I was commenting on the quality of the decision because different people are at different development stages in their late teens and there is a massive difference between dating someone one's own age and twice their age. Hell, there is a huge difference between a 16 year old dating a senior in high school and a 22 year old in college.
You first: What is the minimum age you think someone should be able to make their own decisions about having sex with a 42 year old?
Yeah, being a for profit business guarantees they won't be about creative expression that doesn't have a monetary incentive in the short term or long term.
Even the examples of a studio financing a movie because someone in power wants it to exist despite knowing it won't make bank have an underlying expectation that other projects the director will work on (or has in the past) generate more revenue than is lost on that project.
Biggie Smalls, Biggie Smalls, Biggie Smalls!
There is a difference between recycling an existing story by re-imagining it and throwing out generic slop with a nostalgia filter. The Terminator and Halloween are the same story if you ignore the details. Indiana Jones was an homage to the old adventure serials.
Having the same overall structure can make something the same story at the surface level, but how it is implemented is what makes it fresh and original. Nostalgia bait is not putting the effort into making something new and fun, but instead focusing on how they can cram member berries in so people can remember the better movie as a distraction from the slop they are watching.
Not all movies with nostalgia moments are nostalgia bait either. Good sequels exist too.
Every movie concept is improved when it is set in Hollywood!
Having the right to control their own choices and making a poor decision are two different things.
16 year old dating someone more than twice her age = absolutely making a poor decision.
So basically your dad is following the legally accepted age range of 16+, which reflects a general social acceptance of the situation. They are probably fine with it because it is socially acceptable.
It was obvious back then too.
WHY DID YOU SAY THAT NAME!?
James Gunn picked the right actor for the right role. Hollywood riding that success into the ground is not Gunn's fault.
There is a distinct lack of off center buttholes.