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Post by Jerk on Feb 27, 2017 19:02:09 GMT
i stopped caring about continuity in the comics a long time ago. It's just so muddled, inconsistent and retconned that it doesn't matter any more.
i never really cared about continuity in the movies either. Especially when it comes to recasting actors. As long as the films work for me or at least are enjoyable individually then great. I don't care if time frames or times lines don't match up or two actors play the same character. And I don't really get why fans get so crazed about it.
Story telling continuity I can get behind but really in large franchises it's a trivial thing when it comes to watching a single movie and enjoying it for its own merits.
I dont think any large franchise suffers too much from story telling continuity errors.
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Feb 28, 2017 2:30:01 GMT
i stopped caring about continuity in the comics a long time ago. It's just so muddled, inconsistent and retconned that it doesn't matter any more. i never really cared about continuity in the movies either. Especially when it comes to recasting actors. As long as the films work for me or at least are enjoyable individually then great. I don't care if time frames or times lines don't match up or two actors play the same character. And I don't really get why fans get so crazed about it. Story telling continuity I can get behind but really in large franchises it's a trivial thing when it comes to watching a single movie and enjoying it for its own merits. I dont think any large franchise suffers too much from story telling continuity errors. I do think a franchise benefits from having a long term vision instead of just making it up as they go along. Having a long term vision makes the every entry benefit the whole, making film 1 relevant even when you're making film 12. |
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Post by ThatGuy on Feb 28, 2017 19:22:31 GMT
i stopped caring about continuity in the comics a long time ago. It's just so muddled, inconsistent and retconned that it doesn't matter any more. i never really cared about continuity in the movies either. Especially when it comes to recasting actors. As long as the films work for me or at least are enjoyable individually then great. I don't care if time frames or times lines don't match up or two actors play the same character. And I don't really get why fans get so crazed about it. Story telling continuity I can get behind but really in large franchises it's a trivial thing when it comes to watching a single movie and enjoying it for its own merits. I dont think any large franchise suffers too much from story telling continuity errors. You're comparing 50 years of comics with 9 movies. It takes time to go through even 10 years of comics let alone 50 years of multiple titles. But they can't even go back and watch 2 movies. |
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Post by Jerk on Feb 28, 2017 23:23:34 GMT
i stopped caring about continuity in the comics a long time ago. It's just so muddled, inconsistent and retconned that it doesn't matter any more. i never really cared about continuity in the movies either. Especially when it comes to recasting actors. As long as the films work for me or at least are enjoyable individually then great. I don't care if time frames or times lines don't match up or two actors play the same character. And I don't really get why fans get so crazed about it. Story telling continuity I can get behind but really in large franchises it's a trivial thing when it comes to watching a single movie and enjoying it for its own merits. I dont think any large franchise suffers too much from story telling continuity errors. You're comparing 50 years of comics with 9 movies. It takes time to go through even 10 years of comics let alone 50 years of multiple titles. But they can't even go back and watch 2 movies. Fair point. Still doesn't bother me as much as it seems to bother everyone else. As long as I can enjoy the movies individually then that's good enough for me. |
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Post by ThatGuy on Feb 28, 2017 23:41:13 GMT
Fair point. Still doesn't bother me as much as it seems to bother everyone else. As long as I can enjoy the movies individually then that's good enough for me. But it's a film series that should allow a person to say "Let's have an X-men movie marathon." You can't because the movies won't make sense. |
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Post by Jerk on Feb 28, 2017 23:43:11 GMT
Fair point. Still doesn't bother me as much as it seems to bother everyone else. As long as I can enjoy the movies individually then that's good enough for me. But it's a film series that should allow a person to say "Let's have an X-men movie marathon." You can't because the movies won't make sense. Just like the comics. |
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Post by ThatGuy on Mar 1, 2017 15:04:20 GMT
But it's a film series that should allow a person to say "Let's have an X-men movie marathon." You can't because the movies won't make sense. Just like the comics. You actually can marathon read the comics and they will make sense. When they make changes, they explain those changes. The movies gloss over it and make soft reboots. |
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Post by Jerk on Mar 1, 2017 22:28:12 GMT
As I said. I prefer to enjoy the movies individually. Not everyone wants to marathon ten movies in a row that essentially deal with the same themes. That's why Logan is a breath of fresh air for the franchise. The same as deadpool. It stands on its own.
