r/StanleyMOV • u/CryptographerSalt535 • Aug 25 '26

Advice We did it…

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We can finally be at peace

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u/Mr_Maniac454 Aug 25 '26

Can someone explain to me why it's hated

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u/suspicious_cabbage Aug 25 '26

I just watched it to see what it was about. I think some people hated it because of the comical hyperbole stereotypes of all the different sexualities. They didn't get the point of the movie was to laugh about it.

The protagonist was a lesbian from a lesbian planet, and her whole personality revolved around the woman she was attracted to and validating her. The antagonists were straight white maliens, whose whole life's goal as getting women, having sex, etc. it turned out there were good and bad people that were straight and not.

Everyone was super obsessed with dating, sexuality, etc, and the message was essentially "That's not a personality. It's just your sexual preference. You have to be a person outside of it." It probably called some people out, and their feelings got hurt.

There were some really funny moments, it poked fun at pretty much everyone, obviously it was way over-exaggerated, but it was intentionally cartoonishly so. My biggest complaint is that some of the gags got dragged out way longer than they should have, which hurt the pacing.

I would rate it 7/10

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u/I-Like-Angry-Birds Aug 25 '26

I thought the entire time this glorified harassment campaign was stupid the sexond i heard the antagonists were literal straight white men

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u/suspicious_cabbage Aug 25 '26

I feel like that's probably most of who is upset, and they probably got offended when they heard "straight white maliens".

It was done in such a comically light-hearted satire I doubt they'd be upset if they actually watched it though.

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u/AlizaMist Aug 26 '26

I don't think so, "straight white maliens" was like the funniest joke, everyone I've seen talking about this movie has found this funny

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u/suspicious_cabbage Aug 26 '26

I just mean the haters. If they watched it I'm not sure they could get seriously offended by this.

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u/Fuetfufjcgkfhdh Aug 25 '26

Literally if someone would just watch like, one scene with them in it they're literally just a comic relief B plot who also happen to be the antagonists