It's mostly that production timelines are too short, and in that rushed scenario executives are having to put their already limited focus on meeting DEI requirements rather than show quality.
@@mindlander there are many works of art in variety of fields that have zero propaganda, film included. Film such as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is propaganda free and deals with themes of memory, love and relationship.
@@mindlanderfirst, there’s really no reason to be so antagonistic in your “it’s a useless statement” reply, I don’t know how anyone expects to have a conversation by being this way. On to the point-any time you have “art” that positions itself as a reaction to current social conditions, it becomes propaganda. Propaganda is biased and partisan, and according to Alan Locke (in commenting on the Harlem Renaissance), “perpetuates group inferiority”. It’s reactionary, and it seeks to force a single perspective down the throats of anyone who views or hears it. Art, however, stands on its own, it doesn’t need the context of current social conditions to make sense. It used to be that you could watch a movie and the overarching themes would make sense in any given time or era, that you could understand the theme for what it was. These days, however, you can’t watch a movie that doesn’t have race swapped characters, or a pre-determined number of gay characters, or female “girl bosses”. These aren’t organic expressions that come from “art”, these are designed to lead the viewer to one, and only one, conclusion. It may be difficult to articulate for most ppl, but if you’re honest with yourself about what you’re seeing, you’ll intuit these differences. As soon as “representation” is even on the table, it’s no longer art, it’s propaganda. That’s just one example, and perhaps the best example I can think of today. The Entertainment Industries Council has a list of “depiction suggestions” for characters like soldiers, doctors, etc, and they’re there to influence how we, the audience, view these ppl in real life. The way movies accomplish this is by forcing the viewer into one predetermined intellectual decision about how we view these characters and/or the plot of the movie itself. This is propaganda. If I can tell you immediately, before the plot even unfolds,,that the Bible-wielding southern preacher is going to be the bad guy in any movie that comes out these days, and I’m right every time, then it’s propaganda. If I can tell you that this female character in this movie is going to be a lesbian the first time I see her in a scene, and that the plot of the movie is going to center around lecturing the audience about why this is a good thing instead of moving the story forward, it’s propaganda. If ALL the super hero movies that come out now highlight the men passing the torch to the women and “letting them take over”, it’s propaganda. We’ve seen it countless times, and the few times we haven’t seen it, we get the media “backlash” about how this movie has “too many white men” in it (despite it being set in Victorian England). Again-it’s reactionary, and only makes sense in the context of TODAY. I could go on, but I’ll leave it there. Needless to say, the original comment wasn’t “useless” at all, it was on point. Movies today ALWAYS harp on a political point of some kind, and it’s ONLY one ideology. This, by definition, is propaganda, but this wasn’t always true.
Not only that, there are many different countries putting out high quality entertainment at a much lower budget than Hollywood. I won't shed a single tear since they are voluntarily killing themselves.
Cool. I've terabytes of movies saved and I'm still saving more. Something is amiss and it's not good. Everything I have is not saved to any "cloud". Soon , the cloud will disappear.
It's the greater ramifications of what DEI means. If you have included a character purely based on their race, gender, or sexuality, then it becomes a representation or statement on that identity. Hence, a character specifically included in a story for their race cannot be depicted in a negative light for fear of repercussions. This is partly why every female lead has to be a "girl boss" or flawless, because otherwise people see it as being a larger statement against women. If you write yourself into a position where the only negative traits and flaws you can attribute to characters have to be given to the non-DEI characters then the story will become empty and shallow and will likely be attacked for being woke. Otherwise, if you depict a character specifically because it hits a DEI quota with largely negative traits then you will be attacked for stereotyping or being a bigot. You cannot win with forced DEI casting.
There is nothing wrong with a diverse cast, but there is something very very wrong when it is forced even in cases of movies/TV shows where diversity makes zero sense. What good is art when there are non-sensical rules the artist must follow?
The 60's Westerns TV shows with all white casts and characters had constant "anti-racist" messaging in them; any loyal white person was portrayed as someone committing violence against a non-white like a Chinese immigrant. We are living with the results of that "anti-racist" propaganda - specifically white people becoming minorities in their own countries. Future humans will live with the results of proWhite propaganda. Diversity is a codeword for White GENOCIDE.
"Just go do it and don't wait for permission." Best thing anyone has said to these kids. Look at independent musicians and content creators making millions. Anything is possible.
Guys like Tom McDonald show the way. Whatever you think about his style of music or the themes in his songs, he's been very successful going directly to his audience with no middlemen in the way.
The Biased Broadcasting Corporation is effectively funded by a tax that was put in place when the BBC had no competition. That situation has changed out of all recognition. It should be changed to a subscription service. Only then will they truly realise how far their reputation has fallen.
I work in film. I do movie makeup, casting and we are building a production company... These new rules are insane. We are activly trying to find ppl who refuse the unions. Then you add in that all crew loathe the writers and actors because of the strikes last year. The actors and writers made money. We lost EVERYTHING.
The Dream Factory has become a bureaucracy. It is stale, boring, slow and greedy for quick money. They are dying and still nobody is really trying to turn around the ship. A fascinating study in sociology, really.
Dune and Lord of the Rings are the last ones I will watch. And that goes for written fiction (maybe AI will actually begin writing something worth my time.)
"It's a rigged game, so be wise when you choose which games to play." That's really good advice for life generally, only bad part is that when that advice is most relevant in your life is also when you're least likely to really understand it.
Yes, I agree, @dgubrecht, if I were given that advice, I’d not have a clue how to interpret that and I’d want more specifics and clarification. I had a situation in my life years ago when someone was warning me to be careful about a certain person in my life. And they were just saying to be very careful about them, and not elaborating or explaining any further. While I was grateful for the warning, I also found it very frustrating and anxiety creating as I didn’t know what sort of thing to be on the lookout for and what to expect and prepare for, so it was like a survival mode and hypervigilance all the time.
Born Hered Stayed here Floridians would like to see Disney close. Too much traffic, transient people, cutting down all the trees, It's terrible. Move to the desert.
@@user-ed8sh9hc3g Disney raked in 23.55 Billion last year. Disney is responsible for creating 1 out of every 32 jobs in Florida, including Disney's workforce of 82,000 across the state. I'm pretty sure those Floridians don't want Disney to leave.
I would if I thought that they support me and what I do and think, but in reality none of them will care about me unless it gets them good pr or views.
There’s amazing content on RUclips and Vimeo. Pay for it when you appreciate a creator and can afford it. I’ve bought a number of indie movies on Vimeo and I pay for RUclips memberships and Patreon.
I feel sorry for those who will lose their livelihood, but I won't mourn the loss of Hollywood. They have a huge hand in the moral decline of societies all around the world.
Tarantino struggled in the 90s, despite the amazing stories. No way he'd make it now. Risk is unacceptable in Hollywood, and every story is boring as a result.
