LogFAQs > #934201179

Using the word 'cringe' makes me cringe, so different strokes!

In all honesty, I tend to ignore anyone's opinion that is founded upon "I cringed." Maybe you don't mean it this way, but it tends to be a lazy umbrella word people use when they don't really want to provide substance to their thoughts.

What matters most to me with superhero films is that they find an audience. Suicide Squad found no audience because it had nothing to say. It was six people walking down a street. Shazam had something to add to the superhero conversation. Most of the recent Marvel movies have as well. It's really just that murky middle period with Ultron that added nothing of value. Shazam is a success story and so is Endgame and so is Doctor Strange and so is Big Hero 6, etc. etc. Sure, not everything in a superhero film lands for me, but I can see why it lands for someone.

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