- January 26th, 2019, 9:16 am#4913109Our fandom may be getting trashed by the media, but only a vocal minority is saying that. It would be unwise to head to the front with an all-out roar. We know next to nothing aside from the teaser and that Reitman's son is directing it. That's it. So far, there's not nearly enough material to even criticize or judge. We can be doubtful, happy and anything in between, but I believe we have less material to bash or praise upon at the time than we did back in 2015.
As a fanbase, for decades, we've been involved in servicing our communities with help, selfless acts, donations, etc. We've proven time and again that we can do great things. And we need to continue doing such endeavours: to help people in need, to share, to not discriminate and to show that Ghostbusters is and always was for everyone.
Times are changing and we have a unique opportunity: we can do the opposite than in 2015. Simply responding to what the media has said may only hurt us more than it would actually help. Staying true to ourselves, continuing to help others, etc. This is what we've always been known for.
Replying to the hate with either negative or positive emotion would only validate the rising sounds of GB 2016's disappointed fans.
Let's sit this one through and just wait for the movie to come to fruition. There's a long road ahead and this road will pave the way for more (or not) Ghostbusters films.
Personally, I'm thankful that Sony has decided to FINALLY give us something that is close to what I always hoped for. We will (probably) finally get Ghostbusters 3, guys! This is a major event for us.
Let's remember a filmmaker who died almost 20 years ago: Stanley Kubrick (my point will be made by the end of the paragraph). Whenever people praised or hated him, did you ever hear of him replying back? No. He never have. After he directed 2001, he let the film be its own thing and never bothered to right or wrong anyone because deep down, he probably knew it wouldn't change much or be of any relevance.
In 2019, the smallest piece of information is candidate for media wildfire. Let's not act upon this. As I said before, we have a unique opportunity to act and render the vocal minority useless: by doing what we always have: helping others by whatever humane gesture the Ghostbusters community is known for.
It may not be right for the media to do this but the media does what it does: it needlessly spots on a rage point and exploits it because that's basically all it does. And by answering to it, we'd only further our fandom divide.
(If you ever look at my past posts from years back, I did bash the 2016 movie waaay before it was finished. I never had an ounce of faith in it. Granted, I still don't like it and will always voice my non-liking of it, but one thing I learned from that time: if someone found something to his or her liking in that movie, more power to them. Respecting one's love for a movie is as important as to respect said person. It was once possible for two people to share different views on the same movie and get along fine. It wasn't always about who's argument was better, but only arguing to make sure one's point of view was mastered. Not how flawed it may be.)
(sorry for the long post and if I'm going a bit off-topic at times.)
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