@@doublep1980 Dogs is famed for being part funded by Keitel, and being cheap, because nobody wanted it. Fiction, after the success of Dogs, was looked at by everyone …and turned down. Until Miramax became part of Disney, becoming their edgy branch. Good old uncle Harv just took the chance no one else would have, but he seems to have left the business. The film itself, succeeded on it's own merits, as people paid to watch it after being told "you have to watch this!" organically. Comparitively yes, the marketing budget was good for a relatively cheap film, but it was cheap because Tarantino wrote something actors would take 10% of their usual fees on, not because of "Touch my Willy" Weinstein. Today risks are near obselete, but they always existed, even for the foot king himself.
Hollywoods woke messaging drove me to international markets years ago. Thank you Hollywood. Without your crappy messaging I probably would not have started watching Chinese and Korean television.😂
@@Blakmagic88 Depends on the style you like. I like the Wuxia style the most which is period costume with martial arts. But there are some great modern era ones too.
I’m a former IATSE crew guy working as video assist for features. The emails from the union once opened like this: “Brothers and sisters” Now they open with “brothers, sisters, Allies and kin”…seriously… Anyway, I quit back when they forced masks and jabs to work on set. Life goes on.
That sentence is not surprising: "If a DEI hire like me can't have a job....." No reference to skills, experience, results obtained, successes. It opens a window onto the recent past and the "uses and customs" of that environment like nothing else.
I do not watch any of the cable television garbage and rarely watch movies anymore. Tired of the woke crap in every other film. Hollywood has gone to Hell. I basically watch RUclips only.
Love your content, Warren. Dr. Peterson has had a huge impact on me since 2016. and I have to say that you are the most impressive tuber I have found since then. Keep up the great work.
Tragically I now look forward only to not watching movies from Hollywood. I can't wait to not go to the theaters to see Silver Surfer, Fantastic Four.......and many others that I will not pay to see.
@@mindlander That is a hard one. Since Jerm didn't try, I thought I would🤔 "Weekend at Bernie's" and "The Dark Backward". I had to cheat a little though, I haven't seen my VHS tape that had Weekend at Bernie's in about 25 years, not that I miss it. I can't explain why I watch The Dark Backward occasionally (or ever), but I do. It maybe that you could/can find a message in one of these but I haven't.
@mindlander I don't think you quite grasp the term "messaging". For clarification see The Critical Drinker, Chris Gore at Film Threat or Nerdrotic. (Edited for clarification)
When we were able to see people in their kitchens on a laptop making more interesting products to watch for the cost of an internet bill than Hollywood can make with a hundred million dollar budget it was only a matter of time.
Agreed. For example I’m fascinated with all of the “inflation rants” because the tv tells me the economy is great meanwhile everyone I know is doing horribly. RUclips rants are reality are better
It is the same in war. When one side is using $5 million cruise missiles to intercept and shoot down $10,000 rockets, you know who is going to win. The former is just not economically sustainable.
Those are rookie numbers you gotta pump those numbers up. I'm 38 years, 6 months, 15 days old and I'm 38 years, 6 months, 15 days sober. Keep working at it though even though you won't be able to catch up.
Top Gun II. Tom Cruise had it down. And when they do stories based on books, they lose a lot of people when they change the story from the books so much. People want to see what they read in books portrayed more accurately on the screen. That, in my humble opinion, was one huge reason Lord of the Rings was such a hit.
I totally agree.... "Holly-wierd" has made everything so woke now, movies that could be good basically just suck. (esp. Disney) and now even James Bond. I used to go to movies once a month, hardly ever go anymore....Top Gun Maverick was an exception and was the best movie in years!
@@janeclayton151their is enough stuff from before 2012-2016 and later you can watch. No need for the new crap. I find cheap blu rays unused for 5€ and used less then to rent a movie online. Not paying for streaming when maybe 1% content is watchable.
@@ph8077To be honest Hollywood can't even do that nowadays. Everything has to be a preachy slog, even if it should be a glorious schlockfest and a popcorn flick. They can't even do spectacle right anymore because its all ugly CGI from animators that don't care enough and don't get paid enough.
Hollywood just doesn't hold the same power and influence anymore. I bet most brands would rather have the biggest TikTok star advertise for them instead of the biggest movie actress. The short span content is killing movies. It used to be so many kids would want to be a movie star in their dream life but now it's a social media star.
100%. I teach ESL, which includes a lot of teenagers, and a lot of them don't even watch films any more.The ones that do often can't remember a film they watched less than a year ago. But they're all on social media. Tik Tok in particular is the killer of brains.
The biggest mistake Hollywood actors and actresses made was to make their political views public. The country is highly polarized so regardless of your opinion, you are going to piss off 50% of your fans. Michael Jordan had it right when he said, "Republicans buy sneakers too".
"This is a battle for the stories that we tell." Real heroes choose the righteous cause not because it gains them social validation on the nightly news. Godspeed, Warren Smith.
Couldn't happen to a less talented group of hacks. Meanwhile, I'm eagerly anticipating the new center of entertainment talent that will hopefully emerge somewhere other than Hollywood. Markets abhor a vacuum.
They made it very clear that the only feelings that matter are the feelings of mister Shapiro. It's just sad, I hope Candace is going on to bigger better things.
More writers need to go free lance and form their own companies, a great story will always sell. Hollywood is dying and being exposed as the perverted place it has become for so long.
What you say rings so true. "Entertainment" is not a "need", its a "want". We don't need movies like food and water to live. If a move is good the people will watch it. We cannot be forced to pay to watch crap.
Since I haven't watched anything produced in the last 10 years (exception is Dune), I am thrilled they have put in these rules. It will hasten the fall of hollywood. And since I'm here: DEI = Didn't Earn It.
I'm not sure if you meant to do this but you did a fantastic job of describing how our entire economy is failing by required minimum wages, artificial government interventions, etc. I hope this helps open the eyes of a lot of people. I've tried to explain it but I apparently just can't describe it correctly. I'm really enjoying your work. It gives me such hope seeing someone else with rational thoughts and the ability to articulate those thoughts to the public. Keep up the great work! And watch your back. They will want to silence you. BIG HUGS!
Yeah, one thing I’ve noticed is that for the lowest tier workers as we have had higher minimum wages there are fewer jobs. A workplace that can afford to pay $90 an hour split between all its employees isn’t going to keep the same number of jobs if the government raises the minimum wage it’s going to reduce the number of positions so it stays within that $90 limit.
There is a classic rule in economics. The more the government taxes and regulates something, the less of it you are going to get. The more the government subsidizes something, the more of it you will get.
The same people also think that raising taxes always creates more revenue, when it actually kills risk-taking that creates the wealth in the first place.
The combination of laziness, no risk taking, bloated budgets, social media i.e. actors saying something dumb too piss off their potential audience see on a grand scale, no creativity, and just too much in a short period had led too Hollywood's demise. Basic economics, regardless of the system, always corrects human stupidity just takes longer in some cases than others. Welfare by the state or venture capitalism always runs out in the end
I wonder if we'll have cult classics come out of Hollywood anymore. Boondock Saints, The Crow, Suicide Kings, The Usual Suspects etc etc. You can have your explosions and cgi, I'll take good writing over that stuff any day.
