“It’s so hard to get movies made, and in these big movies that get made — and it’s even starting to happen with the little ones, which is what’s really freaking me out — decisions are being made by committees, and art does not do well when it’s made by committee,” she added. “Films are made by a filmmaker and a team of artists around them. You cannot make art based on numbers and algorithms. My feeling has been for a long time that audiences are extremely smart, and executives have started to believe that they’re not. Audiences will always be able to sniff out bullshit. Even if films start to be made with AI, humans aren’t going to fucking want to see those.”
I think there’s different audiences. You’re referring to a general, mainstream audience, while I think she’s referring to an audience that would be interested in an artsy film going into it.
I don’t think anyone believes Madame Web was supposed to be an artsy film.
I honestly haven’t seen it but I think the point still stands that there can be different types of audiences with different tastes. It seems like she’s afraid everything is going to go the route of Star Wars and Marvel.
I have room in my heart for both Paul Thomas Anderson films and Infinity War.
Just because I like a good wine and cheese party doesn’t mean I can’t also appreciate a day at the amusement park.