I'm going to
(we know Bob reads this thread sometimes) try to explain to him why his explanation supports the conspiracy instead of debunking it.
Bob, the reason critics are prone to being paid off is exactly BECAUSE they don't make much money, BECAUSE no one pays attention to them. Someone who is rich has no incentive to take a bribe, but someone living hand to mouth has every incentive to take a bribe if it keeps the debt collectors away for a few more months.
Likewise, the reason a non-woke Star Wars knock off hasn't appeared is because gatekeepers in production, criticism, and distribution conspired to keep those who would make such a film out of the industry or buried so the public doesn't know about them. Remember how Hardcore Henry was smeared on release and was shown at cinemas for all of 5 minutes? Remember how Ghostbusters 3 was stonewalled for years until old cast started to die off and be replaced with wamyns?
As for the critics being "out of touch". Bob, you talked about this in your review of The Kings Speech so you know what you're saying is bullshit. Critics are out of touch because they'd rather promote shitty movies with the right "message" or "politics" instead of quality or entertainment. Critics jerking each other off about Black Panther when virtually everyone I know who saw it said it was mediocre is an example of that.
As for the various gates occupying all of our head space.
You're the one still REEEing about gamergate in 2018. You're the one that has #RehireJamesGunn in your name despite him getting another job. You're the one that spent a wedding tweeting about Trump.
