Anthony Gramuglia
Anthony Gramuglia
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YouTube Critics Are Lying to You | A Bad Media Criticism Video Essay
RUclips critics on the left and right are lying to you. They're misrepresenting the media in question, hyper focusing on plot points that don't matter, or outright lying.
In this essay, I'll expand on everything.
Chapters:
0:00 When CinemaSins Lied About Kong: Skull Island
1:11 What is Bad Media Criticism?
3:32 Bad Reviews vs Bad Criticism
5:46 Why Plot is Not the Sole Element of Criticism
8:11 Plot, Audience Intelligence, and Blade Runner
13:13 Bad Media Criticism, Lying, and Engagement
17:05 Hyper-Emphasizing the Negative and Removing Theme
18:04 The Problem with Mary Sues (Star Wars, Literature Devil)
24:03 A Good Faith Criticism of Star Wars Sequel Trilogy
25:36 Honest Criticism Means Honest Tho...
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What if Spider Man and Batman Switched Villains | A Spider-Man and Batman Video Essay
Просмотров 206 тыс.День назад
Spider-Man and Batman have some of the most iconic, beloved villains in superhero history. But what would happen if Spider-Man fought Joker, Two-Face, and Bane? Would Batman beat Green Goblin, Doc Ock, or Venom? Here's a glimpse at what might happen if Spider-Man and Batman traded rogues gallery, and why these crossover death battle confrontations might be undercutting the strengths of both her...
Is Humanity Right to Fear the X-Men? | X-Men Video Essay
Просмотров 31 тыс.14 дней назад
The X-Men and Marvel's mutants exist as an allegory for bigotry and minorities. Mankind creates Sentinels and other tools to combat and oppress mutantkind, but...are they justified? Is humanity justified in opposing mutants? Are they justified in their fears that mutants will replace them as the dominant species on the planet? This X-Men video essay dives into the complexities and nuances of hu...
Stop Remaking The Crow
Просмотров 5 тыс.21 день назад
The Crow remains a classic of the underground comic book audience, horror movie fandom and goth subculture, so it makes sense film executives like Harvey Weinstein have tried to capitalize on it for decades. But there are some things that can't be redone. Before Bill Skarsgard dons the make-up and black jacket, return to the original Brandon Lee classic and ask why they just can't continue this...
Star Wars Will Never Be as Good as You Remember | A Star Wars Video Essay
Просмотров 25 тыс.Месяц назад
Star Wars remains one of the most beloved and controversial film franchises in history. The sci-fi/fantasy movies have entertained and enraged generations. So why is it that Star Wars fans can never seem to be satisfied? Does this have to do with Disney? With Kathleen Kennedy? Or is the problem more systemic and deeper? Chapters: 0:00 Star Wars, Ruined Forever? 6:15 The Cycle of Star Wars Fando...
Was Harry Potter Ever Good? | A Harry Potter Video Essay
Просмотров 172 тыс.Месяц назад
Harry Potter has over the years developed a complicated legacy. JK Rowling has drawn controversy thanks to her transphobic statements, but the original works are still great, right? Let's reevaluate the original Harry Potter books, compare them to other fantasy novels that came before and after, and see if the works really are as good as we remember them to be. Video References ruclips.net/vide...
Gamers, Beauty, and Capitalism
Просмотров 10 тыс.Месяц назад
Stellar Blade is the newest controversial video game to come out, and seems to be sparking a ton of discussion due to its main character Eve. She was designed to be as appealing as possible, but are some people upset by this? Or is this controversy among gamers absolutely manufactured to drum up sales? Spoiler: I think it's the latter. Chapters: 0:00 Why Are People Talking About Stellar Blade? ...
Every Zack Snyder Movie Copies This Messy 80s Film
Просмотров 43 тыс.Месяц назад
Every Zack Snyder Movie Copies This Messy 80s Film
Did The D&D Movie Deserve To Flop?
Просмотров 4 тыс.Месяц назад
Did The D&D Movie Deserve To Flop?
Godzilla Has Always Been Silly (And That's Okay)
Просмотров 10 тыс.2 месяца назад
Godzilla Has Always Been Silly (And That's Okay)
Can Piracy Save Anime from Becoming Lost Media?
Просмотров 2,5 тыс.2 месяца назад
Can Piracy Save Anime from Becoming Lost Media?
Is Magneto a Villain Anymore? | X-Men Video Essay
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Is Magneto a Villain Anymore? | X-Men Video Essay
These Aren't The Worst Movies Ever Made | Agramuglia Stream Highlights
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These Aren't The Worst Movies Ever Made | Agramuglia Stream Highlights
I Watched Every Anime That Lost an Oscar
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I Watched Every Anime That Lost an Oscar
Star Wars vs Dune: Comparing Sci-Fi's Two Biggest Epics
Просмотров 15 тыс.3 месяца назад
Star Wars vs Dune: Comparing Sci-Fi's Two Biggest Epics
Your Favorite Media Has Always Been Woke
Просмотров 18 тыс.3 месяца назад
Your Favorite Media Has Always Been Woke
Netflix's Avatar Has One Huge Problem
Просмотров 3 тыс.3 месяца назад
Netflix's Avatar Has One Huge Problem
The Time Localizers Improved an Anime Dub
Просмотров 5 тыс.3 месяца назад
The Time Localizers Improved an Anime Dub
Why is Anime Fan Service Dull Now?
Просмотров 6 тыс.4 месяца назад
Why is Anime Fan Service Dull Now?
An Evangelion Fan Reacts To RetroBlasting's Evangelion Review
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An Evangelion Fan Reacts To RetroBlasting's Evangelion Review
We're Living in the Anime Elf Renaissance
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We're Living in the Anime Elf Renaissance
Redemptive Demons [Are Good, Actually]
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Redemptive Demons [Are Good, Actually]
Always Evil Races in Fantasy [Are Kind of Boring]
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Always Evil Races in Fantasy [Are Kind of Boring]
Japan, Their Art, and the Culture War
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Japan, Their Art, and the Culture War

