‘I Feel Pretty’ Filmmakers Analyze the Pre-Release Criticism: It Was Based on Internet Culture and Hollywood’s Bad ‘Old Habits’

If you’re looking for measured, considered discussions about current events, the internet probably isn’t the place for you.

Filmmakers Marc Silverstein and Abby Kohn learned that lesson the hard way back in February, when the first trailer for their comedy “I Feel Pretty” hit the web.

Amy Schumer stars in the film as Renee, a seemingly regular gal with low self-esteem who literally wacks herself — she cracks her head open during a particularly bad SoulCycle class — into believing she’s the most beautiful and confident woman in the world.It didn’t go over well.Social media backlash to the trailer was so immediate and widespread that it became a Twitter Moment.

Comedian Sofia Hagen took to the platform with her concerns, writing a long thread that opened with some questions, “Who is this supposed to resonate with? Before we can enjoy the premise, surely we have to

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