I watched the series of the early 2000s and 2010s and compared them with the series closer to the 2020s and directly felt the difference, as if the authors really tried something before, I really cried when watching or was happy for the characters. The same with games, I played several games from the 2000s, and one sank into my heart, even after playing it a few years later, its plot still evokes vivid and pleasant memories, which has not yet happened with any game from the 2010s and even more so from the 2020s.
I’m not the only one, am I?
Not with TV, no. There is plenty of high quality TV in the late 2010s and 2020s.
Somewhere in there, TV and movies switched. Movies used to be good, now they’re trash for the most part. TV used to be trash with the occasional gem, now there are many good TV shows. I heard a lot of writers got fed up with movies and switched to TV.
Yes, this does not happen in all industries, in some the effect is a little opposite. But what about the uniqueness or depth of the plot, did they average out?
As time marches on, it only gets harder to make a unique plot, does it not?