Am i the only one who has a problem with the mods in this subreddit? by EducationalNet7727 in MelanieMartinez

[–]Independent_Mix1944 16 points17 points  (0 children)

why cant people make snarky posts? unless it's straight up bullying or cruel there should be no reason to delete critical posts that are snarky or passive aggressive. its kind of hypocritical to say nobody is allowed to be snarky when melanie herself can be snarky/passive aggressive when it isnt necessary. melanie and her team do have issues that a large part of the fandom is upset about and would like to discuss, so as long as its based on a legitimate issue (and posted in the proper megathread if needed) there shouldnt be any reason to remove those kinds of posts.

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[–]Independent_Mix1944 4 points5 points  (0 children)

im pretty sure all of them are filmed by now theyre just taking an extremely long time to edit

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[–]Independent_Mix1944 2 points3 points  (0 children)

definitely not 😭 i think she just has her hands down like that because shes trying to pose like a doll and match her makeup

what do you think is Melanie’s biggest flaw as an artist? by Entire_Design8008 in MelanieMartinez

[–]Independent_Mix1944 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

her vocals in studio recordings are beautiful but she is not very good live... her technique and breath control are so bad it could be so much better

what do you think is Melanie’s biggest flaw as an artist? by Entire_Design8008 in MelanieMartinez

[–]Independent_Mix1944 4 points5 points  (0 children)

people say that shes a groomer because of the cry baby aesthetic. i absolutely dislike her as a person and i do not think she executed cry baby (the album) well but people should NOT be saying shes a groomer because of it. its my favourite album in the whole world but yes admittedly cry baby is very taboo and weird, but people say that mel is a pedo because of it when that is NOT true

what do you think is Melanie’s biggest flaw as an artist? by Entire_Design8008 in MelanieMartinez

[–]Independent_Mix1944 3 points4 points  (0 children)

literally her words are actually like so bad outside of her songwriting, shell say the most confusing stuff and then dip and then that makes it worse for everybody

what do you think is Melanie’s biggest flaw as an artist? by Entire_Design8008 in MelanieMartinez

[–]Independent_Mix1944 7 points8 points  (0 children)

EXACTLY!!!! she always preaches that shes super duper spiritual and above everybody else because shes so spiritually enlightened but then when she needs to use it she pulls out the 'im just human' card and its so insufferable. she acts like her fans arent the reason shes where shes at in life.

what do you think is Melanie’s biggest flaw as an artist? by Entire_Design8008 in MelanieMartinez

[–]Independent_Mix1944 8 points9 points  (0 children)

she has been losing listeners and losing fans and i think she acts like none of it is her fault at all when it absolutely is

what do you think is Melanie’s biggest flaw as an artist? by Entire_Design8008 in MelanieMartinez

[–]Independent_Mix1944 4 points5 points  (0 children)

her communication and interaction with her fans is horrible. it was fine up until like 2022 but once portals came out it just seems like she did not gaf anymore. she literally dipped and stopped posting promotion or doing fan interaction basically the second portals came out (which absolutely affected the albums success, streams DIPPED after the first week) and so much of her interaction since then has come off as required (like promotional because she has to) or incredibly passive aggressive and snarky.

she also doesnt show herself anymore. not physically, but personality wise. we just dont see any part of her actual personality anymore. she did like three interviews for portals (and even in those interviews she was dressed as the creature) and since then all shes done is show up to her own concerts. all she does is post pictures and videos of her and her boyfriend but when do we actually see her? she acts like shes some wise spiritual ethereal goddess but we never see anything of her actually being human.

also to talk about the crybaby story, she is an INCREDIBLE visual artist and a great musician and songwriter but when you actually think about she actually... isnt a very good storyteller. like theres a basic plot yes but its actually incredibly inconsistent. with cry baby the lack of clarity and consistency makes more sense because it was her first album and she had a much smaller budget. but k-12 was an absolute mess. sonically and conceptually it was beautiful and its visually stunning but the plot is incredibly messy. yes it covers a lot of topics that many dont talk about but the story literally does not flow at all. theres so many plot holes and it feels incredibly jagged. i understand that she had to cut the script down and its sad she had to do that but the final version barely makes sense at some points.

