> Do you actually mean that the
> fact that ROBOCOP was an economic success alters the ideological content of
> the film.
 
An excellent question. Every "cinematic event" contains at least two
stories: the one which the screenwriter wrote, and the meta-story: the
story of the making of the film, which includes such factors as money
(how raised and from whom), casting, choice of director and director's
choices, promotion (style, target audience considerations), and all the
other factors, not excluding such meanings as overlaid by a director on
the script.
 
I find it hard to refer to either story without reference to the other.
In movies, creativity is the yin of it, business the yang, and without
both, you've got nothing.
 
Paul E. Clinco
 
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