Why you cant sue a movie director or producer for a bad movie? January 6, 2009
Posted by Sandeep in Question & Answers.Tags: bollywood, consumerism, movies, question, standards, story
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If a company that makes a faulty light bulb can be sued by consumers then why can’t a film company that makes a horrible film meet the same fate?
After all, both the cases amount to cheating the consumers of his hard earned money and in both the cases, guilt can be scientifically proven – a bad film is preceded by misleading advertising and promotions promising… all together a different content and experience. Further, Lack of coherent script and character development and logical flow of story can be easily proven even if garish use of colours, tacky props/sets, insipid acting and ear drum shattering sound are debatable
- Amit Mehra, CEO/Film Producer at Amit Mehra Productions
Here is the answer I posted at Linked-In Q & A (Link to the actual answer)
Answer: Sir, you have asked an interesting & thought provoking question. I am impressed. Here is my explanation. I put forward 7 theories to answer this question.
1) Indirect Nature of Product & Service
You can hold a bulb right in your hand, but you cant sing with the actress right in the movie. Essentially it does not matter if the movie has a poor props or sets, but a light bulb that you purchased yesterday from the local store holding in your hand which is not working really hurts (if your money is really that hard earned)
