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Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by oyaskii(m): 8:21am On Oct 17, 2021
"Swallow" 4/10.

Man...I have giving Nollywood a fair chance with this year with "King of Boys: Return of the King" and "Swallow", both have disappointed me, ironically both are riding on Netflix's influence so I wonder how they came out piss poor especially this "Swallow".

For a movie maker as famed as Kunle Afolayan in these spaces, i expected better. The plot and pacing was all over the place, they couldn't pursue any theme successfully, even the title is somewhat misleading cuz i was thinking "drug trafficking" was the central theme but this was just about 10% of the movie. The acting was kindergarten level to say the least. The only kudos was for mimicking the 80's era Lagos to some appreciable level with the costume and songs although there were some few but passble errors...all in all...a forgettable flick.

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Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 8:24am On Oct 17, 2021
VerifiedStalin:


I mean with all of the different universe, it would totally make sense that at least a version of the established characters would be queer, yes? Not entirely sure why y'all are up in arms about this.

Because....there are many characters tha have little to no story that they can develope however that see fit, they should leave the characters that have already been established
Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 8:26am On Oct 17, 2021
abduleez1:


Lol, fear fear. grin

You dey watch horror film for morning. A whole Malignant wey no scary sef.

If we come give you premium content nkor...so na go dey piss for body. grin cheesy

I'm taking baby steps grin
Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by Karleb(m): 8:26am On Oct 17, 2021
abduleez1:


Umm, only few DC fans knows this but there's a belief Wonder Woman is the first gay character in media (comics world). grin
Wonder Woman appeals to both the feminism movement and LGBTQ community. Also the hetero world. cheesy


The day WW becomes gay in movies is the day I will stop liking that character. angry

I think we the hetero should form our own group, this oppression is getting too much.

I am suggesting the LMNOPQW- acronym. angry
Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by Karleb(m): 8:29am On Oct 17, 2021
VerifiedStalin:


You can't go from queer to hetero, because life doesn't move in reverse, Chief. Anyways, queer characters haven't existed in media since the dawn, thus we are currently living in a phase where they're rapidly trying to catch up. It's gonna level out at some point, but for now, queers are trending. My advice is to learn to live with it cuz it's only gonna get worse lol. grin

I'm very sure someone once believed a straight person can't be bi or a gay person can't be racist.
Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by J2381: 8:33am On Oct 17, 2021
abduleez1:

Umm, only few DC fans knows this but there's a belief Wonder Woman is the first gay character in media(comics world). grin
Wonder Woman appeals to both the feminism movement and LGBTQ community. Also the hetero world. cheesy
She grew up and lived on an island full of women. So duh. Frankly speaking I've always suspected she's bisexual.

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Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by abduleez1(m): 8:43am On Oct 17, 2021
J2381:
She grew up and lived on an island full of women. So duh. Frankly speaking I've always suspected she's bisexual.

Lol, that's what many people forget or fail to see.

It pretty obvious but how some people miss that they shock me. That's why I said few fans. In actuality many fans who reads the comics knows she's Bi, it's just not pronounced. grin
There was a storyline I can't remember where they insinuated the whole island fvvks themselves if they feel the need. cheesy


Wholesome content bro. grin

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Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by abduleez1(m): 8:46am On Oct 17, 2021
Karleb:



The day WW becomes gay in movies is the day I will stop liking that character. angry

I think we the hetero should form our own group, this oppression is getting too much.

I am suggesting the LMNOPQW- acronym. angry

LMFAO.... You be clown I swear. grin grin

I'm not sure anyone would be bold enough to make her so in live action. grin
That doesn't mean she can't get kissed by Harley or Pamela Isley tho or grin
Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by abduleez1(m): 8:48am On Oct 17, 2021
pu7pl3:


I'm taking baby steps grin

Alrighty, you'll get there bro. grin
Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by abduleez1(m): 8:50am On Oct 17, 2021
Wonder Woman: Trial of the Amazons


That's some comic content I wanna get into. kiss grin

Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by WHITELIGHTER: 11:03am On Oct 17, 2021
Dune is out
Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by phr0nesis(m): 11:38am On Oct 17, 2021
Good movie
8.5/10

Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by nani667: 11:56am On Oct 17, 2021
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Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by J2381: 12:31pm On Oct 17, 2021
abduleez1:

Lol, that's what many people forget or fail to see.

