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But the richness of the filmmaking, including the powerful acting, obfuscates the fact that the story itself is a pretty thin and silly mystery with twists that cheapen the intellectual quandary at the center of the tale.

The Lego format doesn’t cheapen the power of his message, but rather reflects the quirky, outside-the-box thinking of the artist himself, who has always marched to the beat of his own drum, steering the cultural ship according to his unique point of view.

Varella, the 30-year-old Austin-based director behind the “Get to You” video, said he was skeptical at first, concerned that AI tools could “cheapen” the art and that it could be seen as taking time away from visual effects artists.

Others argued that its inclusion would cheapen the connection to its roots Black and Latino communities in New York.

But he said using the antisemitic label to achieve political ends could cheapen it.