(My first Blogger post in several months? hope I;m doing my best one day to bring some of my Tumblr posts here.)
(This post was inspired by this online article: http://www.filmoria.co.uk/2015/08/sunday-scene-keep-fantastic-four-away-mcu/)
I
write this post before all of you in a symbolic condemnation of what
you all have done to us fans of the new Fantastic Four movie.
You
all know too well (but a few of you cannot accept) that the F4/FF movie
series, based on the comic works produced by Marvel since 1961, has been
the responsibility of 20th Century Fox since it took over the
production rights from its former holders, and thus is not a Marvel
production. But you all have acted in defiance of this new movie and
have demanded that the Walt Disney group, in which Marvel is a part of,
take over the franchise movies at once and start over again, given its
poor showings in its US debut plus the recent comments from its
director, Josh Trank, given what the 20th Century Fox leadership and
management did to his vision for the franchise.
Some of you
have started to distrust the new movie at the moment the new cast was
announced - making this the first ever superhero movie with an
African-American as a lead hero and cast member. And because of this,
even in the days before and after the US premiere, several of you have
opposed it because of Michael B. Jordan being the new Human Torch.
Some of you have boycotted it due to its poor reception.
Many of you have voiced your dissent, anger and opposition after watching this movie in cinemas.
Many
of you have turned your backs on this and have called the 2005-07 movie
series, staring Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans and Michael
Chiklis as the only F4/FF movies they would love to watch and them as
the only true faces of Marvel’s First Family, because of their likeness
being similar to the original comic series. A few of you have also
stated the superiority of the 1994 “placeholder” and unreleased movie
over this reboot.
And many of you have put on the bad reviews
given to this movie as the reason for you to agitate that Fox be
stripped away from making any FF/F4 movies and that Marvel and Disney
handle them while bringing them back in full faithfullness to the
original comics, despite the fact that the reboot is based upon the
issues of the Ultimate Fantastic Four comic series (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Fantastic_Four
for more info) as well as from the original series and the various
others that came after them as proved by the many references to them in
the 2015 reboot movie (see http://www.denofgeek.us/books-comics/fantastic-four/248247/fantastic-four-movie-marvel-universe-easter-eggs-and-comic-references-guide & http://whatculture.com/film/fantastic-four-17-easter-eggs-in-jokes-and-references-you-need-to-see.php).
But
to many of us who have watched this movie like me (and the few of us
who have watched the original movies before), we will always support the
future of the F4/FF in film, no matter what would happen, either if
Marvel takes over or Fox stands its ground pending international results
from overseas showings. We will be always be standing our ground with
the new cast - Miles Teller (Reed Richards, Mr. Fantastic), Kate Mara
(Susan “Sue” Storm, The Invisible Woman). Michael B. Jordan (Johnny
Storm, The Human Torch) and Jamie Bell (Ben Grimm, The Thing) - as the
new face of the First Family of Marvel - the Fantastic Four. No matter
what, this movie and its cast will be the current face of the FF/F4 for
years and decades to come. We will put our trust and hearts to them and
the Fantastic Four franchise in comics, television and film.
So
to all of you and the critics who have attacked the new movie, its cast
and crew and us its fans and supporters in the United States and all over
the world:
May I tell you right now from the bottom of my heart
on behalf of all those who have waited 7 years for this and have stood
behind the cast and crew and this movie as a whole against all you have
been doing against it and us:
Stop whatever attacks, criticisms
and opposition to the reboot of the Fantastic Four! Will you not realize
that the change we have all been waiting has finally come in the form
of the new FF/F4 movie we all waited for?
Will you stop doing anything negative that would result in the poor showing of this film?
Leave
us then, the fans and supporters of the new Fantastic Four movie, its
cast and crew, in peace, and we urge you to watch it at once and repent
of all you have done wrong!
I urge you to stop the things you
all have brought damage upon this new movie. You all that attacked the
movie and its fans negatively must be ashamed of what you have done and
the opinions and words you have brought upon us fans who saw this new
movie of the Fantastic Four!
The new FF cast deserves even better
than this and we will make sure it is ready enough for a sequel in
several years, even outlasting Rise of the Silver Surfer. We will
convince others to watch this movie and see it in a positive light and
make sure to support the future of this franchise.
Please accept
this new movie and the new faces of the Fantastic Four. And then you
will surely known that the change that we all have persevered and
anticipated for 7 long years has finally come to our world.
And
may I summarize what I have written earlier, the new Fantastic Four has
come and no one, not even you who have opposed it, can stop them in
their tracks!
No matter what may happen, this movie and the cast
will be the Fantastic Four we had have come to know and watched for
generations to come!
John Emmanuel C. Ramos
Makati City, Philippines
2310h, August 9, 2015
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