Hype is something that will always exist when it comes to media in life. We all naturally have expectations for the things we enjoy, but hype when not contained it can become a huge monster that can never be sated. Being the type of person who follows games and nerd culture I'm exposed to the games, movies, and comics coming out and the buzz around them. While having hype is understandable to have for a product your excited about I believe we as consumers need to take a hard look at how hype can ruin our expectation of things.

As a big DC fan I was absolutely stoked to see Batman vs Superman for the first time together on the big screen. Alas when the movie came out I among other legions of fans was disappointed with what we got. No Man's Sky looked to change the way survival adventure genre worked, but what we got a game with to little features for way to much money. Now, some would say it was my fault for having such high expectations for the these things. I feel that statement is only partially right. While you can't really fault anybody for wanting something they are excited for to be good. You also have to look at things more critically and have a more judgmental eye when it comes certain things.

What brought this questioning on was a recent conversation with my brother about the new power rangers trailer. I told my brother that I don't think the new power rangers movie is going to be any good. His response was something along the lines of "You shouldn't have any expectations for this movie". What almost led giant spiel about how you shouldn't just blindly accept everything put in front of you like Jerry from Rick and Morty, but after the conversation I started to really think about what hype can do to something and after all that I came to a simple conclusion. I will keep hyping up the things I enjoy, but with realistic expectations. Why because I believe if you enjoy something you should expect to be a certain quality. The new Logan movie coming out if it doesn't live up to my expectations will I be disappointed yes, but I feel it's better than just being a mindless person willing to enjoy anything in front of my face.

How do you deal with hype? Do you shun all the news and trailers for a upcoming video game or movie? Do you eat up every bit of news so you can go into it with a knowledgeable and informed idea about what that product is? Thank you for reading and have a nice day ladies and gents.