A generation of children that never grew up because the world made things easy, so they prefer super hero films over mature dramas? I am shocked!
Hasn't spectacle based event movies always been the big thing for box office for Cinema (at least in modern Cinema), more so in recent decades obivously? Yes, Cinematic Universes are obviously the big thing now, but it wasn't as if superheroes and other action blockbusters weren't dominating the box office for some time before then. It helps that the technology has caught up over time for more convincing effects.
I have to wonder when the last time even 5 of the top 10 for the year, in terms of box office gross, were "mature adult dramas".
Sure, in recent years it's easy to think about the MCU, Harry Potter, LotR, Fast and Furious, etc. But even going back to the 80s and 90s, the biggest films were still "spectacles" like Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Back to the Future, etc. The scope of spectacle has changed but it's still the draw to go watch on the biggest screen and sound system.
Well there's very little advantage to watching most movies in the cinema. My home theatre is good enough that the experience of watching something like Minari is just as good, if not better, at home.
Well there's very little advantage to watching most movies in the cinema. My home theatre is good enough that the experience of watching something like Minari is just as good, if not better, at home.
Watching a thrill-ride type movie is slightly more appealing on the big screen.
and get their live reactions
But not having to deal with those goobers is the number one reason for home viewing though.
A generation of children that never grew up because the world made things easy, so they prefer super hero films over mature dramas? I am shocked!https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/4/0/AAE_ZMAAAZYE.jpg
A generation of children that never grew up because the world made things easy, so they prefer super hero films over mature dramas? I am shocked!Lmao, please tell me this is a joke like I assumed originally
Lmao, please tell me this is a joke like I assumed originally
Are great home theaters still increasing though? I thought the trend over the past several years, among young people at least, has been to ditch the TV and watch everything on your phone/laptop.
The truth hurts. It's not just people that grew up on this though. Everyone has started to develop babytastes for culture, since with so much access to media, people would prefer to settle for something familiar than to take a chance on something that might be great, because something that might be great also has a risk of being bad. And with so much to read/watch/play/listen to, nobody wants to waste time on something they might not like, or which, (and this is an absolute cardinal sin these days) might be boring. There used to be a time when people would go see a movie like Rain Man "just to see what everyone is talking about," but people these days seem to resent that idea and treat the presence of critics/awards/etc. as a personal attack.This whole post sounds insanely out of touch. What world do you exist in where word of mouth has collapsed, nobody sees movies/etc "just to know what everyone's talking about", and nobody takes chances on anything new? All of those things are as true now as they ever have been, if not much more so. You can't go 5 seconds on the internet without hearing about the current flavor of the week that's new and different and omg, you gotta watch it!!! Fewer people going to movie theaters is a completely separate issue.
Are great home theaters still increasing though? I thought the trend over the past several years, among young people at least, has been to ditch the TV and watch everything on your phone/laptop.
Edit: Another reason adult dramas have collapsed is because word of mouth has collapsed. Conversation is so fractured and angry these days that no one trusts anyone else. Everyone is assumed to have an agenda (not just political), so why bother paying attention to such things for something like seeing a movie which requires effort to go out and do?
Edit: Another reason adult dramas have collapsed is because word of mouth has collapsed. Conversation is so fractured and angry these days that no one trusts anyone else. Everyone is assumed to have an agenda (not just political), so why bother paying attention to such things for something like seeing a movie which requires effort to go out and do?
There's nothing more childish than thinking that liking dour dramas is what makes you a proper adult
it's like thinking playing M rated games means you're a more mature person
Titanic? Inception? Maybe that's a stretch but that's off the top of my head and I'm not a big movie guy.Titanic and Inception were both spectacles
There have been blockbusters for a while, and they've always involved spectacle, but the types of blockbusters have been shifting.
Edit: Another reason adult dramas have collapsed is because word of mouth has collapsed.
There's noting more puzzling than essentially saying "Why are those stupid manchikdren angry at me when I say things? Don't those stupid fucks know that discussion without personal attacks is better?"gonna save this to use later
Titanic and Inception were both spectacles
Especially because nobody knows how to do sound mixing anymore so dialogue is always quiet and mumbly and I really need to be able to turn on subtitles and back things up.This so much
There's nothing more childish than thinking that liking dour dramas is what makes you a proper adult
Especially because nobody knows how to do sound mixing anymore so dialogue is always quiet and mumbly and I really need to be able to turn on subtitles and back things up.Maniac64 posted...
This so muchThis and its cousin, the soaring soundtrack that consistently overtakes the dialogue.