Hollywood needs to learn make good looking movies that cost under 100 million. Even adjusted for inflation older blockbusters cost half of what modern films cost and they look better . I assume cgi is eating up a lot of money whereas older films used practical effects.
The original Star Wars with its stop-motion effects was much better than the later ones made with CGI.
It’s not only the ability to create a film that is exciting and aesthetically appealing that is facing competition from AI.
It seems Hollywood no longer has a monopoly and can no longer engage in blatant Leftist brainwashing and social engineering to produce faux entertainment that is offensive to normal people.
Normal people have long put up with offensive and insulting stereotypes because rejecting them would leave them with zero entertainment alternatives.
My wife and I scour Netflix for something to watch on movie night - only to wind up settling for something full of woke agendas - we make a game out of correctly predicting who will be the heroes and who the villains - all on the basis of Opposite World woke identity politics that Hollywood devoutly adheres to.
We literally hate what we are watching but we watch it anyway in the spirit of “know your enemy”.
I would love it if AI could put Hollywood out of our misery.
Maybe the fake news could suffer a painful death as well.
Yep.
However, I do have an idea for bringing “old” Hollywood back, along with stars who really want to be stars.
It would require at least 3-5 years of losses, so it’s an investment. It requires changing culture, which absolutely can be done.
1) Studios should, in agreement with certain actors and directors, make 2-3 movies PER YEAR that are solely “in theater” movies. IMAX if possible, but wherever.
2) These films would be the blockbusters, the “Maverick” the “Avengers” (old series). Really, really big movies. Must-see movies.
3) Here is the challenging part: these movies can never see the light of day outside the theatrical release, no streaming, no DVDs, and then as Disney used to do, bring them back in a couple of years.
4) Select actors/directors agree to do NO television shows, streamers, or anything other than movie parts. If I had my way, I’d give them a bonus to stay off all social media.
5) Once people understand that they cannot see “Dr. Doom” EXCEPT in a theater, the culture will slowly change. Moreover, the more scarce the stars make themselves, the bigger they will become.
6) Here is the real culture change: movie theaters, for these shows, need to make it special. Searchlights, red carpets if possible, but DRESSY. No cutoffs, flip-flops. Absolutely no food or drink in the theater.
TREAT THIS LIKE AN OPERA.
I know you’re laughing, but I think it would work. People do get dressed up and act right for all sorts of things. (When was the last time you heard of a shooting or stabbing at Carnegie Hall or an opera?
In othe words, re-invest the FILMS with a special “need to see” and the VENUE with a sense of something special is happening.
They need to stop trashing the very people they want to buy tickets