Is the “WW got good reviews because feminism” argument dead?

Is the “WW got good reviews because feminism” argument dead? Mar 18, 2018 16:03:05 GMT

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Post by damngumby on Mar 18, 2018 16:03:05 GMT

Mar 17, 2018 23:04:33 GMT thisguy4000 said:

Mar 17, 2018 14:47:57 GMT damngumby said:

Feminist/SJW critics aren’t completely stupid. They’re not going to give a very bad film a good review. That would be too obviously agenda driven. But they could get away with giving a mediocre film a better review than it deserves.

WW certainly benefited from some girl-power reviews, but I think it also benefited from some pity reviews. You know, like when the dumb kid finally scores a C+ on a test and receives a disproportionate amount of adulation from the adults. DC is that kid. Wonder Woman is the C+.

That’s an interesting theory right there. I take it you have evidence to back up your claims?

Sure. Just browse through the Wonder Woman reviews. All the positive reviews that commented on how the DCEU finally got one right and hoped that WW was a sign that DC had learned from their mistakes, are reviews that were influenced by a sense of pity toward the sorry state of the DCEU after the BvS and SS disasters.

Of course, Justice League was a return to the same ol’, same ol’ ... and a cruel slap in the face of those sympathetic/hopeful critics. So don’t expect any pity boosters the next time around.