As has been suspected for weeks, it is now confirmed that Disney and other companies have intentionally manipulated the online perception surrounding Captain Marvel.
A report by USA Today confirms two Disney studio executives said that âtheyâve become more adept and prepared for combating organized negativity around a release.â
The report mentions that videos posted to YouTube that werenât favorable about Captain Marvel or its star Brie Larson were pushed down.
Itâs further mentioned that Rotten Tomatoes removed the âWant To Seeâ score from its site, but the article stops short of blaming Captain Marvel (which, of course, is the reason). Rotten Tomatoes also restarted its âAudience Scoreâ following the flickâs release, which appears to be in order to inflate the positive numbers. The president of Fandango is a former Disney executive.
It also recently became known that a movie reviewer for NBC Universalâs SYFY site lied about doing reviews stating they had to spin things positively or else they wouldnât get access to exclusives, which included early access to movies and celebrity interviews.
Deadline has also been inflating box office numbers for Captain Marvel in every one of their articles.
It is also thought that Disney may be falsely reporting Captain Marvel box office numbers, as numerous users on social media have posted pictures of empty movie theaters. Another possibility is that Disney could be buying up all the empty seats themselves to falsely inflate ticket sales.
Disney could also be attempting to manipulate Captain Marvel on social media and in comments on articles at various websites. It could be possible that Reddit is filled with paid Disney shills and employees to combat negative Captain Marvel posts, to post positive posts, or Disney could even be employing bots to down-vote negative posts and up-vote the positive ones. Speaking of bots, it is known fake positive user reviews have been posted to the Captain Marvel Rotten Tomatoes page, as they all state the same thing, which looks to be as a result of bot traffic.
Of course, with SYFY confirming they shill for Disney, that basically confirms that any other site that also gets access to early screenings and interviews is also offering a false narrative about their own reports.
While it is being spun by Disney and their shill sites that âtrollsâ are to blame, what they are really doing is combating any and all negativity, using âtrollingâ as an excuse. And while it may be claimed that the negative fan reception to Captain Marvel didnât hurt the flick, it could be argued the movie may have opened a lot higher â closer to Black Pantherâs $202 million â than what it actually did. It could also be argued that Captain Marvel may have made a lot more money in the long run than whatever it will do.