Комментарии

  • @kenonerboy
    @kenonerboy Минуту назад

    You video is good, but youre missing something. Cringe culture. 99% of stuff on utube commentary is just cringe culture, trying to cast something as terrible so they and the audience can feel superior to quell their anxieties. Back on the day they used to punch down looking for mentally ill ppl and young underdeveloped artist, mocking them to fill superior, but now they punch up, at the "elite" im not kidding when i say most yt channels are really just that.

  • @jmonseur5322
    @jmonseur5322 2 минуты назад

    This is the most pathetic video ive ever seen. I hope you feel bad

  • @Mahal_kita1077
    @Mahal_kita1077 4 минуты назад

    Peter might have a small problem with killer croc or maybe clayface but besides that i think they might be the only batman bad guys that might even last longer then 10 minutes

  • @partyrock4144
    @partyrock4144 23 минуты назад

    I bet spiderman would love having ace chemicals be just around the corner. “So you’re telling me I can buy 6 gallons of pure ammonia and nobody bats an eye?” “Buy it? Most a you masked mooks just steal it” “Ah. 23 gallons please, No perfumes or additives.”

  • @caseymckenna7111
    @caseymckenna7111 27 минут назад

    Phenomena work, as always. I’m really glad I’m here to see you carving out your own space here cuz we desperately need this kinda nuance.

  • @jacobrivers1218
    @jacobrivers1218 29 минут назад

    The question is not. Can Spider-Man beat Batman's villains? The question is can Spider-Man stop Batman's villains and figure out their evil plot before they initiate it?

  • @Bad_Penny01
    @Bad_Penny01 31 минуту назад

    Yes it was, and still is

  • @gyarurespecter3386
    @gyarurespecter3386 32 минуты назад

    Rowling one day decided to come out against pedophiles and the neurotic people who have made the Harry Potter series their entire personalities have been dilating about it ever since lmao

  • @kizeranimations5943
    @kizeranimations5943 36 минут назад

    So, the best longform video essay I've ever had the pleasure of watching was The Bread Circus' 12 hour Phantom Menace breakdown. It was the most constructive, uplifting piece of media I think I've ever consumed, and I learned a lot. My point being, more constructive longform videos can 100% be entertaining and fun to watch :D

