These generalizations are not backed up by data and feel like someone who does not watch a large number of new movies, instead they feel like generalizations from someone who refuses to watch new movies because of preconceived biases against them.
There are no 2020s versions of Julia Roberts, Meg Ryan, and Sandra Bullock because the movie…
These generalizations are not backed up by data and feel like someone who does not watch a large number of new movies, instead they feel like generalizations from someone who refuses to watch new movies because of preconceived biases against them.
There are no 2020s versions of Julia Roberts, Meg Ryan, and Sandra Bullock because the movie star system degraded through the 00s in the endless quest for four-quadrant global blockbusters. Saoirse Ronan, Anya-Taylor Joy, and Zendaya are every bit as good of actors as them, every bit as charismatic and engaging--but they have no space to grow their careers. Hollywood doesn't make many mid-budget comedies and dramas anymore, let alone romcoms, as this article very much shows. It's not "arrogance" which has no evidence to back it up, just incredible bias. It's that audiences aren't watching these films anymore in theaters, so Hollywood doesn't make them as major releases, which creates a downward spiral. A movie like Challengers or Babygirl in 2024 is no more controversial than the sex thrillers of the 90s, and are better, too, but neither of them made any significant money because star power is so much lower, because everyone just watches this stuff on steaming, as this article is discussing.
Rants about media agendas in the same time that major companies like Disney are censoring their own releases and movies with even slight controversy get buried under the sand--Book of Clarence got instantly memory holed for example--reveals more about the lack of movie watching that modern internet commenters do than it does about the state of the industry. Hollywood is running away from perceived diversity as fast as it can in its major releases. That doesn't mean classic romances and dramas are coming back, though, because they just don't make enough money anymore.
There are of course plenty of amazing, uplifting films out there for you to watch if you really want, releasing every single year. You just have to stop being so biased against "agenda pushing" lies you have been fed from social media and go out there to find these movies yourself. And please watch them in theaters, because that's the only way for Hollywood to care enough to keep making them.
For my 2024 recommendations, you ought to watch The Fall Guy, Here, and Hit Man. These are traditional, joy-inducing experiences you are looking for, and none of them were particularly big hits unfortnately.
"There are no 2020s versions of Julia Roberts, Meg Ryan, and Sandra Bullock because the movie star system degraded through the 00s in the endless quest for four-quadrant global blockbusters".
- It wasn't that, as there has always been a desire for Romantic Comedy and Drama. Romantic Comedies are not just silly PG stuff like Failure To Launch or How To Lose A Guy In 30 Days but raunchy, sex-driven stuff like American Pie sequels, Sex Drive, 40-Year-Old Virgin, 40 Days and 40 Nights, The Girl Next Door, Road Trip, etc.
"Saoirse Ronan, Anya-Taylor Joy, and Zendaya are every bit as good of actors as them, every bit as charismatic and engaging--but they have no space to grow their careers. Hollywood doesn't make many mid-budget comedies and dramas anymore, let alone romcoms, as this article very much shows."
- There must be a way they can get involved with producing their own films, instead of just taking what producers are presenting to them. They are Gen Z...
"It's not "arrogance" which has no evidence to back it up, just incredible bias. It's that audiences aren't watching these films anymore in theaters, so Hollywood doesn't make them as major releases, which creates a downward spiral."
- When I said arrogance, it's that they are too willing to talk to anyone with a microphone and be critical of the popular themes of the movies that they are starring in. Rachel Zegler seems to be generating so much free negative publicity for the upcoming $200m Snow White through various stupid comments. Disney knows that the picture is already facing challenges and should advise her not to answer anything.
"A movie like Challengers or Babygirl in 2024 is no more controversial than the sex thrillers of the 90s, and are better, too, but neither of them made any significant money because star power is so much lower, because everyone just watches this stuff on steaming, as this article is discussing."
- Basic Instinct set the standard for mainstream 90s erotic thrillers, after that other studios tried but their flopped disastrously. I didn't watch Challengers or Babygirl, neither movie interested me, especially Babygirl with Nicole Kidman having so much botox and fillers in the last 15 years she cannot emote at all alongside her poor acting skills.
"Rants about media agendas in the same time that major companies like Disney are censoring their own releases and movies with even slight controversy get buried under the sand--Book of Clarence got instantly memory holed for example--reveals more about the lack of movie watching that modern internet commenters do than it does about the state of the industry. Hollywood is running away from perceived diversity as fast as it can in its major releases. That doesn't mean classic romances and dramas are coming back, though, because they just don't make enough money anymore.
There are of course plenty of amazing, uplifting films out there for you to watch if you really want, releasing every single year. You just have to stop being so biased against "agenda pushing" lies you have been fed from social media and go out there to find these movies yourself. And please watch them in theaters, because that's the only way for Hollywood to care enough to keep making them.
For my 2024 recommendations, you ought to watch The Fall Guy, Here, and Hit Man. These are traditional, joy-inducing experiences you are looking for, and none of them were particularly big hits unfortunately."
