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Stranger things have happened in the world of promotion

EDIT: I don't understand the downvotes. Is this Amber Heard/Blake Lively hate, conspiracy theory hate, or something else? How am I coming across, what are you hearing?

Surely after two+ elections and a number of "wag the dog"-like situations you can't think such manipulation is dismissable? The Blake Lively case is well-documentated.

I'm genuinely confused. This strategy seems like a great idea, and rhe perfect way to build an audience for a bad, disappointing movie. I wouldn't be surprised if the Barbinheimer phenomenon was manufactured. Neither movie is as exciting as they seemed at the time.

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[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Movie execs paying hundreds of different people to cause a ruckus in various theatres, and not a single person has come out to say theyre being paid to do it?

I don’t think so. Simplest answer - some people are legitimately excited

[–] huf@hexbear.net 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

or maybe children are young

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Okay, but this is unusual behavior

[–] huf@hexbear.net 5 points 3 weeks ago

gamer children being weird? huh.

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 3 points 3 weeks ago

It happened before with the minion movie

[–] tane@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago

Not when they’re recording it for TikTok trends

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What is this Blake Lively thing you keep mentioning?

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Crisis manager, Melissa Nathan, whose previous clients include Johnny Depp and Drake is accused of manipulation of social media.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cewxj0qw2p9o

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Ends_with_Us_controversy

[–] remon@ani.social 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's big-streaming trying to further ruin the theatre expirence!

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 2 points 3 weeks ago

Best thing they ever did

[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 weeks ago

Yes, it’s a global conspiracy. It is not, as the many thousands of posts have said, because the target audience is children who love anything Minecraft.

Yes, it has to be a conspiracy. Nobody would like something you don’t like, surely. Damn Illuminati.