Sharing the film's poster, he highlighted the gap between its 78 percent audience score and 28 percent critics score on Rotten Tomatoes, and wrote that he has not read a review of anything aimed at him or his peers in almost 15 years — but that he does listen to the people.

He then addressed critics directly, suggesting people 'spare a thought for those sad lost souls who couldn't achieve their dreams of becoming artists, and thus became critics,' before dismissing them as 'irrelevant. Out of touch.

Obsolete. In the bin.'

In a Bloomberg opinion column published November 7, guest columnist Miles Surrey argues Waititi's attack is itself proof that critics still matter, noting an artist venting about reception usually signals that the reception stings.

Surrey observes that critics have become successful filmmakers — pointing to French New Wave figures François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard and Éric Rohmer — and notes that Waititi's own previous films have benefited from positive reviews.

Both outlets frame the rant against measurable failure.

The Hollywood Reporter reports that 'Klara and the Sun,' which opened in 880 North American theaters, earned an estimated $725,000 in its opening weekend, debuted outside the top 10, and had grossed approximately $1.7 million worldwide as of publication.

Bloomberg's column describes the film as earning the worst reviews of Waititi's career and flopping at the box office. The film, adapted from Kazuo Ishiguro's 2021 novel and starring Jenna Ortega and Amy Adams, follows a companion android trying to bond with her ailing young owner.

Beyond the box office, Waititi is also weighing in on the industry questions the film raises.

Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter at the New York premiere earlier this month, he discussed artificial intelligence, which is central to the story's premise of AI companions, saying it is 'probably inevitable' the industry will use it, 'but as long as it's used by humans as a tool, as opposed to a replacement — I don't want to replace humans.

I want to work with them.'