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Unpopular Opinions and (Friendly) Rant thread

RandomGuy2345 said:
I see what you mean, but let me give you an example.

Technically speaking, Samurai Jack is a better show than Johnny Test in virtually every aspect. Better writing, better story, better characters, better visuals, etc.

However, I enjoyed Johnny Test way more, so I would watch Johnny Test over Samurai Jack any day, though I will acknowledge that Samurai Jack is the better show.
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Okay but why is Samurai Jack "technically speaking a better shown in virtually every aspect"?

A personal preference for its writing, story, characters, visuals, etc. That's why.
 
CloverDragon03 said:
Okay but why is Samurai Jack "technically speaking a better shown in virtually every aspect"?

A personal preference for its writing, story, characters, visuals, etc. That's why.
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You can acknowledge one show is better than the other while also getting more enjoyment from the show that you think isn't better.

Johnny Test appeals to me more than Samurai Jack, and therefore I enjoy it more, but Samurai Jack is just the better show overall.
 
ZoroNotZolo said:
Spider-Man suits with asymmetrical webbing > Spider-Man suits with symmetrical webbing.
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RandomGuy2345 said:
You can acknowledge one show is better than the other while also getting more enjoyment from the show that you think isn't better.

Johnny Test appeals to me more than Samurai Jack, and therefore I enjoy it more, but Samurai Jack is just the better show overall.
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Okay but like... The reasons Samurai Jack is "better overall" are entirely subjective. Better writing? Subjective. Better characters? Subjective. Etc. etc.

This mentality comes across to me as saying there's only one correct answer in a question of "Which media is better? X or Y?" and that thinking otherwise is incorrect. I find that ridiculous given how subjective judging media is.
 
CloverDragon03 said:
Okay but like... The reasons Samurai Jack is "better overall" are entirely subjective. Better writing? Subjective. Better characters? Subjective. Etc. etc.

This mentality comes across to me as saying there's only one correct answer in a question of "Which media is better? X or Y?" and that thinking otherwise is incorrect. I find that ridiculous given how subjective judging media is.
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Agree to disagree bruh😭

For a new unpopular opinion, this was probably said before, but Imma say it again. I'm sick and tired of villains having tragic backstories. It's getting corny at this point. I don't give a shit if their mom/dad died in a car accident when they were 5 years old, and they had to live their lives on the street while more traumatic shit happened to them. They almost destroyed the ******* world.
 
RandomGuy2345 said:
For a new unpopular opinion, this was probably said before, but Imma say it again. I'm sick and tired of villains having tragic backstories. It's getting corny at this point. I don't give a shit if their mom/dad died in a car accident when they were 5 years old, and they had to live their lives on the street while more traumatic shit happened to them. They almost destroyed the ******* world.
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That's not an unpopular opinion lol
 
RandomGuy2345 said:
For a new unpopular opinion, this was probably said before, but Imma say it again. I'm sick and tired of villains having tragic backstories. It's getting corny at this point. I don't give a shit if their mom/dad died in a car accident when they were 5 years old, and they had to live their lives on the street while more traumatic shit happened to them. They almost destroyed the ******* world.
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Propellus said:
At the same time, I can see why people are also tired of villains that are just evil literally just because
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Then just have villains that are evil for petty reasons. Problem solved.
 
ZoroNotZolo said:
I'm starting to not like Miles Morales. He's like a song that you enjoy when you hear it for the first time, but then you hear it everywhere and start to hate it. One that sometimes has fans that get under your skin, too.

Also, for the record, I'm black, so I don't feel the way I feel because I'm racist. And I still thoroughly enjoy him in the Spider-Verse movies, which is my favorite portrayal of him.

It feels almost like Miles is shoehorned into a lot of stuff now, even stuff that doesn't make sense for him to be involved in. The 2017 series, for example, introduced Miles way too early. If they wanted to introduce him later down the line, it would have made sense, but I felt like they brought him in way too early. We had a Peter that was barely starting off as Spider-Man, and already we have two Spider-Men with Miles getting his powers literally in the ninth episode of the show. That's a bit much.

He also had a similar problem in Marvel's Spider-Man 2, where the writers had to try and find a way to make him relevant to an arc that's historically meant far more for Peter than it has for Miles: the Black Suit/Venom arc.

Literally, the plotline with Venom had no emotional weight for the Miles segment. He had only interacted with Harry once in the game, and it was over the phone. Twice if you count the carnival. Harry just being bitter toward Miles when he was Venom felt forced. Miles was fine with the black suit stuff, but the impact he had kind of dissipated once we got to Venom himself. He was just kind of... there, I guess.

