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Just as no business inherently deserves to exist, no distribution model inherently needs to be allowed to submit films to Cannes.
by paulgb 9y ago
Just as no business inherently deserves to exist, no distribution model inherently needs to be allowed to submit films to Cannes.
- kodablah 9y agoOf course. We should just reduce the value of winning since it's against an arbitrarily culled list of competitors.
- Retric 9y agoExactly Cannes just became irrelevant IMO. I personally doubt any streaming service movie would win, but restricted rewards are meaningless. At the extreme, I can always offer an award that only I can win, but why would anyone care. PS: Same thing IMO happened to the Emmys's when Shrek was prevented from winning 'best picture'. With one simple choice they became a joke.
- fenwick67 9y agoCan you elaborate about Shrek? I can't find anything on that (also the Emmys is for TV not movies).
- Retric 9y agoOps. Oscars sorry that's how little I care ;) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Animated_Feature https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Anima... Has some er public history, but it was added specifically for Shreck.
- leggomylibro 9y agoSure, Cannes can do whatever they want, but it hardly makes me feel like they are an institution whose opinions are likely to have much relevance to my experience. Their recommendations get colored by their pettiness, sort of like how the Academy's presentations tend to feel disingenuous. It feels like the quality of the work often isn't what is being judged, so...who cares?
- ieo2929 9y agoYou’re conflating physics with human social organization. If people want to organize around a certain set of ideals that’s up to them. Codifying it in their law is also up to them. No one social organizational structure has an inherent right to exist unless the people seem to support it. Argue brainwashing or propaganda is what maintains it, the reality is: thems the rules in France.