Some of it is done that way, but by no means all of it. You can easily see the differences, because, say, Wes Anderson movies are not the same as Martin Scorsese movies.
If it were really all just market decisions, directors would have no influence. This is not remotely the case. Nor are they paid as though that were true.
When you fabricate points and statements that work better with your counterpoint than what they actually said, it's a straw man argument. That's what you've got there. That man is definitely made of straw.
If it were really all just market decisions, directors would have no influence. This is not remotely the case. Nor are they paid as though that were true.