Plus, I thought him entering Peter's mind and telling us how he feels or what he's going through was kind of corny. We could've just had Peter if we really needed the "conflict and inner turmoil of Peter Parker" level. Or just skip it and show him turning up in the Anti-Venom suit.

Also, he wanted revenge on Martin Li out of nowhere. He never expressed any rage towards Martin Li at all. He looks and acts like he's mostly moved on from the whole thing. It almost seems like Miles sees red around Mr. Negative literally out of nowhere.

They could have made The Flame side quest into the actual story, and have Miles be the one that interacts with Yuri, with her way of seeing things being what motivates Miles to seek revenge, and it all culminates where as Peter fights Venom, Miles fights Carnage. This would give something Miles is more attached to, and also showcase how far Miles has come not just as a Spider-Man, but also his development in this game. They could have given Miles and Harry more interaction with each other so the vitriol Venom has for him at the end isn't just completely out of left field.

The ending of the game and also an interview from the creative director of Insomniac, I believe, give the implication that Miles will be much more significant in the third game. This seems weird to do when the villains that appear to be set up for the third game (Carnage, Green Goblin, Doc Ock) have more narrative weight with Peter. Some people have speculated Peter being on a break from being Spider-Man and coming back to help Miles with these villains, and I do genuinely hope that's the case. It also seems like they'll be adapting "The Final Chapter" based on Otto's last line after the credits, an arc that deals a lot with Green Goblin and Peter personally. So I'm really hoping that going forward they can do a better job of balancing Peter and Miles.

I also feel like Marvel has been doing a lot of robbing Peter to pay Paul, or more accurately, Miles (though they have been doing that with Paul, too, if you've been even passively aware of the current Zeb Wells run). This one is pretty self-explanatory, so I won't need to elaborate long on this one. Peter is given crap constantly, especially in his current comic book run, whether it's Paul taking his girl or him being dogged on by Vulture or Tombstone, or total character assassination, this man is being given hell. Miles, on the other hand, is doing a whole lot better in terms of his life, and even the writing quality of his book.

Keep in mind, this is the same editorial staff that thought breaking up Peter's marriage with MJ because it wasn't "relatable" overseeing both Peter and Miles. It seems like at a lot of turns, they refuse to let Peter be happy or only allow him to go the briefest periods of time possible without suffering to be "relatable". Compare Peter being tortured by Tombstone and pathetically yelling "I've learned my lesson!" to Miles being tortured in the comics and then almost immediately avenged by Iron Man pulling up on the guy that did it. It's sad that if you want to see a good story with Peter Parker in recent years, you need to go back to older comics, read a comic where Peter is a guest appearance, or wait for an alternate universe version of a Peter Parker story to come out in 2024, rather than reading the actual Spider-Man comic. If you want a good Miles story, read the current Miles Morales run. Do you see how weird that is?

Lastly, the fans. I don't know if you guys have at all been aware of the "Peter is Spider-Man, Miles Morales is Miles Morales" VS "Peter is Spider-Man, Miles is Spider-Man" thing, or people suggesting Miles needs a different name. I've seen fans of Miles literally call people racist for saying Miles needs something in his name to differentiate him from Peter, who is most popularly known as Spider-Man. They say that Miles should be called Spider-Man, just like Peter is. While Miles is a Spider-Man, he's not the Spider-Man. Heck, even characters that have literally taken over Peter's body or are literally clones of him, or are alternate universe versions of him don't just go by Spider-Man. Ben Reilly was Spider-Man, yes, but he's more popularly known as the Scarlet Spider (and unfortunately now, Chasm). Otto was Spider-Man, yes, but he was called "The Superior Spider-Man" and is still referred to as such to differentiate himself from Peter. Spider-Man Noir is Spider-Man, but he's called Spider-Man Noir by anyone referring to the character. Miguel is Spider-Man, but he's referred to as Spider-Man 2099 by fans. There's always a differentiating factor in the name that separates other characters from Peter Parker, or rather, Peter Parker from other Spider-Men. Why does Miles bypass that when every other version of Spider-Man does not?

I like Miles Morales, but it's getting hard to do that. By the way, if you read all of this, you're rad!
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Made that post about Miles Morales a while back.

Also, Miles Morales isn't the first black Spider-Man. That would be Hobie Brown by a technicality.
 
RandomGuy2345 said:
I get annoyed when people automatically assume you think a show you called overrated is trash.

No dumbass. I just think the show isn't as good as people make it out to be.
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Some mfs were pressed that I said Chowder was overrated and called me out on it.

I still think Chowder is a good show, just not as good as I last remembered watching. Jimmy Neutron and peak FOP were a lot funnier imo.
 
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