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[–] BroBot9000 40 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

New movies and shows.

It’s all just shallow products being pumped out by an uncaring industry that rather slurp up product placement, celebrities and milking dead franchises over writing an original story that’s worth telling.

Check out this amazing essay for more info: https://youtu.be/5tmxfVWDgMM

[–] Magister 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Same, I never saw a MCU movies for instance

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You're missing out on some quality movies in the early part. Iron man, captain America, and the avengers were all very good. After that it's pretty much civil war and infinity war that are any good.

[–] spittingimage 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Some people just aren't into superhero movies.

[–] Matriks404 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Okay, but Iron Man is still a top-notch movie, even if you're not into superheroes and stuff. And since that's the first movie in the MCU you don't need to watch any of the later ones to get the plot.

[–] Drummyralf 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Not necessarily, it's still taste. I like superhero movies, but hated all iron man stuff. Can absolutely not relate to a cocky billionaire main role. Not enough character arc on a per movie basis to like the movies.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

The French word for "entertainment" is "divertissement" and you don't need to know French to get what it is: a diversion from things that matter.

[–] Yankee_Self_Loader 3 points 7 months ago

I realized far too late that most mainstream media is about maximizing views and not telling those stories that worth telling as you said. They start with an interesting idea for a story and if it gets popular it just drags on to get the most amount of eyeballs for as long as possible only for it to end long after it should have with an unsatisfying ending.

And don’t get me started on injecting soap opera esque character drama just to keep the lowest common denominator inerested (looking at you For All Mankind)