The Orpheus Syndrome

Kathy Kennedy was married to Frank Marshall, who was a key producer in the early days of this film movement. What I can't figure out is who or what is Max, like who is that character supposed to represent the third part of this triumvirate who is unceremonously killed off and we don't really learn a lot about. We're already taking shots at like the MCU to a certain degree, but also like, you know, Star Wars and all that. And this idea of like, what is real filmmaking versus sort of a CG confection.