  • @SmartAlec86
    @SmartAlec86 37 минут назад

    This fits if you placed DC Batman into the Marvel Universe and the Marvel Spiderman into the DC Universe. But what if Spiderman originated in the DC Universe and Badman originated in the Marvel Universe? Or alternatively, if the villains originated in the swapped universes? What if story to be honest. You mentioned the comparison between Batman and Ironman. And I agree. However, if they were matched up, who wins would be very deterministic. In a Batman vs Ironman match, my money would be on Ironman. However, if it were Bruce Wayne vs Tony Stark, Bruce Wayne wins, because everything that Batman is comes purely from Bruce Wayne, while everything that Ironman is leaves with the supersuit. So over all, I think if it was one vs the others, who wins is basically a toss up. If Batman is capable of incapacitating the Ironman suit, Batman wins. But if not, then Ironman wins. That's why I have issues with the Death Battle between them. The fact is that the who characters are equally matched in drastically different ways. So it's a toss up who would win, but it's guaranteed that it will not be a stalemate simply because they are equal.

  • @meemenjoyer7065
    @meemenjoyer7065 45 минут назад

    Imho, both heroes are going to heavily struggle, meeting failure after failure at the beginning. It's just their galleries have different methods they aren't really prepared to met. Spidey have more straight-forward enemies, while Batman's are basically finished the moment you've actually got to them, which is, by the way, the main problem. And of course, you could say there are simple brutes in Batman's gallery that are going to be easily knocked out, but the same could be said about Spidey's enemies with easily exploitable weaknesses - Venom, for example. So, Spider-Man is going to meet failures because, basically, he have no one to punch. He is a smart fellow and with a time could somewhat pick up the slack, sublimating with muscle when he can't, but what's done is done. Batman, well, is going to meet somewhat opposite problem - villains actually packing a heavy punch. He'd have to heavily upgrade his gadget game, but considering his new enemies casually wear some wonderful tech, I think he's got a fair shot after a while. As a personal conclusion - both heroes are going to lose if villains are going to bring their best game. They just don't fit. Batman is going to get his ass kicked, while Spider-Man is going to be danced around, entire city being a hostage of an enemy he cannot start to find.

  • @phi161
    @phi161 47 минут назад

    about Scarecrow and Ivy... dont forget Venom and Carnage. Venom attacked Spideys psych many times, letting him face his dear of losing his friends, Family etc... while both Venom and Carnage and Carnage in specific is able to Duplikate himself manytimes. In some cases He didn't even needed a hostbody. So ivy can control plants Yeah and thats ofc dangerous... but carnage tops the Level of difficulty much more... and Scarecrow has his feargas but beyond that he is not stronger or smarter then joker

  • @Jakenbacon356
    @Jakenbacon356 51 минуту назад

    Thank you making this video and opening yourself up to all this Criticism from all sides. It really encapsulates with Tristian’s I’ve had with these people for a long EDIT: I finished watching these rest of video and did the thing I felt you were talking about with parroting some one else’s option as my own. Definitely gave me pause

  • @noneofyourbitchness8250
    @noneofyourbitchness8250 54 минуты назад

    Rowling coming out as a conservative (on some issues) has been one of the funniest things to ever happen in pop culture/politics. The group of people who made HP their entire identity, had HP references on their signs at all leftist protests, made HP references to every single political issue on Twitter, etc, they had their entire lives upended because of this. It was hilarious to witness. Now they make videos lying about ever even liking HP, lol.

  • @fireknight0146
    @fireknight0146 58 минут назад

    Hey hey hey hey! No Terry hate! Dude managed to actually beat the snot out of the Joker there.

  • @lucasbechtol4126
    @lucasbechtol4126 Час назад

    Am I the only one who enjoys the Dark Empire comics?

  • @Stevenbfg
    @Stevenbfg Час назад

    "Yuri defies gender norms and likes both men and women so Rowling would probably hate him" Oh fuck up. Nowhere has Rowling ever been against men and women defying gender norms. She just doesn't believe feminine men can miraculously become women and have the right to enter women's spaces.

