It’s a good fukking movie not just about “a board game.” There’s actual drama there between the characters and one in particular trying to make a better life for herself and using chess as a way out. No different from someone using basketball or football or any other thing as a way out. It’s a human story. It’s an original idea that was pushed by a big company to an audience that claims they want original stories. Original stories, for me, doesnt just mean I want original sci-fi stories or original action stories. It means give me everything in whatever genre you have.
So if that means it’s a movie about a little black girl discovering she’s got a gift and using that gift to make her life better and better those around her, and it’s based on actual human interaction and real character with great dialogue and great acting, that’s what I want to see.
Like I said, we’ve decided that some movies are for theaters and some are for home. A drama is for home, a big blockbuster is for theaters. Therefore you’re only going to get more big blockbusters mining properties that have already shown themselves to be global hits or parts of long lasting franchises. That’s the game.
Hollywood is a business and that business is all about figuring out what do people want to see. And so far, the answer has been what we’ve gotten. If we want the shyt to change, gotta put our money where our mouths are. Period. That shyt will not change.
