Spielberg, to his credit, gave a whole big quote about this when asked That maybe it took a tragedy as big as this one for people to collectively realize that these genius directors are full of shit and don't automatically even understand basic common sense, much less "art"
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He said it doesn't matter why the director tells you to do something crazy If it seems crazy -- if you have that sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach that you don't feel safe doing it -- it is not just everyone in the cast and crew's right but their DUTY to call "Cut!"
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This is really important Like, this whole thing happened because of so-called "bystander syndrome" Whether you're the actor in question, or an actor not in the scene, or a fucking extra, or the PA who brings people coffee, or a rando friend/family visiting the set
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How the fuck could all these people see something as obviously out-of-control and horrifying as this helicopter shoot with the little kids and just watch it go down -- FILM it going down It's only even possible because of how big-budget Hollywood was run like a cult
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Military-like hierarchy where it's super fucking important everyone knows their place in the pecking order and nobody talks back to someone above them in the chain of command if they want to keep on working in movies Fucking magnet for creeps and abusers and wackjobs at the top
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Guys like John Landis were drawn to making movies -- and stubbornly refused to find a job other than making movies after he caused the worst moviemaking scandal of his generation -- because there's no other job where you get to tell so many people what to do unquestioned
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i swear to god every time i come across this story it gets worse somehow
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Even Rachel Wood talked about standing up for herself on the set of Westworld and finally, after being in the business nearly all her life, admitting exhaustion or pain. Her telling makes it sound radical.
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I’ve always been rubbed the wrong way by auteur theory, didn’t know it had a body count. Holy shit.
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