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minus-squarepetrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 hours agoHow do you know those movies are highest grossing because they’re cool?
minus-squareJasonDJ@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 hours agoThey are highest grossing because they sold the most tickets. Uncool movies don’t sell the most seats. It’s literally a popularity contest. And popularity contests are always given to the coolest.
minus-squaresp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 hours agoYou answered the question by saying ‘because it is’. No, its not. Yes, ‘cool’ is subjective. Popular and cool are not the same thing. Many of the movies with a cult following now were basically commercial disappointments or even failures. Art doesn’t exist purely to make money. That’s ‘content’ you’re thinking of.
minus-squarepetrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 hours agoCan we find the most romantic movies using this ‘highest grossing’ trick?
minus-squareJasonDJ@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours agoIt’s right there on the list. Y2k women wanted Mel Gibson. Again, before everyone knew he was a nutter. And apparently despite Lethal Weapon 4 when he was clearly too old for this shit.
minus-squarepetrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 hours agoWhat Women Want $33.6 million opening weekend X-Men $57.5 million opening weekend Nice. So, I think we can conclude that X-Men is more romantic than What Women Want. That’s cool, I guess.
How do you know those movies are highest grossing because they’re cool?
They are highest grossing because they sold the most tickets.
Uncool movies don’t sell the most seats.
It’s literally a popularity contest. And popularity contests are always given to the coolest.
You answered the question by saying ‘because it is’.
No, its not.
Yes, ‘cool’ is subjective.
Popular and cool are not the same thing.
Many of the movies with a cult following now were basically commercial disappointments or even failures.
Art doesn’t exist purely to make money.
That’s ‘content’ you’re thinking of.
Can we find the most romantic movies using this ‘highest grossing’ trick?
It’s right there on the list. Y2k women wanted Mel Gibson. Again, before everyone knew he was a nutter. And apparently despite Lethal Weapon 4 when he was clearly too old for this shit.
What Women Want
$33.6 million opening weekend
X-Men
$57.5 million opening weekend
Nice. So, I think we can conclude that X-Men is more romantic than What Women Want. That’s cool, I guess.