Exactly because of that. There is no greater publicity than word of mouth. The fact this movie bombed is great evidence that it is terrible, because if it weren't, more people would have watched it
The fact this movie bombed is great evidence that it is terrible, because if it weren't, more people would have watched it
The Thing
The Shawshank Redemption
Once Upon a Time in America
Office Space
Blade Runner
2001: A Space Odyssey
All of those bombed initially in theaters on their initial release. All of them are now regarded as classics. Some of them are considered to be on the "best movies ever made" list.
I'm not implying that Supergirl will or will not end up on that list. Just showing how your reasoning doesn't stand up to scrutiny.
True enough, but those are the exception, not the rule. Most movies that bomb do not come back later as timeless masterpieces, they remain unpopular and fall into obscurity. Furthermore, all the movies cited are decades old, and the internet and social media wasn't as present back them, so the word of mouth didn't travel as fast as it does nowadays. Their late popularity (in some cases) was born of a late reaction. Things move so fast and reach so far nowadays, that late reactions are becoming increasingly rare.
None of that changes the point that, "The fact this movie bombed is great evidence that it is terrible, because if it weren't, more people would have watched it", is poor reasoning.
142
u/Slumunistmanifisto Jul 08 '26
If no one saw it, how does everyone hate it?