2. Duplicate Shots Were Used for Marketing Purposes
Sam Taylor-Johnson (director of the first movie) declined to return for any subsequent films, as such, James Foley, director of Confidence (2003) came aboard to finish out the series. Let’s pause here and talk about the movie Confidence for a minute, shall we? I worked at a movie theater once upon a time (an excellent job for a teenager, seriously), and when this film came out it didn’t have a lot of marketing attached to it. From my understanding, it didn’t over-perform at the box office, either. However, this freaking movie you guys. It. Was. Awesome. It has great actors and a good storyline. If you haven’t seen it, just give it a try.
Okay, so Foley is the new director. He stated that some scenes were duplicate shots using virtual reality technology for marketing purposes. I can see that. It’s also an ingenious marketing move. 9 ½ Weeks didn’t have this technology, but if they had…
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