Oh, the demise is already well underway. I work in post production. Client list includes every major Hollywood and TV studio and a wide array of smaller studios and arthouses. There's very little work now. There wasn't much last year. I'm not hanging around to see where this is going, because we all know where this is going.
Most people don't have a very basic understanding of economics. As the example you've mentioned, forcing the productions to have more people seems to end up in more jobs but that's not the final result. What happens is that the ones already on top are the only ones that can keep with the demands, so less independent creators have opportunities. Those syndicates are not for the workers, they work for the big studios to keep their power, but with the DISGUISE of benefitting the poor workers.
What made me angry was the way actors supported the strike and then convoluted it with AI being a threat. The result was productions shut down. In the UK the industry was hit hard. Two of my children and their partners work in film and TV production. They were all out of work for the best part of six months. Even restarting certain projects have been delayed as production companies have waited until now because of a new tax year. This has meant they can write everything off last year. Meanwhile, millionaire actors go on the chat shows promoting their left leaning pet causes.
And 2 years after COVID lockdowns... I'm crew in British TV and film also. Last job was on The Acolyte for Disney. I was against the strikes because I felt all the issues raised could have been handled without striking. They completely ignored what was going on around them - writer's/actors/Director's unions - for example - cost of living crisis meant Netflix, Disney and Amazon subscriptions are down 2 years running - that affects budget's - plus recuperating £100 million's in COVID costs (testing, COVID departments, logistics). I've never been so angry at my industry that I'm normally so proud to work for. To quote Jim Carey "We're not the cool kids anymore"
@@owenarnold7611 I agree. My blood boiled when the star of Barbie, who got paid millions of dollars, started spouting off in support of the strikes. No thought given to all those people who work behind the camera on regular wages who had mortgages or rent and utility bills to pay. My daughter had to move out of her flat as the work dried up. Luckily she has some savings but she is still struggling.
I've been hoping for a decentralization of entertainment for a while. There are studios around the country and around the world that can step as Hollywood shrinks.
Yea Hollywood has pretty much ruined all my favorite childhood movies, Harry Potter, pirates and the Caribbean, Matrix, Dracula, Lord of the Rings, great books too that I’ve read, Avatar The Last Airbender. Everything they touch just turns to shit. It’s messed up
@Wanderer2035 I really don`t like biopics they put out because of their tendency to sensationalize and ESPECIALLY embellish😠🤬 true stories and it`s my experience 9 times out of 10, the real person is far more intersting, anyway!
There’s no reason to have a central town for show biz. Reality TV < RUclips. Sitcoms < Social Media. Fantasy < AI. Action movies < Protests/riots. Why go to the casting couch if you don’t have to?
Starring Harvey Weinstein as the casting couch. Like having an affair with a Minitor or a feral pig. NO one could ever be the same "The Morning After".
My bf was a screenwriter and TV writer. Saying "write a great story and they will come" is absolutely how it should be, but it’s just not how it works. Sadly, writers have been the Cinderella of the Hollywood scene from the beginning, but have never found their happy ending. Now we are getting junk because quality is no longer what the studios are looking for. It’s a horrible industry and I hope anyone wanting to break into it really looks into the negatives, and has a huge support team behind them. You’ll need it.
I personally think that the biggest problem with Hollywood is that there is a glut of incredibly badly written films and that is the majority of content available on these streaming services. I think there is a large philosophical problem within the industry related to abstracting the underlying reasons for prior success.
It's been more interesting watching Hollywood self destruct than consume its content. I'd say it's a sad state of affairs, but I can only have so much pity for an industry that's put itself on a slow march to ruin by those leading it and those happy to follow in lockstep.
I haven't given Hollywood money for over a decade. I barely have enough energy to mock them. They have the exact same problem that video games have. If it isn't woke, it's boring and derivative. They also have a massive over-spending problem. They won't take chances with smaller indie content. They only contract their other wealthy left-wing friends.
Warren this is very eye opening information. Thank you. I was a professional musician in LA from '72 to 2001. The changes in that industry destroyed most of the industry.
I haven't been to a film in a theatre in years. The stories they are telling just don't appeal. Add in crazy race-casting of old stories, over the top feminism, etc. And I have even less incentive to go. Also, don't watch much TV anymore either. They've canceled all the things I used to watch.
If I understand the agreement as stated here, there always needs to be a team of writers? If that's the case it guarantees mediocracy at best after all the compromising and creative differences
I like this type of video. Looking at things pragmatically and objectively. I saw this same article and already knew intuitively that Hollywood was lost. I saw the writing on the wall so to speak. You pulled off a Paul Harvey, "Now you know the rest of the story." Thank you.
I started watching movies and shows from overseas about a decade ago. You might be surprised how many great shows come from Asia/India and Europe. It helps that I don't mind subtitles at all. No woke agendas or gratuitous sex scenes, and most shows have traditional values that used to be common across all cultures.
I'm rewatching The Wire at the moment. It's crazy how much better it is than current stuff. It's not as slick in it's production but everything else is way better. You can see the preachy social propaganda creeping in pretty heavily in places but it hasn't gutted the whole thing yet.
I agree, however I’d argue the production is actually better than what we get now (albeit different). Some of the best cinematography in a tv show, all shot on film so it doesn’t just look like a set (cough Netflix cough)
@@furrygoose94 true, I was thinking post stuff more when I said that, but you're right. The outdoor shots of the old industrial buildings around the harbour in S2 are pretty sweet. The series that is basically a masterpiece with that though is Better Call Saul. The way they capture the urban landscape in the early series is really something. I don't usually notice cinematography that much, but that really stood out.
My wife and I used to go to movies a couple times a month. Cost of living has increased so much that we only go to a (maybe) a couple movies per year now. There also aren’t movies that really excite me anymore. It feels like Hollywood hates/blames me for their blunders, so why would I support them again in the future?
I’m a motion graphics artist and Hollywood movies was a small part of my work, I mostly work television and advertising and damn, jobs dried up. Legacy tv is dying too.
I do as well. I don't trust streaming platforms for content as they have been known to cut out things that might offend Gen Z. At least a physical object they can't delete either.
I'd say it was a good run , but who the fuck am I kidding!!!!! Hollywood can't perish fast enough. Just like video games , LONG LIVE THE INDEPENDENT STUDIO !!!
Movies these days are always forcing the message on me! The women are too strong and the men are either cringe or white man bad… it’s all so political, and the message takes precedence over good story telling!! I’m kinda done with Hollywood tbh, and have gone back to Asian movies and anime ! Very un politically correct movies, small budget and character driven …
The worst thing is that more writers DO NOT improve the project, in fact, it's almost assured that it makes it worse. The modern classic shows like The Sopranos, Mad Men, Breaking Bad, all had very limited writing staffs. Writing is art, not industry.
