Dear DC fanboys,
I tried, I really tried. I gave it my best shot, but in my opinion it’s three strikes and you’re out. With the release of "Suicide Sqaud," the time has come to move hastily past the denial, anger, bargaining and depression stages, and jump right into acceptance. Accept that these DC movies are bad. Three years of watching poorly made, dour movies that had promise but were ultimately disappointing.
They were not total failures, to be fair. Each had moments that shone through the miserable and bleak experience. But they were still failures, and what I can’t understand is why you fanboys are out there vehemently defending these movies. You've attempted everything from accusing critics of being paid off to petitioning to take down Rotten Tomatoes, and it’s absolutely astounding that you actually believe these movies are worth defending. If you like them, then that’s your opinion, but in many ways these films have disappointed many, many people (myself included). It’s time to stop pinning the blame on critics and the haters, and direct it towards the people who deserve it: Warner Bros.
Three years ago, we got our introduction to the DC Extended Universe (their version of the Marvel Cinematic Universe), with "Man of Steel." The divisive reaction to a brooding, depressing Superman was only the start of downward spiral DC films took after the "The Dark Knight Trilogy" (I’m going to come back to this). Now with "Batman v. Superman" and "Suicide Squad," you had two years to bring beloved, amazing, dynamic characters with beloved, dynamic and amazing storylines to the big screen. And what do you have to show for it? Two critical bombs that left a taste in people’s mouths more sour than a barrel of lemons. I could go on extensively about how these films are poorly made from an objective standpoint (the editing, script, character motivation, direction), but I will just say that if you think that Warner Bros. actually cares about these movies enough to trust the people who are making them, look at the first, second and last trailers to "Suicide Squad." They’ve put their faith in the wrong person (ahem, Mr. Snyder), and refuse to trust their creative talent to make a film people will like.
There’s a lot of hate, especially with the release of "Suicide Squad," towards movie critics. Yes, they are people too, and you don’t have to take their opinions as gospel, but most - not all, but most, especially those who write for a magazine or paper - usually know what they are talking about. For anyone who says “it’s just a movie,” there is a language to film, a way to do them right. It’s not a science, nor is there a certain way to make a movie, but there are things to look for when critiquing them. You can like or hate the DC films, and you can like or hate the Marvel films, but most critics have given the Marvel movies positive reviews for a reason. Not because there’s a bias, but because they’re well made, creative and entertaining. Are they perfect? Absolutely not. Are all of them great? No again, but they’ve been fun adventures with interesting characters. If DC wants to give their films a darker tone they can, but when logic, character motivation and too many storylines are all meshed together, it creates a sloppy mess that most people won’t enjoy. Critics are the people who point these things out. So fanboys, you can keep blaming the critics, Marvel lovers and everyone else, but hopefully one day you’ll realize that the joke’s on you, and that DC fans deserve better.
