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re: San Diego Comic-Con Mega-Thread: Updates and Discussion
Posted on 7/29/14 at 9:34 am to RollTide1987
Posted on 7/29/14 at 9:34 am to RollTide1987
A nice read on Comic Con in general:
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But I’ll tell you this - while I’ve become pretty cynical about a lot of this stuff in general, I haven’t become cynical about the enthusiasm that comes from Hall H. Yes, it’s a gladiatorial atmosphere, with six thousand people cheering footage and swooning over celebrities, but that enthusiasm is real. And it's magical. Whether it be getting swept up in incredible clips or experiencing the strange event of Francis Ford Coppola leading the room in a chant of "Nosferatu," the energy in those sweeping moments is indescribable. I’ll take this enthusiasm - based on the hope for something to be good, for something to transcend, and springing from the shared moment of being happy about it - over the enthusiasm you see coming out of certain film festivals. That enthusiasm, especially at Sundance, is made up of a kind of self-delusion, an enthusiasm that over-values perfectly mediocre movies. The Comic-Con crowd is getting over-enthused about their hopes for these films, while the Sundance and SXSW crowds are getting over-enthused about a finished movie that doesn’t deserve it.
Posted on 7/29/14 at 10:01 am to Baloo
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A nice read on Comic Con in general:
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He's right. First off, most of the bitching that I hear is from people that have never been to SDCC and probably never will get the chance to go.
People complain about the lines to get into the Hollywood stuff while they complain that Hollywood has taken over. Just don't go to the TV and movie panels. There are lines for some of the comic book panels, but nine times out of ten you can get in.
And the problems that I did have at SDCC seemed to be getting addressed as they grow. I enjoyed camping out with my kids to get into Hall H for the DC and Marvel movies, but got pissed when they opened the doors and suddenly people were walking up to meet their friends in line ahead of us. Now they give wristbands for the different points in line throughout the night, so it's harder to cut the line.
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