Science Fiction with Damien Walter | The problem with reactionary reviewers like the Critical Drinker @DamienWalter | Uploaded February 2022 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
The Critical Drinker blames the failure of new Star Wars movies on the "deconstruction" of traditional heroic storytelling. It's a typically reactionary position that is ignorant of amazing storytellers who base their stories on deconstruction like Alan Moore, Iain M Banks and Terry Pratchett. It's clear that the Critical Drinker is not a critical thinker. But the problems with reactionary reviewers go much deeper.

00:00 Culture is not your friend
04:45 The critic vs the reviewer
08:59 The Critical Drinker is not a critical thinker
10:15 Gamergate and video game addiction
13:08 Reactionary reviewers celebrate addictions
15:36 Star Wars is the Big Mac of culture
19:07 The Hero's Journey is a tribal war story
21:24 The British deconstruction of scifi and fantasy
31:47 Only the critical thinker can escape the power of culture

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