{"id":2008134,"date":"2023-08-22T13:32:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T17:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-spin-machine-kicks-into-gear-to-make-excuses-for-woke-superhero-movie-that-could-lose-millions\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T13:35:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T17:35:49","slug":"media-spin-machine-kicks-into-gear-to-make-excuses-for-woke-superhero-movie-that-could-lose-millions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-spin-machine-kicks-into-gear-to-make-excuses-for-woke-superhero-movie-that-could-lose-millions\/","title":{"rendered":"Media spins excuses for woke superhero film that risks losing millions."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span 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class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Media Spin\u2064 Machine Kicks\u200d Into Gear to Make Excuses for Woke Superhero Movie \u2064That Could Lose Millions<\/h2>\n<p>Just what we needed: another superhero movie \u2064focused \u2064more on filling a diversity quota\u2064 than actual entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/warner-bros-shouldnt-celebrate-barbie-just-yet-next-woke-film-projected-lose-200m\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Warner Bros.<\/a>\/DC Studios\/Safran \u200bCo. \u200dfilm \u201cBlue Beetle,\u201d released Friday, was \u200ctouted\u200d as DC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/blue-beetle-director-screening-dc-first-latino-led-superhero-movie-1235567776\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first Latino-led<\/a> superhero \u200bmovie.<\/p>\n<p>Initially conceived as a streaming-exclusive \u2062production, \u2064\u201cBlue Beetle\u201d \u2014 starring Xolo Maridue\u00f1a in the title role \u2014 \u2063found its place as the penultimate chapter of the former era \u200dof \u200dthe\u200b DC Extended\u2063 Universe, which is set to undergo \u2063a <a href=\"https:\/\/thedirect.com\/article\/james-gunn-dc-reboot-actors-appear-universe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revitalization<\/a> under the collaborative guidance\u200d of James Gunn and Peter Safran.<\/p>\n<p>So far, fans are not impressed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlueBeetle?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BlueBeetle<\/a> becomes James Gunn \u2063and Peter \u2063Safran\u2019s DCU 4th flop in\u200d a row financially. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m39T7pjxc7\">pic.twitter.com\/m39T7pjxc7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 0 (@comicxbook) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/comicxbook\/status\/1693401967312162914?\">August 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The production\u2063 budget for the film was \u200dabout $104 million, \u2062according to <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/blue-beetle-box-office-budget\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Collider<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064outlet said\u2062 the movie will need to double that just to break even \u2014\u200d and it has a long way to \u200bgo.<\/p>\n<p>Over its opening weekend, \u201cBlue Beetle\u201d made \u200bonly $25.4 \u2063million at \u2063the \u200bbox office \u2014\u200b good enough for No.\u2063 1 overall\u2062 but less than projected, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2023\/08\/box-office-blue-beetle-strays-barbie-1235522235\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Shocking turn of \u2064events.<br \/>\nBlue Beetle is a FLOP<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlueBeetle?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BlueBeetle<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MB4ZqD42IC\">pic.twitter.com\/MB4ZqD42IC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nerdrotic (@Nerdrotics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nerdrotics\/status\/1693331797268963469?\">August 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nolte: \u2018Blue Beetle\u2019 Looks Like\u2063 Another Identity Politics DC Flop <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YyCpzpdi3F\">https:\/\/t.co\/YyCpzpdi3F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brett Yeamans (@BrettYeamans) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrettYeamans\/status\/1693052150077628488?\">August 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/box-office\/blue-beetle-box-office-witnesses-dcs-lowest-opening-in-almost-20-years-still-manages-to-put-a-break-on-barbies-juggernaut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Koimoi<\/a> reported, \u201cBlue Beetle has become yet another underperformer at the\u2062 Box Office and has opened to numbers that are being called the lowest for DC flicks in\u2064 the almost\u200d past 2 decades.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Why did it underperform?<\/p>\n<p>Deadline\u2019s Anthony D\u2019Alessandro\u00a0said the box office total \u201cisn\u2019t shocking next to other Latino and Hispanic fueled \u2064action pics\u201d and suggested poor promotion was to\u2063 blame.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy wasn\u2019t this movie even strutted at San Diego\u200c Comic-Con?\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201c[H]ow\u200b much \u200cdoes it cost for a studio to rent two movie auditoriums, popcorn and soda, and two-night hotel \u200baccommodations for a director\u2063 so that the movie can be shown off to\u200d fans and screamed across\u2062 social media?\u201d D\u2019Alessandro said.<\/p>\n<p>He also wrote Sunday \u200dthat\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hurricane-hilary-expected-strengthen-heavy-impacts-california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tropical Storm Hilary<\/a> might keep moviegoers in\u200c Southern California from \u2064seeing the film.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf \u2063it\u2019s heavy \u200brains, no one is going out,\u201d D\u2019Alessandro \u2063said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/blue-beetle-box-office-barbie-strays-1235570507\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> expressed\u200d similar concerns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt remains to be seen how much Tropical\u200b Storm Hilary dampens grosses in Los Angeles\u2062 \u2014 the film\u2019s top market \u2014 and other\u2063 parts of the Southwest, \u200dbut Warner Bros. expects\u2063 the impact to be significant,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Despite beating out Barbie over the weekend, Blue Beetle is still a massive bomb for DC and one of the lowest opening weekends for a DC movie in 20 years, and\u2063 is\u2063 the latest\u2062 in a \u2064string of really bad openings for DC.<\/p>\n<p>Nobody wanted this\u200b movie. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m5L3cpee3d\">pic.twitter.com\/m5L3cpee3d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jon\u2064 the Bounty\u200b Hunter\u200c    \u2062 \u2062(@jonloveless) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonloveless\/status\/1693653658657857589?