I feel like the “this game/movie/comic/media is the sole vision of an artist” push we’ve seen over the past two decades is spoiling The Discourse in a lot of ways, particularly when it comes to revising/editing content
So much media is a product of multiple people, all of whom have a say in some element. Even authors/directors/producers rarely have the last say with so much corporate involvement and so much money at stake.
So many figures and factors that influence media are invisible. Your favorite manga may look like a one-person creation, but the editor wields an immense amount of control, and reader feedback surveys can literally determine a story’s direction
I hear people moan about wrecking an artist’s vision when changes are made, but with so many forces at play, the coherency of lot of these “visions” are tenuous at best.
The only solution is to completely dismantle any corporate influence over media but that ain’t happening
The only solution is to completely dismantle any corporate influence over media but that ain’t happening
