For alternative viewing options, watch retro TV shows. It was a kinder, gentler world back then. In the 60’s shows, you start to see the integration of minority characters including Asians into the episodes. The shows tried to depict Americans coming together.
Liberalism is no longer “edgy,” or avant garde. It’s merely decadent, psychotic, and nihilistic now. “Originality” is rare.
And Hollywood hasn’t gotten the message.
If Hollywood wants to “push the envelope” they would beat a path to writers like Matt Bracken and others and make films bases on their good old-fashioned adventure yarns that are based on a likely future dystopia.
But they won’t. They will ride the Liberal/Neo-Marxism train to the bitter end.
A short counterpoint.
How many times has the Phantom of the Opera been made - re-made, and re-made again?
My son and I saw the latest remake several years in Boca Raton, FL. It played to repeated full audiences (we got in on our second attempt THAT NIGHT). It lived up to every expectation.
My 35-year old son was surprised that no one left until the credits had finished playing. He was even more surprised when the audience applauded the movie at the end!
When was the last time any of us had stayed all the way through the credits and then applauded the movie?
Hollywood can do great work when they ignore the temptation to prove their moral superiority by lecturing us on things that are important to them but don’t even make the bottom of our page.
The sooner the Hollywood scum pump goes bust, the better.
Emmy’s Host Stephen Colbert Brags He Will Fill Emmy’s With Tasteless Attacks on Trump
The Emmy’s hate conservative, traditional Americans. The awards show is Sunday.
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It’s true, even though I personally still like the comic book genre, Hollyweird isn’t the powerhouse it once was. People don’t go to the theater like they used to and there are only a handful of truly decent tv shows on during the week and that’s only during the best season (Fall).
I see this as a good thing most but somewhat bad because I like a good show unless I’ve seen a dumb actor go on tv spouting their leftist politics like jennifer lawrence just did (what an idiot); then it taints the show completely. Looking good on screen and being an ‘okay’ actor does not qualify anyone to be an expert in politics. They should enjoy their mega millions and just STFU.
Now is the ideal time for a wealthy, conservative moneybags to create a conservative movie studio. They should use the same concept as did Golan-Globus (Cannon Films) did in the 1980s.
Particularly, they should stay out of the hardtop theaters, and instead produce movies for streaming and DVD sales, and TV shows for streaming and syndication.
The productions should be low budget, ideally between $1-2 million, using little or no CGI, but pay more for screenplays and use live, instead of canned, music. Produce in right to work states with non-union actors and technical people. With such low budgets, even if one in a dozen movies is a hit, it pays for all of them. Very high profit margins.
They should have two different “labels” for their stuff: a totally family-friendly label; and a “more adult” label that can incorporate *some* violence, nudity and bad language. This is what Disney did with its films.
The “more adult” label also can work like Funimation, based in Texas, that releases some of the better, HQ Asian anime in the US. This is because there is a huge library of existing quality anime and Asian movies and TV available, some of which is very good and would sell well in the US.
So what kind of movies would the new conservative movie studio produce? The family side is easier: stories with people with good character, wholesome family stuff, role models, character building, pious religious themes, clarity in right vs. wrong, showing that hard work and honesty pays off; that redemption is possible, and that no member of families is stupid, mean or crude. Emphasis on patriotism and good education.
The more adult side would have Chuck Norris style action, which still sells. National, state and local patriotism. A lot more sexual self-control with the emphasis on religious marriage before sex and children. Old style romance and gender roles. Importantly, minority characters are neither stereotyped nor liberals, can work in any job, but must work. Drugs are not used, except as tragedy. And minimal alcohol as well as tobacco. Not just no sexuality in children, but anti-sexuality.
KDramas are better than anything Hollywood puts out.
...and it looks like the NFL is right behind them.
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.
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.
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.