I'm not very good at analyzing/critiquing movies or novels, so I was wondering someone more experienced than me to help understand why I can't enjoy recent movies.
Specifically, I recently watched Jurassic World: Rebirth and didn't enjoy it at all. I just feel like movies have very little consequences for crappy decisions by the characters and there are so many safety nets (plot armour) for the main characters. As a result,
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hardly anyone you'd expect die in a dire situation like in the movie to actually die.
And when speaking of death, I feel like there are other shows, movies, and anime where they just kill people off nilly willy like kind of an anti-meme. I guess it's more like gore shock that they're going for, but the most I get from that is maybe disgust.
I was thinking it's because I'm just too old and can't get attached to things so quickly, but I seriously cried when
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Rengoku died after fighting Akaza
Assuming it's not me, and it's the kinds of "blockbusters" that I'm watching, what is it that they're getting wrong with their storytelling?
For you point on shows with excessive deaths, i think some shows do it to keep the viewers engaged and discussing who is gonna die next. I think this was a little more relevant when shows would release episodes weekly rather than drop an entire season at once.
Ah, like Survivor but more morbid. That makes sense. I find it funny when the writers get it wrong sometimes and the fans get all pissed.
The fans being pissed might actually mean the writers got it right. Not all stories get a happy ending. If killing a character got more engagement or attention to the show, then from a success perspective it was the right call. As for story telling, it will always be debatable what was right.