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American TV and movies had so much better quality - not only in production, but also in writing, acting than local one. It was hard to watch 95% of local stuff,
by KptMarchewa 4y ago
American TV and movies had so much better quality - not only in production, but also in writing, acting than local one. It was hard to watch 95% of local stuff, and the ones that were enjoyable were mostly enjoyable due to some kind of relatability. It was like that at least until Netflix started producing local content.
- rpgbr 4y agoThis comment further proves that American movie industry does some work to promote itself abroad. “Local stuff” are terrific in Brazil (where I live) and I really enjoy European movies. I watch American movies, but most of them are hard passes — super hero movies, for instance, are formulaic and often very bad movies. If you grew up watching mostly American movies, it takes a while and some effort to get used to different movie making styles. This can be quite hard (hence the heavy promotion of American movies), but it’s liberating.
- throw_m239339 4y agoI think US shows definitely are better when it comes to production value because Hollywood big bucks. From a cultural and artistic standpoint, these are often just giant, vapid ads with characters that often feel completely fake to a foreign audience.
- 1123581321 4y agoThere are tons of small budget and artistic films made in the US.
- throw_m239339 4y ago> There are tons of small budget and artistic films made in the US. There are tons of small budget local movies abroad as well, these aren't the ones that are mass marketed in western media.
- 1123581321 4y agoDefinitely. We’re blessed to live in a time when it’s relatively easy to watch great films from all over the world.
- jjgreen 4y agoOften, but then pretty-much any cultural exercise is mostly crap; the point is rather who makes the good stuff, and the US does make some great films (and has done since shortly after the French invented the medium). There are usually 2-3 US films in the Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10, for example. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cahiers_du_Cin%C3%A9ma%27s_Annual_Top_10_Lists#2020s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cahiers_du_Cin%C3%A9ma%27s_Ann... Disclosure: Not an American.
- KptMarchewa 4y agoIt's arrogant to assume every US movie/TV show is indistinguishable from Marvel.
- rpgbr 4y agoAmericans produce very good movies and TV shows! I'm specially fond of golden age (1930–1960s) movies, but also like more contemporaneous stuff. However, right now Marvel blockbusters are their prime product, one can say the face of made in the US cinema. And that's… sad.
- bjelkeman-again 4y agoI’d argue that acting and production quality in UK, Swedish and French movies are often superior. But it depends on what is qualified as quality. A medieval piece from the US has pretty people with straight teeth that never get their clothes dirty. A UK or French medieval show looks completely different. Different type of quality.There is no surprise that there are so many UK actors playing even American characters in US made movies. They have great acting schools and a good theater culture. There is nothing like a live performance every night to work on your acting.
- _448 4y agoI don't know about production quality but the innovation and substance of the stories are very good. I once saw an old UK TV series aired again few years back. The story was about a robbery. And each episode repeated the same story but from the perspective of various main characters of the drama. I forgot the name of the TV series but it was very innovative and engaging. This type of innovation happens a lot in the UK, Scandanavia, France, Germany and Italy. But they do not get enough exposure on the world stage and neither do they make the type of money Hollywood makes.
- KptMarchewa 4y agoSure, I agree - but from Polish perspective UK movies are mostly indistinguishable from US ones.
- bjourne 4y agoMhm. The Scandinavian countries has produced made many movies and tv-shows about the vikings. Almost all of it has been utter garbage. Then one American comes along and creates a show for Netflix. And it's amazingly good. Go figure.