Top 10 Dumbest Movie Petitions

Top 10 Dumbest Movie Petitions

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Top 10 Dumbest Film Fan Petitions Yeah, that will definitely happen if you get enough signatures . . . Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the top ten dumbest film fan petitions. For this list, we’ll be looking at the silliest movie-related petitions ever created. Since some of these petitions protest movie plots, this is your spoiler alert.

Goodbyes are hard. Especially when it comes to characters who’ve been with us on screen for over a decade. Tony Stark first started saving the world in the MCU back in 2008. By 2019’s “Endgame”, he finally found time to start a family. So when he sacrificed himself to defeat Thanos, some fans felt he deserved better. The Change.org petition “Bring Tony Stark Back to Life” has collected 65,000 signature and counting. “We love him so much,” the petition argues. “We love him 3000.” We love him 3000 too . . . but his death WAS heroic, moving, and completed his character arc. Aaand we’re pretty sure Robert Downey Jr. wants to do other things with his life. Sorry guys, but the chances are slim.

“Prometheus” might have been an “Alien” prequel, but it was also an innovative and imaginative movie in its own right. A common complaint from “Alien” fans, however, was that “Prometheus” needed more . . . well, aliens, specifically xenomorphs. When the follow-up, “Alien: Covenant”, delivered that, however, “Prometheus” fans weren’t pleased, and started the Change.org petition “Prometheus fans demand a true sequel”. It points out that “Covenant” abandoned the ideas and themes of “Prometheus” to focus instead on action and horror. While we can understand the frustration, the possibility of Ridley Scott remaking “Covenant”, or even doing a film set between “Prometheus” and “Covenant”, is pretty unlikely - especially since we already know poor Elizabeth Shaw’ final fate.

And here we thought the world was making progress. For such an innocent family movie, “Beauty and the Beast” caused quite a controversial stir before its release in March of 2017. The movie’s director, Bill Condon, revealed that the movie would have the first “exclusively gay moment” in Disney history within the Gaston and LeFou subplot. A petition was subsequently created on Lifepetitions.com calling for a boycott, on the basis that “children’s movies are no place for promoting a harmful sexual political agenda, and one that offends the deeply held beliefs of countless parents and families.” It got over 140,000 signatures - showing that people will stir up controversy over anything.

#7: Put Harambe in the Live Action “Lion King”

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OK everyone, we’ve all had our fun. Let’s cool it with Harambe. For those living under a rock, Harambe was a gorilla who was shot and killed in 2016 after a young boy climbed into his enclosure. The video of his death quickly went viral, and Harambe became a meme. It also resulted in this ridiculous Change.org petition, which argued for Harambe’s inclusion in the new live-action “Lion King” as a form of respect and honor. Unfortunately, not too many agreed. Only 15 people signed the petition before it was closed. So hopefully you didn’t watch “The Lion King” remake looking for Harambe the whole time.

#6: Remove J. J. Abrams from “The Rise of Skywalker”

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A long time ago, before the epic fan backlash against “The Last Jedi”, there was a much smaller backlash against “The Force Awakens”. J. J. Abrams’ first movie in the “Star Wars” sequel trilogy opened to positive reviews from both critics and audiences, but amidst the praise, there was one common complaint: the movie was too derivative of “A New Hope”. So several fans took to Change.org to “demand” that Abrams be removed from directing duties for the third film. Originally, “Jurassic World’s” Colin Trevorrow was supposed to direct, but left over creative differences. Surprise surprise, the petition failed. Given the overall reaction to “The Force Awakens”, we think it’s safe to say that Abrams’ job was never in jeopardy.

#5: Change the Name of the Movie “Creed”

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This one may be a joke, but hey, jokes can be dumb, too. Before the release of the movie “Creed” in 2015, a petition appeared on Change.org asking that MGM change the name of the “Rocky” sequel so as not to confuse the fanbase of the band that’s also called Creed. The petition argued that MGM had flooded social media and searches with information relating to the movie “Creed”, making it difficult for fans of the band “Creed” to share their thoughts and find information. In so doing, MGM had “disrespected the Creedmunity”. Helpfully, the petition provided alternative titles, including “Rocky: The Next Generation”, and “Creed (Not the Band)”. Well, at least that’s clear . . .

#4: Pull Brie Larson from “Captain Marvel”

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When the first trailers for “Captain Marvel” hit, reactions were . . . mixed. Some thought the plot and characters looked bland, others targeted Brie Larson’s acting. In the end, reviews of the actual movie were generally positive. But before its release, a Charge.org petition demanded that Brie Larson be pulled from the movie. Based on the trailer, it claimed she had the “personality of a corner houseplant” and “the emotional range of Rebecca Black in ‘Friday’”. It also criticized the character as an overpowered Mary Sue who hadn’t “[earned]” her place. That’s a LOT of pre-judgement for a trailer. Also though . . . the movie had already been shot. So either way, what was the point of this petition?

Ooh boy, people really didn’t like “The Last Jedi.” Rian Johnson’s sequel to “The Force Awakens” was critically acclaimed, but divided fans, and we can definitely see why. But the Change.org petition to strike “The Last Jedi” from canon is . . . not exactly realistic - even if it does have over 115,000 signatures. A similar petition on the site demands that Johnson “admit that the last jedi is awful”. And another that wants Disney to bring back George Lucas to fix things. Guys, we hate to tell you this, but it’s never going to happen. No matter how many people sign!

This is arguably the most infamous movie petition, and easily one of the most outrageous. Fans of the movie “Suicide Squad” were dismayed when it was panned by critics. Rather than addressing the reasons that critics gave for disliking the movie, the creator of this petition declared that critics “always give the DC extended universe movies unjust bad reviews” and called for the entire site to be shut down. This seems to misunderstand how Rotten Tomatoes works, since all it does is aggregate existing reviews . . . and also to defeat the purpose of film criticism. Fortunately, a site isn’t going to be shut down just because people disagree with the critical consensus!

Never tell petitioners the odds! In 2012, a petition on the White House website asked the Obama administration to build a Death Star by 2016. According to the petition, the Death Star would create jobs, aid in space exploration, and “strengthen national defense.” And because the White House must respond to petitions which reach 25,000 signatures, they hilariously replied that, A) a Death Star would require 850 quadrillion dollars to build, B) the administration doesn’t support blowing up planets, and C) it could easily be destroyed with a one-man starship, so why waste taxpayer dollars? Ah, well. Maybe one day.