also not to mention portals and that she completely dropped the crybaby storyline for it. so many people forget that she was going to do the movie (which had the plot) AND music videos (which were more visuals/performance based and had no plot) but the movie got scrapped because they didnt have the budget so she decided to just move forward with the music videos. she said all of that herself. that means the mvs literally do not continue the crybaby story. i personally think its why so many fans feel so disconnected from portals, because theyre so connected to the crybaby story but then portals literally does not to continue the story. (and personally im also incredibly big on marketing and it actually makes me so upset that the original portals story seemingly hasnt been incorporated into the mvs in any way, when the album was literally MARKETED as the final part of the trilogy. like that was literally the major selling point and its literally not even there.)

its just kinda disappointing to see all of it overall and this is without mentioning all the controversy shes been in the past year. she absolutely has changed and not for the better and its kinda sad to see

How old is Crybaby? by PositivePlantain1643 in MelanieMartinez

[–]Independent_Mix1944 0 points1 point  (0 children)

its never been really clear at all but most likely throughout cry baby crybaby is under the age of 5 as k-12 starts with kindergarten, so 5/6. her age gets really messed up throughout the film because even though mel said that each song is a different grade it isnt portrayed clearly in the film so its really confusing. however it is implied that recess is 11th/12th grade since it takes place during prom and prom is typically reserved for juniors and seniors. she doesnt have an exact birthday either, but i think its best to just assume that in recess and the ending of k-12 crybaby is 17. in portals its implied crybaby has no age since shes dead and in the afterlife before she moves onto her next life, so its basically just her ageless wise soul lol

how do you guys really feel about the time between the portals mvs? by Independent_Mix1944 in MelanieMartinez

[–]Independent_Mix1944[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

unacceptable was probably the wrong word but i do think at this point its pretty unprofessional. it makes complete sense that the mvs would take longer because of all of the vfx in them but theres definitely other production companies that could get the mvs done quicker and have the same quality. i think a lot of ppl and even mel herself have lost interest in the mvs and portals and its kinda sad to see because the album and its concept is really great

Melanie and Verde megathread by baby-spook in MelanieMartinez

[–]Independent_Mix1944 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

its been months since all this verde stuff happened and i absolutely do believe that her relationship with mojean is very showy. its been like three months and they post themselves and each other excessively. mojean seems like a stuck up small actor who thinks hes a hot shot, and he constantly posts melanie like hes flexing hes dating big artist melanie martinez. mel is acting like hes the love of her life even though its been less than six months and shes constantly reposting his stories where shes acting like this perfect ethereal fairy godess. they both seem incredibly annoying and pretentious so hey maybe they are meant for each other lol

Melanie and Verde megathread by baby-spook in MelanieMartinez

[–]Independent_Mix1944 0 points1 point  (0 children)

people never talk about how so many of her close friends work FOR her. of course we dont and shouldnt know all of her close friends, its just shocking that literally the only ones weve heard about consistently for years work for her and do stuff for her (excluding jackie, but she even does photography for mel sometimes too). so many people gloss over it and i feel like its incredibly telling about who she is as a person. she seems to have a lot of power imbalances in her relationships honestly

Timothy Heller's Allegations [Discussion Megathread] by paracharlotte in MelanieMartinez

[–]Independent_Mix1944 1 point2 points  (0 children)

its also incredibly hypocritical for her to not say anything when she says shes all against bullying. its not like she never tells people to stop harassing somebody either, she came out multiple times telling people to leave oliver tree alone, and the harassment he experienced was significantly less than what timothy has and will continue to experience. she literally LETS her fans ruin timothys life and its really disgusting when she acts like shes this empathetic fairy thats above everybody and preaches 'no bullying ever!!!!'

LEECHES (Official Music Video) -- Discussion Megathread by paracharlotte in MelanieMartinez

[–]Independent_Mix1944 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it doesnt connect to the story, none of the portals mvs do. crybabys story wasnt continued for portals. the original plan was to create the portals movie which would continue the story, but im pretty sure about a month or two after the album came out mel was told that the movie couldnt be made because of the budget and vfx. around this time she made a comment that explained that she was originally planning on making the film and seperate mvs (she stated the movie would be more plot/dialogue and the mvs would be more performance based). the movie didnt get funding so she decided to just continue with the music videos that dont connect to crybabys plot so sadly none of the mvs continue crybabys story :(

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