Suitable for Americans; rest of us in the world saw ManOnWire

Sorry; it seems my point should've been clear, but I failed to take into account that English might not be your first language. मैं क्षमाप्रार्थी हूं.

Your position -- which was only intended to provoke a reaction, I realize -- is that Americans are the primary audience for The Walk because the "rest of the world" (ROTW) has already seen Man on Wire. The ROTW, of course, prefers "quality" and is too busy in the pursuit of Great, Mind-Expanding Art to be bothered with such bourgeois distractions.

It seems like that should mean that The Walk would be lapped up by Americans yet ignored by the rest of the world. Instead, it was consumed by the "quality-seeking" ROTW 500% as much as it was in yummy Big Mac-chomping America. Meanwhile, Man on Wire (which I have seen) earned more in the US than in the ROTW. Your conclusion simply doesn't match the results.

Look, the "Stupid zombie Americans have terrible taste in film" line is well-worn, and easily dispelled by looking at reality. I mean, many Americans do have terrible taste . . or, more to the point, little real interest . . in film. Thing is, so does the rest of the world. Movies that dominate the BO here tend to do the same around the world. Seems the Finns love them some Smurfs, Nigerians have an affection for super-hero flicks, etc.

In short, the narrative that film-goers outside US borders are, by-and-large, sophisticated connoisseurs of cinema is straight-up bμ||$hi+. It may be pretty to think so from your POV, and feel free. But, it's simply a useful delusion, which I'm guessing you already know.

In closing, kindly अपने अमेरिकी गधे को चूम.

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I have meddled with the primal forces of nature and I will atone.

Don't bother arguing him on his posts or facts of the films he points out either. He put me on ignore too because he's a child who can't form a coherent argument without resorting to fact free xenophobic nonsense.