- Erik Matti pointed out that there are bad movies that earn money.
- He expressed his dismay and posted this on Twitter.
- Netizens reacted to his controversial tweet, a lot of which agreed.
Film director Erik Matti expressed his dismay on bad movies earning money. He, however, never mentioned what movie he was talking about. Netizens speculated that it may be one of the top grossers of 2018 Metro Manila Film Festival as he tweeted this during the MMFF fever.
Direk Erik expresses dismay.
Matti noted that bad movies don’t earn money in a perfect world.
“In a perfect world, bad movies don’t make money. In our world though, that’s all that makes money.”
In a perfect world, bad movies don’t make money. In our world though, that’s all that makes money.
— Erik Matti (@ErikMatti) December 23, 2018
Netizens react.
Gon
Gone are the days of Filipino movies that are worth watching. I won't waste my money.
— CeszC🌏🇩🇰🇮🇱🇵🇭 (@honeycesz21) December 23, 2018
In a perfect world, bad movies don't get made. 😉
— Belinda Panelo (She/Her) (@bee_panelo) December 23, 2018
Sad but true, idiotic movies full of idiotic jokes watched by mga movie goers na mababaw ang kaligayahan
— FG 🌸💖 (@fg_dakath67) December 23, 2018
https://twitter.com/etxetera/status/1076818766506295296
And to think that it’s near impossible for a good script to get funded outside festivals. In the case of festivals, you’re up against the country’s best so it’s even harder. In the event you get through, you’ll probably spend money out of your own pocket instead of earning it.
— Not Kevin Dayrit (@knivedytria) December 24, 2018
That's why you can't blame producers to stick with "formula"plots and very seldom dare to produce real quality films with great plots. I'm sure there are lots of great directors and writers out there but talents are put into waste Bec the people prefer "formula" films.
— Teta Limcangco (@teta_limcangco) December 23, 2018
sad as it may seem, the producers of these flicks only manifests the viewing public’s choice in what to patronize/pay for. it is similar to how the citizens pick the quick fix versus a long term solution. tawa over aral na mapupulot sa movie. #temporaryrelief
— jojo mabolo (@jojomabolo) December 23, 2018
It is a sad fact. Commercislism rears its ugly head during this time of the year (annually) when we are all served local movies for a week.
— Big Bert Sy🇵🇭🇺🇸 (@ProfessorUno) December 24, 2018
https://twitter.com/josef45692865/status/1077104782358265856
