Completely agree that the movie industry is just going where the majority of the money is and that even for adults most movies are just total cultural train wrecks. When is the last time you saw an adult movie where virtue and goodness was the focus vs. vice and anti-heroes with feet of clay?
The other interesting thing, is the new Star Wars movie established that actors are no longer needed. They can just create a digital avatar of a long lost actor and no one can tell the difference. All the actors are scrambling to legally block the studios from doing this in the future.
I think Star Wars was the start of the expensive special effects that gained popularity in movies throughout the 80s and onward. It’s no surprise that Star Wars is pushing special effects actors.