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,
Spoiler
hardly anyone you'd expect die in a dire situation like in the movie to actually die.
So, nothing is really thrilling and most character deaths don't elicit any kind of emotional response.
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
Spoiler
Rengoku died after fighting Akaza
in Demon Slayer. I still feel like a real person has died and I miss him dearly.
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?
That's another thing too; I'm terrible at finding movies. So I just end up going back to movies I like from the past and start yelling at clouds. Thanks for the recommendation.
You won't go wrong with my favorite movies! Feel free to tell me what I should add to my watchlist, too (second tab): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mL45-PN_KhrJM8LqPFhO5xhys26RGXDKWpVoqpuEpf8/edit