Who Asked You? “Inception” Cinematographer Decries “Madness” in Wisconsin

David Horowitz's NewsReal Blog ^ | February 28, 2011 | Calvin Freiburger

[Walter Scott Hudson]

Just because you did good work on a great movie does not mean your political opinions matter. Somebody should have told that to cinematographer Wally Pfister before he accepted Inception's Academy Award for Best Cinematography; that way we might have been spared a lecture about Wisconsin's horribly oppressed unions. Jim Hoft has the scoop on Pfister’s acceptance speech shout-out to his union crew, and his backstage elaboration:

“I think that what is going on in Wisconsin is kind of madness right now,” Pfister says. “I have been a union member for 30 years and what the union has given to me is security for my family. They have given me health care in a country that doesn’t provide health care and I think unions are a very important part of the middle class in America all we are trying to do is get a decent wage and have medical care.”

Actually, the country has given you health care, and a whole lot more. It’s given you a wage that’s much better than “decent” and the opportunity to work on movies and accept awards for them. What you really mean is that the government hasn’t provided healthcare (there’s a reason for that which has nothing to do with its heartlessness: widespread government healthcare doesn't work).

And considering that only 6.9% of private-sector workers belong to a union, the average American isn’t getting that decent wage or medical care from one (dare I suggest they might be getting them from evil businessmen like the Koch brothers?). So much for being “a very important part of the middle class...”

[2ndDivisionVet]

What a drip!

[smokingfrog]

Q: How do you make a Hollywood movie without the union(s)?

A: You don’t.

Why do you think it costs $15 to see a movie?

[dr_lew]

$15 ? It only costs me $(10 - 1), that - $1 being contigent upon my self abasing declaration that I’m a “senior”. It’s funny. The theater I go to had a “senior” age of 55 at one point, and when I hit 55 I had a giant crisis over declaring myself for the sake of a lousy buck. But supposing I didn’t, who was I kidding?

So I went ahead with it. But then they raised it to 60! I was no longer a senior but of course in a year or two I reclaimed that status. However, having been broken in it was a much lesser ordeal to make the declaration.

I would hate to tell the people, but if they thought they were going to attract more customers with this lousy $1 discount, all they have done is raise a psychological barrier.

[AdaGray]

Another libtard trying to ‘make a difference.’

[Psycho_Bunny]

“Just because you did good work on a great movie “

Lol. Inception? I would have walked out on it, had I not been on a date.

The relentless score ruined the film, for me. It was awful.

[smokingfrog]

Actually, I can usually get into the matinee movie for $5 - $6. Some of the first run and 3D moves are $11 - $12. I've probably only paid $15 once or twice to see an iMax movie.

The last time I went to the movies, I didn't ask for a senior discount, but was surprised when I looked at the ticket to see that it was a senior ticket. I guess in the eyes of the young lady selling the tickets, I'm obviously an old fart.