Was really shocked by how bad the 5 Oscar nominated movies were that I saw right before and after the Oscars. I don't even know how Hollywood stays in business. Many streaming series have also fallen victim to the woke syndrome. The only sane person that knows how to tell a story, without apologies and with authenticity is Taylor Sheridan.
I'm puzzled by how long it's going to take more movies and TV competition, but one guess for the lack of it is that I wonder if the people who would have made the competing products are making youtube and TikTok videos.
I recently subscribed to Angel and DailyWire, haven't explored all their content yet. "Run Hide Fight" was scary as hell, brilliant but won't watch a second time.
I watched movie ‘Yesterday’ last night w/ my wife. Nice little musical comedy flick from 2019, directed by Danny Boyle. It was non woke but I think even this one lost $ overall. Part of that may have been because film had to pay the surviving Beatles $10M to use their music.
How does videogames its taxpayer kickbacks look at how much state/city gives each city. Look at Ubi-soft Videogames Indonesia, France, Canada subsidize their wages and costs so even if the game took at "loss" they still made money because the production costs were mitigated by the taxpayers where it was produced at.
I loved them and my children loved them. Sold my Disney stock a long time ago and frankly will not go to their theme parks ever again - they need to be punished for ruining imagination and fantasy. Disney is only important/relevant as a historical reference. How we used to be kinder/more gentle and we could "Wish Upon a Star". Disney once had the power of hope and the belief that dreams could come true, this used to be the signature theme for Disney. I am afraid that is gone/gone forever.
That frustrates/angers/disappoints me the most. I've been to Disney World many times and I really love it even at my age now. I wish they would drop the stupid woke/social/ESG/DEI crap so I could go back and enjoy it again. What a waste!
You’re so right! I don’t want to support anything in Hollywood for a myriad of reasons, one of them being I don’t want your political rhetoric shoved in my face at every award ceremony and your political agenda in your movies
Sasha, I love your passion for the “movies,” those immersive, enjoyable experiences we had 20-30 years ago with big films that audiences across the country embraced. They had stories that resonated with normal humans, interesting sets and locations, and well-known and sometimes unknown actors and actresses who brought authenticity and pathos. It’s all nostalgia now: between the greedy execs who cranked out copy-cat films that followed a successful formula or
agenda-driven “creatives” who vied for virtue and status by centering their films on the faddish social topic of the moment, the soul of good films was crushed. Sadly that’s where we are with the big players, but I’m optimistic that smaller filmmakers and writers are out there waiting for the chance to make something new, something exciting, something that’s never been seen before. A new angle, a new character, a plot that no one has seen before. Perhaps we all who care about film should crowdsource a festival of new works. They won’t be massive box office hits, but they will show us all that that flame of creativity still burns.
We need this today: Hollywood director John L. Sullivan sets out to experience life as a normal non-woke person in order to gain relevant life experience for his next movie.
One of the fascinating things about the 1937 Snow White, is that it has a very empowered female: the Evil Queen.
In many ways, it's about the danger of seeking power. It's empty. It leaves you anxious and jealous that you might lose it. It kills your ability to love and see the good in others. And to the Queen in power, she's always ready to destroy anyone who could dethrone her--whether the rival even wants it or not, she must be destroyed.
It basically nails female narcissism and abuse.
Snow White is the contrast, because she is everything the Queen isn't. She's decent. She wants to help others. She sees them as friends, not rivals. She wants love and connection, not position and authority.
Speaking of what Hollywood used to be: just watched The Conversation (1974) a Coppola directed, Hackman starring little gem that FFC somehow popped out between Godfather's I and II. The storytelling was a little hard to follow, but still a first rate psychological thriller... gotta be one of Gene Hackman's best roles, and that's saying a lot. How did Hollywood produce so much, so good, so fast, back then???
Funny, I had absolutely no idea a live action version of Snow White was coming out until reading this article, that’s how out of the Hollywood loop I am.
I do want to see Mickey 17 though, I like that Korean director’s films…
Alice in "Underland" saga, Jungle Book, Lady and the Tramp, Beauty and the Beast, Wicked, OZ, Aladin, Lion King, Mulan, Dumbo, Cinderela, Little Mermaid.
Sasha, great one. The exasperation with Disney’s inane antics comes through loud and clear in your delivery. Thank you
Always enjoyable to see Hollywierd turning into a pillar of salt. They deserve it.
Was really shocked by how bad the 5 Oscar nominated movies were that I saw right before and after the Oscars. I don't even know how Hollywood stays in business. Many streaming series have also fallen victim to the woke syndrome. The only sane person that knows how to tell a story, without apologies and with authenticity is Taylor Sheridan.
Agree
Angel Studios is putting out some good content movies.
Agreed, and Daily Wire as well.
