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Why watch the movie when you could watch the trailer?

Posted by robyngiannini on January 24th, 2007

Honestly, the trailer just says it all.  The Glamorous Woman.  The Thin man and his two big brothers.  Violence, Sex, Action, Romance, Mystery, Slapping–let me tell you, I was hooked.  I mean, I thoroughly enjoyed the movie; especially the ending, which was so corny it hurt, and oh so endearing.  But the trailer was definitely the high point.  Besides making me want to go out and watch the movie again, it made me wonder how many scenes in the movie were created specifically so that they could create such a trailer to get people to watch the movie.  I felt like the elusive movie makers decided what their viewers would want to see, and created scenes in the movie based off of what would make the movie look interesting.  The movie definitely caters to the audience above all else.  It’s “hollywoodized,” and I love it.