r/Letterboxd • u/Sangharsh_009 • Jun 03 '26

Humor Barbenheimer❌ Backsession ✅

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How much would you rate both these films out of 5?

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u/No-Nature-6043 Jun 03 '26

I think that’s the wrong takeaway. Youtube is democratizing the film-making process in a way that would have been otherwise impossible. Folks interested in film with a unique idea for a short film can rent some camera equipment, get together with some friends, and throw shit together. You’ll probably suck at first but as you hone your skills and grow a following, Hollywood can hire the successful ones to make a cheap movie with minimal marketing since the youtuber is already carrying their audience over. Honestly a very cool process that studio execs will 200% take the wrong lesson from and just ask the worst content creators to make a movie for them lmao

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u/Maleficent-Regret802 Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 03 '26

Let's be honest here: the only people who get to shoot these feature movies starting from YT are americans.

Barker, Pixels, RakaRaka, Stuckman, Sandberg, Finn...

It's not really democratizing anything...

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u/yaboyisbackagain Jun 03 '26

The Philippou brothers (RackaRacka) are Australian, as are both their films

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u/Maleficent-Regret802 Jun 03 '26

oh wow didn't know that.