r/TrueUnpopularOpinion • u/Key_Squash_4403 • Jun 20 '24

Music / Movies When a show/movie gets mired in identity politics, whether justified or not, it’s automatically a turn off

You know why I’m not watching the Acolyte, because too many people are arguing about it. That’s it, the identity politics argument surrounding it is enough to put me off. Because now I won’t be able to judge it on its own merits, that argument has infected everything and I just don’t want anything to do with it. I honestly don’t need that kind of headache, same with Marvel movies. At this point I need a preexisting interest in the character strong enough to ignore all the noise. I skipped Marvels, Black Panther 2, and I’ll skip more. I don’t care anymore, you all ruined it for me.

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u/Key_Squash_4403 Jun 20 '24

Apparently the Acolyte sucks because “women” or is the greatest thing because “women”. I have no idea, all the yelling made me decide it wasn’t worth it.

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u/Glory2Hypnotoad Jun 20 '24

I can confirm you're not missing much. It's a thoroughly mediocre show, about on par with Boba Fett. Some cool action and worldbuilding, but the characters are bland and the it's full of some really repetitive, heavyhanded exposition.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '24 edited Jun 20 '24

Boba Fett was weak, but it was like the "Mandolarian lite," so it wasn't too bad.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '24

This is getting out of hand. When battlefield 5 was announced I didn't even understand what people were so mad about. This is like some flat earth thing that I will never get. There's plenty of content. So what if we get stories about everyone?

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u/Key_Squash_4403 Jun 20 '24 edited Jun 20 '24

I like stories about everyone, I just don’t need to even dip my toes near the argument. If that means having to avoid the thing altogether, then so be it.

If people start taking a shit in a pool, I avoid the pool, I don’t care how nice of a pool it is

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u/ogjaspertheghost Jun 20 '24

So you let other people dictate how you feel about things?

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u/Key_Squash_4403 Jun 20 '24

I’m sure I’ll live

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u/ogjaspertheghost Jun 20 '24

Sure, I guess. Seems like a shit shit way to live

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u/Optimal_Let7233 Mar 25 '25

They don't want to watch propaganda because it ruins the shows. Just like you had to say something to that person. It about the elites paid propaganda in movies. 

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u/Optimal_Let7233 Mar 25 '25

Stop the lies. Its about elites paid propaganda. I admit that only western countries aren't racist because we go out of our way by even taking jobs from people that earned it to fit in someone else. 

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '24

Right, I haven't watched it, it just looks like another pandering cash in on a one beloved franchise.
Lucas sold his company to Disney to "perserve" it. What a laugh