Waititi attacks critics after Klara and the Sun box-office flop
The Jojo Rabbit director blamed poor reviews for his Kazuo Ishiguro adaptation's commercial failure.
At a glance
- Waititi posted criticism of film reviewers after Klara and the Sun underperformed commercially
- He described critics as failed artists and called their reviews obsolete
- Audience ratings on Rotten Tomatoes were significantly higher than professional reviews
- Waititi said he works for audiences, not critics
Director Taika Waititi criticised film reviewers on social media following weak box-office performance for his film adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel Klara and the Sun. Waititi characterised critics as failed artists and described their reviews as obsolete, noting that audience ratings on Rotten Tomatoes were considerably higher than professional reviews.
Waititi stated he creates work for audiences rather than critics. The director of Jojo Rabbit did not provide specific box-office figures in his remarks.
Why it matters
The dispute highlights ongoing tensions between filmmakers and professional critics over the value of traditional film reviews in the streaming era.
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