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"Princess of Mars" renamed 'John Carter of Mars' then simply 'John Carter'

MalkavianMalkavian
edited 2011-12-07 16:42:25 in General
MORONS! I'VE GOT MORONS ON MY PAYROLL!
The logic is that no boy is going to see a movie with the word 'princess' in it and no girl would go see a space opera action film in the first place which still doesn't explain why they dropped 'of Mars' from the title.

2011 folks!

Comments

  • dmboogiedmboogie
    probably human
    This makes me sad. It's as dumb as hiding the fact that female authors are female so as to not scare off male audiences. T_T
  • MalkavianMalkavian
    MORONS! I'VE GOT MORONS ON MY PAYROLL!
    The crazy thing is that there are valid reasons to rename it John Carter of Mars, such as the fact that John Carter is the protagonist.

    However going 'boys won't watch movies with princesses in them (despite popularity of films like The Princess Bride among boys) and girls won't watch adventure movies (despite the popularity of pretty much any decent Adventure movie among girls)" betrays an insane sexism.

    Hell, girls will probably see it to see in attractive guy wear a non-shirt and tight leather the entire time.
  • FrodoGoofballCoTVFrodoGoofballCoTV

    With the cross-demographic popularity of Harry Potter, they could have named it "John Carter and the Princess of Mars".

  • TheConductorTheConductor
    >Doesn't know much at all about this film so excuse me if I'm wrong.

    I'm guessing this is the Disney adaptation? And if so, I'm guessing it's being made for kids. And if so, I think it's fair to say that little boys WONT want to see a film called "Princess of X". 
  • MalkavianMalkavian
    MORONS! I'VE GOT MORONS ON MY PAYROLL!
    Xena: Warrior Princess begs to differ.
  • MillerCrossMillerCross
    You can change. You can.
    >Implying that kids don't like pulp fiction-y princesses.
  • ForzareForzare
    Till shade is gone, till water is gone, into the Shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath, to spit in Sightblinder’s eye on the last Day.
    Eh, when I was a little boy, there was no way I'd have been caught dead watching a movie called The Princess Bride or a show called Xena: Warrior Princess.

    It's stupid to us now, but little boy logic doesn't always make sense.
  • MalkavianMalkavian
    MORONS! I'VE GOT MORONS ON MY PAYROLL!
    I loved the shit out of Xena as a kid.

    It is now my headcanon that forz is the kid getting the book read to him in The Princess Bride.

    Also this movie will be PG-13.
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