Comment on Markiplier Situation is Sad (originally posted by Dolan Darkest on YouTube on February 2nd, 2026)
Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Having watched the video I’m not sure what the issue is beyond “creators want their project to do better and are encouraging fans as such…” sounds like they want to piggy back on “support indie cred” regardless of reception?
Reality is it’s a movie made by someone only famous by inventing a personality. That same cult of personality doesn’t necessarily book theaters and in fact can do the opposite. Are you going to see the latest YouTube streamer film? What you don’t watch bs YouTube streams all day? Then what is your draw?
This is a niche project serving a niche audience already handicapped by previewed YouTube narcissism. There’s a limit to how high those wax wings fly…
DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
It’s actually a film adaptation of a game that Markiplier really loves
Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Yea totally I have no doubt the folks behind it love it, but it still has to escape the YouTube cult of personality as a “starring Markiplier” project…
DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
Markiplier starred in, wrote the screenplay for and directed the Iron Lung film adaptation
Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Yes… and?