CMV: Harvey Weinstein's rise to power is proof that the entire movie industry is a complete self-congratulatory sham

Harvey Weinstein was one of the biggest monsters in the entertainment industry that thoroughly deserved the life sentence, with countless rape and sexual assault convictions. But the biggest question is how he rose to power. The reason how he rose to power is proof that the entire entertainment industry is one massive self-congratulatory sham.

Harvey Weinstein rose to power because he cracked the code on the formulaic level on how to pretty much rig the Oscar's and the entire movie industry. What he understood was that for a movie to be viewed as a success within the entertainment industry, it had to be made for Academy voters, not the plebeian general public (that's how cinephiles and movie professionals view the general audience).

He knew the specific boxes that needed that needed to be checked to get applauds from critics and Oscar voters. Basically, it's his realization that the critics, Oscar voters, cinephiles, and film culture as a whole all subconsciously agreed on a specific parameters that makes a movie good.

Rapists, abusers, and similar types of scum all dominate the film industry because they understand the formula on such an intrinsic level that they can flex their power to utterly ridiculous proportions where they coerce people into horrible acts all for their own gain.

Cinephiles, directors, etc the entire industry feeds into the hands of predators because they are stuck in their self-congratulatory sham. And that's the simple truth. The entire movie industry is a complete sham. Predators rule the industry because they are myopic enough to understand the truth, and exploit it for their own gain.

Sure there are objectively good qualities about movies, but Harvey Weinstein figured out how to imitate quality, and the entire industry took it hook, line and sinker.

Would definitely love for my viewpoints to change as there are likely other viewpoints that I'm simply missing