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Eriq La Salle

So that, to me, is important that audiences are treated with an amount of respect toward their intelligence. Most Hollywood films don't respect their intelligence.

Eriq La Salle

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Eriq La Salle believes that movies should challenge viewers to think and not underestimate their ability to understand complex ideas. He criticizes most Hollywood films for simplifying content in a way that underestimates the audience’s intelligence.

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