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Old 08-20-2020, 02:26 PM
 
Location: Manchester NH
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Firstly I don't like old Hollywood films so this isn't a yearning for the old days.

But most of the entertainment coming out of the industry isn't about telling a story.

Stories require a plot that drives its themes, we have moved to a stage where themes drive plot.

I saw a trailer for a movie which major plot point is getting off (plot point, not thematical message).

It seems more like propaganda trying to tell be people to embrace radical individualism and be and do whatever you want.

Netflix has a new show I watched called Teenage Bounty Hunters which is much the same to this general trend.

I don't like established religons, but I do like conservative morals of having community and social structure to better control individual vices.

Hollywood seems determined to break down these barriers in exchange for total independence from social forces.

Are they doing this because radical independence is good for consumer capitalism, or do they do it because they think this is what the kids are into?
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Old 08-22-2020, 05:41 AM
 
Location: North America
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Firstly I don't like old Hollywood films so this isn't a yearning for the old days.

But most of the entertainment coming out of the industry isn't about telling a story.

Stories require a plot that drives its themes, we have moved to a stage where themes drive plot.

I saw a trailer for a movie which major plot point is getting off (plot point, not thematical message).

It seems more like propaganda trying to tell be people to embrace radical individualism and be and do whatever you want.

Netflix has a new show I watched called Teenage Bounty Hunters which is much the same to this general trend.

I don't like established religons, but I do like conservative morals of having community and social structure to better control individual vices.

Hollywood seems determined to break down these barriers in exchange for total independence from social forces.

Are they doing this because radical independence is good for consumer capitalism, or do they do it because they think this is what the kids are into?
Hollywood produces approximately 500 films a year. With a pool that big you can find a handful that 'embrace' pretty much any particular thing that annoys you.

Hollywood produces movies to make money. Period. Sorry, I hate to break it to you, but when investors pony up tens of millions of dollars, they're not sitting around discussing which social barriers they want to break down - they're discussing how to get the best return on their investment.

You don't like some movies. All right. So? I think superhero films are vapid, banal, and entirely uninteresting. But I don't think they're some Hollywood plot to imbue modern society with the idea of superheroes. They're popular and they're profitable. It's as simple as that.

If you think society is so weak that it's going to fall apart because of theaters, and if you need your cinematic entertainment filtered through your ideological lens, and if you need a safe space from ideas of 'radical individualism', that's all really on no one but you.

PS - At any rate, there is no longer any Hays Code, and its long laundry list of conservative ideals which must be followed or all adhering distributors (essentially, all film distributors in the country) would refuse to take your film.

PPS - I am always amused when people who don't like 'PC this' or 'PC that' get irritated by things that are are don't fall into what is politically acceptable to them - though since such people have assured themselves that politically correctness is a bad thing that only other people do, they define it as agendas other than their own (which are always conveniently exempted from every being political correctness).
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Old 08-22-2020, 10:16 AM
 
Location: Manchester NH
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Hollywood produces approximately 500 films a year. With a pool that big you can find a handful that 'embrace' pretty much any particular thing that annoys you.

Hollywood produces movies to make money. Period. Sorry, I hate to break it to you, but when investors pony up tens of millions of dollars, they're not sitting around discussing which social barriers they want to break down - they're discussing how to get the best return on their investment.

You don't like some movies. All right. So? I think superhero films are vapid, banal, and entirely uninteresting. But I don't think they're some Hollywood plot to imbue modern society with the idea of superheroes. They're popular and they're profitable. It's as simple as that.

If you think society is so weak that it's going to fall apart because of theaters, and if you need your cinematic entertainment filtered through your ideological lens, and if you need a safe space from ideas of 'radical individualism', that's all really on no one but you.

PS - At any rate, there is no longer any Hays Code, and its long laundry list of conservative ideals which must be followed or all adhering distributors (essentially, all film distributors in the country) would refuse to take your film.

PPS - I am always amused when people who don't like 'PC this' or 'PC that' get irritated by things that are are don't fall into what is politically acceptable to them - though since such people have assured themselves that politically correctness is a bad thing that only other people do, they define it as agendas other than their own (which are always conveniently exempted from every being political correctness).
This post seems scattershot.

