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Cry me a river! Why are adults in the west (I'm not talking about 18 year olds or even 30 year olds... I mean proper adults, like 35+) watching superhero movies

Cry me a river! Why are adults in the west (I'm not talking about 18 year olds or even 30 year olds... I mean proper adults, like 35+) watching superhero movies clearly written and performed for kids? I do understand nostalgia but I really don't think westerners understand the concept of growing up. Like, at some point, it has to be like "Yeah, I enjoyed this so much when I was 6 and I can see why a kid me would love this... but I am 36 now and while the actual content does remind me the great carefree time when I was 6, it no longer appeals to me as a person I am today... because it is so far removed from the things I know and care about that I can't really relate". When a grown ass man excitedly talks about a new kids movie that came out, I really don't know how to react without cringing. It's way too common and I've had to join to not look like an outcast at times and sit through terrible forgettable overdone movies. Please stop.

bendergender 5y ago
Why are people watching things they enjoy? Because they enjoy them. Stop trying to be the arbiter of what other people enjoy. I'm sure you have some tastes in media others would find cringeworthy, but we're all better if we recognize that taste in media is highly personal and we should let people enjoy things.
- ComradePhil 5y ago
  - bendergender 5y ago
    > Why are adults enjoying things clearly meant for kids? There are many potential reasons. Abnegation, power fantasy, sense pleasure, social cohesion (being able to discuss with your peers what's in the zeitgeist). I could spend a paragraph on each of these and why they are reasonable for adults. Your attitude is narrow minded, and you've resorted to insults to try to make your point on several occasions, rather than having an investigative, curious mind. You've drawn your conclusion before interrogating the details. Academic research into games has identified 8 or nine broad categories of why people play games, and I'm sure there's something similar for movies.
    - ComradePhil 5y ago
      - bendergender 5y ago
        Hey, I'm out. You are too intense to have a nice conversation with. You seem really angry about this, maybe it's worth interrogating that. Can't have a conversation with someone who is just yelling.
        ComradePhil 5y ago
        > You seem really angry about this Well, as I have tried to indicate before, only the words are mine, the tone and emotion you attribute to them while reading are entirely yours and are limited by your experience with people. If you are still watching superhero movies with engagement, it is very likely that you are attributing the emotions of those overblown characters to people you encounter. There is no anger and definitely no yelling here.

bendergender 5y ago

Why are people watching things they enjoy? Because they enjoy them. Stop trying to be the arbiter of what other people enjoy. I'm sure you have some tastes in media others would find cringeworthy, but we're all better if we recognize that taste in media is highly personal and we should let people enjoy things.

ComradePhil 5y ago
- bendergender 5y ago
  > Why are adults enjoying things clearly meant for kids? There are many potential reasons. Abnegation, power fantasy, sense pleasure, social cohesion (being able to discuss with your peers what's in the zeitgeist). I could spend a paragraph on each of these and why they are reasonable for adults. Your attitude is narrow minded, and you've resorted to insults to try to make your point on several occasions, rather than having an investigative, curious mind. You've drawn your conclusion before interrogating the details. Academic research into games has identified 8 or nine broad categories of why people play games, and I'm sure there's something similar for movies.
  - ComradePhil 5y ago
    - bendergender 5y ago
      Hey, I'm out. You are too intense to have a nice conversation with. You seem really angry about this, maybe it's worth interrogating that. Can't have a conversation with someone who is just yelling.
      - ComradePhil 5y ago
        > You seem really angry about this Well, as I have tried to indicate before, only the words are mine, the tone and emotion you attribute to them while reading are entirely yours and are limited by your experience with people. If you are still watching superhero movies with engagement, it is very likely that you are attributing the emotions of those overblown characters to people you encounter. There is no anger and definitely no yelling here.