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Post by ThatGuy on Mar 3, 2017 13:21:28 GMT
As I said. I prefer to enjoy the movies individually. Not everyone wants to marathon ten movies in a row that essentially deal with the same themes. That's why Logan is a breath of fresh air for the franchise. The same as deadpool. It stands on its own. And that preference comes from conceding to it. You want to like the X-men movies so when there is something you know won't change about it you ignore it. The continuity is crap so you say whatever and gloss over it. Stick your head in the sand so you won't see the problem. |
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Post by Times Up on Mar 3, 2017 13:32:49 GMT
Time travel is supposed to retcon the older films. The timeline is completely rebooted with "Apocalypse" according to Bryan Singer.
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Post by Jerk on Mar 4, 2017 7:47:27 GMT
As I said. I prefer to enjoy the movies individually. Not everyone wants to marathon ten movies in a row that essentially deal with the same themes. That's why Logan is a breath of fresh air for the franchise. The same as deadpool. It stands on its own. And that preference comes from conceding to it. You want to like the X-men movies so when there is something you know won't change about it you ignore it. The continuity is crap so you say whatever and gloss over it. Stick your head in the sand so you won't see the problem. Exactly. It's just a movie. It's not going to change anyone's life so why bother wasting time fretting over the continuity. Glad to see you're catching up. |
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Post by formersamhmd on Mar 4, 2017 12:30:12 GMT
As I said. I prefer to enjoy the movies individually. Not everyone wants to marathon ten movies in a row that essentially deal with the same themes. That's why Logan is a breath of fresh air for the franchise. The same as deadpool. It stands on its own. You can have standalone movies that still fit in the greater narrative. It just takes effort. |
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Post by ThatGuy on Mar 4, 2017 14:30:02 GMT
And that preference comes from conceding to it. You want to like the X-men movies so when there is something you know won't change about it you ignore it. The continuity is crap so you say whatever and gloss over it. Stick your head in the sand so you won't see the problem. Exactly. It's just a movie. It's not going to change anyone's life so why bother wasting time fretting over the continuity. Glad to see you're catching up. There's no "exactly" there. If it's just a movie, there is no "good movie" in it. It becomes a guilty pleasure. |
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Post by charzhino on Mar 4, 2017 14:50:06 GMT
We need the KnowbyWarrior only he seems to know the proper timeline of events. 😂
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Post by Jerk on Mar 4, 2017 23:26:14 GMT
Exactly. It's just a movie. It's not going to change anyone's life so why bother wasting time fretting over the continuity. Glad to see you're catching up. There's no "exactly" there. If it's just a movie, there is no "good movie" in it. It becomes a guilty pleasure. So what your saying is, people aren't allowed to enjoy the movies as they are. If the continuity doesn't line up perfectly then people have to dislike them? Gotchya! |
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Post by Jerk on Mar 4, 2017 23:29:11 GMT
As I said. I prefer to enjoy the movies individually. Not everyone wants to marathon ten movies in a row that essentially deal with the same themes. That's why Logan is a breath of fresh air for the franchise. The same as deadpool. It stands on its own. You can have standalone movies that still fit in the greater narrative. It just takes effort. That's true. Look at the MCU they have a 80-90% track record with their continuity. But does it really matter how close the continuity is? Not to everyone. I appreciate it, but it's really not a big deal how close each movie matches up. |
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Post by Jerk on Mar 4, 2017 23:31:45 GMT
We need the KnowbyWarrior only he seems to know the proper timeline of events. 😂 I can't stand that guys timelines explanations. |
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Mar 5, 2017 4:53:57 GMT
i stopped caring about continuity in the comics a long time ago. It's just so muddled, inconsistent and retconned that it doesn't matter any more. i never really cared about continuity in the movies either. Especially when it comes to recasting actors. As long as the films work for me or at least are enjoyable individually then great. I don't care if time frames or times lines don't match up or two actors play the same character. And I don't really get why fans get so crazed about it. Story telling continuity I can get behind but really in large franchises it's a trivial thing when it comes to watching a single movie and enjoying it for its own merits. I dont think any large franchise suffers too much from story telling continuity errors. I agree. |
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