I don't know what that means all I know is only directors or actors with clout can have a script changed after all the hires have taken place and Antoine doesn't fall in to that category so the criticism he gets for the shytty movies he directs in some cases is unjust.
Steve McQueen to me did a very pedestrian job with 12 years, If he had won a best director award for that I would have been appalled
Homie it means this: Unless you know every single thing that goes on behind the scenes of a movie, meaning who has say over what, who has final cut, who has final approval on the script, how often the director looked at the script or even had a say on what happened on the script; unless you know every single aspect of the production, then ultimately the director is going to get the blame for a movie. Again, penalty of leadership. Is it fair? No, but that's what happens when you're in charge or perceived to be in charge. So, whether right or not, the director will get the bulk of the blame or the majority of the praise. They'll get the praise if it works and get the blame if it fails and in both cases, they normally don't deserve all of the praise or all of the blame