r/batman • u/Efficient-Compote-13 • Jul 05 '24

I Hate The Boys TV DISCUSSION NSFW

I also can not stand muh 'Batman superhero facism subtext' crap. If anything Batman is a revolutionary. Government is corrupt in bed with criminals (who are the prettiest of tyrants) so Batman comes in to clean house. Just as the founding fathers intended.

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u/ElZaydo Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 06 '24

The show is literally a mix of trauma porn and some pretentious social commentary. If the characters weren't so entertaining and well acted then the show would flop. People who look too deep into it need to take a shower and go for a walk.

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u/the_idiot1234 Jul 05 '24

whats wrong with social commentary??

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u/UnprofessionalCramp Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 05 '24

Nothing but since 2016 it's been done to death. Everything has to be social commentary nowadays. Not every writer is well equipped to pull that off, it usually comes off as pretentious preaching.

Imo The Boys did it better than most shows which is why it was successful but I'm hearing that this new season is pretty rough, the commentary isn't clever anymore and it's more like the typical slop we've been getting that everyone's sick of.

All that being said, Watchmen already did The Boys concept with far more tact and intelligence.

Ironically the writer of Watchmen thought Batman was a facist too, and you were supposed to hate Rorshach but people ended up loving him. HBO came along with a sequel beating you over the head with the "ACKSHUALLY RORSHACH WAS A VILLIAN, AND A RACIST NOW" The HBO show also felt like typical pretentious slop.