MichelLouise [he/him] to movies • 4 years ago“I’m thrilled to be working with Amazon on this project. This show will either have me lauded or banned, and as such, I have demanded payment up front.”imagemessage-square22 fedilinkarrow-up1111
arrow-up1109image“I’m thrilled to be working with Amazon on this project. This show will either have me lauded or banned, and as such, I have demanded payment up front.”MichelLouise [he/him] to movies • 4 years agomessage-square22 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareconcessaoprasorrir [he/him]hexbear17·edit-24 years ago Why do you think people like Hasan or Boots can find huge platform in Amazon? Simply they are not an immediate threat to capital. it's not that simple because capital commodifies everything - even revolutionary work - as long as it gives them money like it says in the old quote, the capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them naturally this process of commodification can also trivialize the message and/or co-opt its authors, but that's another matter link
minus-squaregrisbajskulor [he/him]hexbear4·4 years agoAnd the most important point is that there is no alternative for funding a movie outside major studios. The choice is make propaganda with the spawn of satan, or don't make propaganda at all. It's a no-brainer. link
it's not that simple because capital commodifies everything - even revolutionary work - as long as it gives them money
like it says in the old quote, the capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them
naturally this process of commodification can also trivialize the message and/or co-opt its authors, but that's another matter
And the most important point is that there is no alternative for funding a movie outside major studios. The choice is make propaganda with the spawn of satan, or don't make propaganda at all. It's a no-brainer.