Hi,
I think that the whole movie making process has too many cooks. Many of those cooks have no taste and no appreciation of the art. They are simply investors who want a large return on their investment, will settle for a small return, and absolutely do not want a loss. They look at what has done well in the past, try to distill its essence, usually fail miserably, and demand it be used in their movie. They try to replace imaginative story telling talent with a formula for box office success. And what they usually produce is recycled pap.
Did you know that an early movie version of Anna Karenina was made with two endings? So, bastardizing a story to increase the take is nothing new.
--Pete
Quote:Stories *by* indigenous groups are amazingly varied and interesting; is it too much to ask that stories *about* them deviate from the stereotype by more than a few inches in any direction?You're bordering on a serious discussion with this question. Watch yourself. ;)
I think that the whole movie making process has too many cooks. Many of those cooks have no taste and no appreciation of the art. They are simply investors who want a large return on their investment, will settle for a small return, and absolutely do not want a loss. They look at what has done well in the past, try to distill its essence, usually fail miserably, and demand it be used in their movie. They try to replace imaginative story telling talent with a formula for box office success. And what they usually produce is recycled pap.
Did you know that an early movie version of Anna Karenina was made with two endings? So, bastardizing a story to increase the take is nothing new.
--Pete
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