The Unpopular Opinions thread

[Corrie]

I’m honestly not sure why Hollywood gets so much flack for making adaptations while the anime industry gets a free pass for doing the same thing. More often than not they rely too much on the source material for writing and cinematography. Sometimes I’ll read a manga and even the panels match the TV adaption’s art. I can’t help but get disappointed when I go to the manga section of a bookstore and see that 95% of the series have already been adapted for TV. Why pay $200 for a complete manga set when I can just watch the anime?

Hollywood has issues with their content but dang, anime's is terrible. I'm generalizing obviously, but one can't argue that both are bad in their own ways.

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I don’t like how some voice actors require you to be a subscriber to join their discord. Not everyone can afford a subscription, so I feel like this excludes fans like me that want to interact with other fans. I know they need to make money but idk needing a paid subscription (twitch) to be part of their community kinda turns me off. members gifts one month subs all the time but for those who don’t catch the streams all the time or at all (plus i don’t think it is right to automatically expect someone to gift it to you or ask for one). then the subs expire so you lose access once the sub runs out too.

For real. It feels hella dirty. I get they need money but they're basically saying that unless the fans pay them, they don't matter, and I personally can't support anyone like that.

 

[dude98]

I like black coffee.

Sure I sometimes have it sweet but I kinda like the bitterness of black coffee. It only taste bad when it starts getting cold. Working at Dunkin has caused me to see all sorts of preferences

 

[Orius]

While I have an appreciation for artsy fartsy movies and TV shows that challenge the boring conventions of mainstream entertainment... I just don't really find them all that entertaining. Movies like Under the Skin, anime like Texhnolyze, and TV shows like Twin Peaks; all those trippy shows that just love to confuse the heck out of you, I just don't have much love for them, much as I appreciate them doing something visually unique.

Don't get me wrong, I don't like my shows "dumbed down" either. It's just... if you don't know what the heck is going on, it's kinda hard to appreciate the story.

 

[Violet Witch]

I couldn’t give a crap that Adele is about to release a new single that will more then likely be played to death by everyone.

 

[Orius]

I remember that there was a time when I used to worship celebrities. As a non-American living on some tiny island like Singapore far from the "greatest country in the world," I remember worshiping everything America, and I'd remember watching the E! Entertainment channel on cable very often, just constantly following on the latest celebrity gossip.

Of course, that changed a lot as I grew older and became wiser, and now I find celebritydom not only overrated, but poisonous to the minds of future generations. Just watch Black Mirror and you'll get an idea of what I'm talking about, the mindless idol worship that sucks you in. News tabloids like TMZ really doesn't help things, perpetuating this culture where people care about Tobey Maguire throwing a fit at paparazzies. Like, hello? You're literally blocking the road and flashing cameras at him while he's trying to drive. You're lucky it wasn't me, 'coz oh boy, I would do more than just yell at you to get out of the road.

I want to have more faith in humanity and say that tabloids are less of a problems now that people are more self-aware... but people just love to disappoint me. Today's celebrities simply take a different form: YouTube celebrities like Logan Paul and Pewdiepie. Felix's fine, in spite of that one overblown scandal he got into, but Logan exemplifies the whole problem with this culture.

Also, I don't care if you've made some big-name movie. I don't know you personally, so by default, I wouldn't care about your personal life or what your life goals are. It's admirable sometimes, but celebrities tend to sell a fake image to make them look better; they're still only human. I get that people like Zendaya want to inspire children or whatever, but it's a double-edged sword in my opinion, influencing and shaping people's lives.

 

[VanitasFan26]

Trying to tell people to behave a certain way is very toxic and manipulative. There was a time in my life where I always have to follow what people told me to do and if they tell me to act a certain way then they would reward me. Its bad because it bottles up your emotions and feelings of how you really feel and then when you cannot hold it in any longer you have a mental breakdown.

Throughout my life I was told to "suck it up" or "lose the attitude" from everyone who I ever spoke to. This is one of the reasons why I became a people pleaser because if I just be happy around them all the time and do what they tell me to do then I won't have to deal with any drama. I know for a fact it was damaging my mental health and its only when I finally stand up for myself that their true colors do show. They don't care how you feel, they only care about themselves and not really understanding your mental well being.

