“I’m not watching Avengers: Endgame”

[Deleted member 249]

It's something I've noticed specifically on Era, and nowhere else. There are some people who're not watching Endgame—totally fine—and are then tripping over themselves to ensure that everyone knows about it. They enter threads about the movie to complain about the movie and talk about how they're not seeing it, they make threads about how they are not seeing it as a rallying cry, as it anti-MCU is integral to their self-perception, they make sure everyone knows that no, they're not watching the new popular thing.

Why?

Like, there's a lot of popular things I don't get into, but I'm not going to enter threads about said popular things and talk about how I'm too smart to fall for the masses-endearing thing. I don't make threads to talk about it. If I'm not interested in someone, that... extends to me not wanting to talk about it.

So why is there this weird sense of elitist self-identification with not looking forward to a movie that do many people are anticipating?

 

[Bundy]

It's just another "hey, look at me" thing.

 

[Deimos]

I'll read the OP, but first I want to let you know I'm not watching Endgame.

 

[vestan]

Era is filled to the brim with contrarians

 

[Randomly Generated]

This happens with popular things. It makes them feel smart and different, I suppose.

 

[Deleted member 25712]

I legit don't get the hype for these movies, they all feel the same, all have the same dumb humor, the stakes always feel low or non-existent... but I also don't understand the need to go in and shit on people's fun.

 

[Officer Big Mac]

Pay attention to me.

 

[Deleted member 249]

I legit don't get the hype for these movies, they all feel the same, all have the same dumb humor, the stakes always feel low or non-existent... but I also don't understand the need to go in and shit on people's fun.

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Like that's the thing though. I get not liking them or whatever, that's totally fine. I just don't get the folks (not you!) who want to make sure everyone else knows that.

 

[alr1ght]

Every popular thing doesn't have 75 threads made about it per day.

 

[Deleted member 2809]

Enough talk, let's talk about how much we hate TLJ and how 90% of people hated it

 

[Deleted member 18742]

I just to be that guy. But I caved in. I have been on a quest to watch all the MCU movies for the past couple weeks. Those people are missing out. Some really good movies.

Can't wait to see Endgame 👍

 

[Deleted member 249]

Every popular thing doesn't have 75 threads made about it per day.

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I keep forgetting threads are a consumable resource.

 

[Foot]

I'm not LIKE other people.

 

[Mr.Awesome]

Probably because the marvel shilling here is on overload but I dont see it anywhere else. So one contrarian here and there sticks out I guess.

 

[Solaris]

I don't see the big deal.

There's been like 200 Avengers threads on this forum, Star Wars gets 500 threads, etc. People are obsessed with these films, yet a few people being negative or not following the trend upsets you?

 

[Deleted member 249]

Probably because the marvel shilling here is on overload but I dont see it anywhere else. So one contrarian here and there sticks out I guess.

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If you like something, you're definitely a shill for it.

 

[Znazzy]

This happens with popular things. It makes them feel smart and different, I suppose.

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This. It makes them feel edgy to go against the grain. The same type of people who say Batman v Superman was a good movie.

 

[Deleted member 249]

I don't see the big deal.

There's been like 200 Avengers threads on this forum, Star Wars gets 500 threads, etc. People are obsessed with these films, yet a few people being negative or not following the trend upsets you?

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Reread the OP.

 

[Deleted member 54320]

I'm well excited for Endgame.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

They want someone to debate them as to why they should. And they want attention.

Probably because the marvel shilling here is on overload but I dont see it anywhere else. So one contrarian here and there sticks out I guess.

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Less shilling, more excitement for a movie people are interested in.

 

[skipgo]

I'm not watching endgame at this moment.
:(

 

[Deleted member 249]

I'm not watching endgame at this moment.
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Same and it's killing me

 

[Kernel]

I keep forgetting threads are a consumable resource.

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If we got an anti-MCU thread we should get a "I support Trump" thread, solely due to contrarians and the amount of threads a topic gets.

Something that's as popular as the MCU is obviously going to be on a lot of people's minds, especially this month.

 

[PadWarrior]

Era is filled to the brim with contrarians

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Agreed.

 

[oledome]

I just hope all the sexual tension abates after release

 

[Ortix]

Era is filled to the brim with contrarians

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I disagree.

 

[Burly]

Why do you feel the need to let everyone know you don't understand the people who feel the need let everyone know they don't like Marvel?

 

[pochi]

the things people do just for clout.

 

[HotTakeCakes]

It's just another "hey, look at me" thing.

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Pretty much.

Also, they WILL see it.

 

[Deleted member 16876]

It is not exclusive to Avengers. Seems to be an overall ERA thing.

Days Gone is the biggest example. You have people who aren't interested in the game usually come to every thread about it to tell us they are not interested.

 

[Deleted member 249]

Why do you feel the need to let everyone know you don't understand the people who feel the need let everyone know they don't like Marvel?

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Why do you feel the need to let me know that you don't understand my need to let everyone know I don't understand the people who need to let everyone know they don't like Marvel?

