Oct 24, 2015
What's The Opposite of "Golden Age"? - The Current State of Cinema
I've re-visited my blog on several occasions over the course of a few weeks; just to see if it still existed and to post something/anything for the current year. I didn't want to have an eighteen month interval between posts as I had between early 2013 and late 2014 - realizing this only matters to me - the "whole wide world" isn't that interested in this blog.
Having said that, after playing around with layout, adding a few gadgets, and sticking in pictures instead of words, I took a look at my subtitle - it dawned on me that I haven't said much about movies - a subject that was once very near and dear to my heart. I had replaced that with lots of musing on television programs. You see, television (imo), has entered into a Golden Age, but film has not.
Boy, have they demonstrated a dearth of creativity in films these days. I realize they call it a business and are primarily interested in "the bottom line", but does everything have to be about a superhero/comic book series, or taken from books aimed at young adults? The answer is (and thank goodness, there are always exceptions to the rule) YES, because they are aimed at the almighty 18-49 demographic.
I've taken my time but I'm ready to name the few movies I've actually gone to see in the theatre this year. I hate to type, so it won't be in this entry, but I'll tell you about the movies I've watched on DVD, at home, another time. I went with a friend to see a movie at a place called the Cinema Cafe, in about February of this year. They show movies that have been out for a while, so we went to see "Divergent". We had read the book and were interested in seeing if the book lived up to the promise. It didn't. Next, I saw "Kingsman - The Secret Service", just because I love Samuel L. Jackson. That film was actually quite entertaining. O.K. - summer comes, so I've got to see some of the blockbusters, right? I went with a group to see "Jurassic World" - again, for purposes of pure entertainment, it was great. Then I saw, "Straight Outta Compton", a movie I had so much built up anticipation for, it was bound to disappoint. It wasn't horrible, just not what I expected. Saw the "Fantastic Four" remake that had stirred up so much controversy. The group I saw it with, (myself included) thought it was just fine. Fast forward to the Fall - the last two movies I saw were dramatically different, in both quality and intended audience. The first "Black Mass" was surprisingly good; the second, "Maze Runner - The Scorch Trials", just so-so.
So, I've spoken about some movies and may do a few other posts on good ones I've seen at home. ALSO - I need some entries on music.....definitely another time.
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