I will watch a non-woke movie or series 10 times before I will watch one woke movie. As soon as I see a POC in a traditionally white role I immediately opt out. The same with too many gay characters or even one trans character. Sorry, but woke is toxic.
I am a father of two boys,now 16&17 in 2024. Luckily I had a fantastic time going to the marvel movies with them all the way until endgame and black panther. We never go to the movies anymore as we are bored with the pushing of lesser characters with no back story we can route for who belittle men. Males go to see these movies far more than females. Let females have Barbie. Good luck to them. We are now watching shogun on Disney. Mariko character in shogun like ripley in aliens, black widow in Marvel, Sarah Connor in terminator, Clarice starling, the bride, lisbeth Salander etc etc. you get my point, too many to mention. Write a good character first and we won’t care….. and don’t make her a girl boss! South Park nailed it in their panderverse episode.
I'm a woman and former Army veteran and I agree with you. I have two sons and all of us are sick of feminists destroying heroes. No 5'9" woman is going to beat up a 6' guy. Period. Ripley was a strong female lead, but she didn't emasculate the men around her.
Once upon a time, decades ago, Hollywood made some pretty decent films, especially in the 40's, 50's, and 60's. The decline started in the era of Clinton.
@guyfanno Just think of the money you`ve saved from that alone (not to mention, everybody else in your neck of the woods has too). I buy ZERO DVDs anymore (if I can`t watch it for FREE on my streaming service, I won`t waste my time or money)! My main point is, we owe the entertainment industry NOTHING, least of all OUR hard-earned money!
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I’ve gone from being an avid movie watcher and buyer to absolutely DESPISING Hollywood.
@cjyou5606 : Same
They have even retroactively ruined what I used to like
Similar feelings.
@@craigrobinson99Same.
Same
The thing that amazes me the most about the writer strike, is that they really think they're good at writing.
They actually dont
Be fair dude. There are some (SOME!) very good writers out there who do not get the recognition they deserve.
They're used to getting accolades just for existing and getting the perfect blue hair dye. It caused them to wildly overestimate their abilities.
It's mostly that production timelines are too short, and in that rushed scenario executives are having to put their already limited focus on meeting DEI requirements rather than show quality.
they wouldnt be employed were they not good...this is the USA for christ's sake. Wake up !
When one ideology dominates an art, it is doomed to become mere propaganda.
Good things it hasn't happened.
When any ideology is the motivation for making art, it is by definition propaganda.
@@stevem815 name any art that isn't, and explain why it's not propaganda. Otherwise, it's a useless statement.
@@mindlander there are many works of art in variety of fields that have zero propaganda, film included. Film such as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is propaganda free and deals with themes of memory, love and relationship.
@@mindlanderfirst, there’s really no reason to be so antagonistic in your “it’s a useless statement” reply, I don’t know how anyone expects to have a conversation by being this way. On to the point-any time you have “art” that positions itself as a reaction to current social conditions, it becomes propaganda. Propaganda is biased and partisan, and according to Alan Locke (in commenting on the Harlem Renaissance), “perpetuates group inferiority”. It’s reactionary, and it seeks to force a single perspective down the throats of anyone who views or hears it. Art, however, stands on its own, it doesn’t need the context of current social conditions to make sense. It used to be that you could watch a movie and the overarching themes would make sense in any given time or era, that you could understand the theme for what it was. These days, however, you can’t watch a movie that doesn’t have race swapped characters, or a pre-determined number of gay characters, or female “girl bosses”. These aren’t organic expressions that come from “art”, these are designed to lead the viewer to one, and only one, conclusion. It may be difficult to articulate for most ppl, but if you’re honest with yourself about what you’re seeing, you’ll intuit these differences. As soon as “representation” is even on the table, it’s no longer art, it’s propaganda. That’s just one example, and perhaps the best example I can think of today. The Entertainment Industries Council has a list of “depiction suggestions” for characters like soldiers, doctors, etc, and they’re there to influence how we, the audience, view these ppl in real life. The way movies accomplish this is by forcing the viewer into one predetermined intellectual decision about how we view these characters and/or the plot of the movie itself. This is propaganda. If I can tell you immediately, before the plot even unfolds,,that the Bible-wielding southern preacher is going to be the bad guy in any movie that comes out these days, and I’m right every time, then it’s propaganda. If I can tell you that this female character in this movie is going to be a lesbian the first time I see her in a scene, and that the plot of the movie is going to center around lecturing the audience about why this is a good thing instead of moving the story forward, it’s propaganda. If ALL the super hero movies that come out now highlight the men passing the torch to the women and “letting them take over”, it’s propaganda. We’ve seen it countless times, and the few times we haven’t seen it, we get the media “backlash” about how this movie has “too many white men” in it (despite it being set in Victorian England). Again-it’s reactionary, and only makes sense in the context of TODAY. I could go on, but I’ll leave it there.
Needless to say, the original comment wasn’t “useless” at all, it was on point. Movies today ALWAYS harp on a political point of some kind, and it’s ONLY one ideology. This, by definition, is propaganda, but this wasn’t always true.
I will not miss if Hollywood is shut down. I have at least 80 to 90 years worth of films to watch from all over the world.
Not only that, there are many different countries putting out high quality entertainment at a much lower budget than Hollywood. I won't shed a single tear since they are voluntarily killing themselves.
They will not be missed
Maybe they can hire fast food workers at their $20 per hour.
I have over 400 movie recorded from Turner Classic Movies I haven’t even seen yet…. Probably more…
Cool. I've terabytes of movies saved and I'm still saving more. Something is amiss and it's not good.
Everything I have is not saved to any "cloud". Soon , the cloud will disappear.
What kills a good story? Forced inclusivity, diversity and equity 😖
Diversity of content: That would be fine.
Diversity crammed into every single project: That will suck.
Imagine if every movie had at least one character with a pet elephant...it would get old, right?
Basically forced ideology
It's the greater ramifications of what DEI means. If you have included a character purely based on their race, gender, or sexuality, then it becomes a representation or statement on that identity. Hence, a character specifically included in a story for their race cannot be depicted in a negative light for fear of repercussions. This is partly why every female lead has to be a "girl boss" or flawless, because otherwise people see it as being a larger statement against women.
If you write yourself into a position where the only negative traits and flaws you can attribute to characters have to be given to the non-DEI characters then the story will become empty and shallow and will likely be attacked for being woke. Otherwise, if you depict a character specifically because it hits a DEI quota with largely negative traits then you will be attacked for stereotyping or being a bigot. You cannot win with forced DEI casting.
There is nothing wrong with a diverse cast, but there is something very very wrong when it is forced even in cases of movies/TV shows where diversity makes zero sense. What good is art when there are non-sensical rules the artist must follow?
