‘All the magic is going away’: are on-set images ruining movies?
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That’s probably the dumbest take I’ve heard in a while.
Behind the scenes content has existed as long as the film industry.
If a headline asks a question with a yes/no answer, the answer is always no.
This is a real thing Betteridge's Law of Headlines.
TL;DR: if the answer was "yes" the headline would just be the statement rather than a question.
If you don’t read entertainment news, they have no impact.
How about the new trend of on-set photos that are doctored to hide the cgi elements so they can pretend they didn't use CGI in the movie.
Wait... You're telling me movies are fake? That nothing I see in them is real?! That sound's made up.
Blade is a historical documentary, and it was filmed in real-time.
YOU DARE QUESTION THE ALMIGHTY JIMMY?!
Creator commentary and behind the scenes content only ever improved my enjoyment.
The increase in learned helplessness as a result of algorithmic social media is disturbing. People really think they have no control over what they see anymore and that it's up to the rest of us to "just stop doing X/Y/Z".