The movie, albeit a bit slow, has kept me glued to the screen, wondering what would happen next. Many cameo appearance of the celebrities may be one of the reason. Tim Robbins looked refreshed and kept the story moving.
Near the end of the movie was the screening of a new movie (movie in a movie) greenlighted by the studio executive Griffin Mill (Tim Robbins). In this new movie, the ending was changed from a "non-Hollywood ending and no big actor" to "a happy ending with Bruce Willis at the last shot". The move was to guarantee customers' satisfaction and box office success.
Back to the plausible ending of the movie "the Player". Is the fate of Griffin Mill what the audience really want or what the studio executives think the audience want? It's not what I want, for sure.
Near the end of the movie was the screening of a new movie (movie in a movie) greenlighted by the studio executive Griffin Mill (Tim Robbins). In this new movie, the ending was changed from a "non-Hollywood ending and no big actor" to "a happy ending with Bruce Willis at the last shot". The move was to guarantee customers' satisfaction and box office success.
Back to the plausible ending of the movie "the Player". Is the fate of Griffin Mill what the audience really want or what the studio executives think the audience want? It's not what I want, for sure.