Unpopular opinion time (super alpha no pony edition)

I just finished watching the Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. I’ve now watched all three of those films.
 
As works of art I think they’re great. They’re beautiful films and each one is more impressive and creative than the last. El Indio’s theme from For A Few Dollars More is one of my favourite leitmotifs in all of film at this point. I really like the second film in general.
 
I do not get Clint Eastwood. Especially not in The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.
 
For one, he’s an asshole, and yet he’s classed as “The Good” in the Titular Triumvirate.
 
He’s introduced taking part in a racket where he pretends to capture a wanted criminal, brings him in to collect on the reward money, then frees him so he can pretend to capture him again and repeat the process in another town.
 
Eventually, he decides to break off their relationship by fucking over the criminal and taking all the reward money, leaving the criminal abandoned and tied up in the middle of nowhere.
 
I’m then supposed to care when the criminal starts trying to kill him.
 
Beyond the halfway point of the film, he holds basically all the cards in the plot and walks all over both Tuco (The Ugly) and Angel Eyes (The Bad) without even really trying. He has no arc, no moral dilemma, no struggle. He’s just a badass and the smartest man in the room, and gets everything he wants.

@TheHappySpaceman  
We can leave your friends behind!

Why would anyone have a problem with dancing? Heck I’m one of the most introverted people out there and even I can dance if I put my mind to it. Sometimes I dance to myself to keep myself sane
 
Seriously you have to be real anti-fun for that

@Kiryu-Chan  
@Myoozik  
I think the reason people have a problem with dancing is because their friends don’t dance.
 
And if they don’t dance, well, they’re no friends of mine.

I like cookies more than bread.

@Twi Clown  
Yep

@Twi Clown  
That’s a weird comparison, but I like both

@Myoozik
 
Well, in a way, cookies are bread but with no yeast. I like bread, but I like cookies more because of the crunchie sensation.
 
:3
 
But a chocolate donut is always welcome.

@Twi Clown  
I prefer more soft baked cookies than chunky ones, the former is so good with how warm and gooey they are. Fuck, I want some cookies now.

@Myoozik
 
I’ll give you some……in exchange for certain galactic game. :P

Paramore’s newer stuff is okay, but I kind of miss when they played loud rock.
 
Them removing “Misery Business” from their setlists really doesn’t help matters.

I hate Midoriya Izuku as a character.

@Scrabbleman  
Let me guess, too emotional and submissive?

@Scrabbleman  
@WyrmSpawN  
Oh, on a relevant note, someone in a Discord group I’m in recently tried to argue that my disdain for Deku/Izuku is rooted in sexism and toxic masculinity, and that the only reason I dislike him is because he’s feminine.

@TheHappySpaceman  
Yeah, that’s about the response I’d expect.

@WyrmSpawN  
As in, do you agree with it or disagree?
 
Keep in mind, I am a fan of Callum, who is basically just Deku but better handled, and I also like more feminine guys like Aang.

@TheHappySpaceman  
I don’t think that other person is right, but given how discourse is nowadays, I’m not surprised someone leapt to that conclusion.

@WyrmSpawN  
True. I mean, this was the same server that was convinced that all superhero media is pro-eugenics, so I’m honestly surprised that enough of them liked MHA to want to debate me on that.

@TheHappySpaceman  
I can’t fathom why you’re still there.
 
Those people sound like the sourest of sour grapes.

@WyrmSpawN  
Kinda. Like, he’s just so boring. He reminds me too much of those isekai protagonists and I hate those guys.

@Scrabbleman  
The unfortunate consequence of being an audience surrogate.

@TheHappySpaceman  
Oh for the love of-

The worst part is that Deku isn’t the only character I hate in that series. Todoroki is someone I hate as well, him and his angst. Ochako is basically the Sakura of MHA; utterly useless in order to make other characters look better.
 
Fuck, I actually like Bakugou and Mineta. Mineta!!!

@WyrmSpawN  
These takes are only sometimes there, and usually from the same group of woker-than-thou people.
 
@Silent_Witness  
Actually, on that note, I don’t like the vast majority of audience surrogate characters. The intention is for me to relate to them, but I’ve never had an easier time relating to people who are like me. I’d much rather watch a character who has a unique personality than one who is so bland that it could be 90% of the viewers.
 
Deku manages to be the worst of both worlds: He’s bland enough to be an audience surrogate, but also what little personality he does have (the wimpiness) makes him so unrelatable that I just want him offscreen.
 
@Scrabbleman  
Eh, I disagree with the other characters. Todoroki is basically Zuko, so it’s pretty hard to screw him up. Ochako is also okay, but then again I’ve only watched two seasons. Can’t stand Bakugo and Mineta, though.

@TheHappySpaceman
 
Although ironically, it’s actually Todoroki’s father who’s the one getting the redemption arc. (It’s surprisingly nuanced too from what I’ve heard; much like Zuko, they acknowledge that even though he’s make a legitimate effort to become a better person, he can’t simply expect to be easily forgiven for all he’s done)