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An Open Letter About Ghostbusters






I'd like to start off this post by being honest, I have yet to see Ghostbusters, I have only been doing this since September and I don't have the following to warrant advanced screenings or the money to throw willy nilly at cinema tickets. I do want to see it as soon as I can, and have been pretty positive about it in the past, not because I'm a pseudo feminist, but because I enjoy all Paul Feig movies.

Over the past few days of defending the honour of film critics I've been called a feminist, now let me break down that meaning for you, a feminist is someone who wants equal treatment, not someone who wants to be treated above anyone else. If a female lead film stinks we want you to say that it stinks, equality means the right to make terrible movies and be called out on it.

I've been told that critics have been paid off by Sony to give positive reviews about their product, I can't speak for every film critic or blogger in the world but I'm sure if Sony was paying people off then the reviews would all be generic nonsense. The reviews I've been reading or watching on Youtube aren't five stars across the board, they point out problems that the movie has, would Sony really pay for 3/5 star reviews?

I've been told that all critics are feminists therefore they are behind this movie no matter what, it doesn't matter that the majority of them hated the trailers, and it really doesn't matter that the majority of them didn't want a Ghostbusters reboot to begin with. This movie is being pushed to bomb all over twitter and reddit, you'd think real fans would be glad the franchise can go on and speak to a new generation.

Now I understand the average reader will be happy that this movie isn't the giant turd everyone thought it would be, but to those of you who are trolling the internet trying to take down a movie just because it stars women, or just because it's a beloved franchise, you should really go and find a new hobby, because you're not only hurting yourself, you're hurting those around you with your hatred of something you probably haven't even seen yet.

Now if you don't mind I'm going to get back to watching the Gilmore Girls and taking notes on Mr Robot.

Em x

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