by Joshua Vallse » Fri Jun 11, 2010 11:21 pm
- Motto: "Build a Giant Robot? Sure it's safe, I mean...it's not like two Stars from a childhood tv show are going to hotwire it and take over the world....right?"
Wow, talk about ask and ye shall recieve. Ha ha ha, internet drama.
So, in reading, the jist is we shouldn't criticize someone who has no acting training who has been given a lead actress roll in a major summer franchise...why? And our criticisms will halt production and ruin an arguably already ruined franchise...how?
I think we are grossley overestimating our....can I even call it influence....on this franchise. We really don't have any, I think too many of us saw the extras on the 2-disc special DVD of TF1 and read too much into Bay browsing the chat forums. And no, there is no such thing as critique karma. If one person has a heavy critique about something, that will in no way ruin a multi million dollar summer production. Blame or lack thereof is squarely on the shoulders of those in charge. Directors, Writers, Producers, and the damn Marketing people. If a movie somehow turns out bad or diffirent then how you want, regardless of what anyone else says, it's not your fault. Nor is it anyone else just because they said, "This is stupid". With that said,
This IS stupid. I mean, really, it is. I mean, people criticise Megan, which I really don't know why cause we all loved her in the first film, and she does have an acting background. She was acting waaaaayyyyyyy before she did this film. Nearly every breakout star has an acting background. An elaborate one. This gal, has none! She's a model, the personification of eye candy. Being paraded in what? A bathrobe on a dark street corner with a cigarette? I mean, how can you NOT think the worst or the most crass? If Megan was replaced with an actress with more acting experience, hell any acting experience, I wouldn't have liked it but I would have understood. But to do this, and not expect critisism? Really? Sorry, but it is pretty well....funny. And you know what? Its okay to acknowledge it. Till she proves otherwise, it's ok to be critical. Especially for those who have given Bay the benefit of the doubt, it's okay to be critical till he proves overwise. Kinda how it works. Wow this dredged on longer then I anticipated. In wrapping,
Go Forth and Critique! And do it with pride!
-Josh