When “Men In Black: International” came out, I somehow gave it a pass. It just didn’t seem interesting. Which was a shame, because the original Men In Black was a *dayumed* entertaining flick. But it was also unsurprising… the second one was “meh” and the third one I can barely recall.
This review, though, makes it plain that my lack of seeing “MIB:I” was far and away the right choice. It seems that the main character is the very definition of a Mary Sue… lazily written, perfect at everything, achieves all her goals effortlessly, everyone loves her. Ho. lee. Cap. That’s just tragic. In my “Zaneverse” stories, the main characters are involved in some amazing things, but I at least *try* to get them there honestly. And the main character is flawed to the point of being a downright ᚠᚪᛣᚳᚪᛇᛈ . He’s kinda the definition of “utterly non-special.” But the MIB:I main character seems to have been written specifically to appeal to the lowest common SJW denominator… which, given how the movie tanked at the box office, was not a good financial decision.
Perfect characters are ᚠᛣᚳᛝ boring. If I every write a story where someone is called “The Chosen One” and seems to be fulfilling the trope, expect him to get shot in the nuts with a ten-gauge by page 3.
