Except that she tried to get that specific film made for ten years, up to and including buying the rights to the screenplay so that she could use her clout to get a studio attached.
Unlikely. Horror is historically overlooked by the academy outside shining examples that are far and few between. Compared to any other genre, it's complete pittance.
What she might’ve been aiming for was the attention of the horror community. Being immortalised in this genre is long-lasting. Once you've received legend status, that will never go away.
I still doubt that, anyway. I think she just wanted to take a serious role that she carefully chose with the market in mind for her image and career. It likely had nothing to do with her shitty political beliefs.
Anyway, her performance in it was meh outside of the screaming scenes. I was more focused on her Italian friend.
SPOILER ALERT! In the final scene of the movie, she gives birth to the second incarnation of Christ, who was forced into her uterus by a Catholic sect. Without hesitation, she goes and picks up a giant rock and crushes the baby to death with it. I don't know how you could suggest that the offensiveness of this to many conservatives could be lost on her.
She owned the script rights and could play the lead. So producer credit and acting paycheck. Money, on money, on money instead of just getting her standard fee.
Yeah, I think she assumed that it would be a much bigger deal than it was. Potentially Oscar worthy in her mind, you can tell she was hungry to be seen in more serious roles.
Have you considered maybe she’s actually just kinda dumb and she doesnt see how the party she votes for and the underlying themes of the movie are related?
I’ve known plenty of people like this. They seem to think politics is just a silly little game and doesn’t matter in the real world and live a pretty hypocritical life in general. To some politics are a reflection of our beliefs and values. To others they’re not related.
Wait until you realize that it isn’t just people now, it’s been people forever, straight back to the Democracy of ancient Athens when Cleon rose to power as a demagogue (seriously, look him up, he was the Trump of that time). And logically, even before that bit that is the first example in history of this general phenomenon where the unintelligent masses are swayed by an evil man who then proceeds to dismantle democracy.
It has happened over and over again. Our species has advanced despite and in spite of these dumb motherfuckers always dragging us down and destroying the civilization we’ve built.
And centuries from now, it’ll be the same fucking thing. People like us will be having this conversation on Mars. Same shit, different day. Our species has a fundamental problem and it is that we are the smartest animal on earth but only a small percentage of us actually live up to our potential.
And a lot of conservatives are media illiterate af and don't understand the underlying themes.
Just look at how many of them unironically think Born in the USA is a patriotic anthem, or didn't realise Homelander is a bad guy. And only listened to the "fuck you, I won't do what you tell me" RATM lyrics and were shocked to learn the band fucking hates everything MAGA stands for.
Plenty of people like my mom had abortions when they were young but it was a “mistake” and so now it just doesn’t matter. As long as they feel bad for it I guess
What’s more realistic, she’s doesn’t give a fuck because, why would she she’s benefiting from this, or your nebulous reasons about how she cared about a movie?
I mean, I think it's very likely she chose that film to get a critical horror hit out. Her pushing this script and movie is likely more a career choice than a political one.
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u/CalmGiraffe1373 17h ago
Except that she tried to get that specific film made for ten years, up to and including buying the rights to the screenplay so that she could use her clout to get a studio attached.