Go woke go broke ... couldn't happen to a more deserving group of narcissists
it's not just 'woke', it's all very derivative, and there's simply too many productions for people to watch.
Half of them don't even believe in woke ideology, they're just cowardly & expedient, cynically attempting to raise their status with the dominant mob!
@@JohnMoranyes but the woke ones are failing especially hard, like the MsheU is now
Scum
As someone who has been working in the industry for 14 years, even I don't care anymore. They do it to themselves.
Working?
How did you get in the industry and what is the state now?
Good riddance Hollywood.
Exactly.
On the economic point -
"Minimum wage is always zero." - Dr. Thomas Sowell
Agreed!
They will not be missed,I wonder does Hollywood realize how much the rest of ythe country despises them
What sucks is it didn't have to be this way. They should have stayed out of politics.
I mean I seriously hate these people now.
@@Biker65 Truth
I've been watching old movies and shows almost exclusively. I want to be entertained not indoctrinated.
The 60's Westerns TV shows with all white casts and characters had constant "anti-racist" messaging in them; any loyal white person was portrayed as someone committing violence against a non-white like a Chinese immigrant. We are living with the results of that "anti-racist" propaganda - specifically white people becoming minorities in their own countries. Future humans will live with the results of proWhite propaganda. Diversity is a codeword for White GENOCIDE.
Same here, watching Little House on the prairie on prime right now plus I watch kdramas along with some Japanese and Chinese shows on Netflix. 😁
MEtv is all I watvh
Hollywood was always indoctrination. Look how they glorified the military complex. For decades
You were being indoctrinated, you just didn't notice because it was a comfy narrative. :)
"Just go do it and don't wait for permission." Best thing anyone has said to these kids. Look at independent musicians and content creators making millions. Anything is possible.
Guys like Tom McDonald show the way. Whatever you think about his style of music or the themes in his songs, he's been very successful going directly to his audience with no middlemen in the way.
@@Charmayne7
Good on him, he's music sux though & all he does is rap Memes Boomers love & think are 'edgy'
@@andrewkerr5296 We all dream of being as cool as you...ahhh one day, one day!
@@ph8077
I don't let politics run my life unlike all the Cool Boomers & Tommy boy
Hopefully the BBC will follow suit.
Not likely, state funded
It will!
The Biased Broadcasting Corporation is effectively funded by a tax that was put in place when the BBC had no competition. That situation has changed out of all recognition. It should be changed to a subscription service. Only then will they truly realise how far their reputation has fallen.
The BBC is already cancelling programmes and slashing production costs.
NPR as well.
I work in film.
I do movie makeup, casting and we are building a production company...
These new rules are insane. We are activly trying to find ppl who refuse the unions.
Then you add in that all crew loathe the writers and actors because of the strikes last year.
The actors and writers made money.
We lost EVERYTHING.
I loathe the current system.
We are trying to make something to do good by the crew...
I never expected the amount of road blocks
They haven't "written" anything worth a shit in a decade.
Mostly remakes and sequels. "Artists"? 🤣
Plus older media is often better.
True
The Dream Factory has become a bureaucracy. It is stale, boring, slow and greedy for quick money.
They are dying and still nobody is really trying to turn around the ship.
A fascinating study in sociology, really.
Dune and Lord of the Rings are the last ones I will watch. And that goes for written fiction (maybe AI will actually begin writing something worth my time.)
I just screamed, "EXACTLY!!!!" I told EVERYONE the protesting is pointless. No one listened. More for us independent artists then I guess....
"It's a rigged game, so be wise when you choose which games to play." That's really good advice for life generally, only bad part is that when that advice is most relevant in your life is also when you're least likely to really understand it.
Fyi that's not advice.
Suffering is a gift of knowledge.
That's what I do. Just yesterday I played Fallout 2 and Diablo 2 and I will play some Morrowind today.
Yes, I agree, @dgubrecht, if I were given that advice, I’d not have a clue how to interpret that and I’d want more specifics and clarification.
I had a situation in my life years ago when someone was warning me to be careful about a certain person in my life. And they were just saying to be very careful about them, and not elaborating or explaining any further.
While I was grateful for the warning, I also found it very frustrating and anxiety creating as I didn’t know what sort of thing to be on the lookout for and what to expect and prepare for, so it was like a survival mode and hypervigilance all the time.
God damn correct.
Thoughtful channel dude. Keep going.
Disney is already imploding.
Disney has its theme parks which are 40% of its revenues so the implosion is happening slowly.
Born Hered Stayed here Floridians would like to see Disney close. Too much traffic, transient people, cutting down all the trees, It's terrible. Move to the desert.
@@user-ed8sh9hc3g Disney raked in 23.55 Billion last year. Disney is responsible for creating 1 out of every 32 jobs in Florida, including Disney's workforce of 82,000 across the state. I'm pretty sure those Floridians don't want Disney to leave.
Not fast enough!
Disney so evil and perverted
Support independent media and creators and creatives as much as you can .
Why?
I would if I thought that they support me and what I do and think, but in reality none of them will care about me unless it gets them good pr or views.
There’s amazing content on RUclips and Vimeo. Pay for it when you appreciate a creator and can afford it. I’ve bought a number of indie movies on Vimeo and I pay for RUclips memberships and Patreon.
Why? Do you think it's any better when people imitate the same bs for less money?
Be happy when Hollywood is a memory.
like roman empire
I feel sorry for those who will lose their livelihood, but I won't mourn the loss of Hollywood. They have a huge hand in the moral decline of societies all around the world.
Kinda love this self inflicted erasure of this terrible industry.
Another calm and ruthlessly incisive analysis of a situation.
Incisive. yes.
Tarantino struggled in the 90s, despite the amazing stories. No way he'd make it now.
Risk is unacceptable in Hollywood, and every story is boring as a result.
Tarantino never struggled, he was Harvey Weinstein's protege, Weinstein literally made his career.
@@doublep1980 Dogs is famed for being part funded by Keitel, and being cheap, because nobody wanted it.
Fiction, after the success of Dogs, was looked at by everyone …and turned down. Until Miramax became part of Disney, becoming their edgy branch. Good old uncle Harv just took the chance no one else would have, but he seems to have left the business.
The film itself, succeeded on it's own merits, as people paid to watch it after being told "you have to watch this!" organically. Comparitively yes, the marketing budget was good for a relatively cheap film, but it was cheap because Tarantino wrote something actors would take 10% of their usual fees on, not because of "Touch my Willy" Weinstein.
Today risks are near obselete, but they always existed, even for the foot king himself.
Even remakes of classics, are terrible.
@@eltonron1558 I`d say that`s even worse because it seems they`ve run out of original stories to tell.
90% is remakes and they can't even get that right in the last decade
Activism, that's why.
Hollywoods woke messaging drove me to international markets years ago. Thank you Hollywood. Without your crappy messaging I probably would not have started watching Chinese and Korean television.😂
I almost exclusively watch Korean television shows now. Are the Chinese ones any good?
