I’m not saying they’re incompetent, I’m just saying they don’t have a very good track record.
If you watched movies this year, you know there were some horrendous ones. I don't want to be reverse-sexist, so I'm not saying all of the horrendous movies were directed by men, but since almost all of the movies were directed by men, almost all the bad movies were directed by men, too.
Coincidence? I think not.
The evidence suggests that men simply lack the artistic and leadership qualities necessary to be successful directors. It's just facts.
All this white male tokenism is leading to worse movies, and here is the proof:
Ken Scott, Unfinished Business
Released: March 6
Reported budget: $35 million
Worldwide gross: $14 million
Why a man couldn't handle it: No one really wants to see a movie about three men and their anxieties, but of course a man is too self-involved to realize that.
Jessica Miglio / 20th Century Fox
Joe Wright, Pan
Released: Oct. 9
Reported budget: $150 million
Worldwide gross: $126 million
Why a man couldn't handle it: You have to give Joe Wright credit for being able to think, "A movie about Peter Pan bombed in 2003, but I can do it better." Men!
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Danny Boyle, Steve Jobs
Released: Oct. 9
Reported budget: $30 million
Worldwide gross: $25 million
Why a man couldn't handle it: Men love to yap-yap-yap, and a male director didn't have the self-awareness to say, "Hey, maybe this movie shouldn't have so much yapping."
Universal Pictures
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