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I think there are a couple factors at play: firstly, this movie is actually pretty silly and weird; although I disagree with the movie's politics, it's a good film, and I like it. However, it felt a lot more like a cult hit than a mainstream blockbuster success. I can tell why some people wouldn't like the film due to it's weirdness or how much of the plot doesn't make sense.

But also it's a highly political film, so there's a lot of subtext, jokes, and moral messaging that probably won't connect unless you're fluent in American politics and the three waves of feminism that have swept the nation.

White People trash will always do good at the movies

This is so hilariously wrong that it's hard for me to take this seriously. I don't know of a recent movie that bombed that didn't have a predominantly white cast.

I frankly find the film's highly racialized marketing odd and unnecessarily polarizing. I wasn't thinking about race until they brought it up, now it's feeling like the movie will be yet another culture war battleground because certain people will view it as "woke", while others will see it just because the stars aren't white people.

Are private organizations only allowed to part ways with an employee because they committed crimes?

I frankly think that you probably shouldn't be fired for mere suspicion of a crime; there has to at least be a fair bit of demonstrable evidence. For example there is a fair bit of demonstrable evidence that Roiland flirted with underage fans.

Same. I think enthusiasm for films is up this year, the audiences for both Barbie and Sound Of Freedom were the biggest audiences I've ever seen, and I've been going to theaters for years.

How long does it take for something to be a cult hit?

This is not a legal issue, but a social one.

I think Marvel learned from Adult Swim's mistake (if you want to call it that), waiting on evidence presented in court before deciding whether or not to get rid of Jonathan Majors.

I'm frankly not that upset about Justin Roiland being gone from the show though because 1) He apparently has had limited control over the show over the past few years anyways 2) he reportedly has been caught dead-to-rights flirty with underage fans and 3) former coworkers have said that trying to work with him on Rick & Morty specifically was a harrowing and awful experience due to his childlike behavior.

Plus the sound-alikes are pretty good if the end of the teaser is any indication.

The free tier was worth it while it lasted

Ah, I won't be going through any of those states unfortunately

That sounds awesome, what's the chain called? I'll be traveling in about a month and I'd like to stop by if I come across one

Thanks! This actually is a Lotide instance! We're kinda like Lemmy and Kbin but we have more of a Hacker News type feel

LOL the state of buying discs in brick and mortar store is abysmal now. I used to like buying discs from Walmart but the one near me has relegated everything to a bargain bin of kids' movies, basically. Practically the only way to buy discs now is to do so online, or at a Best Buy or Barnes & Noble if you have one near you

Yeah I just noticed that The Flash is available for home video now, I might buy it soon

He should be. Disney is clearly in trouble.

What's a better alternative? All I know of is eBay, but I used Amazon to buy DVDs and Blu-Rays to support films, and eBay sales don't count as disc sales the same way that Amazon sales do.

I thought you have to be in the union to scab, no? But of course scabbing gets you kicked from the union.

That's the good ending

Well you're not a scabber if you weren't in the union in the first place...

I will say, if enough people scab, the SAG's bargaining power weakens significantly, and if those scabs are barred from rejoining, they'll have less bargaining power in the future as well.

I hope not, because having more players in the space is better than losing one, but it's seeming like at the very least Disney will be stepping back.

I think the best case scenario though is just for Disney to give the properties they bought from Fox Corp back to them.