I consider myself a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, what I do not consider myself is a fanboy of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now a fan of the MCU can have varying opinions: they might want X-Men to revert to Feige, they might not; they might think
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was good, they might think it was the worst thing in the world; you might be one, @Pasto was one I think. The point is, a fan of the MCU loves the MCU. So what qualities define a fanboy of the MCU:
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Post pictures of Kevin Feige in every X-Men article.
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Try and trash Sam Raimi's Spider-Man.
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Try and trash old X-Men movies.
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When somebody says they liked Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, they question that person's intelligence.
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Claim Iron Man II is a good movie.
Now I've already pissed a bunch of you off. Realize though that what I said also defines Olicity shippers:
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Constantly post pictures of Marc Guggenheim.
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Try and trash Malcolm Merlyn's arc in season one.
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Claim Deathstroke the Terminator wasn't a good villain.
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When somebody says they wanted Oliver to be with Laurel, they question that person's intelligence.
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Claim that Season Four was watchable.
Oh wait? Doesn't that also describe every other fanbase that gets far too invested in a piece of work? Like calm the [frick] down guys. Kevin Feige wasn't the first man to make a cinematic universe, he won't be the last. We should all be glad that unlike Marc Guggenheim, Kevin Feige doesn't run off of appropriation and can actually produce good movies (bar
Iron Man II). However, there's one thing I want to get across: say you got a cool bike and so did your neighbor, you don't have to trash your neighbor's bike to make yours look cooler.
Seeing all the
Spider-Man 4 articles and seeing like four or five posters repeatedly bashing Maguire while praising Holland really got me thinking? Really?
Spider-Man: Homecoming isn't even out yet. You've seen an extended play of Holland's Spider-Man in
Captain America: Civil War. Have you ever considered that it isn't enough to go on to consider Holland the definitive Spider-Man or Peter Parker. Like yeah, he's good - but his appearance in that film was sheer novelty. Until we see him in his own film, we can't judge where he ranks. However, to make Holland seem better, you don't have to say, "Maguire's Spider-Man was actually Pussyman and cried too much!"
Well guess what, Spider-Man probably cried less in the movies than in the comics, in which he's a little bitch as Parker and an asshole as Spider-Man. He's like the Bugs Bunny of superheroes and that's why we love him. I mean, you don't see me going around and saying "Holland's Spider-Man had a little bitch voice and shit costume when it wasn't CGI!". That's because while I hated his voice and thought the costume only looked good in CGI, I didn't have to say that to somehow absurdly make Maguire's Spider-Man look better or worse.
Yeah, I'm glad Spider-Man is back at the MCU because I can finally enjoy a Spider-Man film again (although they should've gotten someone other than an untested clown like Jon Watts to direct). But c'mon guys, stop posting stupid ass memes like these:
and this one:
oh and then there's this one:
Want to know a little secret? Kevin Feige got his start on
X-Men. Yes, he helped build the foundation of that "everything". Can we please stop posting this shit and get back to posting good memes like:
or:
and my favorite:
Yes, that last one is a beauty isn't it? Now before some of you take this all out of proportion, I don't know what I chose as the thumbnail but it was the only picture I had on my computer. Oh yeah, and the other thing: remember, you don't have to hate on other stuff to make your stuff look better. It's like when Jay Z fans claim that he won cause Nas said "Gay-Z and Cock-a-Fella Records". No, Jay Z did not win. He lost and you can't rewrite history.
Ether >
Takeover and
Desert Storm >
Supa Ugly.
And because I like you all, please enjoy yourself by listening to some Biggie Smalls (oh, @Scorpion8125 - this is rap so you probably shouldn't listen to it):
P.S. - Man isn't weird how the most comic book like X-Men movie got such polarizing reviews? It really reminds me of John Cena.