I don't find any films/TV shows dedicated to writing an interesting plot, they are more focused on messages and themes.

I also don't think it has to do with money, and more to do with the talent pool in the production community as well as group think among the well networked individuals working in Hollywood.

There is a consistent message that individualism is good and society is better ignored/tarnished.

This is inadvertently not far from Ayn Rand's literature.
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Old 08-25-2020, 12:26 PM
 
Location: Bel Air, California
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Hollywood produces approximately 500 films a year. With a pool that big you can find a handful that 'embrace' pretty much any particular thing that annoys you.

Hollywood produces movies to make money. Period. Sorry, I hate to break it to you, but when investors pony up tens of millions of dollars, they're not sitting around discussing which social barriers they want to break down - they're discussing how to get the best return on their investment.

You don't like some movies. All right. So? I think superhero films are vapid, banal, and entirely uninteresting. But I don't think they're some Hollywood plot to imbue modern society with the idea of superheroes. They're popular and they're profitable. It's as simple as that.

If you think society is so weak that it's going to fall apart because of theaters, and if you need your cinematic entertainment filtered through your ideological lens, and if you need a safe space from ideas of 'radical individualism', that's all really on no one but you.

PS - At any rate, there is no longer any Hays Code, and its long laundry list of conservative ideals which must be followed or all adhering distributors (essentially, all film distributors in the country) would refuse to take your film.

PPS - I am always amused when people who don't like 'PC this' or 'PC that' get irritated by things that are are don't fall into what is politically acceptable to them - though since such people have assured themselves that politically correctness is a bad thing that only other people do, they define it as agendas other than their own (which are always conveniently exempted from every being political correctness).
You done gone and wrecked his thread
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Old 08-25-2020, 04:57 PM
 
Location: Manchester NH
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You done gone and wrecked his thread
No.
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Old 08-25-2020, 07:24 PM
 
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Answer: $$$

That's the kind of garbage that appeals to the teens who spend such a large amount of money there.
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Old 08-25-2020, 09:43 PM
 
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I find the logic behind this thread faulty. Mass entertainment is always driven by profit above all else. That was the case during the Golden Age of Hollywood and remains true to this day. What has changed is interest in certain genres. Once westerns were very popular until they got exhausted and fell out of favor. The same may happen to the superhero genre as a whole down the line.

As far as themes go, it is also driven by popular demand. Many movies include LGBT people in them because there is a desire to cater to a large audience. In the past, racist undertones were quite common in Hollywood flicks because of the type of environment they operated in. Obviously, this isn't the only thing here, but it's an example of something that has gained traction in recent years.

As a final counterpoint to your argument, I can point out Hallmark. Most of their movies and shows promote the image of society and strong family ties.
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Old 08-25-2020, 09:50 PM
 
Location: Manchester NH
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I find the logic behind this thread faulty. Mass entertainment is always driven by profit above all else. That was the case during the Golden Age of Hollywood and remains true to this day. What has changed is interest in certain genres. Once westerns were very popular until they got exhausted and fell out of favor. The same may happen to the superhero genre as a whole down the line.

As far as themes go, it is also driven by popular demand. Many movies include LGBT people in them because there is a desire to cater to a large audience. In the past, racist undertones were quite common in Hollywood flicks because of the type of environment they operated in. Obviously, this isn't the only thing here, but it's an example of something that has gained traction in recent years.

As a final counterpoint to your argument, I can point out Hallmark. Most of their movies and shows promote the image of society and strong family ties.
I don't know, Hollywood makes a lot of LGBTQ content that flops, and have a network that supports shows that are bleeding money.

The industry has become too developed with too many voices to be perfect example of the consumer market.
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Old 08-26-2020, 09:17 PM
 
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I don't know, Hollywood makes a lot of LGBTQ content that flops, and have a network that supports shows that are bleeding money.

The industry has become too developed with too many voices to be perfect example of the consumer market.
But even if it flops the producers can say, "Hey look at us! Look at what we support."
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Old 08-26-2020, 09:19 PM
 
Location: southern california
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All entertainment is about to get a pink slip
MBA nfl Hollywood all of it all part of the good life era coming to a close
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