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BradAllison

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23. Not really

Reply to JI7 (Reply #6)

Mon Oct 10, 2022, 10:00 PM

Oct 2022

The whole "Civil War" storyline was how Captain America saw fear with Superheroes needing to "register" and take their orders from the military/government instead of seeing things for themselves.

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Alan Moore: Adults Loving Superhero Movies Is 'Infantile' and Can Be a 'Precursor to Fascism' [View all] TheProle Oct 2022 OP

I love my DC and MCU characters ... FarPoint Oct 2022 #1

If an adult watches a super hero villain movie and then turns to violence or fascism PortTack Oct 2022 #2

Of course TheProle Oct 2022 #13

I think going into a fantasy world can be healthy, but he's got a point regarding hero vs. villain. Beakybird Oct 2022 #3

And yet, it's the right who complain the most about superhero movies. BlueTsunami2018 Oct 2022 #4

Solving problems with violence Qutzupalotl Oct 2022 #5

I haven't watched any of these movies. But is there any evidence JI7 Oct 2022 #6

I think everyone watches them, except me. LeftInTX Oct 2022 #8

No, he's talking out of his ass. meadowlander Oct 2022 #11

"Talking out of his ass" Heh... TheProle Oct 2022 #16

He's not just expressing an opinion about comic books. meadowlander Oct 2022 #18

Got it. TheProle Oct 2022 #19

As anecdotal evidence TheProle Oct 2022 #17

I don't watch these movies but there are good reasons for wanting Putin assassinated JI7 Oct 2022 #20

It's emblematic of simplistic thinking TheProle Oct 2022 #21

Not really BradAllison Oct 2022 #23

I can't say he is wrong. In recent years I have had BootinUp Oct 2022 #7

Interesting....I have no interest in the MCU and every other serial comic universe. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2022 #9

Rome had gladiators, we have superhero movies tinrobot Oct 2022 #10

Movies have always included violent conflict from the start exboyfil Oct 2022 #12

Not at all edhopper Oct 2022 #14

I agree, and have said so before. I disliked comic books when I was a kid Gaugamela Oct 2022 #15

Ken Loach thinks they're boring tenderfoot Oct 2022 #22

Defeating evil is not an action adventure ThoughtCriminal Oct 2022 #24

Trumpsters are rejecting anything out of Hollywood BradAllison Oct 2022 #25