#What are the biggest problems with films? Movie theaters, current and older films, anything

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remote dust
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Anything ranging from political comments, unoriginality, etc. to movie theater prices, cleanliness, etc.. What are the problems (in your opinion or in general), and (optional) how can they change?

obtuse whale
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The biggest problem with films is that 90% of them are crap.

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The second biggest problem with film is crappy internet discourse.

nimble shuttle
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The biggest problem with current films is people focusing on films they don't like.

Nostalgia is also a pain, it's very hard to recreate how films felt to me as a child, compared to now as an adult; that don't mean I think films were better then.

I also notice my age demographic, feels that way about most things from: F1, Games, Cars, Cartoons, Music etc

wind raft
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society has moved into a different age where content is so niche and accessible on the internet that movies have to compete with being the most broad and captivating thing to as many audiences as possible,

Before the internet, movies and tv were they only things that could entertain in a media sense, there were clear distinctions of the budget of a movie and a tv show. those lines are now crossed, Adding on the fact that media like YouTube or TikTok exist where you can get entertainment on the go, anywhere, movies have become the more impractical sense to enjoy content. Society is moving to a faster and faster pace, sitting down for a two hour movie does not line up for everyday people who have jobs, distractions, etc. Most people would prefer a ten minute YouTube video or a 40 minute tv show then a two or even three hour commitment unless it's the one big thing people are talking about. Usually those films are Marvel or big blockbusters but that doesn't lose hope for truly spectacular films. Like Everything Everywhere All At Once or even La La Land. These two films are ones I hear non movie fans talk about and enjoy.

minor compass
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The biggest problem is the cinema's inconvenience compared to home media.

People have mobile phones, tablets, laptops and TVs with Netflix, D+, ITunes, Criterion etc etc etc

Don't have to commute to cinema. Don't have to schedule to starting hour. Don't have to be limited to 5, maybe 10 titles on a single weekend. Or terrible dub. Buy overpriced snacks. Lose scenes if they have to pee. Lose hearing cause the music was extremely loud.

And modern TVs are large and quite capable even at moderate budget. Heck, I've got much better picture quality on D+ than in cinema on Mutiverse of Madness.

Theater distribution model never worked that well for smaller titles, but with the current oversaturation of content they have even smaller chance to succeed there. And that leads to further pushing them away to let blockbusters take even bigger piece of the pie.

safe lance
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Biggest problem is the commercialization of film. The entire industry has focused on the all mighty dollar to guide their decisions. Probably it started at the turn of the 2000’s and with the rise of streaming and such. The early and pre-2000’s film era had a lot of studios and producers taking chances on original, story driven films. So whats the result? A cinema landscape that is 90% studio crap. An endless cycle of sequels, prequels, spinoffs and remakes. A rising contingent of “Actors” who rise to fame just because they have a following and can put asses in seats, not cause of talent. Original content is few and far between and you have to dig through Indie, international and first time directors to find hidden gems. Don’t get me wrong, there are good studio films. But the fact decisions are made based on what the bottom line will be leads to a lot of shit and a lot of studios pandering to their audiences with themes and characters that no one asked for. I am only a humble fan though of film, there’s probably a lot of other people in the industry who could identify some other issues with film but these are just my two cents.

worldly halo
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Is that superhero movies like Black Panther and Doctor Strange take up all showtimes meaning smaller artists who make better films cant shine or there art cant be seen. In my opinion, its really annoying because Aftersun wouldnt go to my local thatre because of the new Black Panther

wind raft
safe lance
# wind raft why are you saying commercialization of film like they weren't always financiall...

Because the concept of blockbusters like the ones coming out in the past 20 years is new. Superhero movies, sequels and bloated studios are focused on money over art. You can’t tell me that was the case in the days of taxi driver, the good the bad and the ugly, etc…those studios took risks on story driven movies even if the end result wasn’t a huge payday. Thats what I meant by “commercialization” being a problem now in days

minor compass
obtuse whale
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Damn, it was only a matter of time before the stereotypical answers came up

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I don't think anything is really wrong with the industry(well, a lot is wrong with it, but on the actual movie side of things and how those turn out it's... pretty ok?) but a bit of a problem I have is how it feels like anyone with money and fame can make a movie/act, and that's not necessarily a good thing.

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Am I just messing with myself or is there an influx of famous people getting to be in movies just because they're famous?

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I don't really see the problem with cash grab movies. Like, sure, they're there to make money, but people are paying to see the movie, and like... I don't see that much of a problem with that??? It's not like movie studios are conning people out of their money or anything.

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(I guess it does suck that people are spending time and effort on things nobody really wants to do...) ¯_(ツ)_/¯

minor compass
tired yarrow
wind raft
# safe lance Because the concept of blockbusters like the ones coming out in the past 20 year...

It all depends where you're looking, a lot of creative unique projects are being greenlit and funded elsewhere. A lot of that has moved onto the TV space because quantity of content is needed. Like what I said above, the market has changed and movies are not viable pieces of entertainment for everybody's lifestyles anymore. It's not that its more focused on commercialization its now moved elsewhere. When the slasher horror genre came out, there were like 90 sequels for every franchise, same with westerns. I dislike this "oh cinema sucks today it didn't suck before" because it's pretty lazy analysis when every industry like this goes through trends. Movies have and WILL be always driven by financial gain, it's a BUSINESS at the end of the day.

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I am a fan of diversity. there are very very few female cinematographers and even fewer Filipino directors I am aware, time for the white guys of the industry to let people with new ideas tackle some films

ebon saffron
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but sometimes, i hate it

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but fair point

wind raft
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Any project that obviously shoves it down people's throats gets pretty much tossed away by society anyways.

ebon saffron
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i dont say diversity is entirely bad

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but if you shove it down ppls throat

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thats not good

wind raft
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obviously not, audiences are too smart nor care about it

ebon saffron
robust vessel
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NOT. ENOUGH. MINIONS

rustic saffron
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i think Disney, or studio consolidation in general, is the biggest problem. they already are using their weight to dictate how many screens and how long of a run theaters have to show their movies. i could see disney, for example, outright buying AMC, and making it solely a place to see their movies and the movies of whatever studios kowtow to their whims. then there'd be an even bigger divide between disney multiplexes and small/arthouse theaters, that wouldnt be able to get any revenue from showing the errant billion dollar movie

silver latch
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Id argue that there is nothing in films thats wrong that doesn't exist in every other medium as well. The biggest issue would be boring cinematography though, marvel movies are filled with it and it's just really boring.

rustic saffron
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i agree. movies are fine, maybe better than ever as more the world modernizes. but i could see further consolidation of studios having negative effects, like most monopolization does. Disney already absorbing Marvel, Lucasfilms, Pixar, and Fox is a pretty colossal force to reckon with

minor compass
chrome tangle
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But they'll be producing more money!! I can't imagine they're secretly broke now

minor compass
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They are not secretly broke, but they have several issues to solve before starting new big investment. And I'm not sure movie theaters are their best buy.

pale topaz
pale topaz