The Last Fucking WHAT?
Jun. 30th, 2010 09:30 pmAll right. That does it. I'm sick of seeing this shit. I'm even sicker of it, because, such as it is, I (for the most part) agree with the spirit of what they're doing.
That said, I cannot help but want to let out a long blast on the horn of "YOU'RE REALLY FUCKING DOING IT WRONG!" when I read this kind of thing.
To all the would-be activists boldly lining up to not pay money for the movie in any way shape or form in expression of their Geek Rage over some truly shitastic casting (yep, that part I can agree with) that you've patiently explained to your several hundred followers in your blog or on twitter, or other online locales. And you think this will somehow make a difference. That Hollywood will notice your protests, and Make Things Better. If not with this movie, than later down the line, thanks to your brilliant efforts at communication and protest.
Get a fucking clue.
This is Hollywood. The same Hollywood that we've previously described as a blind, dumb beast, fueled by the blood and sweat of millions of artists, sucking off it's own sweaty juices in paroxysms of remixing and recreation rather than creating the New, and wiping it's ass on the rolls of hundred-dollar-bills that it practically prints itself on a daily basis. When a movie doesn't sell tickets or DVDs, this beast does not go looking about in curiosity, eager to find what went wrong with this treasured film and make it work right. No. It simply cuts off this one of it's millions of hungry mouths, eager for cash to suck forth from wallets, and goes instead in search of wallets that will open up for it's honey-tipped tentacles.
The Beast will not come unto you to listen, o protestors and hipsters. The Beast does not understand such things as communication. Not on the subtle wavelengths which you prefer. If you want to get a Beast's attention and make it stop eating the chickens that you used to love and adore, you do not leave it a mildly scrawled note. No. You go directly to it's fucking cave with torches, pitchforks, dynamite, and a song of rage and vengeance filling your heart and lungs, for Bok-bok, and Lazybeak were treasured pets, and their blood should not have been spilt in vain!
In short- Hollywood isn't going to listen. Period. You're using the wrong method to get their attention, and the message that they will get from lackluster sales, is that they should spend even less time and money on developing projects that fall into the fantasy and young adult genres. If you haven't noticed, that's a really shitty fucking message. And I can understand and do agree with all of people's reasons for the boycotts and Geek Rage posts and everything. But that's not the message that Hollywood's going to get. And there's only one really good way to get the Beast's attention. Go to it's motherfucking cave. If you want to protest this, if you truly want to see things change, then you should save the time making posts on the subject, go buy a cheap bus ticket, and get your ass to LA. Use the twitter account you've been moaning about bad casting over to organize with like minded individuals, and show up on the goddamn studio's doorstep, signs in hand, ready to actually fucking protest. Hollywood might start taking you seriously then, instead of sensibly ignoring the 13-year-old online whingeing on the topic. Show them you mean business, and they may actually start talking business- it's that simple.
And in the meantime, those of you threatening boycott and such? Yes, I understand your motives and methods. As I said, I think your message will be misconstrued at best, and overall, you're fucking hurting the genres I enjoy. Now I'm not going to urge you to go spend money on The Last Airbender. Not in good conscience, because I hate the casting as well. But if you don't fucking go spend money on other stuff in the genre this summer, I'll really be disappointed in you. The less people who support a genre as a whole- the less films that get made in that genre. If you actually support fantasy/sf/young adult films getting made, you do need to put your money where your mouth is. Support the ones you do like and agree with, or you'll see more like the ones you hate. Or worse- you'll see none at all.
That said, I cannot help but want to let out a long blast on the horn of "YOU'RE REALLY FUCKING DOING IT WRONG!" when I read this kind of thing.
To all the would-be activists boldly lining up to not pay money for the movie in any way shape or form in expression of their Geek Rage over some truly shitastic casting (yep, that part I can agree with) that you've patiently explained to your several hundred followers in your blog or on twitter, or other online locales. And you think this will somehow make a difference. That Hollywood will notice your protests, and Make Things Better. If not with this movie, than later down the line, thanks to your brilliant efforts at communication and protest.
Get a fucking clue.
This is Hollywood. The same Hollywood that we've previously described as a blind, dumb beast, fueled by the blood and sweat of millions of artists, sucking off it's own sweaty juices in paroxysms of remixing and recreation rather than creating the New, and wiping it's ass on the rolls of hundred-dollar-bills that it practically prints itself on a daily basis. When a movie doesn't sell tickets or DVDs, this beast does not go looking about in curiosity, eager to find what went wrong with this treasured film and make it work right. No. It simply cuts off this one of it's millions of hungry mouths, eager for cash to suck forth from wallets, and goes instead in search of wallets that will open up for it's honey-tipped tentacles.
The Beast will not come unto you to listen, o protestors and hipsters. The Beast does not understand such things as communication. Not on the subtle wavelengths which you prefer. If you want to get a Beast's attention and make it stop eating the chickens that you used to love and adore, you do not leave it a mildly scrawled note. No. You go directly to it's fucking cave with torches, pitchforks, dynamite, and a song of rage and vengeance filling your heart and lungs, for Bok-bok, and Lazybeak were treasured pets, and their blood should not have been spilt in vain!
In short- Hollywood isn't going to listen. Period. You're using the wrong method to get their attention, and the message that they will get from lackluster sales, is that they should spend even less time and money on developing projects that fall into the fantasy and young adult genres. If you haven't noticed, that's a really shitty fucking message. And I can understand and do agree with all of people's reasons for the boycotts and Geek Rage posts and everything. But that's not the message that Hollywood's going to get. And there's only one really good way to get the Beast's attention. Go to it's motherfucking cave. If you want to protest this, if you truly want to see things change, then you should save the time making posts on the subject, go buy a cheap bus ticket, and get your ass to LA. Use the twitter account you've been moaning about bad casting over to organize with like minded individuals, and show up on the goddamn studio's doorstep, signs in hand, ready to actually fucking protest. Hollywood might start taking you seriously then, instead of sensibly ignoring the 13-year-old online whingeing on the topic. Show them you mean business, and they may actually start talking business- it's that simple.
And in the meantime, those of you threatening boycott and such? Yes, I understand your motives and methods. As I said, I think your message will be misconstrued at best, and overall, you're fucking hurting the genres I enjoy. Now I'm not going to urge you to go spend money on The Last Airbender. Not in good conscience, because I hate the casting as well. But if you don't fucking go spend money on other stuff in the genre this summer, I'll really be disappointed in you. The less people who support a genre as a whole- the less films that get made in that genre. If you actually support fantasy/sf/young adult films getting made, you do need to put your money where your mouth is. Support the ones you do like and agree with, or you'll see more like the ones you hate. Or worse- you'll see none at all.
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