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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My solution is just to watch it with the babies. Having kids cackle at some dumb jokes makes watching a kids movie fun, their laughter is infectious. I watched Avengers part whatever with my nephews and honestly had a good time even though it's total slop. Or maybe it was one of the Thor movies. I honestly couldn't give a shit. But the kids had fun so that's all I cared about. Plus I got some popcorn and some Mike and Ikes.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's a good way to get around the usual Vincent AdultMan e-bullying nonsense for sure. Only the most hardcore and dedicated Vincent AdultMen would try to e-bully someone for watching something with their kids.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

One of the funniest and depressing things I read in recent years was some dude saying "dune is proof you can make a star wars film for adults" and all I could think was "you are so close to understanding star wars is for children but still so far away."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It's for children, yes, and it can also a good time for adults as long as the adults don't get utterly absorbed into it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For sure. I mean it's "all ages" entertainment. Who doesn't like seeing Chewbacca throw around some space nazis. But people take it too far. I feel bad for the kid who played Anakin. The star wars nerds really raked him over the coals and just... that poor boy never deserved that hate.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ahmed Best got decades of homophobic and racist hate vomited his way after Jar Jar made it to the big screens.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

That's another example. Poor dude just did a job and they bullied him for it.