If you've been absolutely anywhere on the Internet lately, you've likely run in to some pre-conceived vitriol for the upcoming all-female "Ghostbuster" reboot. Everyone is entitled to his or her opinion, of course, but the amount of hate that this movie is generating is astonishing given that it hasn't even hit theaters yet.
Comedy filmmaker Judd Apatow has a theory as to the source of all this hate and anger: he believes that it is directly connected to Donald Trump supporters.
Presidential elections usually don't coincide with film critique, but here's how Apatow explained it.
"I would assume there's a very large crossover of people who are doubtful Ghostbusters will be great and people excited about the Donald Trump candidacy," Apatow said in an interview with Uproxx. "I would assume they are the exact same people. That movie is made by the great Paul Feig and stars the funniest people on Earth, so I couldn't be more excited. I think people have paid too much attention to just some angry trolls. And it will be judged on its own greatness. I don't think anything really matters the way you think it does. The movie comes out, and it will be great, and people will just be happy to have it. It's not like anybody really cares about a couple of idiots who hold onto the idea that things never evolve. I always think, you know, we have our past and if you can come up with a new, cool way to do something, then that's exciting and hopefully it will make a lot of people happy."
It's understandable that fans of the original cult classic would be guarded when it comes to any attempt to remake what many consider to be a perfect movie. But this new "Ghostbusters" has been met with a wall of opposition largely due to the film's four female headliners: Melissa McCarthy, Kristin Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon. "Meninists" have complained about the gender swapping of lead roles, as if white males aren't featured enough in Hollywood.
We'll just have to wait for the final product and judge it on its own merits when it arrives in theaters on July 15.