South Korean cinema is easily some of the best in the world.
@@Blakmagic88 Depends on the style you like. I like the Wuxia style the most which is period costume with martial arts. But there are some great modern era ones too.
@@christianlovelock3910 100% Great writing and acting. The production has improved alot too
@@Ariadwyn Ah, okay…Thank for the recommendation!
basically: free speech. Stories are free speech. When speech is forced it is no longer free. This is why the arts should never be taken lightly.
Not how free speech works.
The arts should always be taken lightly, only artists and tyrants believe they're own bullshit.
Even Justin Bieber?
The point is we'll made. Hollywood forced speech, "The Message.". That has ended so many plot lines.
Financial literacy is at an all time low and group think is at an all time high, it seems. I feel bad for the working folks.
Feelings over what works.
You're just wrong.
@@mindlanderAbout what, love?
@@maghurt your first sentence little one. You'll learn when you grow up. I believe in you girl.
@@mindlander Lol, what exactly do you take umbrage with? Do you have a point?
I’m a former IATSE crew guy working as video assist for features.
The emails from the union once opened like this:
“Brothers and sisters”
Now they open with “brothers, sisters, Allies and kin”…seriously…
Anyway, I quit back when they forced masks and jabs to work on set.
Life goes on.
Please tell me you are joking
@@AnthonyL0401
As ridiculous as it seems I’m sad to say it is true.
@@mediabear it's just so out of touch with reality... and it says something that the weird is so tolerated
Straight up socialism-- which always leads to tyranny.
Most of them are commie bastatds.
That sentence is not surprising: "If a DEI hire like me can't have a job....."
No reference to skills, experience, results obtained, successes.
It opens a window onto the recent past and the "uses and customs" of that environment like nothing else.
I do not watch any of the cable television garbage and rarely watch movies anymore. Tired of the woke crap in every other film. Hollywood has gone to Hell. I basically watch RUclips only.
Love your content, Warren. Dr. Peterson has had a huge impact on me since 2016. and I have to say that you are the most impressive tuber I have found since then. Keep up the great work.
Tragically I now look forward only to not watching movies from Hollywood. I can't wait to not go to the theaters to see Silver Surfer, Fantastic Four.......and many others that I will not pay to see.
Hollywood is a train wreck in slow motion that started at least 30 years ago.
When did you know it was all over?
I buy lots of movies. The vast majority were made before the year 2000. So refreshing to not have to navigate the "messaging" minefield
Name 2 movies without messaging you own before 2000.
@@mindlander That is a hard one. Since Jerm didn't try, I thought I would🤔 "Weekend at Bernie's" and "The Dark Backward". I had to cheat a little though, I haven't seen my VHS tape that had Weekend at Bernie's in about 25 years, not that I miss it. I can't explain why I watch The Dark Backward occasionally (or ever), but I do. It maybe that you could/can find a message in one of these but I haven't.
My direction, also.
@mindlander I don't think you quite grasp the term "messaging". For clarification see The Critical Drinker, Chris Gore at Film Threat or Nerdrotic. (Edited for clarification)
@@mindlander You're coping so hard, wallpapering this thread.
When we were able to see people in their kitchens on a laptop making more interesting products to watch for the cost of an internet bill than Hollywood can make with a hundred million dollar budget it was only a matter of time.
Agreed. For example I’m fascinated with all of the “inflation rants” because the tv tells me the economy is great meanwhile everyone I know is doing horribly. RUclips rants are reality are better
It is the same in war. When one side is using $5 million cruise missiles to intercept and shoot down $10,000 rockets, you know who is going to win. The former is just not economically sustainable.
Just wanted to comment here to proudly share that I've been sober for 1,666 days.
Congratulations! Hope you're feeling well!
Well done! Keep up the good work! :)
👍🙂☘
You beasted it.😊
Those are rookie numbers you gotta pump those numbers up. I'm 38 years, 6 months, 15 days old and I'm 38 years, 6 months, 15 days sober. Keep working at it though even though you won't be able to catch up.
Top Gun II. Tom Cruise had it down. And when they do stories based on books, they lose a lot of people when they change the story from the books so much. People want to see what they read in books portrayed more accurately on the screen. That, in my humble opinion, was one huge reason Lord of the Rings was such a hit.
I totally agree.... "Holly-wierd" has made everything so woke now, movies that could be good basically just suck. (esp. Disney) and now even James Bond. I used to go to movies once a month, hardly ever go anymore....Top Gun Maverick was an exception and was the best movie in years!
@@janeclayton151their is enough stuff from before 2012-2016 and later you can watch. No need for the new crap. I find cheap blu rays unused for 5€ and used less then to rent a movie online. Not paying for streaming when maybe 1% content is watchable.
Purrrlease...TG2 was turn-your-brain-off entertainment. The movie industry should aspire to waaaay more than that.
@@ph8077 That's mostly what they do now.
@@ph8077To be honest Hollywood can't even do that nowadays. Everything has to be a preachy slog, even if it should be a glorious schlockfest and a popcorn flick. They can't even do spectacle right anymore because its all ugly CGI from animators that don't care enough and don't get paid enough.
Hollywood just doesn't hold the same power and influence anymore. I bet most brands would rather have the biggest TikTok star advertise for them instead of the biggest movie actress. The short span content is killing movies. It used to be so many kids would want to be a movie star in their dream life but now it's a social media star.
100%. I teach ESL, which includes a lot of teenagers, and a lot of them don't even watch films any more.The ones that do often can't remember a film they watched less than a year ago. But they're all on social media. Tik Tok in particular is the killer of brains.
The biggest mistake Hollywood actors and actresses made was to make their political views public. The country is highly polarized so regardless of your opinion, you are going to piss off 50% of your fans. Michael Jordan had it right when he said, "Republicans buy sneakers too".
"This is a battle for the stories that we tell." Real heroes choose the righteous cause not because it gains them social validation on the nightly news. Godspeed, Warren Smith.
Hollywood is becoming unsustainable. I'd love for them to disperse and get real jobs that matter.
Couldn't happen to a less talented group of hacks. Meanwhile, I'm eagerly anticipating the new center of entertainment talent that will hopefully emerge somewhere other than Hollywood. Markets abhor a vacuum.
There's an ocean of money behind Hollywood. I don't see it happening. It would be the same thing with a different name
And the Daily Wires time is limited. After the Candace Owens debacle their true colors have shown. I once was a fan.
Louder for those in the back!
They made it very clear that the only feelings that matter are the feelings of mister Shapiro. It's just sad, I hope Candace is going on to bigger better things.
Same here!
Yep.
I don't think so. I think most people don't actually care. I wish daily wire and Candice luck in whatever they do.
More writers need to go free lance and form their own companies, a great story will always sell. Hollywood is dying and being exposed as the perverted place it has become for so long.
What you say rings so true. "Entertainment" is not a "need", its a "want". We don't need movies like food and water to live. If a move is good the people will watch it. We cannot be forced to pay to watch crap.
