Seeing as how I have taken it upon myself to criticize those investing the money to put out entertainment, I feel I might as well show some good faith.
It hasn't always been the companies demanding conformed obedience from the artists. In fact in the past, musicians were granted almost indefinite time in the studios. This happened up until I believe the 70's or 80's where bands and artists took advantage of this freedom racking up the costs of production. They would spend weeks and months drugging their minds living the "rock star" life. In the end the songs they came up with were half-assed at best. Don't get me wrong, I know there are bands who used this time to perfect their songs, but there are many cases in which this time was abused and ended up requiring more sessions in tight time constraints.
In the film industry, there was a time in which budgets for filming had no cap. This was quickly remedied. A clear example, which I think was the reason for instating budget caps, was a film called "Paint Your Wagon." This film cost over 18 million dollars. How they spent this much on a musical is beyond me, but whatever. This film ended up flopping at the box office beyond a loss for money. In fact, I think the lifetime gross still hasn't made it past the break even point. I don't know why this is, because I think there is nothing more entertaining than Clint Eastwood attempting to sing.
The point is, in the end, these companies are running a business. Learning from their past mistakes, after being taken advantage of numerous times by these "brilliant" "god-like" artists, companies have taken risk management into account. I don't think anybody would continue investing money into lost causes, just because you think your "bright" idea is God's gift to the world.
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