directed a thoughtful, compelling movie about the elements of alienation for modern kids that can create a school shooter
directed a movie about CIA agents faking the moon landing to manufacture consent where he and his crew/cast literally scammed their way into NASA to be able to film on-site https://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2016/09/15/operation-avalanche-crew-sneaked-into-nasa.html
created a web series/TV show that famously set precedents for fair use laws in terms of getting away with co-opting copyrighted material in creative, artistic ways, having to fight IP holders tooth and nail the entire time. literally a big FU to the idea of modern Copyright law
is totally gonna make a film that just 100%, uncritically just is about how cool and good capitalism is and how all tech people are good and you should buy their stuff. I mean, that's why he has made a movie about a now famously obsolete/failed brand/company, right?
I'm planning on seeing this movie tomorrow, and will gladly eat crow if I'm wrong, and it is some lame embrace of how amazing companies are, but I'd be shocked if that's what it's actually about. I'm just begging everyone here to stop writing off movies/art on a gut reaction basis of whether you think it's "based" or not. Actually engage with art, or at least do some basic looking, before you decided to smear it.
Oh shit this is a Matt Johnson film? In that case this is absolutely not a bio pic or anything even remotely true, it's just gonna be commentary about the tech industry.
Oh yeah, everyone, I'm sure the guy who:
is totally gonna make a film that just 100%, uncritically just is about how cool and good capitalism is and how all tech people are good and you should buy their stuff. I mean, that's why he has made a movie about a now famously obsolete/failed brand/company, right?
I'm planning on seeing this movie tomorrow, and will gladly eat crow if I'm wrong, and it is some lame embrace of how amazing companies are, but I'd be shocked if that's what it's actually about. I'm just begging everyone here to stop writing off movies/art on a gut reaction basis of whether you think it's "based" or not. Actually engage with art, or at least do some basic looking, before you decided to smear it.
Oh shit this is a Matt Johnson film? In that case this is absolutely not a bio pic or anything even remotely true, it's just gonna be commentary about the tech industry.