Maybe it’s that the first interracial kiss on TV between Uhura and Kirk was only “allowed” to air because William Shatner purposefully went cross-eyed directly at the camera when filming the ‘alternate takes’. He knew that if there was a viable alternative, then the studio would use it.
He simply made sure there wasn’t one.
It’s my favorite Godzilla movie because of this aspect. There’s a scene where I lost it in the theater when the >!Prime Minister is completely certain in telling the press that Godzilla will absolutely never, not in a million years, not make landfall… only to have an underling whisper in his ear that Godzilla just made landfall.!<
I worked for a Japanese company at the time, and could recognize that it wasn’t even heightened for parody. That’s just exactly how it is.
I’d even say add another column of “Skills to get the interview”.