The Ben Shapiro Cinematic Universe / Part One: Conservatives vs. Hollywood - SOME MORE NEWS
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58 min, 43 sec
An in-depth look into The Daily Wire's foray into the entertainment industry and its political motivations.
Summary
- The Daily Wire, led by Ben Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing, launches entertainment content like movies and shows, claiming to offer non-political alternatives to mainstream media.
- Despite claims of non-political content, The Daily Wire's productions, such as 'Lady Ballers', are heavily politically charged and cater to a conservative audience.
- Key figures of The Daily Wire like Ben Shapiro, Michael Knowles, and Jeremy Boreing have backgrounds in failed acting/writing careers before turning to conservative media.
- The Daily Wire's entertainment strategy, which can be termed 'grievance media', thrives on creating content in direct opposition to what they label as 'woke' mainstream offerings.
Chapter 1
The video opens with music and a comical monologue about being in debt and brainstorming ways to make money quickly.
- The video begins with comical music and a character lamenting their debt, considering various schemes to earn money rapidly.
- The character humorously debates committing a crime due to lack of empathy before realizing they actually have empathy and cannot proceed.
- An idea strikes to use the camera that's already filming to create a compelling video laced with sex, danger, and movies.
Chapter 2
The character devises a plan to make an engaging movie about Ben Shapiro, concocting an elaborate and absurd title for the project.
- The character decides to make a video about Ben Shapiro, envisioning it as a sequel to an outlandish and non-existent movie series, promising low-hanging controversial content.
- The proposed title of the movie is an exaggerated and lengthy play on sequels and spin-offs, designed to be irresistibly clickable.
Chapter 3
Discussion about The Daily Wire's expansion into entertainment content, aiming to provide non-political alternatives to mainstream media.
- The Daily Wire, a conservative news organization, is now producing movies and TV shows, with a claim of apolitical content, funded by a fracking billionaire.
- The company has grown significantly, boasting a reported $200 million in revenue and one million subscribers by 2022, and ranks as a major podcast publisher in the US.
- Their strategy is to establish themselves as a right-wing alternative to Netflix, capitalizing on the narrative that mainstream media and entertainment are overly woke and moralizing.
Chapter 4
The video critiques The Daily Wire's anti-woke stance and marketing of its own products like Jeremy's Razors.
- The video mocks The Daily Wire's anti-woke marketing, illustrated by an ad for Jeremy's Razors, which positions itself as an alternative to 'woke' razor brands like Gillette.
- The ad's pacing and editing are criticized for being awkward and trying to emulate popular commercials from years past without understanding the style.
- The video highlights the irony of The Daily Wire's media ventures catering to a conservative audience while claiming to offer unbiased, non-political content.
Chapter 5
Exploration of The Daily Wire's original content, and the conservative figures involved in its creation.
- The Daily Wire is producing original content featuring conservative actors and comedians who have expressed controversial views or have been embroiled in scandals.
- Shows like 'Mr. Birchum' feature a cast of conservative personalities and aim to push back against perceived political correctness in the entertainment industry.
- The Daily Wire's creators, such as Jeremy Boreing, have a history of failed ventures in Hollywood before pivoting to conservative media.
Chapter 6
An examination of The Daily Wire's children's show 'Chip Chilla' and its similarities to 'Bluey'.
- The Daily Wire's children's show 'Chip Chilla' is compared to the Australian show 'Bluey', with noticeable similarities in animation style and premise, although 'Chip Chilla' has conservative tweaks.
- 'Chip Chilla' is seen as a less politically overt show but is criticized for being bland and not engaging for children, with poor audience reviews.
- The show appears to be a strategic move to influence young viewers with subtly conservative family dynamics and moral lessons.
Chapter 7
An analysis of Ben Shapiro's reviews of popular media and his failure to grasp the nuances of storytelling.
- Ben Shapiro's reviews of movies like 'Barbie' and 'The Last Of Us' show a lack of understanding of film and storytelling, often missing the thematic nuances.
- Shapiro's critiques are heavily influenced by his personal politics, leading him to dismiss films with progressive elements regardless of their artistic merit.
- Shapiro's inability to separate politics from art highlights a broader trend among conservatives who struggle with media literacy and the recognition of inherent political themes in culture.
Chapter 8
The video delves into The Daily Wire's grievance media strategy and its reliance on political polarization for success.
- The Daily Wire's strategy involves creating content that directly opposes what they deem 'woke', capitalizing on the grievances of their conservative audience.
- Their entertainment content, marketed as anti-woke, does not need to be high quality because its success is driven by political alignment rather than artistic value.
- The video suggests that The Daily Wire's entertainment endeavors are a form of grievance media, thriving on cultural signifying and ideological bubbles.
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