"F*ck DC Comics", says Rob Downey Jr.

I'm not sure how to interpret this lil' snippet from an interview Robert Downey Jr. (RDJ) did with Moviehole, because all of it seems pretty genuine and down-to-earth until he explodes at the end bit. Here's what I'm talkin' about:

It's a well-known fact that RDJ's brain-to-mouth filter is sometimes turned off and he says things that downright offends people. If he doesn't like something, he'll just say it to one's face without having to kiss any ass. It's cool to know that people like RDJ are in the biz and still maintain their policies. It's cool. But is it still cool when you say something likewise about a certain small movie called The Dark Knight and DC Comics in general? Here's the snippet.

"My whole thing is that that I saw 'The Dark Knight'. I feel like I'm dumb because I feel like I don't get how many things that are so smart. It's like a Ferrari engine of storytelling and script writing and I'm like, 'That's not my idea of what I want to see in a movie.' I loved 'The Prestige' but didn't understand 'The Dark Knight'. Didn't get it, still can't tell you what happened in the movie, what happened to the character and in the end they need him to be a bad guy. I'm like, 'I get it. This is so high brow and so f--king smart, I clearly need a college education to understand this movie.' You know what? F-ck DC comics. That's all I have to say and that's where I'm really coming from."

Ooof, talk about sharp words! As much as I love The Dark Knight, I'm not gonna' jump to conclusions and say that RDJ is a jerk and whatnot. He's obviously not into that sorta' storytelling and that's fine. But "F*ck DC Comics"? Looks like Robbie won't be working for those guys anytime soon. It's not like he cares anyway...there's like what, five more Iron Man movies to go? What I'm coming to is that, you don't play a comic character and then say 'F*ck DC". No, that's wrong in more ways than one because like it or not, DC pioneered the superhero concept. Superman, anyone? Yeah, I hate the boyscout in blue, too, but it's well-known that had it not been for the perfect nature of Superman, imperfect superheroes wouldn't have been conjured from Marvel's side of things. And Iron Man is one of the most imperfect of them all; a multi-billionaire alcoholic playboy. Heck, he's Marvel's version of Batman for cryin' out loud! So to say "F*ck DC" would be like not giving a sh*t about where your now pop-culture-icon status character comes from.

And just to rub it in, Rob Downey may have lost some merit points among the fanboy nation for his comments. There were tons of friggin' death threats sent to the inbox of a reviewer who accused Chris Nolan of being a 'con artiste' more than a director. The Dark Knight has become so monumental that saying anything negative about it is like using racial slur in public! Heck, it's so huge that I will hereon refer to The Dark Knight only as 'The Greatness'. The Dark Kni**cough** I mean 'The Greatness' is so cool that it may very well be the second, if not highest, domestic grossing film of all time.

In other related news, The Greatness is now being researched as an effective alternative cure to many of Earth's incurable diseases. We may very well be on the verge of a universal vaccine. Fans of the film have been quoted saying that they feel immensely happy and only now realize that God truly loves them. Speaking of God, it has been said that The Greatness is in fact, a gift from up above to us humans for finally taking the effort to take care of nature. A group of people saw God form from clouds ala Mufassa in The Lion King, He smiled, winked at them and gave them the thumbs-up, eventually saying "You deserve it, fellas...here are your free passes for the IMAX screening." Oh, watching it also gives you a sure-shot seat in Heaven.

...What was this post about again? I vaguely remember something about Robert Downey Jr...hmm....