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There's actually quite a lot that's changed in cinema since then. Since digital cameras and effects are incredibly common these days, we light everything very flatly so that it's easier to change in post without reshoots. It makes lighting abysmally bad. (See wicked where the actress in vibrant green makeup looks a little grey the entire movie).
Pacing is also much faster, there's more emphasis on not confusing audiences rather than letting things have mystery. Dialogue is more quippy rather than grounded.
Oh! And since there's no more mid-budget movies, there's a whole lot less comedies running around. Everything is either high budget, wall-to-wall action or grounded indie films with very little in-between.
Give us back mid-budget original films or Patrick H Willems will start kidnapping Hollywood execs one by one!
Im one bus away from Hollywood. I have some 6" zip ties and a chipped kitchen knife. LETS GO
Interesting you chose to include this tidbit.
Also, do you mean chipped as in damaged, or has some kind of technology in it? 😁
What do you think?
Is this somehow an allusion to Hail, Caesar! by the Coen brothers?
It is now! After I watch it. Thanks for the suggestion.
I was referring to the aforementioned YouTuber who blames the lack of mid-budget movies for cinema being so boring now. And blames several things for the death of mid-budget movies.
Lol, that is a great response. I must warn you though, Hail, Caesar! is not the Coen brothers best movie — well, that's a high bar. But it does feature some communists politely kidnapping George Clooney and nearly even recruiting him!