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| RchHomieQuanChi 02/15/23 6:21:43 PM #109: | Zithers posted... do you actually believe westerns and gangster movies had the market share back then that superhero movies do now I never said that they did, but I also don't see how this is relevant to my point. The thing with Westerns is that they were a lot cheaper to make, and therefore didn't eat up as much of a studio's resources. But that doesn't dispute the fact that classic Hollywood wasn't as auteur-driven as you're making it out to be. Back then, Hollywood had the same "stagnation" problem as you're claiming they do now, which was only exacerbated once other places (like France with the French New Wave) started producing their own movies and came in with a unique approach to filmmaking. The 60s-70s era of Hollywood came about because there was now an entire generation of young directors and writers who had studied film in school and were gaining more exposure to filmmakers overseas. They provided a fresh take to Hollywood because they weren't just studying American filmmakers, but a variety of filmmakers from around the world. Then Star Wars and Jaws dropped, and Hollywood went right back to making marketable blockbusters, which is how we ended up with an abundance of 80s sci-fi action movies and slasher flicks. --- I have nothing else to say ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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