Fanboys have a tendency to complain.
We all know who they are. People who obsess over the smallest detail. I'm talking minuate that is so infinitely small you'd need an electron microscope to reveal the details. Guys and girls who are outraged when a key scene from Superman #334 is left out of the latest film from Legendary Pictures. We envision them as various versions of Comicbook Guy from "The Simpsons" saying, "Worst adaptation ever!" as they leave the movie theater and retreat to their parent's basement with an extra large Big Gulp and an industrial size bag of Ding Dongs.
You'd think the Internet was invented just for these gus to bitch. I've never understood these people.
Then the other day, quite by accident, I had an epiphany. I finally understood why these guys feel the way they do. And the answer is passion.
Think about it, all of us have at least one thing we are passionate about or attached to. It could be a particular book, an artist, a musician, Texas Hold 'EM poker, or any of a number of things. And when you are passionate about something, it becomes your baby, and parents always want to protect their kids. I mean imagine if a movie was made about your kid and in real life they were a dynamic athlete who was outgoing, a devout Christian, and a student of history. Now imagine if for the sake of selling more tickets the studio changed your son or daughter's life on screen. Instead of the real person, the audience sees a ladies man who reads Twilight novels and enjoys dogfighting. Chances are you'd be pissed.
That's how fanboys feel about their favorite characters from comic books or fantasy novels. They are passionate about them. And they don't want to see them distorted or corrupted. Think for example about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. For many this movie was decimating to fans of the original films. A couple people went so far as to write a song called "George Lucas raped my childhood." If that's not animosity I don't know what is.
Now don't get me wrong. Spiderman isn't the same as a real child. I'm not an idiot. So while I don't necessarily AGREE with how fanboys feel about these topics, I can empathize and understand.
After all it's important to be passionate about something in life. Otherwise what's the point?
Totally agree, especially with the last line. Passion is great, as long as it doesn't spill over into discrediting other's opinions. Note I said opinions not facts...if someone is factually incorrect they need to be made aware lol
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