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I think it's a ridiculous argument. Cinema is a medium, not a genre. It is the media the films are made in. Therefore they are cinema. And they are that even if Martin Scorsese doesn't like them. Hell, he can say he doesn't like them! I don't like many of them either. But it's a bit rich for Scorsese to deny they share his medium for the sole reason that unlike his films, audiences actually seem to like them.
Scorsese has done some amazing films. But those films are mostly successful with critics and awards. He hasn't really hit the sweet spot for an actual blockbuster.
Maybe he resents the fact that films he considers inferior to his own are taking up audiences' attentions.
There is an antidote to that.
Create enjoyable films that don't punish the viewer is the road I'd take. Instead of complaining about films that do that having a measure of success.
Marvel movies don't make a ton of money because they are amazing. They make a ton of money because they are merely GOOD, and people enjoy watching them, and don't mind seeing them a second time. Yes, punishing movies will bring home the Oscar Gold. But you can't really expect a person to sit through The Revenant a second time.
I honestly think it's the fact that Marvel films are good which is why major directors are upset. Back during the era of shitty blockbusters by Michael Bay and Roland Emmerich, directors like Scorsese had the "good movie" market to themselves. And while their versions of good movies were total downers in comparison to the shitty fun blockbusters, it all worked out. Fun blockbusters being (usually) GOOD these days fucked up the metrics folks like Scorsese were able to coast by on. If Marvel movies were generally thought of as shitty as Scorsese thinks they are, they wouldn't bother him. It's the fact that they are popular AND relatively well-made which is what's pissing people like him off.
Scorsese has done some amazing films. But those films are mostly successful with critics and awards. He hasn't really hit the sweet spot for an actual blockbuster.
Maybe he resents the fact that films he considers inferior to his own are taking up audiences' attentions.
There is an antidote to that.
Create enjoyable films that don't punish the viewer is the road I'd take. Instead of complaining about films that do that having a measure of success.
Marvel movies don't make a ton of money because they are amazing. They make a ton of money because they are merely GOOD, and people enjoy watching them, and don't mind seeing them a second time. Yes, punishing movies will bring home the Oscar Gold. But you can't really expect a person to sit through The Revenant a second time.
I honestly think it's the fact that Marvel films are good which is why major directors are upset. Back during the era of shitty blockbusters by Michael Bay and Roland Emmerich, directors like Scorsese had the "good movie" market to themselves. And while their versions of good movies were total downers in comparison to the shitty fun blockbusters, it all worked out. Fun blockbusters being (usually) GOOD these days fucked up the metrics folks like Scorsese were able to coast by on. If Marvel movies were generally thought of as shitty as Scorsese thinks they are, they wouldn't bother him. It's the fact that they are popular AND relatively well-made which is what's pissing people like him off.
This is aggravating...
Jul. 30th, 2024 09:17 pmhttps://www.cbr.com/ign-poll-robert-downey-jr-doctor-doom/
So apparently IGN polled fans about what they thought about Robert Downey Jr's casting as Doctor Doom in the next two Avengers movies. The move is apparently deeply unpopular with the poll respondents with 56.4% reacting to it unfavorably compared to 43.6% who think it is a good idea. Honestly? I don't love the idea myself. But what absolutely pisses me off is CBR framing the poll's results as "concerning".
How? Who does it "concern" exactly? How is it anybody else's business besides Marvel Studios? They made the decision, for better or worse. Does CBR actually think fans negatively responding to the idea will get Marvel to back down from their final Phase 6 arc AGAIN, and choose something else? That's stupid. What's even stupider is wondering if Marvel WOULD do that just because the fans don't like it.
I'm tired of this shit, Hollywood. Believe in your art and don't whinge and whine every time a fanboy gets their panties in a bunch. We should have absolutely NO say in a creator's visions. I think RDJ as Doom is a bad idea. It's not up to me to change the studio's minds. It's up to the studio to change MINE with a kickass movie and performance.
CBR framing this totally unscientific poll as "concerning", and something that could actually effect the project is disgusting enough. What's even MORE disgusting to me is the thought that in the current climate of fandom narcissism and demand, it actually could.
