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03-27-2017, 12:18 PM | #61 |
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Perhaps you possibly missed my point.
They could've killed pink, red, or black- but yellow and blue: They shouldn't have touched. Primarily because of their mentally challenged and LGBT characteristics. But of all the members to kill: They chose blue. Autistic, African American Blue. Now, keep in mind: I'm not mentioning those things to be rude or remotely offensive- I'm mentioning them because that's literally what he was and that's literally what happened- just being clear on that. Don't you think it's pretty bad that it took the death of an autistic, African American kid to bring the rest of them together? Doesn't that strike you as bothersome- at all? Those factors being there? They could've listened from the beginning and cooperated, but they refused, complained, made a giant fuss- and the thing that finally broke the camel's back and brought them together: A dead, autistic, African American kid. Come on...if that's what it takes for them to morph: I don't know about you, but to me, that's pretty bad. LOL It shouldn't have taken that for it to finally click and work- and It doesn't just make their characters look bad, but look at me! I'm an audience member and I'm acknowledging it. I can't be the only one who feels this way- surely there have to be more fans with similar reactions to mine. It was a bit much imo, and it does make them look pretty bad. Though you reminded me that Billy died, meaning the black guy died first. FUCK
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03-27-2017, 12:24 PM | #62 |
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Also yeah this movie was fucking awesome and I loved the majority of it. There were a few things I'd have changed, but over all it was great. Also, as a person on the spectrum, it was really awesome to see an autistic super hero done well and not be treated as a joke. Same with Trini's coming out speech. |
03-27-2017, 12:27 PM | #63 |
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I still think it would've been better if they got their powers right away, but after one or more of them abuses it, like morphing to scare off a bully or something, Zordon takes them away and forces them to train to be better people if they want them back. It's a little too mushy mystical for me.
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03-27-2017, 12:29 PM | #64 |
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Hmmm...You might be right about that, but I would think, the more they hung out, they would've noticed something about him- ya know? I mean, even from the writer's choice, I wouldn't have done that. Now I'm not sure if they deliberately did it- like, "Okay, so we're going to kill the autistic, African American kid- they won't see that coming."- or they thought, "We'll kill Blue off, and that'll bring the rest together." It's tough to decipher what they were thinking when they decided to specifically kill him. One thing I can say about Billy: He was the most positive, the most productive, the most friendly, and the most cooperative out of them all- and maybe they killed him because they wanted them to feel bad for losing the 1 member that actually managed to morph- ya know? Kind of like, "We weren't as good or deserving of the power as he was, and now he's gone.."- that kind of thing. Maybe that's why they did it. |
03-27-2017, 12:30 PM | #65 |
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Hmmm...You might be right about that, but I would think, the more they hung out, they would've noticed something about him- ya know?
I mean, even from the writer's choice, I wouldn't have done that. Now I'm not sure if they deliberately did it- like, "Okay, so we're going to kill the autistic, African American kid- they won't see that coming."- or they thought, "We'll kill Blue off, and that'll bring the rest together." It's tough to decipher what they were thinking when they decided to specifically kill him. One thing I can say about Billy: He was the most positive, the most productive, the most friendly, and the most cooperative out of them all- and maybe they killed him because they wanted them to feel bad for losing the 1 member that actually managed to morph- ya know? Kind of like, "We weren't as good or deserving of the power as he was, and now he's gone.."- that kind of thing. Maybe that's why they did it.
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03-27-2017, 12:36 PM | #66 |
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I personally won't be surprised if somebody points out what I have at some point in the future. I'm not saying it'll definitely end up on one of those lists, but I won't be surprised if somebody brings it up. Just saying. lol |
03-27-2017, 01:17 PM | #67 |
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The reason they killed Blue is because he was the character everyone cared about the most. He was the most interesting character, the sweetest character, the character who both the characters in the movie and we as the audience loved the most. And this is by a long shot -- no one else even comes close. He is literally the most important character in the movie, both from an emotional and narrative perspective. I think we should be celebrating the fact that the black, autistic kid was the most important character in the movie. Ultimately, it's a good thing that the character that everyone cared about the most was the black, autistic kid. Now, if Billy had stayed dead, I'd be rioting in the streets. As it stand, his death flirts with the "kill your minorities first" trope, but his resurrection ultimately subverts that trope in a cool, progressive way. So yeah, maybe it's a problem that Billy was the character who died. But it's also really cool that the reason he had to die is because he was the best, most important, and most endearing character in the movie. |
03-27-2017, 03:14 PM | #68 |
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Not to mention the Kyuranger adaptation that will be happening around that time.
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03-27-2017, 03:29 PM | #69 |
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The hack frauds are at it again:
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03-27-2017, 07:26 PM | #70 |
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As someone who doesn't know MMPR, I loved it.
Though I feel that in a way, Jason and Kimberly aren't as interesting as the others. Zack in particular feels like a better flawed 'Red' than Jason does; having to be the leader, the hero, even as he knows his only remaining family lives on borrowed time. That's harrowing. Also, anyone got an idea on how the hell they'll use the Dragonzord? Because with how the Zords combined... That was awesome and so much better than any TV show's take on it
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