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What are your thoughts on comic book characters doing drugs?

Asked by MrGrimm888 (19039points) 2 months ago

A recent “Transormers” movie, had a scene where Mark Walberg chugs a Budlight.

I was attempting to watch the most recent “Aquaman,” and the movie literally flaunts Guinness beer, I guess as the official beer of Aquaman. You can’t get through 10 minutes, before they start drinking.
In this same movie, we see him riding a giant seahorse, and his life with his new baby.

Are some movies, “kids movies?”

I don’t mind when a director adds something like drinking to make the character darker, or in Aquaman’s case “cool.”
As it is VERY difficult to translate a comic book from the 1970’s, with 70’s style, to something appealing to today’s audience.

However. I feel like a director should make a choice.
Is the main character an adult content character, or a “kids” character. I don’t appreciate the attempts to make a movie both.

It’s a shameless act, by the producers as well. As far as having characters be brand specific.

And Guinness is a Irish beer, why would northwestern Americans be loyal to that brand?

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