- I saw the trailers for The Fall Guy, Here, and Hit Man and they just did not cut it for me. Hollywood will have to try harder. Thanks for responding though!
These generalizations are not backed up by data and feel like someone who does not watch a large number of new movies, instead they feel like generalizations from someone who refuses to watch new movies because of preconceived biases against them.
There are no 2020s versions of Julia Roberts, Meg Ryan, and Sandra Bullock because the movie star system degraded through the 00s in the endless quest for four-quadrant global blockbusters. Saoirse Ronan, Anya-Taylor Joy, and Zendaya are every bit as good of actors as them, every bit as charismatic and engaging--but they have no space to grow their careers. Hollywood doesn't make many mid-budget comedies and dramas anymore, let alone romcoms, as this article very much shows. It's not "arrogance" which has no evidence to back it up, just incredible bias. It's that audiences aren't watching these films anymore in theaters, so Hollywood doesn't make them as major releases, which creates a downward spiral. A movie like Challengers or Babygirl in 2024 is no more controversial than the sex thrillers of the 90s, and are better, too, but neither of them made any significant money because star power is so much lower, because everyone just watches this stuff on steaming, as this article is discussing.
Rants about media agendas in the same time that major companies like Disney are censoring their own releases and movies with even slight controversy get buried under the sand--Book of Clarence got instantly memory holed for example--reveals more about the lack of movie watching that modern internet commenters do than it does about the state of the industry. Hollywood is running away from perceived diversity as fast as it can in its major releases. That doesn't mean classic romances and dramas are coming back, though, because they just don't make enough money anymore.
There are of course plenty of amazing, uplifting films out there for you to watch if you really want, releasing every single year. You just have to stop being so biased against "agenda pushing" lies you have been fed from social media and go out there to find these movies yourself. And please watch them in theaters, because that's the only way for Hollywood to care enough to keep making them.
For my 2024 recommendations, you ought to watch The Fall Guy, Here, and Hit Man. These are traditional, joy-inducing experiences you are looking for, and none of them were particularly big hits unfortnately.
"There are no 2020s versions of Julia Roberts, Meg Ryan, and Sandra Bullock because the movie star system degraded through the 00s in the endless quest for four-quadrant global blockbusters".
- It wasn't that, as there has always been a desire for Romantic Comedy and Drama. Romantic Comedies are not just silly PG stuff like Failure To Launch or How To Lose A Guy In 30 Days but raunchy, sex-driven stuff like American Pie sequels, Sex Drive, 40-Year-Old Virgin, 40 Days and 40 Nights, The Girl Next Door, Road Trip, etc.
"Saoirse Ronan, Anya-Taylor Joy, and Zendaya are every bit as good of actors as them, every bit as charismatic and engaging--but they have no space to grow their careers. Hollywood doesn't make many mid-budget comedies and dramas anymore, let alone romcoms, as this article very much shows."
- There must be a way they can get involved with producing their own films, instead of just taking what producers are presenting to them. They are Gen Z...
"It's not "arrogance" which has no evidence to back it up, just incredible bias. It's that audiences aren't watching these films anymore in theaters, so Hollywood doesn't make them as major releases, which creates a downward spiral."
- When I said arrogance, it's that they are too willing to talk to anyone with a microphone and be critical of the popular themes of the movies that they are starring in. Rachel Zegler seems to be generating so much free negative publicity for the upcoming $200m Snow White through various stupid comments. Disney knows that the picture is already facing challenges and should advise her not to answer anything.
"A movie like Challengers or Babygirl in 2024 is no more controversial than the sex thrillers of the 90s, and are better, too, but neither of them made any significant money because star power is so much lower, because everyone just watches this stuff on steaming, as this article is discussing."
- Basic Instinct set the standard for mainstream 90s erotic thrillers, after that other studios tried but their flopped disastrously. I didn't watch Challengers or Babygirl, neither movie interested me, especially Babygirl with Nicole Kidman having so much botox and fillers in the last 15 years she cannot emote at all alongside her poor acting skills.
"Rants about media agendas in the same time that major companies like Disney are censoring their own releases and movies with even slight controversy get buried under the sand--Book of Clarence got instantly memory holed for example--reveals more about the lack of movie watching that modern internet commenters do than it does about the state of the industry. Hollywood is running away from perceived diversity as fast as it can in its major releases. That doesn't mean classic romances and dramas are coming back, though, because they just don't make enough money anymore.
There are of course plenty of amazing, uplifting films out there for you to watch if you really want, releasing every single year. You just have to stop being so biased against "agenda pushing" lies you have been fed from social media and go out there to find these movies yourself. And please watch them in theaters, because that's the only way for Hollywood to care enough to keep making them.
For my 2024 recommendations, you ought to watch The Fall Guy, Here, and Hit Man. These are traditional, joy-inducing experiences you are looking for, and none of them were particularly big hits unfortunately."
- I saw the trailers for The Fall Guy, Here, and Hit Man and they just did not cut it for me. Hollywood will have to try harder. Thanks for responding though!