good piece most f the ones I have read was hard to get your opinion on....some even sounded like you were plugging what Every likes......coople more like this because I know you are smart and I'm in as a paid subscriber. thank you
About those movies (GlenGarry Glen Ross, The Wolf of Wall Stree, Wall Street, and Fight Club). Many of the stars, directors, and critics talk about how these movies are cautionary tales and imply or explicitly say many in the audience are missing the point of the movie.
At least one of the following is likely to be true.
1. None of them really care the cautionary tale has the opposite effect on part of the audience as long as the film does well financially and boosts their careers as they grapple with/submit to the numbing effect of life in the entertainment industry
2. They don't really know how to make a movie with an effective cautionary tale
3. They know exactly what they are doing, and the movie's effect on the audience is as intended even if parts of the audience come away with different perspectives
As a writer, I can confidently say that audiences frequently misinterpret my work! And I do very clear cut, logical arguments. It isn't surprising to me at all that filmmakers are baffled by audiences reactions to their work—there are so many moving parts, so many people involved in film production that there is any coherent message is kind of a miracle.
Radiolab have a superb episode called "Post No Evil", about Facebook's content moderation efforts. It became clear to me that perfectly moderating content on a platform like Facebook is an impossible task
Yea the goal isn't perfection! But principled, reasonable investment. Even that lower bar is something most social media companies have failed to clear. Safety is something that can hinder growth so there are strong incentives to do as little of it as possible.
good piece most f the ones I have read was hard to get your opinion on....some even sounded like you were plugging what Every likes......coople more like this because I know you are smart and I'm in as a paid subscriber. thank you
About those movies (GlenGarry Glen Ross, The Wolf of Wall Stree, Wall Street, and Fight Club). Many of the stars, directors, and critics talk about how these movies are cautionary tales and imply or explicitly say many in the audience are missing the point of the movie.
At least one of the following is likely to be true.
1. None of them really care the cautionary tale has the opposite effect on part of the audience as long as the film does well financially and boosts their careers as they grapple with/submit to the numbing effect of life in the entertainment industry
2. They don't really know how to make a movie with an effective cautionary tale
3. They know exactly what they are doing, and the movie's effect on the audience is as intended even if parts of the audience come away with different perspectives
As a writer, I can confidently say that audiences frequently misinterpret my work! And I do very clear cut, logical arguments. It isn't surprising to me at all that filmmakers are baffled by audiences reactions to their work—there are so many moving parts, so many people involved in film production that there is any coherent message is kind of a miracle.
Radiolab have a superb episode called "Post No Evil", about Facebook's content moderation efforts. It became clear to me that perfectly moderating content on a platform like Facebook is an impossible task
Yea the goal isn't perfection! But principled, reasonable investment. Even that lower bar is something most social media companies have failed to clear. Safety is something that can hinder growth so there are strong incentives to do as little of it as possible.