Why modern movies suck - they teach us awful lessons

[Snarf Zagyg]

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

Dude.

Every waiter in the valley has a producer credit. They give them out at happy hour.

 

[darkwillow]

Dune - Director: Denis Villeneuve. Writers: John Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth.

Dune was fantastic, but based on a book

 

[darkwillow]

Another reason for the lack of nuance and depth, in modern film, is that the big blockbusters have to play well in the foreign market. It's far easier to go for mass appeal, in both domestic and foreign markets, if you have lots of bang-bang and not so much nuance. Jokes don't translate, due to idiom or the like. Cultural touchstones are different. Certain foreign governments simply don't allow their people to see some sorts of characters/stories. This is heightened when a particular nation is involved in providing monetary backing.

Yeah I forget about that, though I don't think its an excuse for lack of character arc.

 

[Ryujin]

Dude.

Every waiter in the valley has a producer credit. They give them out at happy hour.

I'm well aware

"Producer", these days, most often translates to "guy who gave us money."

 

[Ryujin]

Yeah I forget about that, though I don't think its an excuse for lack of character arc.

It kind of is, though. There are times and governments who can't brook the concept of a cultural hero ever having been weak, in any way.

 

[darkwillow]

Are we only talking about Blockbusters?

Yes, I don't think there is any doubt there are lots of small movies with good characters.

 

[UngainlyTitan]

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

Yeah, I hear you. The trouble, as some one who has had a go at YouTubing, is that a channel is an enormous time sink. I am in awe of people that can do it while holding down a full time job. How do they ever get any sleep?

 

[Ryujin]

Yeah, I hear you. The trouble, as some one who has had a go at YouTubing, is that a channel is an enormous time sink. I am in awe of people that can do it while holding down a full time job. How do they ever get any sleep?

For a lot of them, that became their full time job. That's why the constant rejigging of the payment structure has hurt them so badly.

 

[Morrus]

Maybe bow out of the thread then if you have nothing to offer.

We'll do the moderation, thanks.

 

[darkwillow]

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

Feel free to crash a different thread.