\">August 21, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>A review in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geeksandgamers.com\/review-blue-beetle-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Geeks and Gamers<\/a> by Alex Gherzo has a more plausible explanation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever \u200dbad you think\u00a0Blue\u2064 Beetle\u00a0is, it\u2019s worse,\u201d Gherzo wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was \u2063surprised,\u201d he said. \u201cI figured \u200cit \u200dwould be a dull\u2063 but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-spin-machine-kicks-into-gear-to-make-excuses-for-woke-superhero-movie-that-could-lose-millions\/\" title=\"Media spins excuses for woke superhero film that risks losing millions.\">fairly innocuous superhero movie<\/a>, forgettable but harmless. It isn\u2019t; it\u2019s one of\u2062 the most aggressively\u2063 annoying, poorly written, badly plotted films in recent memory, \u2064not so \u200dmuch derivative of other superhero movies as shamelessly cribbing from them to patch \u200btogether something resembling a story.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is what I imagine\u2062 a film written by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-goes-viral-brutal-attempt-explaining-ai-intellect-3-year-old\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AI<\/a> would look like (at least in the early stages before we get to the horror sentience \u200cstage), a \u2063soulless\u2064 patchwork of what a machine thinks is a human story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gherzo then explained why he\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tucker-rips-nikki-haley-indistinguishable-from-the-neo-liberal-donor-base\/\" title=\"Tucker Rips Nikki Haley, \"Indistinguishable From the Neo-Liberal Donor Base\"\">believes identity politics<\/a> and entertainment don\u2019t work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlue Beetle\u00a0leans heavily into<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-lefts-identity-politics-strategy-direct-collision-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> \u2062identity politics<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sia-hollywood-executives-pressured-me-into-casting-white-people-for-my-feature-film\/\" title=\"Sia: Hollywood Executives Pressured Me Into Casting White People For My Feature Film\">casting white people<\/a> \u2064as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/blm-leader-says-groups-supporters-acting-like-white-oppressors-accusing-skimming-10-million-donations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">oppressors<\/a> and colonizers\u2064 and\u200d Hispanics \u200das marginalized\u200b and impoverished,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery\u200c clash between \u2062characters is defined in racial terms,\u201d\u200d Gherzo said, \u201cwith \u2062Jaime\u2019s uncle \u2064encouraging him to be a hero\u2063 for his people, as opposed to white people, \u200bwho have Superman, \u2062Batman, and the \u2062Flash.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Are you planning on seeing &#8220;Blue Beetle&#8221;?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this \u200cpoll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free\u2062 of charge. \u2062You may\u200d opt out at anytime. \u200cYou also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 100% \u2062(3 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\tfunction ffp_getCookie(cname) {<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar name \u2062= cname + &#8220;=&#8221;;<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar decodedCookie\u200b = decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar ca = \u2062decodedCookie.split(&#8216;;&#8217;);<br \/>\n\t\t\tfor(var i\u2062 = 0; 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it\u2019s all about\u200c him.)\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re also illegal aliens (because Hollywood seems to think all Hispanic people came here illegally), and they\u200c seemingly \u2062spend their days whining about imperialism,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s nothing to be inspired by \u2064or believe in with\u00a0Blue\u2062 Beetle, just a lot of complaining,\u201d Gherzo\u2064 wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Many on social media agreed with him.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Blue Beetle could have been a decent movie if it didn\u2019t keep preaching \u201cwhite people bad\u201d or the mentality of \u201cno immigrant\u2064 is illegal\u201d and Mary Sues aka girl bosses.<\/p>\n<p>5\/10. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlueBeetle?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BlueBeetle<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Julius (@TodaywithJulius) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TodaywithJulius\/status\/1692407017686913358?\">August 18, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">No thanks. Not interested\u2063 in a political lecture disguised as a\u200d superhero film.<\/p>\n<p>Report: \u2018Blue Beetle\u2019 To Feature Illegal\u200c Immigration Allegory <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GhRso0s0fr\">https:\/\/t.co\/GhRso0s0fr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DqCGpFNegD\">https:\/\/t.co\/DqCGpFNegD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bounding Into Comics (@BoundingComics)\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BoundingComics\/status\/1690073191262089217?\">August 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As a fan of superhero movies,\u200d I\u200d really \u2063don\u2019t\u200b care about the\u2063 race of the lead character as long as the movie is entertaining.<\/p>\n<p>But if the movie is banking \u2063on\u2064 selling tickets for any other reason than \u2064the satisfaction the viewer feels at the end, it was made for the \u2064wrong reasons.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c jury \u200cis still out \u2064on \u201cBlue Beetle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dfinal verdict \u2062will\u2064 be written on \u2063the box office receipts.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/media-spin-machine-kicks-gear-make-excuses-woke-superhero-movie-lose-millions\/\">Media \u2064Spin\u2062 Machine Kicks Into Gear to Make \u200dExcuses\u2063 for Woke Superhero Movie That Could Lose Millions<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The \u200bWestern Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just what we needed: another superhero movie prioritizing diversity over entertainment. &#8220;Blue Beetle,&#8221; released by Warner Bros.\/DC Studios\/Safran Co. on Friday, is DC&#8217;s first Latino-led superhero film. 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