Can we find the most romantic movies using this ‘highest grossing’ trick?
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JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 10 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.
petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 hours ago
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 8 hours ago
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.
petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 hours ago
What Women Want
$33.6 million opening weekendX-Men
$57.5 million opening weekendNice. So, I think we can conclude that X-Men is more romantic than What Women Want. That’s cool, I guess.
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 hours ago
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.