It pretty obvious but how some people miss that they shock me. That's why I said few fans. In actuality many fans who reads the comics knows she's Bi, it's just not pronounced. grin
There was a storyline I can't remember where they insinuated the whole island fvvks themselves if they feel the need. cheesy

Wholesome content bro. grin
I think it's Superman: Red Son.

I've never liked the character though, I feel she's way too uptight and dark for my liking.

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Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by abduleez1(m): 12:50pm On Oct 17, 2021
J2381:
I think it's Superman: Red Son.

I've never liked the character though, I feel she's way too uptight and dark for my liking.

I can't remember that in Red Son animation, but it's a comic run some years ago.

Me, I like Wonder Woman comic. It's easy for me to pick her comics over Supes. grin lipsrsealed
Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by J2381: 12:54pm On Oct 17, 2021
abduleez1:

I can't remember that in Red Son animation, but it's a comic run some years ago.

Me, I like Wonder Woman comic. It's easy for me to pick her comics over Supes. grin lipsrsealed
Lemme guess, because of God tier boobs and ass, right. Shame on you. grin cheesy
Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by J2381: 12:54pm On Oct 17, 2021
Copshop.
Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by abduleez1(m): 1:05pm On Oct 17, 2021
J2381:
Lemme guess, because of God tier boobs and ass, right. Shame on you. grin cheesy

Nah not that. Lol, na so na take reason me like that. I'm in tears. cry grin
Not cos of boobies.
Some guys in the DC thread would be familiar with me that I don't generally like basic superhero stuff. When I do general superhero stuff is for event storylines.

I am more attracted to mystical or magical characters and stories. Eg Sandman, Lucifer, Dr Fate, Constantine, Justice League Dark etc. They are more interesting to me. If it's basic superhero fare I'll pick Batman and associated characters. I'm a fantasy guy.

My fave Character is Lucifer. That's why I'm more interested in how Netflix does the live action.

If I dey find God tier ass and boobs, I check out Catwoman. grin or Prolly Red Sonja. cheesy

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Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by Mecka: 1:13pm On Oct 17, 2021
abduleez1:


Lol, that's what many people forget or fail to see.

It pretty obvious but how some people miss that they shock me. That's why I said few fans. In actuality many fans who reads the comics knows she's Bi, it's just not pronounced. grin
There was a storyline I can't remember where they insinuated the whole island fvvks themselves if they feel the need. cheesy


Wholesome content bro. grin
my question is how do these amazons breed?
Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by Flamemignon1(m): 1:19pm On Oct 17, 2021
VerifiedStalin:


I mean with all of the different universe, it would totally make sense that at least a version of the established characters would be queer, yes? Not entirely sure why y'all are up in arms about this.
Exactly, I will say it and keep on saying it, majority of whom are mad about this are those who don't read comic books because this didn't just happen as there have been subtle hints (although mostly understood by queer people) in comic books that these characters were so not straight from the onset. The writers just decided to slap a label on them because of how obsessed this generation is with labels and besides this is the source material so there will be lots of layers of growth mirroring the life of young people today
Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by abduleez1(m): 1:25pm On Oct 17, 2021
Mecka:
my question is how do these amazons breed?

Different comic storylines bro. grin

But there's two main concept:

They are made by the god Zeus from clay....(just like Biblical or Quranic scriptures).

They go off the island every once in a while and have sex with men. Come back and have the baby on the island.

They kidnap sailors, fvvk them and then kill them. Keep the baby if it's female. Kill it if it's XY. or abandon it. grin

Choose your poison. grin cheesy

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Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by Flamemignon1(m): 1:41pm On Oct 17, 2021
oyaskii:
True..the bone i have to pick with the writer is him saying, writing the character this way wasn't influenced.
Exactly, it's the pandering I hate but I guess it's a huge part of market politics, like just make him bi, no need to announce it, just like Abduleez1 said, Wonder woman is bi but it isn't really explicit. Anyway, I thought no one gave a damn but the fact that there was an outrage made me realize I was wrong, the pandering is so needed because this isn't a problem but in 2021,people still made it a problem
Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by Flamemignon1(m): 1:42pm On Oct 17, 2021
abduleez1:


Different comic storylines bro. grin

But there's two main concept:

They are made by the god Zeus from clay....(just like Biblical or Quranic scriptures).

