The video outlines how the band sold well, had tons of followers, and the internet hated it.
The part I noticed the most was how Rolling stone magazine refused to write good reviews or news about the band. I've seen a similar thing for the star wars prequels. So the perception and the reality are two very different things.
It also helps explain the media reaction to stuff like gamergate, they believe someone else is doing what they did. They can't see the grassroots response because they are accustomed to spin anyway.
I enjoyed the prequels. More now. They have flaws but I enjoyed them. It’s the reverse with sequels. They insist that everyone likes them or if you don’t like TLJ you are a bad person.
I watched Attack of the Clones 3x in the theater because it gave the feelings of Star Wars regardless of how dumb it was.
The prequels weren't good, but they weren't emenating the smug aura of contempt for the fans that grew up with it like the sequels did.
Instead the prequels showed all of the sincerity of watching a guy who is approaching old age try to pick up a hobby he enjoyed as a kid. He spends a bunch of money on the kit and got the best gear. But he just doesn't have either the innocent enthusiasm or the boundless energy that gave him the unshakable focus on pushing toward perfection that he had in youth.
The sequels were more like when your spoiled cousin came over, intentionally broke one of your toys, got praised for playing with it "creatively" by her mother, and you got yelled at when you got mad at her for doing it. She knew what she was doing and she got pleasure from your impotent rage, knowing she could freely cause you this emotional harm and the authority figures would side with her against you.
I recently rewatched the prequels and was shocked how much I enjoyed them. Well edited and scripted movies. The lines kind of sucked at times, but the vast majority of the movie was excellent.
The video outlines how the band sold well, had tons of followers, and the internet hated it.
The part I noticed the most was how Rolling stone magazine refused to write good reviews or news about the band. I've seen a similar thing for the star wars prequels. So the perception and the reality are two very different things.
It also helps explain the media reaction to stuff like gamergate, they believe someone else is doing what they did. They can't see the grassroots response because they are accustomed to spin anyway.
I enjoyed the prequels. More now. They have flaws but I enjoyed them. It’s the reverse with sequels. They insist that everyone likes them or if you don’t like TLJ you are a bad person.
Never understood hatred of Nickleback
I watched Attack of the Clones 3x in the theater because it gave the feelings of Star Wars regardless of how dumb it was.
The prequels weren't good, but they weren't emenating the smug aura of contempt for the fans that grew up with it like the sequels did.
Instead the prequels showed all of the sincerity of watching a guy who is approaching old age try to pick up a hobby he enjoyed as a kid. He spends a bunch of money on the kit and got the best gear. But he just doesn't have either the innocent enthusiasm or the boundless energy that gave him the unshakable focus on pushing toward perfection that he had in youth.
The sequels were more like when your spoiled cousin came over, intentionally broke one of your toys, got praised for playing with it "creatively" by her mother, and you got yelled at when you got mad at her for doing it. She knew what she was doing and she got pleasure from your impotent rage, knowing she could freely cause you this emotional harm and the authority figures would side with her against you.
I recently rewatched the prequels and was shocked how much I enjoyed them. Well edited and scripted movies. The lines kind of sucked at times, but the vast majority of the movie was excellent.