The Tastemakers Society

So Mr. Ridley Scott has been given the task of bringing the Gucci family story to the big screen, now I’m  just a little concerned because of the debacle and mishandling of American Gangster. But to give credit where credit is do his career has proven to put out many good directing jobs so I’m not going to bury him off this film, but I am still pretty, how do I say this, angry as a mafia hitman after a snitch, yes that’s a good way to put it. The Gucci legacy may be really hurt if this film turns out to be disaster not in the since where the family with loose any luster in their name but just that if misrepresented can hinder how people view the family itself, remember you only get once chance for a first impression. Personally I think the film would be much better off as an independent film or documentary. Let’s face it if you let the money grubbing studio execs to pump millions into this project then it’s going to end up looking more like a tv sitcom then the Legacy of a family built fashion empire.  The only real way to get the real true essence of the Gucci family story is to let them tell it the way they want, no big production or budget needed. Give the film that family-esque feeling, like the audience was part of the family sitting around listening to the eldest Gucci tell about the families history, make the film feel real, authentic or at the least independent as a film instead of a headlining blockbuster. But Hollywood isn’t about to do that because that doesn’t translate big dollars in their eyes and after all that’s what they want. Their is a little piece of me that thinks or more like hopes this movie turns out good but I have this cloud floating above that I feel is just going to rain over this project and turn a remarkable family story into a cliche`d four act film, start, plot, climax, end. But as long as the masses show up at the ticket stand what do I know.