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Waititi Slams Critics: 'Irrelevant, Obsolete'
31 Oct
Summary
- Filmmaker Taika Waititi publicly criticized film critics as irrelevant.
- He called critics 'sad lost souls' who failed to become artists.
- His film has a low 26% rating on Rotten Tomatoes but audience approval is higher.
Filmmaker Taika Waititi has sharply criticized film critics, describing them as "sad lost souls" who have become irrelevant and obsolete. Waititi took to social media on Saturday to voice his strong opinions, implying that these critics are individuals who once aspired to be artists but failed. He also noted that these same critics had previously disliked his film "Jojo Rabbit." The director stated that he had not read reviews for nearly 15 years, preferring to listen to the general audience.
Waititi's comments come as his latest film, "Klara and the Sun," has garnered a low 26% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, though 75% of the audience on the platform approves of the film. Despite this mixed reception, a Screenrant note highlighted that the movie has been "winning over moviegoers." The film, which was released last weekend in the United States, has earned only $1.067 million domestically, averaging a mere $823 per theater. This performance has reportedly led Sony Pictures Releasing to scale back the film's international release plans.
