• thethrilloftime69@feddit.online
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      1 day ago

      Yes that’s true but I have a pretty simple algorithm for movies that were “made to sell tickets”

      • franchise movies, especially if the story ended already
      • comic book movies
      • remakes
      • movies based on a property that doesn’t translate well into movies(video games, certain kinds of books)
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        9 hours ago

        Hm…I can see your angle but some of those can stilll be fun to watch.
        Movies can’t always be about deep thought 100% philosophical question of life. That’s tiring for me.

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          14 hours ago

          I do want to point out that “legitimate artistry” doesn’t equal “deep thought 100% philosophical” all the time or even most of the time.

          Like I think Indiana Jones is legitimate artistry. Same with The Terminator. Or Alien. Or Mad Max. Even Sinners is legitimate artistry. Get Out.

          I haven’t seen it yet, but I get the impression that “The Odyssey” was made because Nolan thought the subject matter was interesting.

          People have made cool movies for the love of the game forever. I think the big difference is “did an executive come up with this idea in a boardroom?” Or “did a real creative person come up with this idea?”

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      22 hours ago

      The primary target can be X or Y or a 50/50 split.
      Someone can have passion to make a movie but also wanting more € to make more movies.
      Or get rich from the (maybe) one-hit wonder ¯\_(ツ)_/¯