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> And nobody's making comedies anymore because present day people are too easily offended by everything and raise hell on Twitter out of every stereotype joke.
by davkan 2y ago
> And nobody's making comedies anymore because present day people are too easily offended by everything and raise hell on Twitter out of every stereotype joke.
This is such a tired line. Comedies did not stop getting made because woke mobs were flaming them on Twitter, despite what Joe Rogan might have told you in his latest special plastered all over Netflix.
There is a confluence of actual reasons why comedies aren’t prominent in theaters anymore.
Studios stopped making mid budget movies.
Studios consider international audiences more than ever before and comedy doesn’t transcend cultures easily.
Comedies that performed poorly in theaters often broke even in vhs/dvd sales and rentals. Without that it’s more risky to make them.
Movie goers don’t want to pay $30 for tickets and popcorn to see a comedy.
Low budget comedies are saturated on streaming.
High budget action/comedy movies are being made instead e.g. fall guy.
And there’s certainly additional reasons more relevant than twitter users cancelling movies.
- walterbell 2y ago> comedy doesn’t transcend cultures easily Or foreign investment censorship priorities.
- davkan 2y agoThe censorship affects all movies with international audiences like marvel etc, not just comedies. I don’t think having to avoid saying Taiwan has caused a significant decrease in comedy productions.
- walterbell 2y ago> avoid saying Taiwan And more: https://pen.org/report/made-in-hollywood-censored-by-beijing/ https://pen.org/report/made-in-hollywood-censored-by-beijing...
- Rinzler89 2y ago>This is such a tired line. That doesn't mean it's not true. There's a reason people keep repeating it. >Studios stopped making mid budget movies. Have you checked Netflix? It's full of low budget slop. >Studios consider international audiences more than ever before and comedy doesn’t transcend cultures easily. I disagree. American and British comedies were incredibly popular with the youth in my Eastern European country. Same with humor from the GTA games and South Park. >High budget action/comedy movies are being made instead e.g. fall guy. Is Fall Guy supposed to be a comedy? I've watched it and I don't think I've laughed once. It didn't even make me push air out of my nose.
- davkan 2y ago> That doesn't mean it's not true. There's a reason people keep repeating it. Yeah, because millionaire comedians who can say whatever they want on their massive platforms didn’t like getting flamed on twitter and the younger generation doesn’t care for their edgy jokes. “You can’t make jokes like that anymore” is just an excuse made by comedians who can’t make a joke audiences want to hear. Studios want to make money, if there was money in it they’d make it, regardless of taste. > Have you checked Netflix? It's full of low budget slop. “mid budget movies” > I disagree. American and British comedies were incredibly popular with the youth in my Eastern European country. Same with humor from the GTA games and South Park. It’s not universal but it is more difficult to adequately dub a comedy than an action movie. Physical comedy like Mr. Bean doesn’t have that issue but comedies often perform poorly overseas for that reason. > Is Fall Guy supposed to be a comedy? Yes, it’s an action/comedy.
- Rinzler89 2y ago>It’s not universal but it is more difficult to adequately dub a comedy than an action movie. Physical comedy I was talking about undubbed.