  • @tobeornottoby9252
    @tobeornottoby9252 Час назад

    Raz would be the worse for Spiderman, like he could figure out his identity and bring back Uncle Ben, Gwen, and his parents as twisted Assassin brainwashed threats, with Lazarus pits.

  • @f-zilla7347
    @f-zilla7347 Час назад

    Star Wars isn’t ruined forever, it’s just had too many mediocre/bad major projects in the past decade for people to truly be as invested in the series as they used to be.

  • @emuman09
    @emuman09 Час назад

    Apparently reallly long videos are bad....oh unless someone you like does them. Then its ok.... how are people fans of this guy with his dishonest tactics

  • @emuman09
    @emuman09 Час назад

    Remember everyone if you want to prove people are lying. Post really Short out of context clips. And then also lie....yea good job bud

  • @TheVeritas1
    @TheVeritas1 Час назад

    @Anthony Gramuglia Thank you for how this essay brilliantly expressed what I've tried to say about bad faith reviews. Here is what appealed to me most: 1. Using the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy to discern such reviews from good faith criticism was perfect. You can dislike the trilogy without being a bigot. The bad faith critics have spread the lie that this is impossible in order to keep those clicks and profits flowing. 2. It is LONG overdue for someone to call out bad faith critics for branding a show or film a "DOA woke failure" and then pretending to be a fan all along when the opposite happens. Such behavior proves that they have no integrity. It all about the clicks for these grifters. 3. I love how your essay ended with empowering the audience. Judging a show or film for yourself really is the best way to diminish influence of bad faith critics' influence. I see that your essay stepped on a lot of toes, but stay strong in telling the truth.

  • @ster9k
    @ster9k Час назад

    16:54 You know what Batman would have? A writer. This is ridiculous.

  • @shawnlester8925
    @shawnlester8925 Час назад

    One thing to consider is that, when it comes to Venom, he gets the a lot of his powers and strength from being bonded to spiderman. If there is no spiderman then Venom would be less a threat to Batman.

  • @achimsinn6189
    @achimsinn6189 Час назад

    Also imagine the sinister 6 would form while Batman is on duty. I'd say at that point it is definitly game over for Batman.

  • @nrrork
    @nrrork Час назад

    Got an axe to grind, do we, soy boy?

  • @tobeornottoby9252
    @tobeornottoby9252 2 часа назад

    Well the detective base would actually allow Batman to win, and Peter Parker photos, Bugle investigative reporting, and Batman espionage way of dressing like a Hobo or Crook to learn and gain Intel would be his Spidey sense. Until he can test tactics hands on and use his tactical skill set to retreat...in best tactics he would research best practices or just use data and bat computer to go through every tactical theory and even VR fight them if he had his cave. He would have to hurry as Peter absence and Spiderman may conveniently expose his identity to Parker / Spidey obsessed rogues and leave Batman to detective wise figure out why do these guy want to hurt this old woman (Aunt May) Which would make this an awesome comics crossover series by the way, as Bruce would be more used than bat and in Gotham Spiderman would be more used than Parker, because the rouges would start operating 24/7, and that's a big downside for Batman and stealth in Peters world. Ultimately the Joker would help Peter if it helped get Batman back to Gotham.

  • @OrganizedChaos14
    @OrganizedChaos14 2 часа назад

    Excellent video.

  • @masscreationbroadcasts
    @masscreationbroadcasts 2 часа назад

    2:40 This screenshot does not in fact prove that he's not called a homophobe. It's placing the hypothetical accusation on the table and saying "let's explore". Some may say it's priming.

  • @amberlyveil8856
    @amberlyveil8856 2 часа назад

    Anyone ever tell you that you sound almost exactly like Alan Alda?

  • @brachylp3400
    @brachylp3400 2 часа назад

    God After This I hope you guys do a Reaction Series on OSP's Tropetalks just to get your Angle on it and for DETOX from Lily

    • @agramuglia
      @agramuglia 2 часа назад

      I love those videos.

