Look, everyone online is talking about the Amazon movie War of the Worlds, and not in a good way.It's got a 4% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and inspired countless GIFs and memes from its shoddy plotting and acting.So, how does a movie like this happen?Well, the star, Ice Cube, has a lot to say about how it happened.Speaking on a recent podcast, Ice Cube broke down exactly why the film looks the way it does.Let's dive in. — (@) The "How-To" Guide for a 4% MovieThe above video has Ice Cube explaining to Kai Cenat about what the heck happened with his War of the Worlds movie.In that clip, we learn:It Was a 15-Day Shoot: Yes, a feature-length sci-fi film... shot in 15 days.It Was a "Pandemic" Film: Shot in 2020, this was a lockdown production.No One Was on Set: Cube explains that the director wasn't there. None of the actors were in the same room. "This was the only way we could really shoot the movie," he said.The "Cheap" Look: Cube revealed that some of the footage in the movie, in the scenes he's not in, is real stuff they just found. He said, "All the footage is from real surveillance cameras all around the world."So, is there anything we can take away from a movie like this?3 Lessons From the FlopIce Cube isn't just making excuses; he's giving us a peek under the hood of a production that was arguably doomed from the conceptual stage.But we don't want...
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