• @IamLazersword@lemmy.ca
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    229 months ago

    So I guess transcribing a YouTube video and providing a weak opinion on what was said is considered journalism these days? This is such a low effort article.

    I watched the interview and it seems like more of a comedy bit than Neil’s actual opinion of the movie overall. Some people just want something to get upset over I guess…

    • @reversedposterior@lemmy.world
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      79 months ago

      I’m kind of surprised at the reactions honestly. He’s even said this in interviews before, it’s a fun bit he does to comedically over-analyse any time a new sci-fi film comes out. I think he stopped or considered stopping for a while precisely because people took out the pitchforks and he didn’t want to ruin people’s fun, but I think the fact that many people enjoyed it swayed him to keep going.

      • @CoggyMcFee@lemmy.world
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        39 months ago

        The problem is that these kinds of news outlets know that if you take it out of context in an article headline and make it sound like it’s a genuine critique of the movie, you’ll get a lot of engagement from people who are ticked off about it.

      • @zarkanian@sh.itjust.works
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        9 months ago

        Yeah, it doesn’t ruin anything for me. If you demand that your science fiction be 100% accurate, there’s going to be very little science fiction that you enjoy.

        Dune is really more like science fantasy, like Star Wars, anyway.