Chris Brady
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Don't need to see it (Which I did anyway) to know that I agree. I have an explanation as to why, but... Honestly, it's long, and it could (Although I'm sure it doesn't) break the no politics rule. So I won't. Let's just say that Hollywood and the Rich that control it have no concept of how life is for everyone who isn't them.
Instead, I'm going to point out some misconceptions that the general audience may have about the industry as it was explained to me.
First the term Director and where it sits on the 'totem pole'. Most people think this is the most important person on a movie set. Sure, they're the face of the movie, often fielding the questions and have intimate knowledge of the script, plot and characters, and yet, this is actually incorrect. They're above the Actors, yes, but like the Actors they are just hired help, mercenaries if you will.
The other is the difference between Producers. Most people see the word Executive and assume they're the most important. Again, no. They're just a bunch of money men who provide funding, which is why you often have more than one in a production. And the more you have the more funding trouble the production has. Hence why Secret Hideout's various live action productions are so horrendous, they're often scraping multiple barrels to get the pennies.
The most powerful person in Hollywood is, yes you probably guessed by now, is the plain old Producer, They also provide funding, but they are also in charge of approving the script, the locations and they're the ones hiring all the help, from the Director to Actors, to 'special effects' studios (which doesn't mean like lasers and mecha builders, it means people like make up and set painters).
And yes, these are not hard and fast rules, but this is the general layout of a Hollywood movie/production.