I dunno. You're right on the poor understanding of the fact, but think those are convenient (albeit incorrect) reasons for haters to use.
But Braff has access to the money. That's pretty clear. The methods of access are misunderstood, that's all.
But Braff has access to the money. That's pretty clear. The methods of access are misunderstood, that's all.
In a weird way, Braff get have his cake and eat it, too. Full creative control and ownership via people giving him money with no strings attached and then the product he ultimately makes will be injected back into the Hollywood system.
More power to him for figuring that out but I'll have no part of it.
Now, on one hand, people investing in Kickstarter should be or need to learn to be aware that they are "investing", and with that, comes risk.
But on the other, here is someone who could make this happen, arrange financing, etc, but sees this as a way to be more "independent" (which, coincidentally, also means, "doesn't have most of the royalties and profits sent to the studio but instead to him"), who is asking us to put up the bulk of the risk (shared amongst many), and see very little seeds of the project (and certainly none of the reward).