Do better, Hollywood. Don't listen to us fans. We are bad for each other, and want the worst things for each other. We need to stay out of each other's way until the film actually hits theaters. That's how it needs to be.
So apparently IGN polled fans about what they thought about Robert Downey Jr's casting as Doctor Doom in the next two Avengers movies. The move is apparently deeply unpopular with the poll respondents with 56.4% reacting to it unfavorably compared to 43.6% who think it is a good idea. Honestly? I don't love the idea myself. But what absolutely pisses me off is CBR framing the poll's results as "concerning".
How? Who does it "concern" exactly? How is it anybody else's business besides Marvel Studios? They made the decision, for better or worse. Does CBR actually think fans negatively responding to the idea will get Marvel to back down from their final Phase 6 arc AGAIN, and choose something else? That's stupid. What's even stupider is wondering if Marvel WOULD do that just because the fans don't like it.
I'm tired of this shit, Hollywood. Believe in your art and don't whinge and whine every time a fanboy gets their panties in a bunch. We should have absolutely NO say in a creator's visions. I think RDJ as Doom is a bad idea. It's not up to me to change the studio's minds. It's up to the studio to change MINE with a kickass movie and performance.
CBR framing this totally unscientific poll as "concerning", and something that could actually effect the project is disgusting enough. What's even MORE disgusting to me is the thought that in the current climate of fandom narcissism and demand, it actually could.
Do better, Hollywood. Don't listen to us fans. We are bad for each other, and want the worst things for each other. We need to stay out of each other's way until the film actually hits theaters. That's how it needs to be.
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Feb. 9th, 2024 06:42 pmAlso reviews for the first 14 episodes of the season of Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur, the latest episodes of Pixar SparkShorts, Quantum Leap, Night Court, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Law & Order: Organized Crime, the novel Billy Summers, the collection A Face In The Crowd / The Longest December, and the novels Fairy Tale, and Gwendy's Final Task.
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I'm old.
That's it. That's the reason.
Back in the late 1980's, where a frustrated budding nerd was unable to bud because everything even SLIGHTLY cool was always immediately canceled, the best current sci-fi on television was the first two seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Quantum Leap. Ouch. So yeah. That's how bad we had it.
If you had brought me forward in time and showed me the WORST episode of Echo, I would think it was the single greatest TV show I had ever seen. Yeah, Echo is underwhelming compared to a lot of current stuff. Compared to the stuff I was raised on, it's top-shelf. And that's probably why I don't go into conniptions about most things unless it really deserves it. If Echo is a terrible TV show, I feel very fortunate to now live in an age where that is true. I won't take it granted.
For the record, Twin Peaks in 1990 was the thing that meant all bets were off. Until then I was purely desperate. Also should note Twin Peaks was canceled after two seasons so it's not like great television was even ALLOWED to exist.
Can't forget The Simpsons. Same year. Also the same year as "The Best Of Both Worlds". Until then I would have taken Echo and loved it.
That's it. That's the reason.
Back in the late 1980's, where a frustrated budding nerd was unable to bud because everything even SLIGHTLY cool was always immediately canceled, the best current sci-fi on television was the first two seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Quantum Leap. Ouch. So yeah. That's how bad we had it.
If you had brought me forward in time and showed me the WORST episode of Echo, I would think it was the single greatest TV show I had ever seen. Yeah, Echo is underwhelming compared to a lot of current stuff. Compared to the stuff I was raised on, it's top-shelf. And that's probably why I don't go into conniptions about most things unless it really deserves it. If Echo is a terrible TV show, I feel very fortunate to now live in an age where that is true. I won't take it granted.
For the record, Twin Peaks in 1990 was the thing that meant all bets were off. Until then I was purely desperate. Also should note Twin Peaks was canceled after two seasons so it's not like great television was even ALLOWED to exist.
Can't forget The Simpsons. Same year. Also the same year as "The Best Of Both Worlds". Until then I would have taken Echo and loved it.
