They had everything to gain by not being a success!

A conniving Broadway producer and his meek accountant plan to profit from charming wealthy old biddies to invest in an overbudget production, and then put on a sure-fire disaster, so nobody will ask for their money back — and what's more disastrous than a tasteless musical celebrating Adolf Hitler.
The Producers keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing greed, fraud, art, power, culture.
Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)E8/E10 · culture, greed
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)E8/E10 · culture, power
Now You See Me 2 (2016)E8/E10 · greed, power
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)E8/E10 · greed, power
Moulin Rouge! (2001)E8/E10 · art, power
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)E8/E10 · greed, powerThe same preoccupations examined at another scale — one mind versus a nation.
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)E7/E12 · rare rung · culture, power
Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)E7/E9 · rare rung · culture, power
Warcraft (2016)E12/E13 · rare rung · culture, power
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods (2014)E9/E12 · rare rung · culture, power
Office Christmas Party (2016)E9/E11 · culture, power
Undercover Brother (2002)E9/E11 · culture, power