This year has seen several disappointments in the world of comic book movies, back in February it was the lukewarm reception that Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice received and now it looks as though X-Men: Apocalypse is suffering the same fate. Is it simply that these films are simply disappointing? Or is it all a conspiracy set about by the Disney corporation to ensure that Captain America: Civil War comes out the victor. According to some disgruntled fans, it’s definitely the latter.
A new petition has been set up on change.org in attempt to ‘Stop Disney from paying critics‘. This petition has come about after the negative reviews that the non-Disney superhero films have been receiving, whilst their own films receive a critical acclaim. The blurbs given for the petition reads:
Disney has been continually paying critics to attack Non MCU movies. MCU movies are safe. They’re not challenging at all. Just like a comic book movie is “supposed to be”. They’re not divisive or thought provoking. First they bashed Batman V Superman.They cleared BvS out of the way, gave Civil War (which wasn’t a perfect film) an Oscar, now they’re going to work on moving Apocalypse out the way…then they get offended when they’re accused of accepting gifts. Deadpool would have also suffered the same fate however it was released in February and was not an immediate threat.
The description then goes on to say:
We need to raise awareness of this global plan to keep our films creative or risk have everything fall under the Disney label.
Given that there has been no evidence that this even remotely true, it sounds as though they are simply grasping at straws. It should also be noted that it is not just the critics who expressed disappointment in Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice but also many fans as well. Time will tell whether this will also be the case with X-Men: Apocalypse, which is set to be released May 18th.
If you do believe that the House of Mouse is paying off critics, you can sign the petition here. Although let’s be honest, how often do petitions work. Oh and don’t forget to sign our own petition to Bring Back Dredd here.
What do you think? Do you believe in this theory? Do you think Disney will make the cheque out to cash? Let us know below!