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Millenials will never have a Stanley Kubrick

posted 5 years ago by Redsfan001 (6156)
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The Greatest generation had- John Ford, Orsen Wells

The Boomers had- Stanley Kubrick, Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorecese.

Gen X had- Quintin Tarentino, The Coen Brothers.

I submit that the Millenials will have no director of the caliber of the previous three.

Millenials, before you jump down my throat, I am a Xer, and I really appreciate some of the things your sensible generation has accomplished. McDonald's food is actually not as bad for you as it was in the 80's, your commitment to making the earth a more sustainable and compassionate place really puts my cynical generation to shame.

However, your generations tendency to be hyper-critical about EVERYTHING is doing you a major disservice in the movie field.(Mojo's 'Ten things wrong with' seems to be a big hit) Budding young directors of your generation are just getting POUNDED for doing something creative.

Not all of it is the Millenials fault, new technology, giving everyone access to bitch about EVERYTHING is making movies today more homogeneous then ever.

I hope the dynamic changes soon...

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (21539) 5 years ago

They do however, have a Stanley Yelnats.

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[–] actionkamen (23176) 5 years ago

They have Rian Johnson...

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[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

you might be right, but i don't know how much of that can be laid at the feet of generational temperament.

i think an awful lot of it has to do with changing markets, the growth of other entertainment industries, the decline of physical media as a revenue source, things like that.

movies at one time were the main cultural product that almost all americans & people in the developed world consumed. & they still matter a lot, but they don't matter the way they used to.

this generation's kubrick might be a video game designer. that might be a silly notion, maybe i'm being daft. people will always want to watch stories, i think, and movies will be one of the ways they'll get that. but i don't know if they'll ever be the central way iconoclastic artistic types ply their trade again.

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[–] Redsfan001 (6156) 5 years ago

That is a fine reply.

Video games might eventually evolve to Star Trek Next Generation levels of a 'holo-deck' experience. (It would be SO cool!)

I could see Kubrick fascinated by that if he were somehow reborn or taken out of time.

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[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Excellent reply 👍👍

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[–] exithereplease (3553) 5 years ago

Well there's hope then for us after all then.

And all the theaters are closed anyway now,

Eyes wide shut??

What a terrible film.

And it took him 12 years to do that...

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[–] Redsfan001 (6156) 5 years ago

A stinker I agree (except for a highly sexual Nicole Kidman!)

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[–] CoreyHaimFan (1031) 5 years ago

I really only like Interstellar, but many would argue Nolan is the great director of this generation.

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[–] Redsfan001 (6156) 5 years ago

Time will tell. I found Interstellar to be a interesting movie, but not to watchable in my humble opinion.

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[–] actionkamen (23176) 5 years ago

Also, love is the only thing that trancends space and time.

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[–] CoreyHaimFan (1031) 5 years ago

I just found the worm hole theory quite fascinating. And the idea of 7 Earth years being just 15 minutes on the foreign planet the astronauts went to. Definitely some things I would improve on.
And I'm not a huge Nolan fan Im not enthralled with The Dark Knight, but man oh man when that came out, you would get attacked on imdb if u said anything remotely bad about it!

I would probably agree then there aren't any great director of the millenial era

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[–] Redsfan001 (6156) 5 years ago

I will always support original Sci- Fi movies and will (usually) never bag on one.

This work did have the disturbing aspect of today's conspiracy theories being cemented in the near future.

I think damosuski had the finest rebuttal, that current generations have many more entertainment options, movies and movie directors do not play the central entertainment role they once had in generations past.

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[–] MonStar (12990) 5 years ago

MillEnnials have Christopher Nolan and Peter Jackson and (spell-check) instead of KUBRICK. They follow film franchises, which often change directors and are heavy on CGI.

Peter Jackson's films (notably Lord of the Rings)
Christopher Nolan films
Harry Potter films
Fast and Furious films
Hunger Games series
Toy Story series
The Hangover series

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3PvcpWbUIg

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[–] Redsfan001 (6156) 5 years ago

Yes franchises are big now, good point. But the directors of franchises don't get the same credit for artistic vision as older films because the director can be handcuffed by the super fans critical opinion. The directors vision is also limited somewhat by calls for authenticity to the character.

Mr Gray director of Ad Astra (2019) went on a rant on this fact in the New Yorker, franchises severely limit a directors vision, the big wigs are scared of giving creative liberties to directors for fear of 'killing the franchise'.

Peter Jackson's and Nolan's movies are winners in my book though.

(.**.thanks for spell check**You should see how bad my spelling really is!)

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[–] kukuxu (5409) 5 years ago

Peter Jackson is more of a Gen-X director. He's 60 years old, older than Tarantino, and his best movies were shot in 90s.

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[–] Redsfan001 (6156) 5 years ago

Ahhhh.... millennials can claim him if they want 😉

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[–] degree7 (821) 5 years ago

Paul Thomas Anderson

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[–] JohnJones (12) 5 years ago

world's worst director.

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[–] degree7 (821) 5 years ago

LoL, I agree he’s overrated, but There Will Be Blood was a fairly good movie.

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[–] JohnJones (12) 5 years ago

Yeah, he's not really the worst, I just hated Inherent Vice, it made me angry. I'll tell you who REALLY makes me angry. Paul W.S. Anderson. He is slyly trying to trick people into confusing him with either PTA or Wes Anderson.

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[–] JohnJones (12) 5 years ago

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[–] Who (5146) 5 years ago

What about Gen Z?

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[–] Redsfan001 (6156) 4 years ago

They are just entering college. New tools and media avenues will give them more breathing room. A Kevin Smith type of breakout I think likely.

George Lucas made THX1138 in his mid 20's, a cult classic.

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[–] Who (5146) 4 years ago

Yes I think this gen will make a big mark in film. They not only have the new tools but they grew up as post 9/11 kids, in the cyber age, having school shooting drills, and are now coming into adulthood in the midst of a pandemic and widespread civil unrest. O the stories they will tell.

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