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theXarf t1_jc9uzj1 wrote

Reply to comment by MoFauxTofu in [OC] MCU vs. DCU in Rotten Tomatoes by theotheredmund

Or, the audience voting is highly partisan and people who love/hate either DC or Marvel turn out in great numbers to either inflate the scores of bad movies that they approve of, or to review-bomb arguably better movies that they disapprove of. In case of Captain Marvel, not so much because of their feelings towards the MCU.

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MoFauxTofu t1_jc9ztzr wrote

But it looks like audiences generally like both.

Critic's are the ones who seem to show a clear preference.

I don't understand what in this data supports anything you are saying.

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theXarf t1_jca3lq2 wrote

You seem to be assuming that the "audience" is one homogenous entity, and not different groups of people for each movie. It's far more likely that the people who gave Black Adam a high rating are people who are already DC enthusiasts who may well also dislike MCU movies, rather than this being one netural group of people who have all given their ratings to all the movies on the chart. It shows that some people like all the movies; it does not show that "audiences like both".

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MoFauxTofu t1_jcbq8u2 wrote

>You seem to be assuming that the "audience" is one homogenous entity

Yes, because these are averages. Some audience members prefer one or the other, some people have no allegiance, their scores are combined and averaged which has the effect of balancing out these individual preferences.

Would you agree that:

1.Audiences give DC films an average score of around 75%

  1. Critics give DC films an average score of around 55%

  2. Both audiences and critics give MCU films an average of around 85%

  3. On AVERAGE, audiences show a small (10%) preference for MCU films and critics show a larger (30%) preference for MCU films.

For your theory to be correct, DC fans would have to be much more likely to inflate DC films' scores, but MCU fans would not do that. I don't understand what you see in the data that supports this theory.

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