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This is a remarkable statement when Fellini and Kieślowski exist.

unsupp0rted 1y ago
Yes, two directors exist, one who's been dead for 29 years, the other who's been dead for 32 years. I stand corrected then.
- darkwater 1y ago
  I hoped you were trolling but now I doubt it.
  - unsupp0rted 1y ago
    Not trolling. Having lived in many countries and had the TV on, this happens to be my unpopular opinion. American movies are popular globally not because they're American but because they're so damn watchable/enjoyable/varied. Granted that becomes less true every year, since Hollywood appears to be broken. Other countries haven't figured out how to pick up the slack though. 1994 Hollywood will likely never come again.
- ch_sm 1y ago
  Look, this is a losing argument. It’s ok if you prefer stuff like Zemeckis (who I might add, made a lot of melodramatic films himself) over international films, but that doesn’t them objectively better or more watchable for everybody. I’m just going to leave this random link here: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls003889355/ https://www.imdb.com/list/ls003889355/
  - unsupp0rted 1y ago
    Look at all those top non-American films on that list: 1. Once Upon a Time in America 2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 3. The Great Dictator 4. Lord of the Rings 5. Chinatown If there's one thing you can't associate Charlie Chaplin or Jack Nicholson with, it's Hollywood. Number 9 on your list is famous non-Hollywood filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock.
    - ch_sm 1y ago
      > Look at all those top non-American films on that list: That’s not a list of non-American films, it’s a list of non-American directors. To answer what I assume is your every so snarkily delivered point: Yes, about a third of the directors on that list ended up successful in Hollywood. Does that mean international films are bad? Probably not! Does it maybe mean even Hollywood recognizes that there is a lot of international talent, and very good international films being made? Probably yes?
      - unsupp0rted 1y ago
        What’s the relevance of non-American directors? Nicole Kidman and Chris Hemsworth, say, are as Hollywood as it gets. Heck so is Salma Hayek. The point is that intl can’t compete with Hollywood because Hollywood is widely appealing and relatively very good. It doesn’t matter that Alfred Hitchcock became a naturalized US citizen.

Yes, two directors exist, one who's been dead for 29 years, the other who's been dead for 32 years. I stand corrected then.

darkwater 1y ago
I hoped you were trolling but now I doubt it.
- unsupp0rted 1y ago
  Not trolling. Having lived in many countries and had the TV on, this happens to be my unpopular opinion. American movies are popular globally not because they're American but because they're so damn watchable/enjoyable/varied. Granted that becomes less true every year, since Hollywood appears to be broken. Other countries haven't figured out how to pick up the slack though. 1994 Hollywood will likely never come again.
ch_sm 1y ago
Look, this is a losing argument. It’s ok if you prefer stuff like Zemeckis (who I might add, made a lot of melodramatic films himself) over international films, but that doesn’t them objectively better or more watchable for everybody. I’m just going to leave this random link here: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls003889355/ https://www.imdb.com/list/ls003889355/
- unsupp0rted 1y ago
  Look at all those top non-American films on that list: 1. Once Upon a Time in America 2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 3. The Great Dictator 4. Lord of the Rings 5. Chinatown If there's one thing you can't associate Charlie Chaplin or Jack Nicholson with, it's Hollywood. Number 9 on your list is famous non-Hollywood filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock.
  - ch_sm 1y ago
    > Look at all those top non-American films on that list: That’s not a list of non-American films, it’s a list of non-American directors. To answer what I assume is your every so snarkily delivered point: Yes, about a third of the directors on that list ended up successful in Hollywood. Does that mean international films are bad? Probably not! Does it maybe mean even Hollywood recognizes that there is a lot of international talent, and very good international films being made? Probably yes?
    - unsupp0rted 1y ago
      What’s the relevance of non-American directors? Nicole Kidman and Chris Hemsworth, say, are as Hollywood as it gets. Heck so is Salma Hayek. The point is that intl can’t compete with Hollywood because Hollywood is widely appealing and relatively very good. It doesn’t matter that Alfred Hitchcock became a naturalized US citizen.