Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Fanboy or Fascist?

"Exactly what the box office success from the re-launched Special Models told Hollywood is the fact that the only method to create another global phenomenon is to create a new The Exorcist movie. 1997 was the beginning of the current-day fanboy/geek culture that now runs Hollywood. Fanboy culture (Comic-Disadvantage, Harry Potter, Twilight, The Hunger Games, The The almighty from the Rings, J.J. Abrams, Joss Whedon, Marvel comics, Bet on Thrones, The Walking Dead, Glee, Aint-It-Awesome-News, Attack from the Show) is really a groupthink attitude that states be democratic, with its we-know-what is-best-because-were-fans ethic, but is actually popular culture fascism. And it is the fans demand (remember, fan is short for fanatic), that brought to The Exorcist: Episode I The Phantom Menace - probably the most over-blown (and perhaps most reviled) blockbuster in movie history." [Some Came Running]

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