I read the OP, he comes off sounding like a goofball. What else am I supposed to read, Sensei?
I read his point of view, it's in the OP.Look at it from his point of view? How many of y'all are as popular as him?
People acting like he's M. Night Shyamalan levels of quality just because Us wasn't the Second Coming of Christ.People acting like he does not have the right to make that request
Era will now. How dare he use the word "iconic".They're celebrating the movie, they're not taking these photos to send a message or something.
He said "iconic" about something that's not. That's like, one step away from spouting a racial slur around here.
Huh? I seriously don't get it. What's the difference? People are dressing as the characters because they liked the movie or like the costume or found the movie creepy. They're celebrating the movie, they're not taking these photos to send a message or something.
Doesn't mean it's not pretentious.The movie made a lot of money and has fans. If that's what he believes then he's got evidence to back it up.
i've got a couple theoriesThis thread was an absolute trip, like... what did this man do to yall??
They're literally sending the photos in a message to him on Twitter. He's not interested in seeing them for whatever reason so he politely requested that they stop sending them.Huh? I seriously don't get it. What's the difference? People are dressing as the characters because they liked the movie or like the costume or found the movie creepy. They're celebrating the movie, they're not taking these photos to send a message or something.
A. He never said he doesn't want people dressing up as the characters.
B. He was not involved in the creative process of Jason or Krueger so therefore he does not have the same trauma from those characters as he does from the stalkers.
C. He does not care if people dress up as the characters, he just doesn't want people sending him pictures of it.
I honestly don't understand why that comment got you so riled up. lolThanks for clarifying why your first post was of the quality it was.
i fucking know right?This thread was an absolute trip, like... what did this man do to yall??
I honestly don't understand why that comment got you so riled up. lol
I took it as him saying not to get too into character. If it scares him then it might scare someone else. I don't think he thinks less of his fans.Doesn't mean it's not pretentious.
If it creeps him out, I get it. That's fair. But he also seems to be making assumptions that people are getting into the "mindset" and "impersonating the stalkers". Not the greatest way to characterize your fans.
Don't most scary characters do bad things?"Don't send me pictures of you dressed up as literal stalkers. It creeps me out."
Doesn't seem too strange to me.
Damn, you got me
bruh... you still not getting it and this is tiringI was responding to the poster implying idea that it comes across as threatening because the characters are stalkers. Nobody was sending him these photos to be a stalker or send a message, they were doing it to celebrate his movie, much like Kane Hodder taking photos with people dressed as Jason or englund with Krueger (they absolutely are involved in the creative process).
He has every right not to like it, but again the idea that it comes off as threatening is silly. Also it's not like people are texting him these photos or showing up at his doorstep.
Pretty much what I was about to type up. The man says the character is terrifying and not something he wants messaged to him from every person dressing like this for Halloween. I don't get how this request makes him a dick.Dude politely asked not to send him pics of folks dressing up as his characters from the movie, not to forbid folks from dressing up or blaming said folks by sullying his movie.
Man this thread. Some of y'all need to step away from the computer for a bit.
Yeah the first two pages of this thread really got me scratching my head. Terrible responses all around.People acting like he does not have the right to make that request
Headline is a bit misleading. He just doesn't want people sending him the pics:
This thread was an absolute trip, like... what did this man do to yall??
Don't you get it? He said "iconic"! #PeeleIsCancelledPretty much what I was about to type up. The man says the character is terrifying and not something he wants messaged to him from every person dressing like this for Halloween. I don't get how this request makes him a dick.
It's fine to think your work is iconic but when those words leave your lips you lost it.
Well it didn't make enough of a marketing push if I didn't know about it. And dont worry, I definitely don't live on ERA.
Iconic? The movie was bad. It sounds like he wants people to remember the movie exists before Halloween and to make the characters sound deeper than they were.
Also my friends still hate me for making them watch this movie at the theater so I kind of hate it more because of that.
People are dressing up as his characters for Halloween often enough for him to form an opinion on it. He gets to make that claim.It's fine to think your work is iconic but when those words leave your lips you lost it.
So he is in the wrong to not want people to send him pictures? What? You're saying we shouldn't respect his request? You've lost me.Pretty sure I get it perfectly fine. He doesn't want the photos. Again the person posting "sending a picture of you as a stalker to someone is scary" is off base here. It's a Halloween costume.
He can make it and others can call him pretentious.People are dressing up as his characters for Halloween often enough for hun to form an opinion on it. He gets to make that claim.
Damn some of all we're looking for a reason to jump down the man's throat
And those people can get a side eye.
So he is in the wrong to not want people to send him pictures? What? You're saying we shouldn't respect his request? You've lost me.
I'm assuming only white directors over 45 get to use that word.I just don't get why people are making such a big deal about him using the word iconic when he's expressing gratitude that the film resonated with enough people in such a way that they would dress up as the stalkers. He's calling it iconic in response to that, same with calling it a phenomenon.
I could be massively off-base but it sometimes seems to me that Jordan Peele comes off as a huge dick when his statements are transcribed, but in audio and/or video the intent of said statements is evident and inoffensive. I imagine that the tone of his comments here are similar.
Like I don't know how "it's a phenomenon, it's resonating, it's iconic" can come directly from a director's mouth and a person not think that isn't the least bit pretentious.
Yeah, as a creator, he should've been humble and said "Everything I make is terrible, you probably shouldn't consume it."Like I don't know how "it's a phenomenon, it's resonating, it's iconic" can come directly from a director's mouth and a person not think that isn't the least bit pretentious.
Pretty sure any Marvel director can say this and y'all wouldn't care.Like I don't know how "it's a phenomenon, it's resonating, it's iconic" can come directly from a director's mouth and a person not think that isn't the least bit pretentious.
What about any DC director?Pretty sure any Marvel director can say this and y'all wouldn't care.
Hell, fucking Scott Cawthon can say this.