OPINION: Minister Seymour, or should that be ‘Acting’ Prime Minister Seymour?
Your recent attack on one of the most successful filmmakers in history for his supposed ‘failure to create jobs for Kiwi actors’ is rich—especially considering that, thanks to the vagaries of MMP, you’ve somehow landed the lead role in New Zealand politics.
So, sticking with the cinematic theme that you now appear to be an expert in, let’s see how your record stacks up against James Cameron, the soon-to-be Kiwi who has directed three of the four highest-grossing movies of all time.
Cameron’s films include Avatar ($2.92 billion), Avatar: The Way of Water ($2.32b) and Titanic ($2.26b), making him the only director in history with three films surpassing $2b at the box office.
Your first foray into entertainment, on the other hand, was a less-than-convincing supporting role in Dancing with the Stars back in 2007. Fortunately for audiences, you disappeared from our screens until re-emerging, stage right, at the last election.
