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- Dec 28, 2019
I wouldn't even call Mauler a critic or reviewer at this point. He barely does reviews anymore outside of his Batwoman videos, and they are more akin to riffing with his friends for fun than reviews. The last review he made was his unbridled rage on TRoS three months ago, and that was after ever other reviewer had made a review on it and he was expected to make one on it by his fans. And on top of that, Unbridled Rages are considered by Mauler to be 'poorly written rants' and are not up to par with his 'Normal' reviews which consist of some of his pre-fame videos, his TLJ review and yet to be completed TFA review. All he does now is attack other people's content and tout his ideology of objectivity. I can't see him and his group of friends on EFAP as anything more than a net hurt on the Youtube reviewing community as a whole, because all they can do is tear easy targets down to make themselves seem better and make Mauler be seen as an 'elite' among content creators.
I think the reason why his method of reviewing does not work is because he is a perfectionist and it takes perhaps months to make his reviews, so the content he is reviewing loses relevance and he loses motivation over time, as well as being distracted by EFAPs (that must mess with his sleep schedule) and new big blockbusters or enemies to target. With the TFA review in particular I think he set the bar way too high for himself, trying to make a review on a semi-decent movie in 10-12 parts, and he knows his viewerbase is expecting a monster of a review as he promised.
Part of me also thinks he is partially aware of his limitations as a reviewer but finds himself incapable of retiring or stepping back to something he is more comfortable with, since it would cost him his internet friends, drama, worshipers, and internet clout.
I think the reason why his method of reviewing does not work is because he is a perfectionist and it takes perhaps months to make his reviews, so the content he is reviewing loses relevance and he loses motivation over time, as well as being distracted by EFAPs (that must mess with his sleep schedule) and new big blockbusters or enemies to target. With the TFA review in particular I think he set the bar way too high for himself, trying to make a review on a semi-decent movie in 10-12 parts, and he knows his viewerbase is expecting a monster of a review as he promised.
Part of me also thinks he is partially aware of his limitations as a reviewer but finds himself incapable of retiring or stepping back to something he is more comfortable with, since it would cost him his internet friends, drama, worshipers, and internet clout.
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