The Disney-churn Marvell/Star Wars slop has ruined the film industry. No one is willing to risk a thing on original IP when remakes/reboots/continuations are taking in the bank.
We will never see another Stranger Than Fiction, or Dead Poets Society or, Eternal Sunshine while the low hanging fruit is such a hot commodity. And it will never not be a hot commodity.
This was a problem before Marvel or the Star Wars reboots. Execs will always go for what seems safer and an established IP with a fanbase is safer than something brand new. A tale as old as time.
I agree with your point about established ip being safe and attractive to executives.
I disagree with your point about “never see another eternal sunshine” type movie. Everything everywhere all at once. The substance. Sinners. There are gems.
The Disney-churn Marvell/Star Wars slop has ruined the film industry. No one is willing to risk a thing on original IP when remakes/reboots/continuations are taking in the bank.
We will never see another Stranger Than Fiction, or Dead Poets Society or, Eternal Sunshine while the low hanging fruit is such a hot commodity. And it will never not be a hot commodity.
This was a problem before Marvel or the Star Wars reboots. Execs will always go for what seems safer and an established IP with a fanbase is safer than something brand new. A tale as old as time.
Original movies like that are still being made, much much more than ever before.
But not in Hollywood. And you won’t get a trailer for those movies fed to you by Youtube’s algorithm, you have to look for them yourself.
My recent favorites were Flow and The Outrun (both from 2024).
I agree with your point about established ip being safe and attractive to executives.
I disagree with your point about “never see another eternal sunshine” type movie. Everything everywhere all at once. The substance. Sinners. There are gems.
So really we should vote with our wallets and not watch cinema pollution like that then
Waaaay ahead of you. It’s too bad way too many people still watch that shit enough to justify it.
Sadly, I think that slop flicks will remain popular the same way and for the same reasons McDonald’s is.