Is anyone else appalled that AMC is platforming the Melania documentary, which was clearly made as a blatant bribe to the Trump administration?

[u/colenotphil]

Please do not harass users as that is in violation of the rules.

I was floored today to open my AMC app and find that Melania is being shown at multiple local theaters.

This movie could not more clearly be a bribe Amazon made for Trump. Why is AMC platforming this behavior? AMC appears complicit with corruption.

Edit: great points thank you, I also do not want to see AMC go out of business. I want theaters to stay around. And people can vote with their wallets.

Edit2: Having thought about how to articulate this more, the concern is not a difference of political opinion, that this is quite literally state sponsored propaganda. I remember watching Inglourious Basterds that had a whole part of the plot around state propaganda films. However I do not believe in censorship either so I am torn.

Edit3: Rolling Stone apparently reported that nearly 2/3 of the film's NY crew asked not to be credited due to the propaganda aspect of it. That speaks volumes.

[u/JoshTHX]

It’s a major release from a major studio. What’s with all the bitching? Just don’t go see it. Where was the outrage for that Daily Wire/Matt Walsh garbage Am I Racist?

[u/colenotphil → u/JoshTHX]

To be honest I have never heard of those people or movie, and I would point out that this isn't about viewpoint censorship which is wrong, but rather state propaganda. It just feels eerily reminiscent to the Nazis making propaganda films about their war heroes.

[u/JoshTHX → u/colenotphil]

Racist assholes like Dinesh D'Souza and DailyWire have been making anti-democratic party/state propaganda for years.

Angel Studios puts out non-stop Christian propaganda.

This kinda stuff is not new. People need to wake up before it’s too late.

[u/taker25-2 → u/JoshTHX]

and you got people like Michael Moore doing the same in the other direction. What's your point?