James Wan Forgets What Year It Is & Foolishly Asks Fandom To Stop Fighting Over ‘Aquaman’

Welcome to comic book fandom in 2018, James Wan.

The filmmaker responsible for the DCEU’s biggest hit yet, “Aquaman,” is now experiencing the darker side of comic book filmmaking – the fans. What used to be called “passionate” is now just “toxic.” The fans of comic book films (and genre films, in general) seem to have turned a corner in recent years, not only praising and loving all things superhero, but also deciding that if they didn’t like it, to mercilessly bash anyone with a differing opinion.

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And even though the general fan consensus is that “Aquaman” is a lot of fun, there are many (such as this writer), who think the film is utter garbage. And since you aren’t allowed to have differing opinions on social media, some “fans” have taken it upon themselves to harass and bully those who don’t agree with the idea that “Aquaman” is great.

This alarming trend has been brought to the attention of Wan, and he’s doing his best to combat the bullying among fans – by tweeting about it.

Wan recently tweeted:

“It has come to my attention that some folks are getting harassed by some fans for not liking [‘Aquaman’]. Please don’t do that. Not the kind of support I want. Be respectful. Vice versa, it’s ok to not like my film, but there’s no need to attack me personally, or tag me on hates. Peace✌️”

Sadly, even though it’s clear that Wan is very sincere in his hope that everyone can get along, his tweet isn’t likely to do much. One of the biggest stories of 2018 is how fandom turned against each other and became a war zone, where ideas like racism and sexism were debated time and time again, leading stars and filmmakers to leave social media altogether.

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So, even though “Aquaman” seems to be a massive worldwide hit, fast approaching $1 billion, and is generally loved by fans, there is still that contingent of people that need to take their anger out on anyone with differing opinions. And even though “Aquaman” is far from a good movie in my eyes, it’s hardly worth getting upset over.

It’s times like this when it’s important to think of what Jason “My Man!” Momoa would do in this situation:

Oh, that’s not him, let’s try that again:

That’s more like it!

And because Aquaman is dominating pop culture right now (minus those “Bird Box” memes), why wouldn’t he be the latest addition to ‘The LEGO Movie 2,’ complete with Jason Momoa voicing him?

It has come to my attention that some folks are getting harassed by some fans for not liking AQM. Please don’t do that. Not the kind of support I want. Be respectful. Vice versa, it’s ok to not like my film, but there’s no need to attack me personally, or tag me on hates. Peace✌️

— James Wan (@creepypuppet) December 30, 2018