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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,

Spoilerhardly 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

SpoilerRengoku 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?

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[โ€“] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago

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.

Those would be the experienced writers.

The problem is that inexperienced writers are cheaper to hire...