Author Topic: Movies are a different animal today (Read 3780 times)

Matthew · « **on:** January 10, 2013, 12:44:56 AM »

Movies are all "eye-candy", with much more motion on-screen for today's ADD generation, and most of them have a stupid or non-existent plot.

When gorgeous on-screen eye candy isn't technologically possible, you're forced to tell a good story. Well, today people can be lazy, because you can generate all kinds of things with computers to make people go "wow" so you don't have to appeal to their higher nature anymore.

Also, people don't read anymore. In the 50's, 60's, or 70's, people still did a lot of reading. But as time went on, Hollywood decided to stop competing with books as far as "substance" or "content", and just did their own thing.

This has happened to other industries lately as well, such as video games.

There was a time when games involved lots of imagination and thought, and were generally "fun". Now, everything is eye candy and multiplayer.

I've seen several remakes of old movies, and the new ones ALWAYS have the same flavor that's hard to explain. I never like the remake, of course. But there are certain patterns there that a smart person could draw out and enumerate, if he wanted to.

Older movies made you think. Newer ones almost never do.

Catechist99 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 10, 2013, 01:11:28 AM »

We pitched our tv (actually it's in a box in the garage) and rely solely on books, board games, limited Internet, and visiting with people for entertainment. Luckily we are a reading family so it wasn't a big hardship.

Being a cheapskate, I learned many years ago to avoid films. But now everyone avoids so I don't really stand out anymore.

I have relatives who have all the Hobbit/LOTR books memorized and totally panned the recent release of The Hobbit for being too violent and disgusting.

Luckily you can watch quality older films online. Some are even on YouTube so you can get them free.

One of my favs is My Man Godfrey. I also love How Green Was My Valley.

1st Mansion Tenant · « **Reply #2 on:** January 15, 2013, 01:33:13 AM »

Anything with Jimmy Stewart. Just rewatched Liberty Valance- one of my favorites.

LaramieHirsch · « **Reply #3 on:** January 15, 2013, 02:24:04 AM »

Movies, like most amusements, are just a distraction from stressful life.

The thing that bothers me with modern movies is the mixed in political and anti-Christian messages.

One example?

I really really did enjoy that new Beowulf movie they made a few years ago. But one of the things that bothered me a lot was how they demonized Christianity. The one Christian guy in that movie was a complete jerk, which is how Hollywood would have people think of Christians.

I find it difficult to love my enemies.

Kazimierz · « **Reply #4 on:** January 17, 2013, 03:45:36 PM »

For those with interest or developed tastes, the two medieval films by Ingmar Bergman are a thoughtful watch: The Seventh Seal and The Virgin Spring.

I like Akira Kurasawa's Seven Samurai.