Gori the Grey
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Over on this thread:
we are discussing the proposition that if a movie "goes woke," it will "go broke."
I propose a quasi-scientific, year-long study of the proposition.
For each Hollywood release between Aug 1 2023 and July 31 2024, with a budget of $90 million or more, @Zardnaar has agreed, before the movie's release, working from pre-release advertising and discussion of the movie, to declare whether or not the film appears to be "woke," by his definition of that term.
We will track how the films he places in the woke category fare financially, with non-woke movies serving as the comparator group.
This thread is not the thread for discussion of the meaning of "woke." For purposes of this thread, Zardnaar is the sole arbiter of what is "woke." (Though others who are willing to make the year-long commitment are also invited to sort each movie into the category of woke or non-woke).
For purposes of this study, "woke" and "non-woke" are an absolute, mutually exclusive binary. There is no scale. A movie must be categorically labeled "woke" or "non-woke" before it begins its run. Will the "woke" ones, then, "go broke"?
[RD] - Do 'woke' films go broke? (from LGBTQ news)
But I've been told "Go woke, go broke" you see... and IT RHYMES! So it MUST be correct! It's more in relation to movies which is where the phrase is from. Can't really alienate 40%+ of domestic market so kinda true.
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we are discussing the proposition that if a movie "goes woke," it will "go broke."
I propose a quasi-scientific, year-long study of the proposition.
For each Hollywood release between Aug 1 2023 and July 31 2024, with a budget of $90 million or more, @Zardnaar has agreed, before the movie's release, working from pre-release advertising and discussion of the movie, to declare whether or not the film appears to be "woke," by his definition of that term.
We will track how the films he places in the woke category fare financially, with non-woke movies serving as the comparator group.
This thread is not the thread for discussion of the meaning of "woke." For purposes of this thread, Zardnaar is the sole arbiter of what is "woke." (Though others who are willing to make the year-long commitment are also invited to sort each movie into the category of woke or non-woke).
For purposes of this study, "woke" and "non-woke" are an absolute, mutually exclusive binary. There is no scale. A movie must be categorically labeled "woke" or "non-woke" before it begins its run. Will the "woke" ones, then, "go broke"?