What offends me about this movie is the soapbox. This movie concept is that television has become so toxic that viewers would actually tune in weekly to witness ever more gruesome suicides on live tv. The makers of this movie have such an air of moral superiority over television and it's not a new one. It's only in recent years that movie stars would even "lower" themselves to appear in tv series. But let's face it, movies are absolutely not morally or creatively superior to television anymore. This movie is derivative and out of date. It's been done before and better, which is true of a lot of movie concepts. Moreover, the grotesque violence and degradation of human life is WAY more a factor of feature films than of even the most toxic reality tv show. How dare they hold themselves above television?
Finally, television is monitored by the FCC. A show like "This Is Your Death" would never get on the air. So in order for this premise to even be believable, it would have to be set well into the future where the FCC no longer exists. But it's not; it's set in present day LOS ANGELES.
Giancarlo Esposito has done a respectable job with the direction of this film. The production value is exceptional. The dialogue is even passable. It's the basic concept that infuriating. Get off your soapbox, filmmakers. You no longer hold the high ground. Make better work and stop blaming the decline of civilization on television. Sure, we have a reality tv star in the White House, but don't forget, we had a B movie actor in there first.
Finally, television is monitored by the FCC. A show like "This Is Your Death" would never get on the air. So in order for this premise to even be believable, it would have to be set well into the future where the FCC no longer exists. But it's not; it's set in present day LOS ANGELES.
Giancarlo Esposito has done a respectable job with the direction of this film. The production value is exceptional. The dialogue is even passable. It's the basic concept that infuriating. Get off your soapbox, filmmakers. You no longer hold the high ground. Make better work and stop blaming the decline of civilization on television. Sure, we have a reality tv star in the White House, but don't forget, we had a B movie actor in there first.