LOT of bad movies popping out now.
MAYBE this is because the mass of money spending people have gotten more stupid and movie must reach that common demoninator?
Not sure but i can't imagine only watching a movie every couple months and getting all nostalgic/analytical about it versus watching a lot of them.
sharePersonally I think that people who are more interested in traveling, politics, is stupider/weirder than the state of movies today.
shareDefine "stupidity".
shareThe Age of the Internet is a bit of the issue:
Fact checking: Older movies didn't have as much fact checking. The Audience didn't look everything up online. So, they could be more ridiculous and less focused on realism. Now, as many movies try to be more realistic, movies get a bigger kick in the pants fir small errors.
Social media: Most movies are wached on streaming and most people are watching while paying attention to their phones. Social media can increase a movie's advertising reach and expand whatever Social faux pas (spelling?) They may bunch the panties of whatever group out there. This happened before the internet, but the scale is wider today.
Checkbox production think: every studio seems (SEEMS) to have some odd set of socially conscious requirements that overrule the plot and casting of films. This isn't an issue with the writers or directors but a business decision by the production company. When you hire based on check boxes, you get a lot of bad hiring and absurd casting. Some think it's just DEI for Hollywood. But, you see it also in Indy, daily wire, and religious movies. We don't notice it as much in Korean movies which I believe is why we see more appreciation for them.
Length: movies are not honed for Theaters and TV. So the editing is causing a lot of movies to overstay their welcome. Streaming services are moving toward commercials and they like the longer run time for commercial exposure. This is a growing issue as audiences are moving towards shorter video entertainment (look at TikTok and YouTube Shorts).
Nostalgia: its everywhere and overused. People see a sequel after 30 years know and they pause to even consider it.