    • @brachylp3400
      @brachylp3400 Час назад

      @@agramuglia So do i and i honestly would love to see your Take on it or Other Parts of her work maybe compare and contrast to Lilly

  • @emiliestinson3086
    @emiliestinson3086 2 часа назад

    11:20 - Batty never says he's been to Orion. In fact, Batty's never even left Mars until the events of the film/novel. So I wouldn't call that a plot hole, I'd call that a poetic reference to witnessing space combat near the constellation from the surface of Mars.

  • @teddybeer4380
    @teddybeer4380 2 часа назад

    Since you have refused to engage with the criticism EFAP did on you, or have a conversation with the hosts (or a friend of the podcast who also found your video to be bad and reached out to you), maybe you’ll appreciate my summary of it in written form. I am not in any way affiliated with the podcast (I do watch it, I suppose), and this is a best effort way to categorize their criticisms. So, for the small stuff : clean up your shelves, and maybe cut out unnecessary breaths during editing, and rerecord a handful of poorly delivered lines. You also didn’t bother to proof watch your video, as evidenced by the replicant-human mixup in the Bladerunner segment. The editing in this video is horrible when it comes to the clips of the people you criticize. It is jarring to listen to something and read the counter simultaneously, especially when you’re thrown into a new clip with no context. These blocs of text limit what you can say without having the text be too tiny (Not that it did stop you from having an awful example of tiny text during the Rey/Mary Sue section), and will generally be much more effective if you elaborate on them. These clips also just annihilate any kind of flow you would want your video to have. Now, onto the arguments : 1) Conformation bias : You do not provide nearly enough context for a neutral audience to conclude the clips are evidence of the thing you claim they are. Noone watching who likes, say Literature Devil, will ever come away from this video thinking “Oh god, I’ve been lied to by an evil grifter” and, if anything, will be upset with you for how you’ve framed his reasonable statements as examples of dishonesty. You’ve decided that what he says are lies as opposed to biases or mistakes, which is pretty bad faith of you. The only people that will come away from these clips seeing them for what you frame them as, are the ones who already think the people in it are evil/ liars/grifters …. Similarly, you claim that these critics never engage with theme in depth and stick to the plot without providing a single example of them doing that. All of this is extremely ironic given you say that the goal of critics is to make their audience reconsider their points of view on the media they criticize, yet here we are … 2) “YOU’RE BOORING” : Or rather, you had nothing original to say throughout the entire video. It went through some of the most common talking points surrounding the discussion that have been around for years (The sequel trilogy, Anita Sarkeesian) if not decades (Bladerunner), rehashing these conversations without adding anything new or interesting to them while simultaneously acting as though you were saying some groundbreaking truths, or ignoring the fact that the arguments you are making have been thoroughly rebuked 5 years ago or more. EFAP didn’t say this, but I would not be surprised to discover that the script was IA generated, it would explain so much : The regurgitated talking points, inability to provide sources or examples of claims, the weird quirks in the system like “replicants not knowing they are humans”, The complete confidence despite missing evidence … and the complete lack of self-awareness … Here we go 3) Lack of self-awareness : to quote one of the guests at 4:39:30 : “This video becomes so much funnier if you add, at the end of every sentence, ‘not me though’”. For example : -“I took a few clips from these channels when they state their opinions, that are correct at best and could easily be argued to be mistakes at worst, but these clips are definitely evidence of bad faith. But not me though, I’m not bad faith” -“These people take things out of context. Not me though, who definitely didn’t spam out of context clips throughout the entire video” -“These people go on random tangents that go nowhere. Not me though. I definitely didn’t go on a random tangent on Bladerunner battling against a strawman, not did I go on an irrelevant tangent on Anita Sarkeesian.”. Btw, please check out their reaction to the tangent at 5:35:30. I unironically cried of laughter. -“These people like to find a boogeyman to blame. Not me though. I definitely didn’t argue primarily against Literature devil as a boogeyman for the wider problem…” -“These people don’t engage in themes. Not me though, whose only engagement with the themes of Bladerunner is to repeat lines from the movie nearly verbatim“ And I did all that while saying ‘the technical details don’t matter’, which is absolutely not more insulting to the ones behind the movie that most things its detractors have ever said against it. Had one of the ‘ chuds’ said that, you wouldn’t have let that slide, but oh well. -“These people want to appear smarter than the media they criticize. Not me though. I definitely didn’t use intellectual buzzwords (something I accused them of doing btw) like goalposts, faux intellectuals, engagement and criticized them to appear as a better/smarter critic.” -“These People want to farm engagement by attacking the popular targets. Not me though. Right wing critics are definitely not a popular target of left ones that have been attacked for years by people like Xanderhal, Organized Chaos, Actual Fandom, Hello future me, IPOS and others, and I definitely didn’t make this video the farm hate engagement against them …” -"These people never back down and double down when being criticized; not me though. I definitely engaged with the criticism I received in good faith and I wasn’t the one who said that ‘debates never convince anyone’, who refused all interactions with EFAP in every way possible even when a friend of theirs reached out to you to talk in private about their perspectives and came independently to the same conclusion, only for me to be described their first interaction as joining a cult. No. Because These people are bad faith. Not me though“ This video is awful and you should feel bad Since it’s apparently tangent time, this video reminds me of the socialism hypocrisy Destiny vs Vaush conversation from years ago, with Vaush arguing that the right wind people lie and misrepresent as part of the system so it’s evil; while the left ones do it to attack the system so it’s fine. All the while unironically arguing that the left needs to misrepresent itself and its opposition to win the political war, because it will lose otherwise. This video reeks of that idea applied to media instead of politics. He also answered destiny’s criticism of philosophy tube with “yeah but her videos are very digestible”, the exact same excuse you gave Anita Sarkeesian. You didn’t give it to any of the right wing critics. Oh right, because they are evil and bad faith. Not you though.

