What's the biggest problem with movies nowadays?

Agreed. It doesn't matter how much CGI is put into a film. If the writing isn't good, than it doesn't even matter.

Well, you can't just throw millions to make an amazingly written storyline.

absolutely this. dont scrimp on the script.

Oh I know. It seems like the film industry requires that a superhero flick is released every single year. But hey, I guess I can't blame them. Those films manage to fill the seats and usually make lots of money. But that's the problem...it's all about profit these days. Profit over creativity. I'm not even putting down superhero movies. I'm just putting down how shallow superhero movies have become. For example: when Spider-Man first came out...it was actually a good and well-written movie. Superhero films used to have good writing and attention for details put into them. But that's just not the case anymore. Now those films rely on CGI for everything.

I call BS on piracy. Piracy is a tiny fraction of the entire market and most piracy happens for films that aren´t readily available, ie they aren´t making money anyway, or the big blockbusters that make billions anyway. Netflix is filling the gap for the mid budget movie and Netflix is further proof that people are willing to entertain themselves legally and proving the piracy narrative is an exaggeration...

I have watched pirated movies before, but never anything I would pay to go and see, so there was no loss of money involved.

The problem with the cinema is that is has become too overpriced to be enjoyable and accessible for the average person. If they dropped their prices and didn't charge so much for the snacks, then they would get more people going in the long run and make a lot more money than 3/4 empty cinemas do, which is what happens now.

good one

Good point. It's always a bad sign when one film automatically turns into a franchise. It determines a lack of creativity that is soon to emerge. Take the Saw franchise for example.

I agree. I would step up and start directing films. But sadly, I'm not a millionaire, nor do I know any millionaires...lol. And on top of that, today's rigged film industry would most likely reject me on the spot. It's a cold and dark existence for aspiring filmmakers. I had to learn that the hard way.

One more...
Women empowerment movies or where they're the hero, especially when they overpower a man. 🙄

Agreed. The PC culture has absolutely destroyed cinema. And the predictability and lack of originality/ lack of new ideas is off the charts. What's happened to movies nowadays is a tragedy.

Well, there's not much you can do about that. The film industry has always aimed at releasing films for mature audiences, teen audiences, and kid audiences. I guess that seems fair and logical. The problem is, if they're going to pander to teens, they might as well make films that are actually good and memorable. lol

Agreed. Coming across a great movie is super rare nowadays.