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20 years ago
So, here's a formal journal entry, as well as a thought for everybody. But first, I want to recount an experience.
Today, I went to see "The Chronicles of Narnia" after seeing King Kong, and then the Return of The King the day before. All three were great movies. But then I realized something. Not one of those films was entirely original. They were all based off of a previous movie or a book, even. Sure, this fact is obvious for films like these, but doesn't it reveal something about the level of creativity of film directors nowadays?
Believe it or not, it's diminishing.
Although all of these films are visually creative and fun to watch, they're not ORIGINAL. They all continue a previous film, like the newer star wars movies, or they all base themselves off the creativity of some author. The idea is, basically, regurgitated. What happened to the creativity of films like the stylistic genius of the Incredibles, or the outright hilarity of Monty Python or Amelie? Are directors losing their ability to create? Are they becoming consumed by the un-creativeness of our consumer society? How come we can't chrun out films like Miyazaki's "Spirited Away" or Hitchcock's "Rear Window"?
I know that some of you out there notice this. Take a look at films made in the past five or six years and just see how many were based on a book or how many are a sequel of something more successful. We need to jumpstart our creativity. We need to keep reading, witnessing and creating so we can add some NEW flavor to our world. Though the tastes of the past may be good, they get boring, and that same flavor still seeps through the new spices added to it (spices being visual effects or other things added to remakes).
True, there may be some of you that may like how the film industry is going, and I'm definitely not saying that the "revived" stories are bad. We just need to start making some of our OWN, ORIGINAL things before the re-makes go out of style.
And yes, this seems a bit un-furry, but I've put this out there. Just want to see if anyone's noticed.
Today, I went to see "The Chronicles of Narnia" after seeing King Kong, and then the Return of The King the day before. All three were great movies. But then I realized something. Not one of those films was entirely original. They were all based off of a previous movie or a book, even. Sure, this fact is obvious for films like these, but doesn't it reveal something about the level of creativity of film directors nowadays?
Believe it or not, it's diminishing.
Although all of these films are visually creative and fun to watch, they're not ORIGINAL. They all continue a previous film, like the newer star wars movies, or they all base themselves off the creativity of some author. The idea is, basically, regurgitated. What happened to the creativity of films like the stylistic genius of the Incredibles, or the outright hilarity of Monty Python or Amelie? Are directors losing their ability to create? Are they becoming consumed by the un-creativeness of our consumer society? How come we can't chrun out films like Miyazaki's "Spirited Away" or Hitchcock's "Rear Window"?
I know that some of you out there notice this. Take a look at films made in the past five or six years and just see how many were based on a book or how many are a sequel of something more successful. We need to jumpstart our creativity. We need to keep reading, witnessing and creating so we can add some NEW flavor to our world. Though the tastes of the past may be good, they get boring, and that same flavor still seeps through the new spices added to it (spices being visual effects or other things added to remakes).
True, there may be some of you that may like how the film industry is going, and I'm definitely not saying that the "revived" stories are bad. We just need to start making some of our OWN, ORIGINAL things before the re-makes go out of style.
And yes, this seems a bit un-furry, but I've put this out there. Just want to see if anyone's noticed.
As for movies, it's pretty much a diminishing subject, as the movies are all going out on DVD new, and even then there isn't alot to desire. It's one of the reasons I can't force myself to do fanfictions anymore.
flame me later.
I used to daydream making a movie series every year I rode the bus to and from school (a 30 to 45 minute drive each way). I'm sure I could make an original movie and series that would really make people come back to the box office but I do not have the means of doing so and no one in the movie industry would take a risk like that. When you don't take risks you stagnate and die. Pretty graphics and special effects are only going to keep people entertained for so long. The video games industry is on the verge of having that lesson start to be taught to them.
I used to daydream making a movie series every year I rode the bus to and from school (a 30 to 45 minute drive each way). I'm sure I could make an original movie and series that would really make people come back to the box office but I do not have the means of doing so and no one in the movie industry would take a risk like that. When you don't take risks you stagnate and die. Pretty graphics and special effects are only going to keep people entertained for so long. The video games industry is on the verge of having that lesson start to be taught to them.
I used to daydream making a movie series every year I rode the bus to and from school (a 30 to 45 minute drive each way). I'm sure I could make an original movie and series that would really make people come back to the box office but I do not have the means of doing so and no one in the movie industry would take a risk like that. When you don't take risks you stagnate and die. Pretty graphics and special effects are only going to keep people entertained for so long. The video games industry is on the verge of having that lesson start to be taught to them.