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Adam McKay says the Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio-starring satire resonates with a widespread feeling of being deceived by government and media

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[–] ocassionallyaduck@lemmy.world 7 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

When your movie is on the frontpage of Netflix with a handful of A listers and effectively "free", a half billion views is actually not that great. You were handed success on a silver platter.

[–] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 hours ago

Pretty sure that every Netflix movie does not get 500,000,000 views.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

But on the other hand I don't think it's entirely fair to dismiss a number that high. I think it kind of reads like a film most people wouldn't necessarily watch if they viewed any info about it before watching it