Is it just me, or does it feel like there’s a media campaign to try to kill this movie? I’m not saying it was a cinematic masterpiece, but I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. But every time I see an article ANYWHERE all I hear how everyone hates it, the box office is in the tank, etc. That is not what meets my eye.
I can’t speak for the BO returns, but my theater was packed on the second weekend of release, the the reaction to the movie was loud and enthusiastic. But the latest article I’ve read - just the latest one - not only says that JL might be the worst movie ever made, but that it was so bad that the franchise itself is doomed, and that the careers of the actors could be in jeopardy!
And the reason I’m calling this out is that usually when your senses tell you one thing, and people with influence are lining up to tell you something different, it feels an awful lot like a conspiracy. Makes me wonder if someone with some influence is priming this negativity pump.
https://www.weeklystandard.com/just...-burning.-will-anyone-survive/article/2010576
You wouldn’t think it would be Marvel, or any movie company, because the same tide floats DC’s boat also floats theirs. It’s not like it isn’t the same fans going to Marvel vs DC movies regardless of preference. But just because the opening weekend was closer to average than record breaking, doesn’t mean it needs to be given up for dead.
I guess, I should have posted this in the movie discussion section, but I got carried away.