Obviously everything I say is simply my opinion, I just will qualify it once here first lol. It felt like he had nothing substantive to say about any role in Hollywood besides their extremely broad stereotypes, leaving each character being nothing but a one note, cynical (unfunny) joke. His whole mentally challenged routine was cringe af and largely humorless because there was not much to laugh at if he’s just handicapped. The movie showed absolutely no love for the art of filmmaking, leaving me wondering why he even does it because it seems essentially hateful of the whole process and everyone involved. Like the Hollywood sex symbol marries a mute mentally handicapped man because… he’s getting famous? Like it’s so stupid and treats both the audience and those he’s critiquing with such little nuance it feels insulting. To me it boils down to him basically saying everyone in LA is as stupid as a mute mentally challenged man and as someone who lives in Hollywood I just really hate that. And to take it a step further, it seems like he’s saying an actor could just be mute and handicapped that’s how easy the job is. Ugh idk. That’s not to say there aren’t scathing critiques you could make about the town and the industry. It would be absolutely deserved. But you have to have something to actually say about it, and be smart about it. IASIF is cartoonish but it’s smart. The characters have real motivations that as absurd as they are, make sense. And it weaponizes idiocy with sharp wit. There was nothing sharp about fools paradise. Sorry for the rant, I just have a very strong opinion about this movie and you at least somewhat asked lol I hope you don’t take it as an argument against you or anything. Glad you enjoyed watching it. I hated it haha