share this despite being more tolerant of race and homosexuality.

[underpants]

28. Sadly not surprising. One of the reason we don't go to premier nights

Too many kooks out there. March 8th is the opening night and a big night for our girl - finds out where she can go to high school- which would be a perfect night for dinner and a movie but we’ll wait on the movie.

[catrose]

29. My first response is to go donate to that fund for kids to see the movie

I did so for Black Panther, and we had enough left to donate $200 to each school library for A-A authored books.

[catrose]

30. And here's the GFM link

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Send Girls to see Captain Marvel

I wish they'd make a Ms Marvel movie about the teenage Muslim girl superhero that G Willow Wilson wrote about. Hard to save the metropolis when your mom is making your go to your auntie's wedding!