[ SECRET POST #3804 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3804 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Twin Peaks]


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03.
[Chris Pratt]


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[Banlieue 13/District B13]


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05.
[American Gods]


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06.
[Stephen Fry]


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07.
[Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir]











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Comments

da

[(Anonymous)]

that's more true than you know.

I used to be a part of the Christian music industry, back in the 90s, and subsequently had an inside window into all Christian-based media since most of the record labels had fingers in other pies (publishing, movies, tv series, etc). Music, especially rock, showed the whitebread suits that there was a market in things that were like what was popular entertainment but with a "wholesome" bent. The problem was - and is - that talent means exactly dick. Their focus is on signing up Actual Christians to write, film, and perform so that they're not casting their money at heathens, and the core purpose is absolutely to preach an evangelical Christian view rather than create art. Considering that their main demographic base is already Christian, white, affluent, with nuclear families, they pander directly to them, producing safe content that won't cause that demographic to run to the internet and scream about how terrible X, Y, or Z part of the movie/show/book is.

Like, literally. The record companies had a profile of their primary demographic, called "Becky." Becky is white, 30s, married with perfect children, drives a minivan, lives in the suburbs. They market to Becky, and don't give a shit about pushing boundaries or creating art with talented makers, so long as Becky is soothed and happy and will continue shelling out money for their product.

There are a handful of makers out there who don't subscribe to this marketing plan, but they're few and far between and generally have to crowdfund their projects. Steve Taylor is a filmmaker who has done some pretty good stuff without being preachy, but he's so indie it's almost impossible to find his projects.

Re: da

[(Anonymous)]

That's really interesting, thanks for the insight. That might have something to do with it - no reason to "push the boundaries". I know there's some that try to be more incendiary, like whatever annual Christian film about mean atheists oppressing them (god's not dead? whatever?) but I suppose since they are made to already preach to the choir, so to speak, there's not much in it for creative expression.