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He really explained it clearly and simply. But while I understand his answer, I don't understand the question, lol. I might not be old enough. I think the film

He really explained it clearly and simply. But while I understand his answer, I don't understand the question, lol. I might not be old enough. I think the film industry has evolved incredibly because of technology, and I'm happy because of that. I'm the kind of person who goes to the cinema and sees all the movies that are out. I love it.

0-_-0 5y ago
Well then you're a very lucky person to be able to enjoy today's movies so much. Can I ask how old you are?
wodenokoto 5y ago
I think the question is “why are there only big, expensive action movies?” Or maybe it is “why aren’t you doing more goodwill hunting films?” But I too disagree with those premises. Matt daemon is saying there isn’t room for the ~25 million dollar movie, because cinema ticket sale now has to carry the entire revenue stream. But I’ve seen mostly smaller movies in cinema for the past two years. Hell, parasite, which won best picture was a $15 million production, so obviously there is room for “small” movies
- Aeronwen 5y ago
  There's room for $15 million movies because it's a relatively cheap gamble. They can risk releasing a few cheap movies a year, hoping that one becomes popular enough they can milk the IP dry. Or they find their next big actor/actress. But past the cheap gamble phase, studios start doubling down and throw in big name actors, and start advertising the crap out of it, hoping to get people to watch it. There's no $25 million movies, because they end up $50 million movies.
coldtea 5y ago
>I think the film industry has evolved incredibly because of technology, and I'm happy because of that. Well, evolved incredibly because of the technology mostly amounts two "3 out of 4 movies are superheroes in spandex for adult-children" who can't handle more depth even in their 30s and 40s...
- GekkePrutser 5y ago
  True, the amount of shallow superhero movies is baffling the last few years
- p_l 5y ago
  The shallowness isn't because of some imaginary man-children. It's a well-researched and planned strategy to ensure largest possible geographic spread, avoiding anything that would be too problematic for the box office. After all, the studios aren't planning just on local release for financials and considering international as bonus. Capitalism, ho!...
  - coldtea 5y ago
    >It's a well-researched and planned strategy to ensure largest possible geographic spread, avoiding anything that would be too problematic for the box office. Yes, but without the men-children to gulp those movies down, those scripts would themselves be "problematic for the box office".
    - p_l 5y ago
      No, they wouldn't be. The shallowness is exactly what makes it easy watching for large groups that can fit in whatever gaps they find with local preferences, combined with making it much easier for localised edits to be done. Whether the movie includes comic book superheroes or not is not relevant - arguably, many a comic geek could probably point to reduction of depth in the plotlines in some of those. Same goes for typical US DoD propaganda pieces ^W^W^W^W Hollywood action movies, Disney reboots, "Butchered Love Actually Remake" CXXVII, and many other big budget plays that use this approach. It works because while it's not a great meal, it gets you an equivalent of mcdonald burger in foreign country. Not great, not terrible, and the local adaptations probably aren't big enough to stop it from being "safe" choice.
- handrous 5y ago
  Tons of great movies are coming out all the time. Go check out The Green Knight. It's outstanding, and it's in theaters right now. Or almost anything else A24 releases. And that's just one studio.

0-_-0 5y ago

Well then you're a very lucky person to be able to enjoy today's movies so much. Can I ask how old you are?

wodenokoto 5y ago

I think the question is “why are there only big, expensive action movies?” Or maybe it is “why aren’t you doing more goodwill hunting films?” But I too disagree with those premises. Matt daemon is saying there isn’t room for the ~25 million dollar movie, because cinema ticket sale now has to carry the entire revenue stream. But I’ve seen mostly smaller movies in cinema for the past two years. Hell, parasite, which won best picture was a $15 million production, so obviously there is room for “small” movies

Aeronwen 5y ago
There's room for $15 million movies because it's a relatively cheap gamble. They can risk releasing a few cheap movies a year, hoping that one becomes popular enough they can milk the IP dry. Or they find their next big actor/actress. But past the cheap gamble phase, studios start doubling down and throw in big name actors, and start advertising the crap out of it, hoping to get people to watch it. There's no $25 million movies, because they end up $50 million movies.

coldtea 5y ago

>I think the film industry has evolved incredibly because of technology, and I'm happy because of that. Well, evolved incredibly because of the technology mostly amounts two "3 out of 4 movies are superheroes in spandex for adult-children" who can't handle more depth even in their 30s and 40s...

GekkePrutser 5y ago
True, the amount of shallow superhero movies is baffling the last few years
p_l 5y ago
The shallowness isn't because of some imaginary man-children. It's a well-researched and planned strategy to ensure largest possible geographic spread, avoiding anything that would be too problematic for the box office. After all, the studios aren't planning just on local release for financials and considering international as bonus. Capitalism, ho!...
- coldtea 5y ago
  >It's a well-researched and planned strategy to ensure largest possible geographic spread, avoiding anything that would be too problematic for the box office. Yes, but without the men-children to gulp those movies down, those scripts would themselves be "problematic for the box office".
  - p_l 5y ago
    No, they wouldn't be. The shallowness is exactly what makes it easy watching for large groups that can fit in whatever gaps they find with local preferences, combined with making it much easier for localised edits to be done. Whether the movie includes comic book superheroes or not is not relevant - arguably, many a comic geek could probably point to reduction of depth in the plotlines in some of those. Same goes for typical US DoD propaganda pieces ^W^W^W^W Hollywood action movies, Disney reboots, "Butchered Love Actually Remake" CXXVII, and many other big budget plays that use this approach. It works because while it's not a great meal, it gets you an equivalent of mcdonald burger in foreign country. Not great, not terrible, and the local adaptations probably aren't big enough to stop it from being "safe" choice.
handrous 5y ago
Tons of great movies are coming out all the time. Go check out The Green Knight. It's outstanding, and it's in theaters right now. Or almost anything else A24 releases. And that's just one studio.