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> The filmmaking industry is constantly flying productions all over the world to avoid paying US labor.

Think of all the American jobs that are lost when a film studio chooses to shoot on-___location in Paris instead of attempting to build a replica of Paris in Los Angeles. No one ever thinks about all of the construction workers who never get a chance to build a fake Eiffel Tower, or all of the struggling local actors whose attempts to fake French accents will never be heard by audiences, let alone the HVAC technicians who make sure the air conditioners work properly in the indoor studio sets that have to be used to film outdoor scenes in Paris so that the Champs-Élysées doesn't look like Wilshire Boulevard.






mock the actors and builders and hvac technicians all you'd like, sorta reinforces the overall political landscape. not a great look imo

In case it wasn't clear, I'm not mocking actors, builders, and HVAC techs; rather, I'm mocking you, for making the ridiculous claim that these hard-working folks are in such dire straits (hint: they're not) that studios should be forced to make production choices that result in ultra-lame movies just to artificially guarantee them some extra work.

Okay friend, I don’t think I’ll continue this but I hope one of us is right and the movie industry flourishes

The movie industry is already flourishing. There isn't actually any problem in need of a solution here.



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