Ana: Welp: "The Hobbit movies were awful, and now we know why: I was pretty surprised when Peter Jackson took over from Guillermo del Toro to make the Hobbit trilogy, and [they were a mess]. In what can only be described as the most honest promotional video of all time, we find out why: the movies were made completely on the fly, without a script or nearly any advanced planning. …[T]hings got so bad that when they started shooting the titular Battle of Five Armies itself they were essentially just shooting B-roll: footage of people in costumes waving around swords, without any cohesive plan for how the sequence would actually play out. (A choice Jackson quote: 'I didn't know what the hell I was doing.')"
Liss: You know how people who aren't straight white cis men are just given hundreds of millions of dollars to dick around with.
Ana: Right? But we can't let NOT white cis dudes direct films because they haven't proved themselves!!
Liss: And then everyone thinks it's charming when they're all haha I didn't even know what I was doing! "Here, have one of the most coveted properties in all of filmdom. Just have fun! If you fuck it up, we'll promote the DVD w/ it!"
Ana: It'll be hilarious! We'll all look back and laugh from atop the pile of money we made!
Liss: #SmauginItUp #blessed
Ana: I'm dying laughing.
Liss: LOL
Ana: You're a lady and you just don't understand his vision!
Liss: I have been failing to understand straight white dudes' lack of vision for 41 years and counting.
Ana: Maybe you should smile more and make them cookies just a thought ;)
Liss:
Ana: THAT COOKIE BELONGED TO PETER JACKSON, MADAM
Liss: NOM NOM NOM
Shakesville is run as a safe space. First-time commenters: Please read Shakesville's Commenting Policy and Feminism 101 Section before commenting. We also do lots of in-thread moderation, so we ask that everyone read the entirety of any thread before commenting, to ensure compliance with any in-thread moderation. Thank you.
blog comments powered by Disqus