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[–] psmgx@lemmy.world 172 points 4 months ago (2 children)

He was cancelled, and was out of the industry for years.

He then kissed the ring, did the mea culpa, and got lucky making a pacifist WW2 movie. If that film tanked, or he didn't kiss all of the asses, he'd still be out of business.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 139 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The reality is that being "cancelled" isn't a huge deal when you're already one of the economic elite. He didn't even do a mea culpa, he just came back to the party and shrugged.

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 29 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Not even the economic elite, just A list of some description.

Once your a big name you might have to take less money but someone somewhere will think you are a value proposition eventually.

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 months ago

Makes me think of Tár where the conductor

spoilerends up conducting a video game music symphony overseas at the end

[–] Anamnesis@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (3 children)

It's a pretty decent film, if a little heavy on the religious message.

[–] vorpuni@jlai.lu 11 points 4 months ago

I thought the religious part wasn't forced or strange considering the real story.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I disagree. Yes, the protaganist had religous motivations for his actions, but that doesn't mean the film itself has a religous message.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

All of his movies are religious propaganda. Sometimes propaganda just happens to have a point.

[–] AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 months ago

I thought my friend had tricked me into watching a romance movie up until they got on the ridge and a dude got cut in half with bullets. I was not expecting that