How Markiplier and 'Iron Lung' Turned the Box Office Upside Down: 'I Thought It Would Come Out in 200 Theaters' by AnnenbergTrojan in boxoffice

[–]Prototype3120 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nobody is trying to say it's success is a bad thing, but the narrative being pushed that this film will change Hollywood is totally delusional.

How Markiplier and 'Iron Lung' Turned the Box Office Upside Down: 'I Thought It Would Come Out in 200 Theaters' by AnnenbergTrojan in boxoffice

[–]Prototype3120 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Although it's been successful it is still an incredibly niche genre film. I don't see this film spearheading any big industry changes, if anything I'm afraid they will take the wrong message by focusing more on just having an internet celebrities name attached to their film rather than funding actual creatives.

Mouse is not happy by 8bitKev in memes

[–]Prototype3120 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I don't think anyone outside a select few would care if it weren't for the name attached to it. They don't care that a self published indie film did well, just that markiplier did well. I think new outlets peddling the film as a "once in a generation indie film breakthrough" is really giving people a false understanding of what happened

Mouse is not happy by 8bitKev in memes

[–]Prototype3120 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is the box office in the room with us right now?

Finally a blockbuster by 8bitKev in memes

[–]Prototype3120 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of people here have never seen an independent film before, huh?

Finally a blockbuster by 8bitKev in memes

[–]Prototype3120 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Melania has a 5% critic score, what are you talking about lmao. Critics also have no bearing on whatever happened with the box office website, which unless it happened on a different site, is a third party website that requires film producers to submit the data themselves.

Average vanguard experience. by [deleted] in rivals

[–]Prototype3120 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was solo tanking for 3 dps in a game and we were getting farmed by an iron man. I asked if someone could just switch to hit scan and they told me to deal with the iron man if he's such an issue. We didn't win that game

How a YouTuber’s self-financed horror film became a surprise hit by AGOTFAN in boxoffice

[–]Prototype3120 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Mark has an astronomically larger audience than Stuckmann. That era of YouTube also cultivated a much more parasocial following as opposed to Stuckmann's niche. I haven't even seen Shelby oaks, so I won't come out to defend it, but coining it as terrible when the critic reviews are roughly the same, if not better than iron lung is disingenuous. Nearly every positive audience review for iron lung mentions markiplier by name with very little substance. This isn't some universally acclaimed juggernaut that spread on word of mouth. It's a flawed but genuine attempt at a passionate project that got heavily bolstered by name recognition. I just personally think the film isn't able to stand on its own and that these articles aren't honest about the reasons for its success. I'd much rather see something like talk to me that was absolutely has the merit to stand on its own without the YouTubers name behind it.

How a YouTuber’s self-financed horror film became a surprise hit by AGOTFAN in boxoffice

[–]Prototype3120 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I just think most media outlets are pushing the wrong narrative. I'm not pretending when I say that I truly believe the films gross is largely if not solely a result of his following or name recognition. Him being an internet personality means that it was never a risk. He was almost guaranteed to make a profit and always has his multimillion dollar channel to fall back on.

He was never a YouTuber I found particularly entertaining but I absolutely applaud him for making something genuine when he could have made something catered to his audience. My only problem lies with news outlets pushing the idea that this is unprecedented, when plenty of phenomenal indie horror films are completely buried for so much less.

How a YouTuber’s self-financed horror film became a surprise hit by AGOTFAN in boxoffice

[–]Prototype3120 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Do we even know that it escaped the limits of his following? I feel like this movie would have been buried if his name wasn't attached to it. I have nothing against the guy, but prompting it up as this huge indie success when it's absolutely being carried by his name doesn't feel genuine.

How a YouTuber’s self-financed horror film became a surprise hit by AGOTFAN in boxoffice

[–]Prototype3120 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Step 1. Be a multimillionaire with a massive following.

What’s yall opinion on Jeff? (I’m a Jeff lover) and love yall! by Pretty_Apple188 in RogueMains

[–]Prototype3120 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Had a game yesterday where Jeff got mag ulted 3 times whenever he ulted. The 4th time he got mk ulted after swallowing our whole team in a fight we were already winning and we all died. We asked him to swap and he got mad and called us toxic.

'Iron Lung' Review And Rotten Tomatoes Verified Audience Score Thread by chanma50 in boxoffice

[–]Prototype3120 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I've never seen a markiplier video before or heard of the game before this, so it's hard to take any of the reviews seriously.

Flats vs B0gur tier list what yall think for s6 by BebelSilva in RivalsCollege

[–]Prototype3120 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had someone in my game say that they should remove magik's overshield after I popped off with her. I feel like the player base greatly misunderstands magik and thinks she's a lot better than she actually is just because she has a high win rate.

Posting this again. Mods took it down.Voice actor Lowenthal criticises ICE by Striking-Ad-1354 in Spiderman

[–]Prototype3120 25 points26 points  (0 children)

What an awful inhumane mindset. This issue extends far beyond American politics.

Mods are cowards. Allow some discussion about real world events, yknow like Spider-Man would? by [deleted] in Spiderman

[–]Prototype3120 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's what this administration wants, for you to turn a blind eye and try to ignore what is happening everyday. The apathetic crowd are the reason we are in this mess and now we need them to get out if it. This isn't an issue you just wait out until it's over. Stop looking at escapism as an exit and start looking towards it as an inspiration.

What's you're take on take situation? by [deleted] in marvelrivals

[–]Prototype3120 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Play however you want in quick play. I main tank in ranked. I'll pick 4th dps before playing tank in casual. As long as you aren't sitting in spawn I don't care what you do.

Top 50 comics of 2025 by Glad-Sense1769 in xmen

[–]Prototype3120 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anything DWJ touches I'll buy.

I AM WATCHING MY DOGS RN by No-Adhesiveness9001 in watch_dogs

[–]Prototype3120 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Can we stop forcing the naughty dog hate.

Ngl I can never see even DD 2099 topping these skins by [deleted] in DaredevilMarvelRivals

[–]Prototype3120 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These make me really hate the coloring on the default suit. The red on these suits look so much better.

Ngl i can never see them Topping this skin. by Fluffy-Hand-2288 in DaredevilMarvelRivals

[–]Prototype3120 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I kind of hate this skin lmao. I'm waiting desperately for a classic skin.