I personally like his films and I think it's lame that everyone on here hates on him. I respect Forrest and his films quite a bit more than most members of this site's. He makes good, funny films.

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Eh, my opinions are somewhat mixed. I don't like the way he became popular through unoriginal, random content and hate his fanbase, yet to be fair he has improved animation-wise recently. Pretty much the reason most people here dislike him is because when he gained his huge following he still put little to no effort into his films and the hundreds of “lego muuvey makers” trying to mimic him.
He still uses liscensed characters and generally immature jokes but his technical aspects have improved. So I have to say, I'm kind of proud of him for doing that even though his fanbase would have stayed with him if he didn't, though I still don't watch his stuff.
Also, what's the deal with people here hating profanity? I honestly see nothing wrong with it.

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I suppose, but the reason a lot of us use lego really is because it's so handy, being able to build sets and characters then create new ones just by rearranging pieces, not because we love to make content suitable for kids. Heck, there have been brickfilms very unsuitable for kids in the past that most of us have loved.
Also I wasn't talking about profanity in brickfilms, I just meant in general.

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Started to like, then dislike, thought was funny then realized why I didn't like him. Brickfilming being more popular isn't such a good thing is it? You can get the trolls, meanies, and vulgar people into the "fan base" just for it being "popular". I like brickfilming being for those who appreciate it, kinda like certain music genres/bands (Skream ) of ya know what I mean.

No! Why did you start this topic! You've taken a turn down the wrong path, starting another discussion about this!!

Here's another thing: Even though I absolutely HATE his style of animation, I think it's rather mean to make a whole topic about how much we hate a person. Like, imagine how sad you would feel if people hates you for your work. It's not like he is slaughtering real people, he doesn't deserve to be picked on so much. If you are offended by his films, don't watch them. If you don't agree with the fact that his films are more popular than some really great brickfilms (PIRATES RULE) then by taking the time to click on the link and write a nasty comment you are just helping him. Popularity is not always deserved, why is it fair that crappy LMFAO is more popular than MGMT or Sigur Ros or countless talented indie rock bands? Well, it's not, but the point of the metaphor is that if you believe that the masses are wrong the best thing you can do is improve your own art work.

tl;dr you guise are being kind of mean! Let us all talk about how much we hate Soviets instead!

But “bad words” are only offensive when used in an offensive context, if they're just used for emphasis then no harm is done. Anyway, we should end this topic before it turns into yet another flame war on this subject.

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I do admit that initiating this discussion was a bad idea, but I only really needed a few replies for clarification, but whatever, freedom of expression. I don't hate him or his stuff, just curious.

We could all learn from Forrestfire though. He released his videos at the right time, and knew what audience to target (intentional or not). He made Lego Batman videos before Lego Batman films were ubiquitous, and at a time when the video game occupied the majority of first page on YouTube when you searched "lego batman".

Popularity really shouldn't be a matter of deserving because if a person appeals to the large audience, then the large audience will like it, but if it appeals to a small audience, a small audience will like it, and you have some say in what audience to appeal to, right?

But yeah, I was wrong in making this topic. So if anyone can delete this, then go ahead.

I'll dispute that. If you're uncomfortable with profane language, then I won't hold it against you, but really, I think we've come to a point where profanity can often be the best and most potent way to express extreme emotions. There are only so many ways that one can, for example, express extreme rage. If someone is hopping up and down yelling "SHOOT! GOSH DARN IT ALL!" then no one is going to take your anger seriously. But if you hear someone shouting the f-word over and over, then you know that something's up with them. I think it's the taboo nature of the words themselves that express a certain kind of feeling, more than most other non-profane words can do. Is there a point where profanity can become over-saturated to the point of being unappealing? Of course, as is the case with many other things.

I believe that, as far as writing goes, true mastery of the English language also demands mastery of its colloquialisms, including profanity. Like it or not, profane language has become a permanent part of the modern lexicon, and hearing it in everyday life is, ultimately, unavoidable. I'm not sure I understand your statement about it being "pointless because it bothers some people;" what about those of us who aren't bothered by it? There is really no way to truly appease everyone out there, as someone somewhere is bound to be offended by something.

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