The biggest problem is in movies, IMO — rise of Disney and superhero movies

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Jan 11, 2020
9:42:18am

Gustav All-American

The biggest problem is in movies, IMO — rise of Disney and superhero movies

They're sucking up all the press and all the theaters. Disney's closing in on monopoly status is especially bad. Strong arming theaters and critics. A lot of entertaining actors' primes are being lost to bland franchises, from RDJ to Chris Pratt to Daniel Craig.

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Gustav

Previous username: gustav88
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Joined: Sep 8, 2010
Last login: May 1, 2024
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The problem with today’s art, be it music, movies, etc.

Misteak

1/11/20 12:13am

RE: The problem with today’s art, be it music, movies, etc.

WJCougar

1/11/20 12:20am

Safe sells, that's the problem. Also most people have the attention span of a

Bluedarts

1/11/20 1:26am

Nah, man. There is amazing music being created today

Josef K

1/11/20 1:28am

Wow, I tried this song.

eyes4byu

1/11/20 7:03am

People say this every generation. It’s not true

jes2332

1/11/20 1:35am

This. "Art"--true, generational art--is rarely popular or mainstream.

ebv

1/11/20 7:11am

That point was made in my post. The good stuff used to be more mainstream. Now

Misteak

1/11/20 9:37am

The biggest problem is in movies, IMO — rise of Disney and superhero movies

Gustav

1/11/20 9:42am

Chris Pratt still can do Parks & Rec, Moneyball, Zero Dark Thirty, etc.

ebv

1/11/20 9:54am

Disney could make good stuff but they don't really

Gustav

1/11/20 11:08am

Pattinson is killing it of late. Excited to see him in Tenet.

ebv

1/11/20 2:19pm

I can agree with some of this, at least with regard to music

ebv

1/11/20 9:50am

It’s not buried just have to look in different places

jes2332

1/11/20 3:19pm

Try Beck’s new album Stratosphere...Beck is always innovating.

Iman23

1/11/20 6:46am

It's what works. See: chain restaurants.

squidmark

1/11/20 7:41am

Counterpoint:

Gustav

1/11/20 8:42am

Also: not enough damsels in distress being rescued

spinner

1/11/20 9:36am

Yeah, I’m not a male feminist, so my counter-cultural preferences are legitimate

Misteak

1/11/20 12:10pm

And I’m glad you don’t seem to take things too seriously and can have a laugh

spinner

1/11/20 12:40pm

I’m sure you laugh at trans-folk and non-binaries for their preference as well.

Misteak

1/11/20 12:50pm

Sure, I laugh at anyone. People take things way too seriously.

spinner

1/11/20 12:54pm

I laugh at myself all the time. But I also defend myself from people who want

Misteak

1/11/20 1:23pm

Ok 👌

spinner

1/11/20 1:46pm

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