Genuine "What the fuck is going on" from me here
We have a million problems with "modern versions" of shit, that's not what I'm gonna talk about, we could go on for years about things like whatever the fuck is going on with The Odyssey or shit like Velma or Saints Row or Dragon Age Veilguard, I'm gonna just ignore all that for the sake of this post.
I want to focus on one recurring thing I've noticed in these modern adaptations of beloved classics.
Why are they phasing out catch phrases?
Okay hear me out. Hear me out.
In Fantastic Four: First Steps, they decided to make it an alternate universe and leaned really heavily into the campy goofiness factor of the 80s retro comic books n shit, right? We got Herbie, we got Galactis being a big goofy giant dude, they threw out all the gritty realistic shit and let it just be dorky campy superheroes.
And then: Made The Thing spend the entire movie being grumpy about the phrase "It's Clobberin' Time" and getting upset any time someone wants him to say it. This whole "Oh that's just in the cartoons I don't actually say that."
Example 2: Velma in "Scoob!"
There's a point where Fred goes "Jinkies!" and Velma glares at him and he goes "What? Somebody had to say it!"
Example 3: Batman doesn't say "I'm Batman" anymore.
Example 4: In the Power Rangers movie that everyone liked, nobody says "It's morphin' time" at any point.
But in the few pieces of media where they DO say their catch phrases? EVERYONE FUCKING LOVES IT AND CHEERS.
>Velma saying "Jinkies!" as a Fortnite emote, everyone loves it
>The Thing yelling "IT'S CLOBBERIN' TIIIIME!" in Marvel Rivals, everyone loves it
>Batman saying "I'm Batman!" in Lego Movie and that new Lego Batman game, everyone loves it
>The Fortnite Emote of "IT'S MORPHIN' TIME!" everyone loves it
>He-Man yelling "By the power of Grayskull! IIIII HAAAVE THE POWEEEEEEER!" in the new movie, everyone loves it
So what is fucking with this trend?
Why do we keep seeing modern writers trying to "Eww, catchphrases? That's like, soooo yesterday! Let's make the character actively hate their own catch phrase and avoid saying it on purpose!" our beloved catchphrases we grew up with???
It just feels so much like a parent taking away your bike and saying "You're too old for bikes!" as though adults don't ride bikes????
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