Since I haven't watched anything produced in the last 10 years (exception is Dune), I am thrilled they have put in these rules. It will hasten the fall of hollywood.
And since I'm here: DEI = Didn't Earn It.
I'm not sure if you meant to do this but you did a fantastic job of describing how our entire economy is failing by required minimum wages, artificial government interventions, etc. I hope this helps open the eyes of a lot of people. I've tried to explain it but I apparently just can't describe it correctly. I'm really enjoying your work. It gives me such hope seeing someone else with rational thoughts and the ability to articulate those thoughts to the public. Keep up the great work! And watch your back. They will want to silence you. BIG HUGS!
Yeah, one thing I’ve noticed is that for the lowest tier workers as we have had higher minimum wages there are fewer jobs. A workplace that can afford to pay $90 an hour split between all its employees isn’t going to keep the same number of jobs if the government raises the minimum wage it’s going to reduce the number of positions so it stays within that $90 limit.
There is a classic rule in economics. The more the government taxes and regulates something, the less of it you are going to get. The more the government subsidizes something, the more of it you will get.
This is AOC level economics.
The same people also think that raising taxes always creates more revenue, when it actually kills risk-taking that creates the wealth in the first place.
Well if they studied economics they wouldn't be socialists
The combination of laziness, no risk taking, bloated budgets, social media i.e. actors saying something dumb too piss off their potential audience see on a grand scale, no creativity, and just too much in a short period had led too Hollywood's demise. Basic economics, regardless of the system, always corrects human stupidity just takes longer in some cases than others. Welfare by the state or venture capitalism always runs out in the end
I"m not a writer, but for the creative process I see too many cooks in the kitchen.
I wonder if we'll have cult classics come out of Hollywood anymore. Boondock Saints, The Crow, Suicide Kings, The Usual Suspects etc etc. You can have your explosions and cgi, I'll take good writing over that stuff any day.
What are you talking about? Star wars and the mummy came out the same year as boondocks saints. Every year has blockbusters with CGI.
@@mindlander Sorry I was unclear. I was specifically talking about 'cult classics'. I'm aware there are 'blockbusters' that use CGI.
@@Veteran_Nerd right on. Have you seen Lucky Number Slevin, Under the Silver Lake, Good Time or anything from Craig Zahler? Love those.
@@mindlander Thank you for the recommendations!
Oh, the demise is already well underway. I work in post production. Client list includes every major Hollywood and TV studio and a wide array of smaller studios and arthouses. There's very little work now. There wasn't much last year. I'm not hanging around to see where this is going, because we all know where this is going.
Most people don't have a very basic understanding of economics. As the example you've mentioned, forcing the productions to have more people seems to end up in more jobs but that's not the final result. What happens is that the ones already on top are the only ones that can keep with the demands, so less independent creators have opportunities. Those syndicates are not for the workers, they work for the big studios to keep their power, but with the DISGUISE of benefitting the poor workers.
What made me angry was the way actors supported the strike and then convoluted it with AI being a threat. The result was productions shut down. In the UK the industry was hit hard. Two of my children and their partners work in film and TV production. They were all out of work for the best part of six months. Even restarting certain projects have been delayed as production companies have waited until now because of a new tax year. This has meant they can write everything off last year. Meanwhile, millionaire actors go on the chat shows promoting their left leaning pet causes.
And 2 years after COVID lockdowns... I'm crew in British TV and film also. Last job was on The Acolyte for Disney.
I was against the strikes because I felt all the issues raised could have been handled without striking.
They completely ignored what was going on around them - writer's/actors/Director's unions - for example - cost of living crisis meant Netflix, Disney and Amazon subscriptions are down 2 years running - that affects budget's - plus recuperating £100 million's in COVID costs (testing, COVID departments, logistics).
I've never been so angry at my industry that I'm normally so proud to work for.
To quote Jim Carey "We're not the cool kids anymore"
@@owenarnold7611 I agree. My blood boiled when the star of Barbie, who got paid millions of dollars, started spouting off in support of the strikes. No thought given to all those people who work behind the camera on regular wages who had mortgages or rent and utility bills to pay. My daughter had to move out of her flat as the work dried up. Luckily she has some savings but she is still struggling.
Who cares. Garbage in, garbage out
Listening to this young guy mention Milton Friedman warms my heart. There is hope in humanity after all. :)
Die, Hollywood, die.
I've been hoping for a decentralization of entertainment for a while. There are studios around the country and around the world that can step as Hollywood shrinks.
The ego of the people that striked and the result is actually hilarious.
Even if Hollywood somehow stays in business, it will be a shell of its former self and won't be nearly as profitable.
At this point, the only real business Hollywood has is producing government propaganda, which is largely already the case.
The crazy amount of regulations and rules that govern us is insane. Few people realize how destructive all these rules are to our economy.
Yea Hollywood has pretty much ruined all my favorite childhood movies, Harry Potter, pirates and the Caribbean, Matrix, Dracula, Lord of the Rings, great books too that I’ve read, Avatar The Last Airbender. Everything they touch just turns to shit. It’s messed up
@Wanderer2035 I really don`t like biopics they put out because of their tendency to sensationalize and ESPECIALLY embellish😠🤬 true stories and it`s my experience 9 times out of 10, the real person is far more intersting, anyway!
Worry not, in 5 years AI will replace Hollywood.
No worries here
With the same boring woke crap at a fraction of the cost.
AI, unlike these morons...can evolve.@@Dennis0824
There’s no reason to have a central town for show biz. Reality TV < RUclips. Sitcoms < Social Media. Fantasy < AI. Action movies < Protests/riots.
Why go to the casting couch if you don’t have to?
Your comment < anything.
Starring Harvey Weinstein as the casting couch. Like having an affair with a Minitor or a feral pig. NO one could ever be the same "The Morning After".
My bf was a screenwriter and TV writer. Saying "write a great story and they will come" is absolutely how it should be, but it’s just not how it works. Sadly, writers have been the Cinderella of the Hollywood scene from the beginning, but have never found their happy ending. Now we are getting junk because quality is no longer what the studios are looking for. It’s a horrible industry and I hope anyone wanting to break into it really looks into the negatives, and has a huge support team behind them. You’ll need it.
I personally think that the biggest problem with Hollywood is that there is a glut of incredibly badly written films and that is the majority of content available on these streaming services. I think there is a large philosophical problem within the industry related to abstracting the underlying reasons for prior success.
Quantity over quality. Big problem for sure.
It's been more interesting watching Hollywood self destruct than consume its content. I'd say it's a sad state of affairs, but I can only have so much pity for an industry that's put itself on a slow march to ruin by those leading it and those happy to follow in lockstep.
Immorality destroys.
I haven't given Hollywood money for over a decade. I barely have enough energy to mock them. They have the exact same problem that video games have. If it isn't woke, it's boring and derivative. They also have a massive over-spending problem. They won't take chances with smaller indie content. They only contract their other wealthy left-wing friends.
