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Watch The Conjuring Online Here’s a not even close to complete list of the questions people have obsessively been asking… Is she too short? Is she too thin? Is she the right version of ethnic? How will she look in the suit? Is her hair the right color? Is her hair too thin? Can she stare down Batman and Superman without looking ridiculous? How will she fill out the suit? Is she a good enough actress? Is she famous enough? Are her shoulders broad enough?
Watch 12 Years A Slave Online You may notice a lot of those questions have to do with Wonder Woman’s body. Other outlets certainly did, and as a result, the Internet is now being flooded with commentaries about why talking about people’s bodies is never acceptable in any form. Apparently, if you’re really nervous about Gadot only being 5’9" or you think she looks too slender to play the typically broad-shouldered Wonder Woman, you’re a part of the problem and you may well also be a sexist.
Watch Carrie Online Let’s all take a step back and have a common sense conversation here for a second. Is making someone feel bad about the way his or her body looks a low class move? Yes, it is. We should be actively encouraging people to be happy and confident in their own shapes, especially when they're not at risk for health problems because of it. But there is a gigantic difference between arguing over whether someone looks enough like a beloved character and making a snarky comment about someone’s eating habits.
Watch The Hunger Games 2 Online Damn near every single person on the Internet with eyes thinks Gal Gadot is hot. There are entire articles devoted to her hotness. No one is telling her to gain weight or lose weight or not be happy with herself for how she looks on a day-by-day basis. She's already got that down. Instead, hardcore comic book fans are wondering whether or not that very pleasant appearance is right for a character they’ve come to love. In fact, this same goddamn argument has been happening on repeat with slight variations since the Internet began, particularly when it comes to comic book characters.
Watch Thor 2 Online Remember Brandon Routh? For awhile the Internet was worried about, of all things, his dick being too big to play Superman. Remember Ben Affleck? People are still bitching about how he’s apparently too cuddly looking for the Caped Crusader. People care about comic books and superheroes in an obsessive way, and because they’re fans of different incarnations of the characters, it only makes sense they’d want to see a portrayal that matches the one in their mind. How could that be wrong?
Watch The Hunger Games Catching Fire Online And if it is, where do we draw the line? Is it okay to bitch if Bobby Moynihan is cast as Hercules? What about if Keira Knightley is cast as Mama Cass Elliott? What about if Freddie Highmore is cast as Shaft? Or is it our right as fans to judge the appearance, the acting ability and various intangible factors to make a personal decision as to whether we think someone is right for a particular role? I don't know about you, but I kind of like sharing my honest thoughts as a supporter of a franchise without being called names.
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Finally there’s the softer side of the story that sees Peter’s relationship with Gwen Stacy (Stone) develop. In the video the actress says that the character is graduating from high school and potentially looking at going to college in Oxford – which would, of course, take her far away from Peter and his duties in New York. Before that can happen, however, the director teases that her relationship with a superhero might have some serious consequences for her:
"One of the difficult things that Spider-Man and Peter Parker have to face is that the people he loves are often put into danger. And that’s one of the brutal, difficult ways that Spider-Man’s adversaries can attack Spider-Man, by attacking the ones he loves. So she may be in danger from time to time, we’ll see."
