Conclusion
If John Carter came from Marvel Studios, critics and audiences would like it. Its an established property that has influenced other things. Its fanbase knows its awesome. Its female lead is badass while actually being a good character. Its science fiction and fantasy themes, world, and effects are frequently beautiful. Its title character is both gifted and cursed, albeit differently than in the books, with an interesting larger arc playing out behind his own. Sure, its not always smoothly put together, but neither are most first films. You cant fool us, Disney. Not that you tried to (Marvel did try to help with some marketing). But its just not Marvel Studios. Maybe it would have helped the movie if there were more prophecies or people getting captured on purpose. Or less overt questioning toward the concept of war. But mostly, John Carter just isnt Marvel, and that is something that can never change. Well waitDisney did make the movie, Disney owns Marvel, and Marvel does have a history with John Carter comic books Marvel technically doesnt even need to get the rights back! Maybe they could merge them together into one universe! John Carter fans need to change the semantics of their petitions if they ever want that sequel to happen. Well. LucasFilm wouldnt like that anyway. If you havent already noticed, Im a fan of characters from Marvel, DC, and John Carter. But we need to think about and be vocal in our standards of why we like what we like. Do we like something because its good, or because its from a certain company? Fans of those franchises that make it have a responsibility for the franchises that follow. Otherwise, well get Finding Dory. Which is the best thing ever. Right?
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