Posted on 09/16/2017 5:14:11 AM PDT by EyesOfTX
Hollywood as we have known it is dead, yes it is. It survived for years thanks to America’s seemingly insatiable appetite for mindless blockbusters based on mindless comic books. The box office for those blockbusters enabled leftist, anti-American producers to continued doling out millions of dollars to leftist directors to produce unappealing, box-office disaster films filled with leftist propaganda starring modestly-talented, sort of cute leftist actors.
But those days are gone. America’s appetite for mindless comic book blockbusters has run its course, and Hollywood has suffered through two straight record summer box office disasters the last two years. When even The Rock is no longer a guarantor of box office success – as with this summer’s disastrous remake of Bay Watch – you know the goose that has laid all these golden eggs is running out of steam.
It’s not just movies, it’s television, too. There was a time when Norman Lear could make a sitcom filled with liberal propaganda, and 25% of the American public would be standing around water coolers and break rooms the next day talking about what Maude or Archie Bunker had to say the previous evening. Now, if a sitcom attracts 2% of the public for an audience it has had a gigantic night.
Hollywood has lost its influence because its little bubble-contained culture became completely antithetical to the real American culture over the last 40 years. Ordinary Americans became sick of having their values lampooned and sensitivities insulted at every turn, and gradually began to realize they could change the channel or simply quit paying to see these awful flicks at the theaters.
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I had the hots for Gloria. Then she turned into a dirigible.
True. Actually Lionel Jefferson was somewhat sympathetic to Archie, and would occasionally defend him against Meathead. Lionel thought that Meathead at times was too condescending and hypocritical.
Lear is a lefty to be sure, but one of the things I liked about “Good Times” was how he tried to show an actual black nuclear family staying together and showing good family values.
You don’t just change the channel, you stop really even looking. I have Amazon Prime. I see promos that would have pulled me in 30 yrs ago, at least to check, bUT I’m so tired of Leftist snark, cant, and drivel sneaking in that I don’t even bother anymore.
I detest the comic book "super hero" movies and I'm glad my kids are grown up so I don't have to take them to them anymore. I know they tend to do good box office but that's probably because the kids beg the parents to take them so the studios get to sell adult tickets where they wouldn't otherwise have. I think you have to be between the age of 8 and 13 to really enjoy those movies.
Ditto for sequels. Other than maybe Godfather II, I can't think of another sequel that was ever worth watching. I can't believe they are making another Die Hard movie with a Bruce Willis who must be 70 years old by now.
The best movies in my opinion are stand-alone movies (no sequels or prequels) with original screen plays not adapted from a best selling book. Let the movie stand by itself. "Fargo" by the Coen Brothers is a good example of an original screenplay that is completely unique and original and stands on its own merits. I have not seen the TV show "Fargo" yet but I believe it is not really a sequel of that movie but totally original characters loosely based on the time and place of the movie. I might check that out someday as I really liked the movie.
The movies adapted from books I've read tend to be very disappointing. The Lord of the RIngs is a good example. Stick with Tolkien in the original book form. The movies do not do justice to the text. Same with the Harry Potter series (I read those with my kids back in the day) - the movies were not that good.
I did get roped into seeing "IT" last weekend, the adaptation of the Stephen King novel. I remember the Pennywise clown character being much scarier in the book. In the movie, it was more funny than scary. By the way, the movie only covered half the book. I guess they are planning a sequel already.
Maybe it played that way with Lear and his elite circle of Hollywood friends. But in middle America and in the working class neighborhoods, we were all cheering Archie on while jeering at the Meathead. I don't think Lear anticipated that - but as another poster pointed out, he cashed his checks anyhow and became a very wealthy man.
Wow! Hots for Gloria. That’s a thought.
George Jefferson was a major bigot, lol!
Every movie ticket bought is a donation to the Democrat Party.
Even with a down year they’re still going to haul in around 11 billion in domestic tickets, plus DVD, stream and everything else. Anybody thinking that’s dead and having no influence is just plain stupid.
You have funny ideas...(just kidding.)
Consanguineous tribe; LOL - you hit the nail on the head. This is the most concise and accurate description of Hollywood I've heard in a long time.
“I wouldn’t know because I haven haven’t been to a movie since the last century.”
I’m thinking “Saturday Night Fever” might have been the last film I watched. Although I’ve seen parts of that penguin thing the grandkids have on DVD.
Maybe it played that way with Lear and his elite circle of Hollywood friends. But in middle America and in the working class neighborhoods, we were all cheering Archie on while jeering at the Meathead. I don't think Lear anticipated that - but as another poster pointed out, he cashed his checks anyhow and became a very wealthy man.
"All in the Family" was inspired by Johnny Speight's Britcom "Till Death Us Do Part." Archie Bunker was originally known as Alf Garnett, across the pond.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Till_Death_Us_Do_Part
The series became an instant hit because, although a comedy, in the context of its time it did deal with aspects of working-class life comparatively realistically. It addressed racial and political issues at a difficult time in British society. Mitchell imbued the character of Alf Garnett with an earthy charm that served to humanise Alf and make him likable. According to interviews he gave, the fact that some viewers overlooked Alf's views and regarded him as a rough diamond disappointed Speight.
Another character that had unintended consequences for its creator was Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom, the main character in the John Updike "Rabbit" books. Updike (another big liberal) was taken aback that most readers saw Angstrom as a sympathetic, if not heroic, character. Updike wanted people to detest him because he supported the Vietnam War, kept a U.S. flag sticker on his car and liked Reagan.
The four volume set (Tetralogy) is a bit of slog, especially the second volume that focuses on the summer of 1969 where Rabbit has a young girl and black activist shack up with his son, but overall a worthwhile read with some very entertaining passages. Word of warning, there is a lot of graphic sex in this book, which might not be everybody's cup of tea.
I’ve been watching lots of old movies recently. They were much better than the movies being made today.
Wish this were true but I doubt it. Hollywood or not, pop culture leftism is everywhere in entertainment.
Yes, I know.
Archie was always intended to be ‘lovable’ in the end. A truly hateful character wouldn’t work. AITF was a remake of a British show and the character there was certainly not ‘the enemy’.
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