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For you, that is?
On the left, @jake24 and his dog on their way out from the meeting where they were appointed new mods. @Birdleson on the right, way ready for work.
I think he could be right. The CB fan base is extremely large in size and yes, they can become very defensive about certain aspects which they do not want to be changed, but the average CB readers are used to seeing their characters toyed with in the comics. They're also more prone to accepting changes once they've occurred (at least if the film is said to "fun"). On top of that, modern superhero cinematic universes are relatively young in relation to the Bond films. Fans of the new films probably have a much younger demographic even amongst adults. They might not care about the comics or simply have a more lenient view for change.
Bond fans on the other hand are undeniably more stubborn in that regard. Especially the older one is/becomes because you've grown up with the Bond 'classics' and that's the pinnacle of the franchise in your mind. Yes, you want the films to be a product of their time, but not if that means you have to compromise some of the core values of the character. Many of us have meticulously studied the original books and are advocates for Fleming. We'd defend him in almost any argument just out of pure principle. Also, the Bond fan base has way more traditions and expectations that need to be done as precisely as we need them to be; gunbarrel at the start (the viscosity and colour of the blood is additionally critiqued), pts sequence, titles, Bond theme has to be played etc. The Bond actor himself also has to meet impossible expectations. If just one of these things is played around with, then some of us won't ever forgive the filmmakers. One thing the Bond fans in general don't have though, is a large voice. This is the opposite of the CB fanbase. Our online presence on forums, social media, and on news-sites is but a fraction of the Marvel/DC fanbase's. We might be more innately critical of our films, but we aren't as strong at defending it.
Same with Bond, no?
Gone With the Wind. Snow White. Others as well.
I wasn't really aware that it was, but I can see your point nonetheless.
Jaws was a summer blockbuster at the very least. Perhaps the first in the modern sense of the term?
Yeah, maybe. I heard the term was coined to describe how people would line up "around the block". Hence blockbuster.
I suppose Jaws could be given credit as formalizing what we think of as the modern blockbuster, like you say.
I'm trying to think of a similar equivalent in another art. Like how a "one hit wonder" was a more modern term to describe a one and done artist that is still used today. Just because that term was coined later on in the life of music production doesn't discount the many performers before its popular use that also bowed out after just one hit song under their belt. The same is true for Jaws: not the first blockbuster in definition, but the one film that spawned the classification that we can now retroactively apply to other major films that came before it like Gone with the Wind.
Linked to the Computer Age of course, applied more recently to the film world.
A better example would in fact be Jaws, a series of films that saw sequels released far after the first outing that retooled and reimagined the brand for new audiences. "Jumping the shark" is another term that could be applied to films pre-dating its use and popularity off of Happy Days, with Jaws being another example funnily enough.
It all comes back to sharks, basically.
'How dare you insult my dress sense, waistcoats are cool!'
"Good God, sir, why hath you unfurled your penis?!"
Excellent tastes. :-bd
Bro? What is he, some bloke from an American ghetto?
Oh I completely understand where you're coming from. Those were literally the only two stars I cared about at all, and the reason I was in the area had nothing to do with seeing Hollywood Boulevard. I honestly don't get the attraction many have to Hollywood, it just happened to be the nearest town with a Dave and Busters restaurant for my friends and I to visit.
It will be a sad future day when I walk my child or grandchild down Hollywood Boulevard and have to explain that yeah, they used to have stars there.