Why modern movies suck - they teach us awful lessons

[J.Quondam]

I have watched the Critical Drinker in the past and I will not watch any more of his videos because I think he prefers to court controversy than to tell me something useful. He is the cause of my Youtube rule never to watch any thing with the word "Woke" in it from either side of the political spectrum because they are almost always clickbait.

I'd never heard of him before, but yeah, that's the exact impression I get after watching that one video.

 

[ninjayeti]

Looking at the Best Picture nominees for the last two years. In 2021 seven out of eight best picture nominees were written or co-written by the director. (Interestingly, the only nominee not written by the director (Mank) was written by the director's father). In 2022 eight out of the 10 best picture nominees were written or co-written by the director.

Obviously there is no way to quantify movie quality, but I think this is a more reliable indicator that sweeping generalizations or cherry picking particular examples that support your point.

 

[UngainlyTitan]

I'd never heard of him before, but yeah, that's the exact impression I get after watching that one video.

Glad to have my impression confirmed but I think it a pity because I think he knows his stuff and I could do with a reviewer that gives a straight and fairly consistent opinion of movies.

 

[payn]

I think there are far worse stories about awful people in modern television. Seems like much more of a theme there.

 

[Mallus]

Glad to have my impression confirmed but I think it a pity because I think he knows his stuff and I could do with a reviewer that gives a straight and fairly consistent opinion of movies.

That’s not where the money is and his channel is a business, tho.

 

[UngainlyTitan]

That’s not where the money is and his channel is a business, tho.

That is all very well but not much use to me.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Looking at the Best Picture nominees for the last two years. In 2021 seven out of eight best picture nominees were written or co-written by the director. (Interestingly, the only nominee not written by the director (Mank) was written by the director's father). In 2022 eight out of the 10 best picture nominees were written or co-written by the director.

I think it's necessary to point out an additional irony.

The one counter-example is Mank. Mank, famously, is the story about the battle between Orson Welles and Herman Mankiewiekz for credit in writing Citizen Kane.

The basic gist, regardless of how you view the historical accuracy, is correct- the director did not want to give the writer credit for the screenplay. They ended up both getting credit (and both winning the Oscar).

From this, we get a story as old as Hollywood. Directors will often get co-writing credit. Sometimes very deserved, sometimes somewhat deserved, sometimes ... well, sometimes they get a credit.

 

[Mallus]

That is all very well but not much use to me.

Me neither. I avoid these guys like COVID, while mourning the loss of channels like Every Frame a Painting!

 

[Ryujin]

I have watched the Critical Drinker in the past and I will not watch any more of his videos because I think he prefers to court controversy than to tell me something useful. He is the cause of my Youtube rule never to watch any thing with the word "Woke" in it from either side of the political spectrum because they are almost always clickbait.

The most financially successful Youtubers both have a thick skin, and have realized that Google treats both up- and down-votes equally, from an interaction perspective.

 

[Ryujin]

I think it's necessary to point out an additional irony.

The one counter-example is Mank. Mank, famously, is the story about the battle between Orson Welles and Herman Mankiewiekz for credit in writing Citizen Kane.

The basic gist, regardless of how you view the historical accuracy, is correct- the director did not want to give the writer credit for the screenplay. They ended up both getting credit (and both winning the Oscar).

From this, we get a story as old as Hollywood. Directors will often get co-writing credit. Sometimes very deserved, sometimes somewhat deserved, sometimes ... well, sometimes they get a credit.

Means slightly more than a couple of producer credits I have floating out there, waiting for release