An Open Letter to Warner Bros CEO About Layoffs and Donuts-
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#2I wonder why story quality in movies such a toss-up?
They got screenwriters, producers, and editors, right?
You think movie studios should had managed to figure out 'consistent quality' by now.
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#3I am not an insider but wow, this really resonated with me.
> We pursued a potentially great summer movie like Edge of Tomorrow and completely botched its release.
Edge of Tomorrow was a pretty solid movie. I would absolutely have gone to it in the theater, but the marketing just did not connect with me. I've run into this with a number of movies now.
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#4I am not an insider but wow, this really resonated with me. > We pursued a potentially great summer movie like Edge of Tomorrow and completely botched its release. Edge of Tomorrow was a pretty solid movie. I would absolutely have gone to it in the theater, but the marketing just did not connect with me. I've run into this with a number of movies now.
Edge of Tomorrow was a hollywoodized happy version of the original Japanese novel, which ended on a very bittersweet note.
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#5I wonder why story quality in movies such a toss-up? They got screenwriters, producers, and editors, right? You think movie studios should had managed to figure out 'consistent quality' by now.
Isn't that a bit like asking why hasn't microsoft managed to figure out "consistent bug-free software' by now.
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#6A decent article, but the end weakens it bad:
> I love that studio, and you're allowing it to sink. It's not about making movies for 'the fans' and not 'the critics.' It's not even about 'ruining childhoods.' It's about protecting livelihoods.
Companies do not exist to make their employees happy and employed forever. The fact that they do is because it goes with their interest for a given amount of time, but that does not mean it always do. Pretending it's the company goal to "protect livelihoods" is just wrong. Companies are not welfare agents.
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#7A decent article, but the end weakens it bad: > I love that studio, and you're allowing it to sink. It's not about making movies for 'the fans' and not 'the critics.' It's not even about 'ruining childhoods.' It's about protecting livelihoods. Companies do not exist to make their employees happy and employed forever. The fact that they do is because it goes with their interest for a given amount of time, but that doe…
This misses the point of the article entirely. The point was that when leadership screws up, the lower level employees suffer. No accountability at the top.
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#8A decent article, but the end weakens it bad: > I love that studio, and you're allowing it to sink. It's not about making movies for 'the fans' and not 'the critics.' It's not even about 'ruining childhoods.' It's about protecting livelihoods. Companies do not exist to make their employees happy and employed forever. The fact that they do is because it goes with their interest for a given amount of time, but that doe…
This misses the point of the article entirely. The point was that when leadership screws up, the lower level employees suffer. No accountability at the top.
The top has to have the ability and leeway for things to go wrong so that they can take risks. To make sure they take the right risks they are stakeing a % of their pay if its in options or bonuses as well as in their reputation.
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#9I wonder why story quality in movies such a toss-up? They got screenwriters, producers, and editors, right? You think movie studios should had managed to figure out 'consistent quality' by now.
Isn't that a bit like asking why hasn't microsoft managed to figure out "consistent bug-free software' by now.
By consistency, I mean a certain standard of quality, not that it's bug-free.
There's a certain level of quality that firms like Google and Microsoft wouldn't be caught dead writing.
If the same movie studio produce garbages between blockbusters, then I am wondering what's the hell wrong with their quality control process.
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#10I am not an insider but wow, this really resonated with me. > We pursued a potentially great summer movie like Edge of Tomorrow and completely botched its release. Edge of Tomorrow was a pretty solid movie. I would absolutely have gone to it in the theater, but the marketing just did not connect with me. I've run into this with a number of movies now.
It didn't help that they changed the name to Live Die Repeat for its home release. My wife doesn't like action movies or Tom Cruise but loved Edge of Tomorrow. That movie was definitely a missed opportunity.