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In her candid critiques, Witherspoon highlighted a painful truth: studios primarily care about profitability, often disguising it under claims of storytelling or cultural importance. She argued that Hollywood's claim to "uplift voices" is a smokescreen for economic motives—if a story doesn’t turn a profit, it’s unlikely to see the light of day, regardless of its social importance.
Indeed, her own production company's outputs—including eight films—withered most into obscurity, with only Gone Girl standing out as a commercial hit. This pattern underscores the harsh reality that Hollywood is a capitalist enterprise, where money matters more than ideological purity or representation.