    • @alexander-ru4gd
      @alexander-ru4gd 2 часа назад

      EFAP dweebs are fucking goofy why is anyone obligated to respond to poor faith responses to their work

    • @teddybeer4380
      @teddybeer4380 Час назад

      @@alexander-ru4gd firstly, you sayong their coverage is bad faith without evidence is bad faith... secondly, he isn't obligated to reply. It's just awkward for him to double down on twitter saying (paraphrased) "they covered me beacuse I'm clearly right", which is exactly the behaviour he criticizes in the people he went after in this video (it's at around 13:50), that these people going and act like they can never be proven wrong, doubling down in the process.

    • @teddybeer4380
      @teddybeer4380 Час назад

      Hell, here's his quote for you at 14:03 : "Bad faith criticism comes from the approach that I am right, you are wrong, no matter what you say I am right, and I will always be right, even if you point out every error i made and point it out to me" ; "That is the key difference, the refusal to accept when you are wrong". Again : 'Not me though'

    • @alexander-ru4gd
      @alexander-ru4gd Час назад

      @@teddybeer4380 ive seen EFAP before, when they responded to Jenny Nicholson's Joker video. I have seen that they are bad faith in their responses

  • @DarknessCornered
    @DarknessCornered 2 часа назад

    God she just sounds like some moaning boomer. Why does it have to be goth, that represented that era. It's not the 80s anymore

  • @RomanPhilosopher
    @RomanPhilosopher 2 часа назад

    never heard of your channel before, but just subscribed. Loved this video. Well made, sir!

  • @lickagoat
    @lickagoat 3 часа назад

    These recent comments, someone sent in the goon squad.

    • @agramuglia
      @agramuglia 2 часа назад

      That's how you know you said something that hit too close to home.

  • @Historyfan476AD
    @Historyfan476AD 3 часа назад

    But why should people listen to you then? By your own logic people can say your a critic as well. This has a lot of the same vibes Hello Future Me had in his Rings of Powers review (first version) when at the end he went on a politically motivated attack on other reviewers, even to the point he called Justsomeguy Right wing.

    • @agramuglia
      @agramuglia 2 часа назад

      JustSomeGuy is right wing.

    • @Historyfan476AD
      @Historyfan476AD Час назад

      @@agramuglia Nope, he identifies as left wing. Go ask him yourself. What next you going to claim Random Film Talk is right wing as well. Hello Future Me was throwing muck and accusations on people and got called out for it. There is a reason why he edited and reposted the video.