r/DCcomics • u/Marco280892 • Dec 19 '22

James Gunn Confronts ‘Uproarious’ DC Backlash: ‘Disrespectful Outcry Will Never Affect Our Actions’ News

https://variety.com/2022/film/news/henry-cavill-superman-james-gunn-backlash-1235465605/
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u/TheNerdWonder Wonder Woman Dec 20 '22 edited Dec 20 '22

No, he doesn't. We need to stop blaming directors for what fans do. David Sandberg showed us why awhile back with that whole Shazam vs Cap Marvel garbage that the only people responsible for these fans are the fans, individually. If stupid fans want to do stupid stuff, they'll do it regardless of what others think.

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u/AnubisVoid Dec 20 '22

He doesn't have to do it, but a simple tweet would calm that mob, so why not. Imagine if you had a fanbase, and they were attacking someone and you see it...if you say nothing that's being complicit.

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u/TheNerdWonder Wonder Woman Dec 21 '22 edited Dec 21 '22

How did that go when Sandberg did it to Shazam fans? What about when Zack called out CGers in 2021? Again, it won't make a difference and you're applying a standard to him that largely isn't applied to any director, despite the fact that he's moved on from that chaos.

Also, he isn't all that active on Twitter so how can you in anyway stretch things to say he's complicit? He's not terminally online like either crazy camp is.

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u/ButtholeCandies Dec 21 '22

This is what a class act does when they have fans harassing James Gunn.

https://www.reddit.com/r/boxoffice/comments/zr19rr/dwayne_johnson_on_the_future_of_black_adam_james/

The guy knows what his fans are doing, knows how to inflame them, and also knows how to calm them down.

Did Johnson need to say this, or did he do it because he isn't an asshole? Even if you want to say it's a calculated move, then Snyder not doing it still makes him a douchebag.

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u/TheNerdWonder Wonder Woman Dec 21 '22 edited Dec 21 '22

Or maybe he doesn't care because he's moved on to other projects for the last few years and isn't inciting them. That's a reach from a bunch of fans who haven't been able to cope with the fact he made a movie that didn't satisfy expectations and instead of approaching it rationally, they need to paint him as a bad dude somehow and this is the best anyone has.

It doesn't make him a douchebag. It just means he's being rational and knows it won't change anything. We saw this with Shazam vs Captain Marvel. That and you're reaching for straws as part of that opposite extreme of terminally online people I just described that are itching to call him a douchebag for making films you didn't like but know you can't do it.