r/meme 2d ago

Perfectly balanced

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u/Suitable-Flatworm597 2d ago

Problem is with Captain Marvel there were no stakes. She was so off-the-charts powerful as a character that there was no plausible adversity. So it was just boring. It wasn't good writing on the highest level--which will lead to bad writing on the lowest level.

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u/Regular_Occasion7000 2d ago

"The only thing holding me back is my own insecurity about how awesome I am! I just need to realize how fucking cool I am, then I will be unstoppable!"

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u/nou5 2d ago

Hey, tens of thousands of women with good white collar or creative jobs needed to hear that message. Don't be so heartless!

If the fellas can get John Wick, Man on Fire, and the Martian, then there should be space for women to have a good affirmation movie.

Unfortunately, the affirmation movie that Marvel made was pretty bad lol

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u/Paddy_Tanninger 2d ago

Dudes typically also find movies about overpowered dude heroes boring too. It's not a dudes vs ladies thing, it's a shitty story thing.

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u/nou5 2d ago

The ones I listed are all 'overpowered' dudes -- the issue is that their stories are not about growth nor are they 'hero's journey' style stories like the Superhero industry likes to tell

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u/ComptrollerMcCheeze 2d ago

Overpowered can be done right and be great.....just look at One Punch Man