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Conversely, I had a really interesting experience when taking my young cousin to go see a movie (I think it was GI Joe). I remember leaving the theatre thinking
by interestica 6y ago
Conversely, I had a really interesting experience when taking my young cousin to go see a movie (I think it was GI Joe). I remember leaving the theatre thinking it was terrible, predictable, and full of every overused trope.
He absolutely loved it.
And I realized...he loved it exactly because of those tropes. For him, they were entirely new devices. There is a reason that certain story devices become tropes: they work and work well. And for someone who had not encountered them before it made for a fun/exciting/satisfying story.
- afterburner 6y agoIt's not just that the tropes are new to a younger person. Their novelty also overwhelms and distracts from any undercooked elements of the movie.
- sumtechguy 6y agoEverything in a movie is a lie. All of it. The sound the music the writing. It is all a lie. Someone made it up and a group of people made it 'real'. But it is not real. The one thing that really nailed that home to me was the movie cobra. In the middle of a big fight he stops and drinks a coors beer. They had to stage it, film it, edit and foley it. There is a fractionally small amount of things we see on TV or movies that is real. Even what we watch on the news is an edited show done for effect. Once you know how the sausage is made the 'magic' is gone. My biggest gripe with many movies is pacing. It is hard to get just right. You either move to fast and everything is a blur, or too slow and it is 'boring'. That is just me though. I enjoyed GI Joe but it is not something I am going to go back and re-watch anytime soon. Something like John Wick I have watched it a few times since it came out. It is full to the brim with tropes. But they are done very well.