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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Manbearcat" data-source="post: 8202278" data-attributes="member: 6696971">There are so many 2nd and 3rd order (to the objective qualities of the product) factors that drive shallow (meaning lacking rigor and/or robust analysis) reviews and box office numbers that it’s difficult to not be incredulous to social data. Using it as a proxy for quality has to be particularly fraught.Can someone explain to me (in a way that backs up the #s = quality thesis) how Bladerunner, Children of Men, The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford, The Usual Suspects, Mulholland Drive, The Shawshank Redemption, The Highlander, and Fight Club all bombed at the box office?No?Didn’t think so.Humankind’s proclivities aren’t impenetrable, but they’re certainly not clear.</blockquote>