shikamaru317 said:
Nobody cared back in February because the average movie watcher couldn't care less about film festivals. You think the average person follows Sundance or Cannes? The first time the vast majority of people were exposed to the movie was when Netflix released the trailer and marketing poster in August, and there was immediate backlash. Besides, the founder of the Sundance Film Festival was found guilty of child sexual assault: |
Well, I usually attend the Berlin movie festival each year, and guess what: Cuties was shown in Berlin too. I didn't care back then, which is why I didn't watch it, I don't care now. But this outrage just seems so ... artificial and over the top. If the movie is illegal, it will be pulled by judges. But actually I have a strong feeling that this will not happen. Because europe is actually pretty strong against child pornography, and the showing on the Berlin film festival would've caused backlash. But it didn't happen. Another point why it feels artificial: the outrage is mostly limited to america. Maybe that all is caused by the marketing material by Netflix. Possible.
And yes, some unrelated story about a person not related to the Sundance festival is somehow important. To quote your article: "The 71-year-old co-founded a Utah film festival that came to be known as Sundance Film Festival with Robert Redford, but hasn't been with the organization for more than two decades." Yes, that is totally relevant.
