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Top Selling: Dead Poets Society ): Nothing sadder than profiting off death.

by fred_durst 12y ago

pestaa 12y ago
It's a great and touching movie, and people thought they would watch it again. There are no hidden motives.
- fred_durst 12y ago
  But when you realize that these moments are built into the profit model when deciding to fund films, it is a bit sad.
  - k-mcgrady 12y ago
    You seriously believe that when they made that movie they though, "we can allocate a little more to the budget because it'll get a bump when he dies in 25 years."???
    - fred_durst 12y ago
      I've actually been in that meeting where it was discussed about when someone would die. So I wouldn't be surprised. Either way, I can assure you it's part of the revenue forecast.
      - k-mcgrady 12y ago
        I could see that being true if it's an older actor (a legend in their 70s working on a movie guaranteed to be a hit) but he was in his 30's when that movie came out. Predicting that far in to the future would be stupid considering how much the entertainment industry has changed in the last 25 years (VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray, Digital, Streaming) and the fact that the production and distribution companies may not even be around anymore (I think in this case they are but that's a big prediction 25 years out). Also, if the internet hadn't come along the number of people rushing out to buy this on DVD would be much smaller. It's unlikely it would be in stock and by the time it was stocked people would have moved on. So if you are factoring the actors death into your budget when creating the movie you're either a total idiot or willing to predict: - An instant-seamless distribution system, aka the internet - Your company will be around 25-50 years from now - Robin Williams will become an immensely popular actor - This movie will be so good lots of people will want to watch it in 25 years Edit: I can see this being more likely in the music industry as I think people are much more likely to go back and listen to an old album: they see an artist die, they think, "I used to love that band" and they buy the album. With movies, until the digital era arrived, I don't think people did that as much.
pizza 12y ago
Pretty sure it just so happens to be one of the movies they've got available and people are buying it of their own accord.
adventured 12y ago
How about willingly paying money to rent a movie because an actor dies and you want to watch something you loved said actor in? By your logic, I'm just as guilty. I'm supply the demand, happily. That profit doesn't exist if I don't hand it over. Your logic is wrong (worse than that in fact, it's anti-life). Taken to its proper conclusion, you could just about never watch a movie again, for there will almost always be something tragic or sensational occurring at any given time with someone in every movie. Robin Williams is in rehab and in the news? Oops, can't watch his movies. Jodie Foster comes out as gay? Oops, can't watch her movies until the headlines go away. Angelina Jolie adopts an African child, oops, can't watch her movies until the headlines clear, that would be giving the studios a profit off of something beautiful and that's wrong /s

Top Selling: Dead Poets Society ): Nothing sadder than profiting off death.

pestaa 12y ago

It's a great and touching movie, and people thought they would watch it again. There are no hidden motives.

fred_durst 12y ago
But when you realize that these moments are built into the profit model when deciding to fund films, it is a bit sad.
- k-mcgrady 12y ago
  You seriously believe that when they made that movie they though, "we can allocate a little more to the budget because it'll get a bump when he dies in 25 years."???
  - fred_durst 12y ago
    I've actually been in that meeting where it was discussed about when someone would die. So I wouldn't be surprised. Either way, I can assure you it's part of the revenue forecast.
    - k-mcgrady 12y ago
      I could see that being true if it's an older actor (a legend in their 70s working on a movie guaranteed to be a hit) but he was in his 30's when that movie came out. Predicting that far in to the future would be stupid considering how much the entertainment industry has changed in the last 25 years (VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray, Digital, Streaming) and the fact that the production and distribution companies may not even be around anymore (I think in this case they are but that's a big prediction 25 years out). Also, if the internet hadn't come along the number of people rushing out to buy this on DVD would be much smaller. It's unlikely it would be in stock and by the time it was stocked people would have moved on. So if you are factoring the actors death into your budget when creating the movie you're either a total idiot or willing to predict: - An instant-seamless distribution system, aka the internet - Your company will be around 25-50 years from now - Robin Williams will become an immensely popular actor - This movie will be so good lots of people will want to watch it in 25 years Edit: I can see this being more likely in the music industry as I think people are much more likely to go back and listen to an old album: they see an artist die, they think, "I used to love that band" and they buy the album. With movies, until the digital era arrived, I don't think people did that as much.

pizza 12y ago

Pretty sure it just so happens to be one of the movies they've got available and people are buying it of their own accord.

adventured 12y ago

How about willingly paying money to rent a movie because an actor dies and you want to watch something you loved said actor in? By your logic, I'm just as guilty. I'm supply the demand, happily. That profit doesn't exist if I don't hand it over. Your logic is wrong (worse than that in fact, it's anti-life). Taken to its proper conclusion, you could just about never watch a movie again, for there will almost always be something tragic or sensational occurring at any given time with someone in every movie. Robin Williams is in rehab and in the news? Oops, can't watch his movies. Jodie Foster comes out as gay? Oops, can't watch her movies until the headlines go away. Angelina Jolie adopts an African child, oops, can't watch her movies until the headlines clear, that would be giving the studios a profit off of something beautiful and that's wrong /s