anyone who wants to be the guy on the right needs to understand the guy on the left is keeping your toys from becoming cheap garbage that suck to play with
Hard truth…
I can speak freely because I’m 65 years old and my pocketful of fucks is seriously depleted.
Working as a paralegal at various studios in LA for thirty years…I had the opportunity to observe studio executives closely.
They’re generally a slippery and clueless bunch who shouldn’t be allowed near anything remotely creative…but the new regime at Paramount is straight up evil.
I assure you.
These soulless bastards have nothing but contempt for a show about grace and redemption and the struggle against fascism.
ATLA is a mystery to them.
They. Do. Not. Value. The. Franchise.
The entire movie’s theme to me is “A copy of a copy of a copy.” Like two mirrors facing each other and duplicating endlessly. And that concept applies to sooo many things. AI slop regurgitation. PTSD. Dreams. Nightmares. An abuser’s distorted view of their own harmful actions.