 

[Jedeye Sniv]

Literally everyone on a forum is looking for attention, otherwise why post your thoughts? You could just have thoughts and not share them.

 

[FernandoRocker]

More accurate translation: Who is Thanos? I'm sorry for being busy reading "The Alchemist" by the master Paulo Coelho; I barely have enough time to worry about stupid movies that don't let my imagination fly like books do.

There is always one who thinks it's the only one not watching a Marvel film because they feel they are intellectually superior to the rest of the people.

Nothing more annoying than a contrarian.

Social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) is filled with people saying: "Am I the only one who doesn't gives a fuck about the new Avengers film" just because they want to feel different. Same here in the forum.

 

[Coyote Starrk]

Because some people on Era feel the need to be edgelords who gotta spread their pointless hot-takes so they can get the attention they so desperately want. Go to the gaming section whenever there is a major announcement and you will find them. The latest example I have seen is the Borderlands 3 reveal trailer. Go into that thread and you will find all kinds of people posting their BS for no other reason to get attention. The EtcEra section is no different.


It also doesn't help that their are people on Era who have a hard on for pointlessly hating the MCU films for whatever reason.

 

[Harry Potter Obama]

It's the "Rian Johnson ruined Star Wars for me" of Marvel threads I guess

 

[TechnicPuppet]

I said this in another thread but my IMAX tickets are booked and I didn't even think the last one was a particularly good film. It's like an event and I want to be part of it. Plus I think this one will be better.

 

[SolidChamp]

Era is filled to the brim with contrarians

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Eh, even when there's like 5+ MCU related threads on the front page at any given time lately?

Nah.

I'm happy to see the other side of the coin from time to time.

The MCU isn't the be all, end all of the comic book film genre that people here pump it up to be. So it's good to have a counter balance to that.

 

[vestan]

Agreed.

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I disagree.

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The duality of man.

 

[shnurgleton]

feel like the MCU is long past played out and isn't doing much to warrant the reverence it enjoys. I don't think the movies are bad, I just think they're boring

 

[Deleted member 32374]

Of all the shit that happens around here, this is what bothers you?

To most of us, its just a movie, one that has endless marketing department and is part of a franchise that some of us are a bit fatigued by. '

Plus 3 hours, which easily turns into a four hours fifteen minute, or half an hour time enema of a weekend day, once previews and commute time are factored in, isn't a tiny ask.

 

[Deleted member 249]

feel like the MCU is long past played out and isn't doing much to warrant the reverence it enjoys. I don't think the movies are bad, I just think they're boring

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Okay, but it appears that others disagree which is why they still like them.

The issue isn't people DISLIKING the movies, it's their need to go out of their way to let everyone know about it.

 

[Twstr709]

I still haven't seen Infinity War. :(

 

[Deleted member 249]

Of all the shit that happens around here, this is what bothers you?

To most of us, its just a movie, one that has endless marketing department and is part of a franchise that some of us are a bit fatigued by. '

Plus 3 hours, which easily turns into a four hours fifteen minute, or half an hour time enema of a weekend day, once previews and commute time are factored in, isn't a tiny ask.

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1. No
2. Good for you, that's not the issue
3. Okay?

 

[Lord Azrael]

I just wanted to let you know that I won't be reading the OP

 

[shnurgleton]

Okay, but it appears that others disagree which is why they still like them.

The issue isn't people DISLIKING the movies, it's their need to go out of their way to let everyone know about it.

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it's about how many MCU threads there are and how much space they take up. seriously there was like a dozens of pages long thread about the experience of preordering movie tickets which just feels nuts to me. Feel like all this stuff needs to be in an OT or a pre-OT or a hangouts thread rather than scattered across a bunch of random threads in etcetera

 

[Solaris]

Okay, but it appears that others disagree which is why they still like them.

The issue isn't people DISLIKING the movies, it's their need to go out of their way to let everyone know about it.

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Who is going out of their way?

One topic on the main page with someone saying they aren't watching it? is that it?

 

[Milchmann]

Also, they WILL see it.

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What's the point of that statement? Everybody likes the MCU secretly?

 

[Richiek]

Probably because the marvel shilling here is on overload but I dont see it anywhere else. So one contrarian here and there sticks out I guess.

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Sorry, but I call bullshit on that. The "shilling" can be found everywhere on the web because the MCU is the most popular film franchise right now. Folks declaring they won't see a film which broke ticket sites like Fandango are the outliers here.

 

[Pancho]

Not only on ERA. I see a lot of this behavior in real life too. Basically attention starved edge lords that say such statements to seem unique and over the trend. You see this thing about every big thing in pop culture. They say it about Game of Thrones too

 

[Deleted member 32374]

1. No
2. Good for you, that's not the issue
3. Okay?

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Okay? You made the thread the thread asking why and I told you why I'm not planning on seeing this thing until a family member or friend asks me in May and I get see it in a place that doesn't have assigned fucking seats (which sucks ass, hate that shit).