I wish today's society would understand how damaging this is, but sadly most of the older generation still uses this to this day, even my family members which is really sad to say the least.

 

[Midoriya]

Trying to tell people to behave a certain way is very toxic and manipulative. There was a time in my life where I always have to follow what people told me to do and if they tell me to act a certain way then they would reward me. Its bad because it bottles up your emotions and feelings of how you really feel and then when you cannot hold it in any longer you have a mental breakdown.

Throughout my life I was told to "suck it up" or "lose the attitude" from everyone who I ever spoke to. This is one of the reasons why I became a people pleaser because if I just be happy around them all the time and do what they tell me to do then I won't have to deal with any drama. I know for a fact it was damaging my mental health and its only when I finally stand up for myself that their true colors do show. They don't care how you feel, they only care about themselves and not really understanding your mental well being.

I wish today's society would understand how damaging this is, but sadly most of the older generation still uses this to this day, even my family members which is really sad to say the least.

This is so true I can’t even explain how true it is. And then when people are unsatisfied with you for standing up for yourself they do everything they can to get you for it. People these days are appalling.

 

[princess.looking.for.frog]

I like raisins in biscuits

 

[Zinnia.]

I really don’t like mangoes

 

[Alienfish]

I really don’t like mangoes

same sorta, i can eat them in small pieces in like bowls or tacos but just on its own ew

 

[Neb]

Ranch dressing is the only edible dip for French fries.

 

[Croconaw]

Ranch dressing is the only edible dip for French fries.

I typically don’t like ranch, but I’ll admit it’s pretty good with tacos/burritos. I’ve personally always eaten my fries without any dips. I think they taste fine by themselves, obviously with salt of course. Even with ketchup is a no.

 

[Alienfish]

Yeah i don't like ketchup with chips either. Thicker sauce dips are alright, but thin(or thinner, generally those thin sauce bottle ones are eww) salad dressings are also a no-no.

 

[Orius]

Trying to tell people to behave a certain way is very toxic and manipulative. There was a time in my life where I always have to follow what people told me to do and if they tell me to act a certain way then they would reward me. Its bad because it bottles up your emotions and feelings of how you really feel and then when you cannot hold it in any longer you have a mental breakdown.

Throughout my life I was told to "suck it up" or "lose the attitude" from everyone who I ever spoke to. This is one of the reasons why I became a people pleaser because if I just be happy around them all the time and do what they tell me to do then I won't have to deal with any drama. I know for a fact it was damaging my mental health and its only when I finally stand up for myself that their true colors do show. They don't care how you feel, they only care about themselves and not really understanding your mental well being.

I wish today's society would understand how damaging this is, but sadly most of the older generation still uses this to this day, even my family members which is really sad to say the least.

Yeah, I really don't like the "suck it up" phrase. It's a stupid phrase that tries to tell people that "it's wrong to be sad, and you should grow a pair." It's obnoxious and infuriating. I have a lot of choice words for people who use such a phrase.

I don't really like the alpha male types that would often do the kind of things you've described here. I would remember that in the army (we serve conscriptions here in Singapore), we were watching "The 40 Year Old Virgin", and I think I was bothered by an offensive joke or something, and one of my more toxic campmates began accusing me of being gay and tried to get me to just laugh it off. See, the thing that bothered me about that wasn't about being gay, but rather, the way he used homosexuality as an insult directed at me (rather than merely stating a matter of fact what my sexual orientation is). Singapore is a pretty homophobic country (we have our own slur for homosexuals), so it's really no surprise at all that we have all these alpha male types here. My toxic sergeant was practically an enabler and commanded me to just laugh it off because it's just a joke. My people can be pretty primitive when it comes to progressiveness.

I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm not some special snowflake who gets offended by everything. I love offensive jokes quite often, but only if people are in on the joke rather than being made to feel belittled by it. It's not fun anymore if someone's not having fun while you're laughing at their expense.

 

[-Blue-]

I saw some people talking about voice actors. I know some actors can do good voice acting, but there voice actors out there that do way better than the 'famous actors' they keep tacking onto their animated/cgi movies. They stunt the feel of the movie because some of them are mediocre at voice acting and even displaying the smallest amount of emotion and are only brought on because they're famous enough that it outweighs their mediocrity.

