Adam McKay says the Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio-starring satire resonates with a widespread feeling of being deceived by government and media

  • ocassionallyaduck@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    When your movie is on the frontpage of Netflix with a handful of A listers and effectively “free”, a half billion views is actually not that great. You were handed success on a silver platter.

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      7 hours ago

      But on the other hand I don’t think it’s entirely fair to dismiss a number that high. I think it kind of reads like a film most people wouldn’t necessarily watch if they viewed any info about it before watching it