Nostalgia ruins entertainment (Rant)

[AnonymousMe]

I recently saw the trailers for Jurassic World and Star Wars Episode VII and they weren’t very exciting for me, but I am glad that we’re getting story continuations to movies we’ve come to love very much. I’ve been seeing though that the community’s opinion has been VERY mixed and I’ve been hearing the same, unoriginal complaints over and over: too much CGI, stupid designs, milking franchises, the original is better, etc.

I generally don’t care about what other people think, but somehow, I always manage to get pissed off whenever I see this stuff happen. Why is it that people need to compare a recent adaptation to a previous work? Why can’t they just enjoy, or at the very least, give a chance to the newest work of something they’ve liked for the longest time? Hell, I like the character Dracula and I gave Dracula Untold an opportunity, I like the Ninja Turtles and I gave their most recent film an opportunity. The movies suck, yes, but I give credit to the studios for trying something new. True, it would be even better if studios put more of their efforts for something fresh and original (like Interstellar), but you all get my point! Is it really that hard to take off the nostalgia goggles? Is it necessary to spoil your own entertainment? I bet the same thing is going to happen when Terminator: Genesis is announced.

 

[shadetree]

Oh theyre making a new terminator movie? Thats great i hadnt heard about that. The nostalgia goggle effect yeah it seems to permeate everywhere on the net when it comes to peoples opinions. I actually run a browser addon for youtube when i watch it now that turns off the comments because it gets so annoying after a while the sheer wave of negativity yould have to be made of iron to not let it affect you. I try to not even read peoples opinions about that kinda thing if i can help it. Case and point and i dont mean to call out a site but its the gods honest truth. Im a gamer and sometimes i play mmos, well the site mmorpg.com , seems to be dedicated to people complaining about they dont like this they dont like that and the whole thing most times spirals into a flame war. Thats not related to movies, its gaming, but its still the same ball of wax where people complain endlessly and act entitled etc.

Alot of people really hated the prequel star wars trilogy but i didnt mind it too bad, i just like you said try to enjoy the conituation of the story line. Thats all that matters to me anyway. Best thing to do is just not even read that crap and get sucked into it. The internet is filled with negativity and hate. I just try to cherry pick what i pay attention to, otherwise it really can ruin your mood and your openness to film, or games or really anything.

The problem now is we live in a society where everythings at our fingertips and were so overwhelmed with entertainment choices were practically drowning in them and so people take everything for granted. Sometimes i look at some of the complaints, and some guys bitching about how they used CGI instead of real effects etc, and i just think, theres some guy in the world who doesnt have enough to eat and hes reading all this crap and thinks weve all lost our minds. I think id have to agree with him lol.