Those of us in this community have free access to literally everything that comes out, has been out, or is otherwise difficult/impossible to find. That said, I have found myself with months now where nearly everything is poorly rated, a remake (poorly done), or just poorly told/written/directed/acted.
I realize that filesharing has made the major studios 'play it safe' in terms of moviemaking-- going with formulas that generate revenue while taking fewer/no risks in terms of coming out with new ideas. However, Hollywood is NOT the only source of movies these days-- nearly every country with running water and electricity has studios which are creating their own films. We also have Netflix and Amazon producing their own material, yet alone HBO and other traditional cable networks.
All this said, we *should* have an abundance of good, even great, material to watch. We simply don't.
Why? What will bring about the needed change?
I intentionally put this in Serious discussion because I believe it merits intelligent discussion-- and I don't have answers...
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