I'm puzzled by how long it's going to take more movies and TV competition, but one guess for the lack of it is that I wonder if the people who would have made the competing products are making youtube and TikTok videos.
I recently subscribed to Angel and DailyWire, haven't explored all their content yet. "Run Hide Fight" was scary as hell, brilliant but won't watch a second time.
This is right on target. DOGE for Hollywood, maybe Tom Cruise can lead a seminar to explain how to make movies like Top Gun Maverick.
As an odd aside, I was watching Field of Dreams when your post popped up. People will come, Ray.
I watched movie ‘Yesterday’ last night w/ my wife. Nice little musical comedy flick from 2019, directed by Danny Boyle. It was non woke but I think even this one lost $ overall. Part of that may have been because film had to pay the surviving Beatles $10M to use their music.
We liked “Yesterday” too. You may have guessed I’m a Beatles fan from my name 😉
How do studios survive when bleeding money like this?
How does videogames its taxpayer kickbacks look at how much state/city gives each city. Look at Ubi-soft Videogames Indonesia, France, Canada subsidize their wages and costs so even if the game took at "loss" they still made money because the production costs were mitigated by the taxpayers where it was produced at.
I loved them and my children loved them. Sold my Disney stock a long time ago and frankly will not go to their theme parks ever again - they need to be punished for ruining imagination and fantasy. Disney is only important/relevant as a historical reference. How we used to be kinder/more gentle and we could "Wish Upon a Star". Disney once had the power of hope and the belief that dreams could come true, this used to be the signature theme for Disney. I am afraid that is gone/gone forever.
That frustrates/angers/disappoints me the most. I've been to Disney World many times and I really love it even at my age now. I wish they would drop the stupid woke/social/ESG/DEI crap so I could go back and enjoy it again. What a waste!
You’re so right! I don’t want to support anything in Hollywood for a myriad of reasons, one of them being I don’t want your political rhetoric shoved in my face at every award ceremony and your political agenda in your movies
Didn’t like Wicked. Won’t see Snow White. Hollywood is lost and they can’t or refuse to see it.
Sasha, I love your passion for the “movies,” those immersive, enjoyable experiences we had 20-30 years ago with big films that audiences across the country embraced. They had stories that resonated with normal humans, interesting sets and locations, and well-known and sometimes unknown actors and actresses who brought authenticity and pathos. It’s all nostalgia now: between the greedy execs who cranked out copy-cat films that followed a successful formula or
agenda-driven “creatives” who vied for virtue and status by centering their films on the faddish social topic of the moment, the soul of good films was crushed. Sadly that’s where we are with the big players, but I’m optimistic that smaller filmmakers and writers are out there waiting for the chance to make something new, something exciting, something that’s never been seen before. A new angle, a new character, a plot that no one has seen before. Perhaps we all who care about film should crowdsource a festival of new works. They won’t be massive box office hits, but they will show us all that that flame of creativity still burns.
Trump: Can you imagine a better subject for a well done movie? Ironic, right?
We need this today: Hollywood director John L. Sullivan sets out to experience life as a normal non-woke person in order to gain relevant life experience for his next movie.
One of the fascinating things about the 1937 Snow White, is that it has a very empowered female: the Evil Queen.
In many ways, it's about the danger of seeking power. It's empty. It leaves you anxious and jealous that you might lose it. It kills your ability to love and see the good in others. And to the Queen in power, she's always ready to destroy anyone who could dethrone her--whether the rival even wants it or not, she must be destroyed.
It basically nails female narcissism and abuse.
Snow White is the contrast, because she is everything the Queen isn't. She's decent. She wants to help others. She sees them as friends, not rivals. She wants love and connection, not position and authority.
Democrats are still willing to die on the hill of men in women’s sports, showers and locker rooms, and so Hollywood goes.
Speaking of what Hollywood used to be: just watched The Conversation (1974) a Coppola directed, Hackman starring little gem that FFC somehow popped out between Godfather's I and II. The storytelling was a little hard to follow, but still a first rate psychological thriller... gotta be one of Gene Hackman's best roles, and that's saying a lot. How did Hollywood produce so much, so good, so fast, back then???
Funny, I had absolutely no idea a live action version of Snow White was coming out until reading this article, that’s how out of the Hollywood loop I am.
I do want to see Mickey 17 though, I like that Korean director’s films…
Most of Disney live action movies from Animated were at BEST mid to outright terrible. You lose so much visuals and animation going that route..
I'm not a big Disney fan, but I loved Soul...
Yeah I can’t even recall any of them at the moment. I guess there was Peter Pan, but what else?
Alice in "Underland" saga, Jungle Book, Lady and the Tramp, Beauty and the Beast, Wicked, OZ, Aladin, Lion King, Mulan, Dumbo, Cinderela, Little Mermaid.