They go off the island every once in a while and have sex with men. Come back and have the baby on the island.

They kidnap sailors, fvvk them and then kill them. Keep the baby if it's female. Kill it if it's XY. or abandon it. grin

Choose your poison. grin cheesy
grin i'm pretty sure the first theory is the correct one
Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by Flamemignon1(m): 1:53pm On Oct 17, 2021
Karleb:


There is nothing well said there joor! angry

How would the LMNOPQW- community feel if they convert an already established gay character to straight? angry

How would the feminist community feel if Wonder Woman became gay or Charlie's Angels start dating themselves?

Those are bullshits!

Let them not touch our straight characters.

Well you never know oppression until you are put in the shoes of under represented minorities. There are lots of queer characters from comics to other source materials that were straight washed but no one batted an eyelid because it didn't affect us. Anne Rice threw a fit when studios tried to straight wash her protagonist in her "vampire Chronicles" series, thankfully she's bought back the rights and she will be involved in the production of "interview with the vampire" series. Comicbook characters from Mystique to Stakar to Harley Quinn have been straight washed and no one said a thing but a minor representation and we get our wings in a bunch. I don't really care though if a character is queerwashed or straight washed because at the end of the day they are all fictional, do that to a non-fictional character and I will be pissed off

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Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by Karleb(m): 2:23pm On Oct 17, 2021
Flamemignon1:

Well you never know oppression until you are put in the shoes of under represented minorities. There are lots of queer characters from comics to other source materials that were straight washed but no one batted an eyelid because it didn't affect us. Anne Rice threw a fit when studios tried to straight wash her protagonist in her "vampire Chronicles" series, thankfully she's bought back the rights and she will be involved in the production of "interview with the vampire" series. Comicbook characters from Mystique to Stakar to Harley Quinn have been straight washed and no one said a thing but a minor representation and we get our wings in a bunch. I don't really care though if a character is queerwashed or straight washed because at the end of the day they are all fictional, do that to a non-fictional character and I will be pissed off

Bro, I'm black! What do you want to teach me about oppression?

I will take you serious only if you show me a gay person put in chains with padlock in his mouth and forced to labor just for being gay.

That aside, comic universe and movie universe are different, though very similar. A character can be any thing in comics but in movies, there is always room for adjustments.

My point is, it's doesn't make sense to change a character that we've always know as straight to gay all of a sudden, same way it's not fair to change a popular gay character to straight. Same thing goes for feminism.

Imagine if in the next Tomb Raider, Lara Croft becomes a man, or James Bond becomes gay, or Charlie's Angels become men, or Spider-Man's Aunty becomes an uncle.

There is always room for another character, another superhero. Make them gay or black or anything but don't touch the already established ones.

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Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by pu7pl3(m): 2:42pm On Oct 17, 2021
Karleb:


Bro, I'm black! What do you want to teach me about oppression?

I will take you serious only if you show me a gay person put in chains with padlock in his mouth and forced to labor just for being gay.

That aside, comic universe and movie universe are different, though very similar. A character can be any thing in comics but in movies, there is always room for adjustments.

My point is, it's doesn't make sense to change a character that we've always know as straight to gay all of a sudden, same way it's not fair to change a popular gay character to straight. Same thing goes for feminism.

Imagine if in the next Tomb Raider, Lara Croft becomes a man, or James Bond becomes gay, or Charlie's Angels become men, or Spider-Man's Aunty becomes an uncle.

There is always room for another character, another superhero. Make them gay or black or anything but don't touch the already established ones.




Simple as ABC
Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by oyaskii(m): 2:47pm On Oct 17, 2021
Karleb:


Bro, I'm black! What do you want to teach me about oppression?

I will take you serious only if you show me a gay person put in chains with padlock in his mouth and forced to labor just for being gay.

