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> J.J. ABRAMS > > When you have a movie that’s as entertaining, well-made, and well-received as “Booksmart” not doing the business it should have [the teen com
by wyoh 7y ago
> J.J. ABRAMS
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> When you have a movie that’s as entertaining, well-made, and well-received as “Booksmart” not doing the business it should have [the teen comedy underperformed at the box office despite critics’ raves], it really makes you realize that the typical Darwinian fight to survive is completely lopsided now.
The fact that critics, a very insular group of people, liked the movie doesn't mean it is good or will please the public at large. Booksmart is a prime example of the « Get woke, go broke » adage.
- TylerE 7y agoBy adage, you mean thing the alt-right chants with no basis in fact?
- wyoh 7y agoNothing to do with the alt-right boogeyman. Not every person right of AOC is alt-right.
- galkk 7y agoIt's like saying > When you have a movie that’s as entertaining, well-made, and well-received as “Ghostbusters (2016)” not doing the business it should have [the teen comedy underperformed at the box office despite critics’ raves],