By now you've probably heard the conspiracy theory that Disney are paying off film critics to blindly praise Marvel Cinematic Universe movies and slag off everything else in the superhero film spectrum. Now, with the not-too-glowing reviews of Fox's X-Men: Apocalypse having dropped late last night, the theory has reared its head again. A Change.org petition has even been launched, under the title 'Stop Disney from paying critics'.
Here's an extract from the blurb that urges you to sign...
"Disney has been continually paying critics to attack Non MCU movies. MCU movies are safe. They're not challenging at all. Just like a comic book movie is "supposed to be". They're not divisive or thought provoking. First they bashed Batman V Superman.They cleared BvS out of the way, gave Civil War (which wasn't a perfect film) an Oscar, now they're going to work on moving Apocalypse out the way...then they get offended when they're accused of accepting gifts. Deadpool would have also suffered the same fate however it was released in February and was not an immediate threat."
It's also stated that "We need to raise awareness of this global plan to keep our films creative or risk have everything fall under the Disney label."
