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Ben Affleck and Matt Damon filmed a movie at a high school that 'couldn't be made today'
Original: I watched Ben Affleck and Matt Damon make a movie at my high school that could never be made today
A writer recounts watching Ben Affleck and Matt Damon shoot a film at their high school, arguing that the movie could never be produced in the current climate. The first-person piece frames the experience as a nostalgia trip about a bygone era of filmmaking, though it names neither the production nor the specific objections that would make it unfeasible now. The essay has drawn attention for its sweeping claim about how Hollywood has changed.
Why now: The provocative 'could never be made today' framing about two of Hollywood's most famous collaborators invites debate about creative freedom in modern filmmaking.
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- I watched Ben Affleck and Matt Damon make a movie at my high school that could never be made today · New York Post
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