Just as modern mass production requires the standardization of commodities so the social process requires standardization of man and this standardization is called equality.
With production alone as the goal industry in North America was dominated by the assembly line standardization for mass consumption.
Once you make a movie like 'Superbad ' when it's popular and you're the lead you get offered all kinds of things and there's a temptation to make bad movies either for the money or to maintain your relevance in pop culture.