NonspecificLunchMeat t1_iy5cj9z wrote
Reply to comment by Try_Another_Please in Tyler Perry Sets 4-Movie Deal at Amazon - Under the pact, Perry will write, direct and produce four features that will be released on Prime Video. by Neo2199
I normally don't respond to people who react seriously to something I said in jest, because it misses the point a little, but I will say this: I'm not suggesting there's literally no one watching, which would imply that Amazon, who possess an awful lot of data on what films are bought/watched on traditional carriers (Blu-ray and DVD), digital rentals and streaming, makes terrible business decisions.
However, your suggestion that when it comes to the particular subject of Tyler Perry movies people on reddit are in a bubble is a little disingenuous. Even a quick glance through the ratings on IMDB, metacritic and rottentomatoes for a multitude of Tyler Perry movies (and certainly not just Madea) will tell you that a lot of it is not met with great enthusiasm and appreciation by the general public. The man is prolific and will undoubtedly have an audience, but (and here I will circle back to my little quip) much like Adam Sandler those parts of his oeuvre that are best known rub a lot of people the wrong way, to the extent that more worthy projects are overlooked. Both are not without merit, but undoubtedly put out material that undermines their reputation.
Without me mentioning Madea I was accused of being ignorant of the fact that's not all he makes, which certainly says something.
Try_Another_Please t1_iy5fsqx wrote
I know you didn't mean it literally but you're still missing the point.
You just unironically told me imdb and rotten tomatoes represents anywhere near the majority of movie watchers or his demographic lol.
His enormous success suggests a few holes in that logic. Again reditors just do not truly realize how small the internet bubble is still. You've proved it with ease.
NonspecificLunchMeat t1_iy5nh0w wrote
Your point is that he is financially successful, so people must watch his movies and I'm not undermining that logic, but his films often attract criticism in other media to the point where awareness of them extends disproportionately beyond their viewership and opinion in general discourse is coloured by this to the point where they could be classified as guilty pleasures, i.e. there is a disconnect between how people present and how they experience their enjoyment of them. All of this leads to the basis for my joke, where I take the expectation that Amazon would invest a lot of money in this because they see it as a potentially succesful partnership and I subvert it by suggesting the opposite.
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