They focus too much on an actors looks now and less on their...well acting because America is so stuck up on this perfect celeb identity.

 

[windloft]

Speaking of anime OPs, I don't like a lot of modern anime OPs, especially shounen anime OPs. They just sound all the same to me, just a generic mix of rock and pop songs about friendship and courage.

Just take a listen to something like Angel Beats OP or even My Lie in April OP; they both offered something unique in terms of style and tone.

The ONE exception is LiSA's Gurenge... I have a bias for LiSA. lol That song's pretty addictive too.

I heavily prefer retro anime OPs and EDs too : I think the last few good OPs I remember listening to were from the early to mid 2000s. There are a couple of exceptions, but otherwise they tend to feel a little ... same-y and there's not too much variety, which is a shame.

 

[Orius]

I saw some people talking about voice actors. I know some actors can do good voice acting, but there voice actors out there that do way better than the 'famous actors' they keep tacking onto their animated/cgi movies. They stunt the feel of the movie because some of them are mediocre at voice acting and even displaying the smallest amount of emotion and are only brought on because they're famous enough that it outweighs their mediocrity.

They focus too much on an actors looks now and less on their...well acting because America is so stuck up on this perfect celeb identity.

Yeah, I get what you mean. As someone who loves animation, I know that voice actors tend to be able to display more range and nuance in the performance, that small difference in the emotional delivery of a line. It gets worse if the voice doesn't fit the animated face, so...

But I think there is a case to be made for some famous celebrities doing voice acting, like Patrick Stewart in The Prince of Egypt as Seti. The way he gently tells Moses... "Oh Moses... they're just slaves." That was creepy af. Then again, Prince of Egypt was an Oscar-winning exception. Everyone on the crew, from voice actors to writers to composer were on their A-game.

 

[Fey]

Squid Game was only decent, not great.

I enjoyed it and I’m glad it’ll maybe help get more viewers into watching foreign content. That said, the actual story wasn’t that original and the ending didn’t have nearly as much impact as I would’ve expected after all the hype.

 

[Plume]

I don’t like how some voice actors require you to be a subscriber to join their discord. Not everyone can afford a subscription, so I feel like this excludes fans like me that want to interact with other fans. I know they need to make money but idk needing a paid subscription (twitch) to be part of their community kinda turns me off. members gifts one month subs all the time but for those who don’t catch the streams all the time or at all (plus i don’t think it is right to automatically expect someone to gift it to you or ask for one). then the subs expire so you lose access once the sub runs out too.

Kind of unrelated, but this is making me think of the recent twitch leaks, which revealed that a lot of streamers were making an obscene amount of money through twitch. For example, I think the top streamer was making something like 700k a month through twitch alone. A lot of other streamers at the top of the list also have patreons and like to remind everyone to "pls support the channel!" like internet panhandlers, while they're secretly making more money in a month than most of their patrons probably make in a year.

Before streaming platforms like twitch existed, a lot of people uploaded "let's plays" on youtube, which were basically video game streams, except it was treated like a hobby rather than a job. I miss those times!

Squid Game was only decent, not great.

I enjoyed it and I’m glad it’ll maybe help get more viewers into watching foreign content. That said, the actual story wasn’t that original and the ending didn’t have nearly as much impact as I would’ve expected after all the hype.

I've only watched one episode so far and enjoyed it well enough, but I'm kind of sad that Kaiji didn't get this much attention! I can already tell that Squid Game will not be as clever as Kaiji.

 

[LadyDestani]

Squid Game was only decent, not great.

I enjoyed it and I’m glad it’ll maybe help get more viewers into watching foreign content. That said, the actual story wasn’t that original and the ending didn’t have nearly as much impact as I would’ve expected after all the hype.

I understand and can agree with this. I've watched several of these types of 'survival game' shows, both animated and live-action. While I did enjoy Squid Game, it didn't surprise or shock me because I've seen it all before. It had a few things that made it stand out visually, but the overall story was nothing new. I liked it because I like the genre, but in my opinion it was no better than many of the other shows out there with a similar premise.