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This is what I've been saying. I think a movie like this COULD have worked as intended if they did this instead:
If they followed my aforementioned suggestions, the movie could have been like American History X.
- If the focus wasn't the girls themselves, but the sleazy, corrupt producers and talent agents of these child exploitation pageants
- The film should have had a main antagonist who was a stereotypical Harvey Weinstein type who's seen sexually abusing the girls in the film, to illustrate how bad pedophilia is and how minors are corrupted in the entertainment industry. Unfortunately (((we all know why a movie like that would never get made)))
- The marketing and poster art should have been dark and sad, similar to maybe the anti-Seaworld documentary Blackfish. Maybe have the poster design of a girl in a tutu on the ground crying, rather than using the Netflix design where it tries to look like some fun teen romp like Glee or High School Musical
- Instead of using real little girls, they could have gotten little people or adults who appear younger than their real ages. Remember pornstar Lupe Fuentes? She was a former adult film star who was a legal adult, but had the body and voice of a 13-year old girl. I understand Cuties was an indie film with a limited budget, but surely the producers could have gotten 18+ actresses who are just really short and have high-pitched voices. And if you think I'm still talking out of my ass and that it's impossible for adults to believably play the roles of teenagers in movies, I have three words for you: Michael J. Fox.
I know I'm late, but here'sLeafy CloneOptimus's take:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=VWm4KTeXtrg
People like Kitty Jung could have been used, but that's still kinda creepy if the person doesn't know that she's over 18. My real issue is the perverted cameraman doing those butt shots while the girls girating and twerk and everyone just going along with it for some reason, and that scene where they do it in front of a couple of guards. They didn't look at this and think that this was an issue?
They also could have taken the time to, you know, make the movie not boring?
Either way, they could have taken the route the film Thirteen went. That was much more tame than whatever the hell they were doing here.