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miscellaneous Media Made to Prove the Haters Wrong

Tunak Tunak Tun (Daler Mehndi) Critics claimed his music videos were only popular because they featured attractive women dancing. Mehndi responded by making a music video featuring nobody except multiple green-screen versions of himself. It became a massive hit and his most famous song.

Five Nights at Freddy’s - Scott Cawthon previously made a family-friendly game called Chipper & Sons Lumber Co. Critics complained that the characters looked like creepy animatronics. Rather than abandon that visual style, Cawthon decided to turn them into an actual horror game using scary animatronics.

Superman Kingdom Come - Mark Waid and Alex Ross were reacting to the 1990s trend of increasingly violent, cynical superheroes.

Their story deliberately challenged the belief that traditional superheroes like Superman were outdated. It portrayed the consequences of abandoning heroic ideals and argued that compassion, restraint, and morality were still essential to superheroes.

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u/snow38385 1d ago

I don't know why it bothers me so much that you think dead poets society wasn't drawing attention so I looked it up.

It was the third most successful movie the year it came out and had 4 Oscar nominations including best picture.

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u/VelphiDrow 1d ago

It was big when it came out but largely has faded from the cultural zeitgeist

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u/snow38385 1d ago

Maybe, but it is still talked about. I think because this thread is discussing the change in an actors career it just feels off. Robin Williams was always respected as serious actor. He went to Juilliard for Pete's sake.

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u/BeautyEtBeastiality 1d ago

Like the movie Gladiator?

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u/VelphiDrow 1d ago

More like Ben-Hur

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u/BeautyEtBeastiality 1d ago

I was so confused, isn't Ben -hur and gladiator the same thing? Just the name of the famous character in it?

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u/VelphiDrow 1d ago

No? Gladiator is a Ridley Scott movie from 2000. Ben-Hur is from 1959

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u/BeautyEtBeastiality 1d ago

Huh. I am so confused. I guess Ben-Hur is the one with the jew hating guy that make brave heat? Passion of Christ?

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u/santaclaws01 1d ago

No. Mel Gibson was 3 years old when Ben-Hur released.

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u/BeautyEtBeastiality 1d ago

Thanks, chat!