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I heard a radio show the other day where the guest commented that Hollywood is banking on the idea that they no longer need movie stars that supposedly (or really) maximize audiences because of their star power. I started to wonder about this, because I have always thought this. How difficult would it be to create another Tom Cruise, for example? And the studios would certainly save money by not having to pay about $20 million or whatever he makes per film. I think that nowadays people will see ANYTHING. They don't even have to be great plots. They only have to have special effects, a few pretty faces and bodies, but not really a whole lot of acting skills as in the heyday of Hollywood. Do you think it's true that Hollywood no longer needs to have mega movie stars in its movies?
I heard a radio show the other day where the guest commented that Hollywood is banking on the idea that they no longer need movie stars that supposedly (or really) maximize audiences because of their star power. I started to wonder about this, because I have always thought this. How difficult would it be to create another Tom Cruise, for example? And the studios would certainly save money by not having to pay about $20 million or whatever he makes per film. I think that nowadays people will see ANYTHING. They don't even have to be great plots. They only have to have special effects, a few pretty faces and bodies, but not really a whole lot of acting skills as in the heyday of Hollywood. Do you think it's true that Hollywood no longer needs to have mega movie stars in its movies?
No......
It's very obvious that is what they are trying to do nowadays.
The concept of movie stars is based in the idea of personality cults. Until humanity no longer has heroes, mentors, or other individuals who are separated out for their great abilities or work, the guest on the talk show was talking out of his ventriloquist hand hole.
The concept of movie stars is based in the idea of personality cults. Until humanity no longer has heroes, mentors, or other individuals who are separated out for their great abilities or work, the guest on the talk show was talking out of his ventriloquist hand hole.
I'm sure that he wasn't talking about real actors like Helen Mirren, jennifer Lawrence or Robert deNiro. He was talking about the action movies mainly. since they're mostly special effects anyway, who cares which star is in it?
Like it or not, stars are still a draw for audiences. Julia Roberts hasn't made a watchable movie in almost 20 years, but studios still pay her millions per movie.
Obviously they definitely do need movie stars, especially because fewer and fewer people bother to read movie critics. I agree that a few movies will pull in people, especially young guys, for movies with SFX, but that only covers a small area. I'm sure I wouldn't be going to see WWZ if not for Brad Pitt.
Who was the guest on the program?
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