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i dont know how much say the director in a low budget film has these days (unless he/she financed it)
I believe that the producers steer the picture in a direction that will make them their money back.
If they see a guy going out on a limb and use too much origionality it makes them nervous. They prefer to appeal to the lowest common denominator... the sheep ... who would perfer to see things that are easy to understand .. car chases, things blowing up...PG rated violence.
Its all about the box office baby.
Halloween wasnt made with Carpenter thinking it would be the most successful independant film of all time .. it was great filmmaking and great timing.
Thats kind of why i roll my eyes when these early films get over analyzed ... like the 'what is Michael thinking' thread.
Caprenter didnt care .. he just wanted to scare people..
Anyway i got away from my point there ...
Which was ... these guys can study films all they like but its studying the box office impact that matters to the guys that hold the strings.
if you want a really apt analogy ... look at Brittney Spears and look at your own favorite band/singer ... I'll bet Brittney has more money than God compared to whoever you picked.
does it make sense ? no - blame the lowest common denominator.
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