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comment by johnnyFive
johnnyFive  ·  2034 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What Happens When Fandom Doesn't Grow Up?

Maybe it's just the circles I end up in, but the author seems to be waffling a lot. It's like, with The Last Jedi, the main criticism I've heard (and it's one that i share) is that it didn't deviate enough, not that it deviated too much. Meanwhile, he undercuts his case somewhat by listing movies that have done the opposite of what he's decrying.

But more to the point, I'm not actually clear on what his criticism actually is. On the one hand, he says that fandoms aren't growing up, but proceeds to show this by listing all these adaptations of stuff from the 80s and 90s that's being given a more realistic, adult take? Or is his complaint that there aren't more kids movies, when I'm not sure that's ever been the industry's focus?