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Re-stating the bullshit way the system works in a simplified manner doesn’t really justify it.
How does giving the writer more control imply that anybody could do it? Are you saying anybody could write a good movie and present it to the world? And why would people not be able to tell the difference? Different writers have different styles. A shit movie would still be a shit movie the same way a shit play is still a shit play or a shit TV show is still a shit TV show.
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For example, you could give an Akiva Goldsman script to Werner Herzog or P.T. Anderson or Terrence Malick and it’d still be a shitty film. Because Akiva Goldman is literally writes the first cliche that pops into his head.
“A dog that talks in iambic pentameter? Brilliant, Akiva, you’re brilliant!” - from the notes of Akiva Goldman.
Counter-point: Eric Roth is a terribly shitty writer and Curious Case of Benjamin Button would’ve blown if David Fincher didn’t make the visual, artistic decisions he did.