That aside, comic universe and movie universe are different, though very similar. A character can be any thing in comics but in movies, there is always room for adjustments.

My point is, it's doesn't make sense to change a character that we've always know as straight to gay all of a sudden, same way it's not fair to change a popular gay character to straight. Same thing goes for feminism.

Imagine if in the next Tomb Raider, Lara Croft becomes a man, or James Bond becomes gay, or Charlie's Angels become men, or Spider-Man's Aunty becomes an uncle.

There is always room for another character, another superhero. Make them gay or black or anything but don't touch the already established ones.



No need to imagine @bolded, it is 100% a possibility, and i won't be surprised if these happen in no distant time,because the Scenario that would enable all of these to happen is well and truly on the way. You just have to move with the time...we live in an extremely capitalist world now and the greatest "cash cow" is seemly appealing to these demographic i.e LGBTQ, feminist etc.
Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by Flamemignon1(m): 3:06pm On Oct 17, 2021
Karleb:


Bro, I'm black! What do you want to teach me about oppression?

I will take you serious only if you show me a gay person put in chains with padlock in his mouth and forced to labor just for being gay.

That aside, comic universe and movie universe are different, though very similar. A character can be any thing in comics but in movies, there is always room for adjustments.

My point is, it's doesn't make sense to change a character that we've always know as straight to gay all of a sudden, same way it's not fair to change a popular gay character to straight. Same thing goes for feminism.

Imagine if in the next Tomb Raider, Lara Croft becomes a man, or James Bond becomes gay, or Charlie's Angels become men, or Spider-Man's Aunty becomes an uncle.

There is always room for another character, another superhero. Make them gay or black or anything but don't touch the already established ones.



You are a black man in Nigeria, again.... Not a minority


Uhhh.... you do realize that queer BIPOC exists right? And I will take you seriously if you show a straight person that was killed or sent to conversion therapy for being straight


And you literally just said it yourself, "a character can be anything in the comics and movies gives room for adjustments", it's the writers universe and the have the creative liberty to change anything they want.

I was just stating my opinion that I really don't care if they change the dynamics of a fictional character because it's not real

I'm still waiting to see how the splash reboot works with channing Tatum playing a merman and the black superman movie and I was just calling out the bias that nobody said anything when queer comic book characters were straight washed back then but the reverse is the case today

To conclude it all, i'm always open for change because these characters are not real and will never be real so it doesn't really phase me if they deviate from the source material
Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by Karleb(m): 3:10pm On Oct 17, 2021
oyaskii:
No need to imagine @bolded, it is 100% a possibility, and i won't be surprised if these happen in no distant time,because the Scenario that would enable all of these to happen is well and truly on the way. You just have to move with the time...we live in an extremely capitalist world now and the greatest "cash cow" is seemly appealing to these demographic i.e LGBTQ, feminist etc.


It is 100 percent possible for straight characters to become gay, male characters to become female but we all know it's 0 percent possible for gay character to become straight or female characters to become male.

Shey you see the problem?
Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by Flamemignon1(m): 3:19pm On Oct 17, 2021
Karleb:



It is 100 percent possible for straight characters to become gay, male characters to become female but we all know it's 0 percent possible for gay character to become straight or female characters to become male.

Shey you see the problem?
Where was this energy when characters that were written as queer but was given the straight treatment in their live action series back in the day? MIA.... That's the bias i'm talking about because it never affected you but now that the power dynamic have shifted, you are crying fowl forgetting you benefitted from the system but now the odds are no longer in your favor. Give it time, this phase will pass and everything will go back to exactly how you left it
Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by blessedchild234(m): 5:05pm On Oct 17, 2021
Overlord
Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by Karleb(m): 5:11pm On Oct 17, 2021
Flamemignon1:

Where was this energy when characters that were written as queer but was given the straight treatment in their live action series back in the day? MIA.... That's the bias i'm talking about because it never affected you but now that the power dynamic have shifted, you are crying fowl forgetting you benefitted from the system but now the odds are no longer in your favor. Give it time, this phase will pass and everything will go back to exactly how you left it

Me cry foul? Where? When? How?

I am only asking questions others are not ready to ask.

NB: I am not homophobic.

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