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?
I think part of it is "getting old" but perhaps not for the reasons you cited. For me I've had some of what you're experiencing too. What I identified for myself was that I'd been around long enough, and consumed enough stories, to pretty quickly recognize reoccurring tropes.
etc
Even though the stories, visuals and actors are new, the underlying themes are regurgitated. Most stories we see simply aren't new to us anymore because we've been around long enough. This doesn't mean all movies/stories are boring going forward, but it means you need to sift through many many more to find unique twists or ones that subvert your expectations.
Bingo.
Some writers understand all this, and know they have to keep you engaged in ways so you'll accept known tropes while you're aware of them.
Blockbuster movies seem to struggle with this (or don't even bother), which is why I don't bother with them.
You can see the same issues in TV shows, which is why I find most of them uninteresting.
Those would be the experienced writers.
The problem is that inexperienced writers are cheaper to hire...
That makes perfect sense. I'm a bit more aware of the classic theme/trope so my mind probably looks for other engaging elements, which it can't find in some of the newer movies. Thanks.