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Starlord got a reaction from Matt the Bruins in DC Movies- if at first you don't succeed...
One more reason to like him.
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Starlord reacted to zslane in DC Movies- if at first you don't succeed...
Actually, that movie was more of an allegory for the American exercise of power and its penchant to act unilaterally (and potentially irresponsibly) outside its own borders, all in the name of saving others. Without the legal MacGuffin of the Sokovian Accords there is no "civil war". So it really all comes down to what those accords are attempting to do, which is to place operational constraints on the Avengers and put a multi-national committee in charge of them. It had nothing to do with heroism or justice, but international arms control. The reason this put Tony at odds with Steve is because the idea of external restraint (even if that meant sacrificing freedom at the altar of security) aligned with Tony's all-consuming guilt. Tony and Steve did not disagree about heroism or what needed to be done in a crisis. They disagreed over who should have control over their powers.
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Starlord reacted to slikmar in DC Movies- if at first you don't succeed...
All I can say is "I Am Iron Man" vs "You can't risk your secret saving a bunch of kids on a bus". I think that showed the difference in the mentality of the 2 universes.
I will say, I still wish the post teaser from Spider-man far from home had ended with Mysterio saying his name is P... (white noise) and not give away his full name to everyone. would really have setup the spiderman dynamic we grew up with, where spiderman was hated (mostly due to Daily Bugle) but peter was basically an anonymous person.
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Starlord reacted to Old Man in DC Movies- if at first you don't succeed...
Honestly I don’t even think the shared universe thing is a huge factor. Not nearly as big as the bad writing. Why is Superman an aloof killer? Why did Suicide Squad need two helicopter crash sequences? Even Aquaman, the highest grossing DCEU film so far, had submarine-sized plot holes. It shouldn’t be this hard.
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Starlord reacted to Lord Liaden in DC Movies- if at first you don't succeed...
Well, we have seen significant departures from the "hyper-realism" approach in more recent DC movies, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and Shazam! I think they might be saving it for Bat-movies from now on, where it fits better. That would be fine with me.
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Starlord reacted to Spence in Star Trek (The Next Generation): Your favorite episodes?
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They had a good actor IMO. But the character as written was probably the worst implemented concept since TV went to color.
Also my opinion....
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Starlord got a reaction from Dr. MID-Nite in Political Discussion Thread (With Rules)
Trump will speak every night of the convention, because...of course.
PS: Also - President Trump's family members make up half of the keynote speakers at this week's convention, which will begin on Monday