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[–] qarbone 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why shouldn't you make the audience feel dumb? Is there rationale beyond people's pride?

I feel like making the audience feel dumb is the key to good mystery. "You had all the pieces, you just didn't put it together."

[–] hansl 4 points 1 year ago

Because more people watched any Adam Sandler movie than people who watched Schindler’s List.

The majority of people, even if they’re not dumb dumb, prefer to watch easy movies at the end of a long day. And studio execs prefer to make more money than less.

There are studios that focus on smart and well done plots and movies, but that’s not what we’re talking about.