You said it exactly how I was thinking it
You left the part where you have to sell your soul to them to be allowed to work there.
@Kaynos I`ve been hearing about that too for some time (and it could be true, for all I know) and it`s caused me to reevaluate everything, frankly.
Warren this is very eye opening information. Thank you. I was a professional musician in LA from '72 to 2001. The changes in that industry destroyed most of the industry.
I haven't been to a film in a theatre in years. The stories they are telling just don't appeal. Add in crazy race-casting of old stories, over the top feminism, etc. And I have even less incentive to go. Also, don't watch much TV anymore either. They've canceled all the things I used to watch.
Did you add in all the conflicting DEI as well as ESG mandates?
No argument. It’s too sad for words. We have seen the last of great films from Hollywood.
If I understand the agreement as stated here, there always needs to be a team of writers?
If that's the case it guarantees mediocracy at best after all the compromising and creative differences
I like this type of video. Looking at things pragmatically and objectively. I saw this same article and already knew intuitively that Hollywood was lost. I saw the writing on the wall so to speak. You pulled off a Paul Harvey, "Now you know the rest of the story." Thank you.
My brain didn't even hurt today! The entertainment industry in America has been dealt a death blow...guess it's time for a change. Glad I've got YT! 💜
I only watch older Movies or shows now. Sad, because i see all the messages even then😮
I started watching movies and shows from overseas about a decade ago.
You might be surprised how many great shows come from Asia/India and Europe.
It helps that I don't mind subtitles at all.
No woke agendas or gratuitous sex scenes, and most shows have traditional values that used to be common across all cultures.
Really appreciate what you're doing here!
American educational culture must change!
ive been diving deep into old films and being very selective about the new films I spend money on now.
To decide what to watch on Netflix or Tubi etc I always check the date. Basically I do not watch anything that was made after the early 2000s.
I'm rewatching The Wire at the moment. It's crazy how much better it is than current stuff. It's not as slick in it's production but everything else is way better. You can see the preachy social propaganda creeping in pretty heavily in places but it hasn't gutted the whole thing yet.
I agree, however I’d argue the production is actually better than what we get now (albeit different). Some of the best cinematography in a tv show, all shot on film so it doesn’t just look like a set (cough Netflix cough)
@@furrygoose94 true, I was thinking post stuff more when I said that, but you're right. The outdoor shots of the old industrial buildings around the harbour in S2 are pretty sweet.
The series that is basically a masterpiece with that though is Better Call Saul. The way they capture the urban landscape in the early series is really something. I don't usually notice cinematography that much, but that really stood out.
It wasn't that the message was injected into the output, it was that the message drove what went on inside the industry.
I find myself barely watching hollywood entertainment these days. I usually watch Korean entertainment or RUclips instead.
For me, I binge Chinese and Korean stuff. Romance and action without the weird sex, gays, or rabid feminists. Great movie soundtracks too.
Killing their own industry
Actors and writers will be replaced by AI generated actors that follow scripts anyone writes.
Maybe eventually, AI is good but it’s not that good yet. Writers maybe, most writing is just regurgitating common tropes anyway so AI can do that.
But the scripts will be written by AI too.
Hollywood finally crashes into reality.
My wife and I used to go to movies a couple times a month. Cost of living has increased so much that we only go to a (maybe) a couple movies per year now.
There also aren’t movies that really excite me anymore. It feels like Hollywood hates/blames me for their blunders, so why would I support them again in the future?
Couldn’t happen to nicer more moral people.
I’m a motion graphics artist and Hollywood movies was a small part of my work, I mostly work television and advertising and damn, jobs dried up. Legacy tv is dying too.
I buy dvd's/blu-ray's used from pawn shops and second hand stores. Not a dime I spend goes back to the studios.
I do as well. I don't trust streaming platforms for content as they have been known to cut out things that might offend Gen Z. At least a physical object they can't delete either.
I own original copies.
No trigger warnings, censorship, or editing for sensitivity reasons.
I'd say it was a good run , but who the fuck am I kidding!!!!! Hollywood can't perish fast enough. Just like video games , LONG LIVE THE INDEPENDENT STUDIO !!!
Movies these days are always forcing the message on me! The women are too strong and the men are either cringe or white man bad… it’s all so political, and the message takes precedence over good story telling!! I’m kinda done with Hollywood tbh, and have gone back to Asian movies and anime ! Very un politically correct movies, small budget and character driven …
I don’t care about Hollywood! I have all kinds of entertainment options!
The worst thing is that more writers DO NOT improve the project, in fact, it's almost assured that it makes it worse. The modern classic shows like The Sopranos, Mad Men, Breaking Bad, all had very limited writing staffs.
Writing is art, not industry.
Good by Hollywood, they woke they go broke, never thought I'd say this gotta love unions in this situation they destroying Hollywood for us😁😁
I will watch a non-woke movie or series 10 times before I will watch one woke movie. As soon as I see a POC in a traditionally white role I immediately opt out. The same with too many gay characters or even one trans character. Sorry, but woke is toxic.
Same for me and everyone I know. Woke is poison!
I am a father of two boys,now 16&17 in 2024. Luckily I had a fantastic time going to the marvel movies with them all the way until endgame and black panther. We never go to the movies anymore as we are bored with the pushing of lesser characters with no back story we can route for who belittle men. Males go to see these movies far more than females. Let females have Barbie. Good luck to them. We are now watching shogun on Disney. Mariko character in shogun like ripley in aliens, black widow in Marvel, Sarah Connor in terminator, Clarice starling, the bride, lisbeth Salander etc etc. you get my point, too many to mention. Write a good character first and we won’t care….. and don’t make her a girl boss! South Park nailed it in their panderverse episode.
I'm a woman and former Army veteran and I agree with you. I have two sons and all of us are sick of feminists destroying heroes. No 5'9" woman is going to beat up a 6' guy. Period. Ripley was a strong female lead, but she didn't emasculate the men around her.
An accurate analysis regarding a ruthlessly obscene offence of social adaptation to absurdity.
Once upon a time, decades ago, Hollywood made some pretty decent films, especially in the 40's, 50's, and 60's. The decline started in the era of Clinton.
Good, no sympathy, they saw the writing in the wall, they heard the fans, they felt the drop in revenue and empty seats, and still they doubled down.
An intriguing little snippet out of the ongoing saga, will indeed be interesting to see the fall out.
Ahhh. So this is why you hardly see show's season having 24 to 26 shows. They're only about 10 shows now.
Don't go to the movies anymore our local cinema closed and i buy very few dvds.
@guyfanno Just think of the money you`ve saved from that alone (not to mention, everybody else in your neck of the woods has too). I buy ZERO DVDs anymore (if I can`t watch it for FREE on my streaming service, I won`t waste my time or money)! My main point is, we owe the entertainment industry NOTHING, least of all OUR hard-earned money!