Comment on Thrive: a must-see movie by Sarah Best.
I hear you, Patrick. At one point it was available for free on YouTube – not sure whether it still is. I don’t know how much Thrive cost to make, but this is a full-length movie that’s super professional and looks like it must have been well over a million. When someone has invested that much time and money, shouldn’t they get a return on their investment? They didn’t just have this information – they invested vast amounts of time and money crafting it into a form that would really get it out there. If you could afford the time and money investment that clearly went into this movie without asking for any return on it, you’re in a tiny and very blessed minority. A viewing fee of $4.99 is a pretty nominal sum. Most DVDs in my local rental store cost more than that to hire, and if myself and the two friends I watched this with had headed to a London cinema to watch the latest trashy blockbuster it would have set us back more like $50. I disagree with the notion that if someone asks to be paid for their work that means they’re not genuine, they’re just in it for the money. I don’t get that feeling about this movie at all – but on the other hand, when I see a raw guru or other alternative practitioner with no medical training charging an hourly consultation fee that is higher than the most senior medical doctors (there are few consultants in the UK who charge more than ¬£300 per hour, yet I know of at least one raw guru who charges nearly ¬£500), that definitely feels very dodgy to me…! Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks, Anna – I agree with you too! Worthy work does not become unworthy just because someone gets paid for it. I was really happy to pay for this movie, and it felt right to pay for it given the massive amount of energy that went into it.
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