Rob Ager suggests 26 reasons why post-millennial movies are (usually) so awful…
The list of reasons and their timecodes are below, and they are separated into chapters in the YouTube video itself.
01:16 Lack of economic pacing
02:10 Over-editing
03:19 OCD cinematography
05:14 OCD lighting
07:12 Over-choreographed action
09:10 Improper use of CGI
11:41 Boring musical scores
14:03 Over compartmentalization of personnel
15:27 Terrible casting
16:23 Recycled symbols and metaphors
19:13 Dumb heroes
22:03 Mumbled dialogue
23:26 Ever-increasing spectacle
26:11 Blank canvas “art” movies
29:04 The uncinematic world of I.T. communication
31:49 Over-reliance on exposition
34:23 Illegal downloading
35:35 Blitz marketing instead of word of mouth
36:52 Dependence on commercial and political adver
39:03 Brand based film making
39:53 Fake reviews
41:37 Expensive technical standards
44:33 Ideological conformity
47:05 Socially motivated viewing
48:22 Redundancy of art in the face of mass commun
51:35 Lack of visionary film makers
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