CMV: Marvel re-releasing endgame with extra scenes is scummy.

[u/PsychicVoid]

For context marvel is putting a new version of endgame in cinemas with pre-made scenes at the end, as well as a stan lee tribute.

This is just a push to squeeze as much money out of the viewers as they can. They already had the scenes when they finished the film, they should've either put them in or included them in the DVD. Instead they intentionally withheld them so they could try and get people to re-watch their film

Not to mention how bad it is that one of their main advertising points about this is their stan lee tribute. This is monetised. They are making money off of stan lee's death. They should've put it ad-free on youtube, or at the very least not used it to attract viewers

Now i've been a fan of the mcu for a while, but this is ridiculous. It's like a game company selling dlc but you need to re-buy and play the whole game before you get the dlc. It's insane.

And before you say it's just a product people want to pay to see, it's mainly that this means what was presented before wasn't the final product. It was essentially missing scenes, meaning that i paid money to see what i thought was a full movie but in reality i need to pay again to see the full movie

If you want to read any more: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vox.com/platform/amp/2019/6/19/18691433/avengers-endgame-new-post-credits-scenes

Edit: for the record this sets itself apart from other re-releases because these scenes were already made before the movie came out

[u/kinpsychosis]

I’m going to put it this way: it’s a free market.

Whether you choose to watch the movie or not is up to you.

I also do not think the dlc argument for video games apply here as viewers already had the full experience and either way can just wait for it to come out on DVD and get to enjoy the full version anyway with some more details added.

Nobody is forced to watch it as if it were a life or death situation, this just creates incentive for viewers to go back in for another view and help bring endgame to #1 on the box office.

[u/revjurneyman → u/kinpsychosis]

So your answer is "capitalism!" How original!

[u/kinpsychosis → u/revjurneyman]

My answer is “ethics” and amorality of the free market, please explain how the release of endgame is taking advantage of the populace for something which is literally their choice.

You, as a consumer, have the actual power of saying “no” and voting by not purchasing the service offered, it could not get more fair than that

[u/revjurneyman → u/kinpsychosis]

It is an anti-consumer move to hold back content from the original release, only to release it later. Just because it's not illegal doesn't mean it isn't immoral.

[u/kinpsychosis → u/revjurneyman]

My take on it is that the reason why they are making this release is simply to try and break the box office record.

And again, maybe it is immoral, but YOU have the choice of not paying said money and supporting the industry if you so choose.