Comments by "Clogs" (@clogs4956) on "Why Modern Movies Suck - They Hate Their Own Fans" video.

I've heard the words 'money laundering' bandied about. Also 'tax-deductables'.
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@jamespaul6315 yes, because the source material is somewhat specific about that. But I'll let you into a little secret - most of the Fellowship wouldn't have cared a button about that if Amazon hadn't followed the now all-too-familiar fan baiting process that TCD describes here, because the moment it started, we knew what kind of disaster was coming. And then Amazon upped the ante with the insulting "Superfans" (read that with air quotes) trailers...
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If people object to the tyrant, he'll trot out some suitably intimidated individuals to dutifully state that he's not a tyrant. They might be paid to do this, a canny politic move, but it's more likely that, if they don't do as they're told, something valuable to them will be destroyed, most probably their families. For actors, directors, writer, film crews etc etc the ultimate threat is being blacklisted and never able to work in the industry again. Think carefully before making accusations of shilling.
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@SilentLulamoon one word: tokenism.
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