What’s with all the age-shaming around Doomsday?

I keep seeing people mock actors like Robert Downey Jr. and Alan Cumming for being in their 60s and playing younger roles. Whenever I say something positive about the movie, I get replies like, “this is corporate millennial-boomer slop.” Some even call me weird just because I’m excited to see a 60-year-old RDJ. Why is it suddenly “creepy” to appreciate talented veteran actors? Apparently as a 'grown man's I can't gush over superhero characters played by older actors.

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JosephBeuyz2Men2025-11-11 21:31

This might say more about who you are interacting with online than being a normal opinion.

dbkenny4262025-11-11 21:32

Yeah, I can't say I've ever seen these sentiments.

SeekerVash2025-11-12 00:54

It comes up every now and then around Wolverine, but since Wolverine needs to maintain a certain physique and muscle mass starts dropping rapidly in your 60's, it makes sense there.

It comes up often around "Young Avengers", but since they're supposed to be teenagers and the oldest is pushing 30, it makes sense there too.

I don't think I've seen it anywhere else.

NorrinBanner2025-11-11 21:32

I've literally never seen a single comment of that nature about this movie. Sounds like you hang out with douchebags.

Buhos_En_Pantelones2025-11-11 21:33

I'm on this sub a lot, and every time someone says "What's with all the hate for (insert thing here)", I have *never* once heard it.

SeekerVash2025-11-12 00:55

That's because...

1. The person is having a fight with a friend and they're looking to this subreddit to crowd source their "winning opinion".

2. They made the mistake of reading comments on Youtube again.

greatreference2025-11-11 21:37

I swear people make up fake scenarios to argue against, I’ve never once seen this sentiment and I’m chronically online and consume a ton of marvel/comic book content and subreddits

TheMurmuring2025-11-11 22:23

Rage gets clicks. Fake rage gets clicks. Sympathy over fake rage gets clicks.

It's all about the clicks, baby. For all we know it's Reddit themselves starting discussions just to get more engagement so more people see more ads.

matt951102025-11-11 21:45

No one is doing this. Peace out.

NrFive2025-11-11 21:45

Never seen this ever.

[Welcome to the internet](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k1BneeJTDcU&pp=ygUXd2VsY29tZSB0byB0aGUgaW50ZXJuZXQ%3D). It’s an algorithmic shithole with the only goal to keep us divided and distracted while the rich get richer and the world collapses in on itself…

SeekerVash2025-11-12 00:56

Damn you! I finally had that song out of my head after years!

Extra_Age25052025-11-11 21:50

“I keep seeing people mock actors like Robert Downey Jr. and Alan Cumming for being in their 60s and playing younger roles.”

Do you? I have never once seen anyone criticise RDJ or Alan Cumming for playing characters younger than they are. The only criticisms I’ve seen about RDJ being cast as Doctor Doom are that it’s basically nostalgia baiting for a time where the MCU was better received and that the character should be played by a Romani actor, which is something that has also been said for Wanda too. I’ve never ever seen anything about him being too old for the role

eagc72025-11-11 22:28

I think people are assuming they will play these characters long term.