Comment on Please stop making Alien movies

• soul@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  For which there clearly has been. Some people made the various sequels because they had a story to tell, some because there is an audience that wants more from the IP, some because they wanted a chance to take part in such a project, some because they saw them as an opportunity to share their particular craft.

  Movie making is a massive group effort. I can assure you that there is not a single movie where the sole reason it gets made is for money. In fact, most of them go into the project thinking it’ll be a losing prospect from an accounting point of view.

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  • potustheplant@feddit.nl ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I can assure you that there is not a single movie where the sole reason it gets made is for money.

    And that’s my cue to leave. Thanks for the laugh.

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    • soul@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      There is far more nuance in real life than the myopic view your comment reflects. The amount of effort it takes to make a movie is not small. Even low-budget arthouse films take a handful of people to make and those tend to be far less focused on profit than major Hollywood big-budget blockbusters. By logic, this means that there are even more reasons for the movie being made because there are more people involved, each with their own motivations.

      Additionally, I didn’t say that money doesn’t play a role or even that it wouldn’t be the primary driver for the project moving forward. What I said was that it’s never the only reason.

      Also, there’s no reason to be a condescending prick.

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      • potustheplant@feddit.nl ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        The amount of effort it takes to make a movie is not small.

        That’s precisely why I would favor original work over remakes.

        By logic, this means that there are even more reasons for the movie being made because there are more people involved, each with their own motivations.

        Not necessarily, no. The people working on a film might be doing it just because it’s their job. Not everything is a passion project. Also, when discussing a big studio production such as this one, the people that greenlight the movie are also expecting an ROI. Lots of big movies are just a product that produces money.

        Also, there’s no reason to be a condescending prick.

        Not being condescending. It’s just that wishful thinking just gets a chuckle out of me.

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