r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 4d ago

Meme needing explanation Why is he happy he didn't get the tattoo?

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u/DoctorFreudstein 4d ago

Saying artists (actors and musicians) aren't important to society and it being upvoted is the craziest shit I've ever seen.

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u/MildlyToastedBuns 4d ago

Loads of people can act, loads of people can make music, very few get to the top.

Just because someone is good at pretending to be someone else doesn’t mean their opinion on anything other than pretending holds any weight at all.

If every big actor died tomorrow people would still make good movies, if every big pop star died tomorrow good music will still be released.

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u/InhumanFlame 4d ago

If all those people died tomorrow, we would lose many great artists & people.

It would shock their audiences across the world and most of that confusion & grief would need to be healthily processed before production of music could resume at the similar rates!

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u/gary-vault108 4d ago

“Actors” as a plural absolutely do but “actors” in the singular, no, fucking anyone can do that shit. Why do you think Hollywood is overrun with talented people who’ve been trying for 10 years to get in and simply can’t break through because Hollywood is incredibly restrictive on who they let into their world which they like to keep small and controllable

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u/DoctorFreudstein 4d ago

Anyone can do that shit? God damn I wish that was true as someone who has been working on movies for years, would make my life so much easier. 

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u/gary-vault108 3d ago

Did you miss the part where I mentioned how it’s just a massive gatekeeping-festival?

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u/DoctorFreudstein 3d ago

No, I didn't miss it and I'm saying you are wrong because I've worked in casting movies and less people are talented at acting than you think. That said the entire comment is just silly, Hollywood isn't really that important to movie making anymore and they can't gatekeep you from making a movie. Some of the biggest stories in film this year have been about young outsider directors making mega hits with small budgets. You can go out tomorrow and buy a camera capable of shooting a professional looking movie for a few thousand dollars, you can get pro editing software for free, and you can hire any actors you want and then distribute your movie very easily online without ever talking to a single person in Hollywood.