• Nerdwriter1: Intertextuality: Hollywood's New Currency
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[video=youtube;QeAKX_0wZWY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeAKX_0wZWY[/video]
Probably just a further sign of the stagnation of Hollywood in a nutshell. Less risks are taken to break the norm and not be derivative or bank on brand recognition, movies are now more obvious investments than ever.
[QUOTE=LoneWolf_Recon;50390119]Probably just a further sign of the stagnation of Hollywood in a nutshell. Less risks are taken to break the norm and not be derivative or bank on brand recognition, movies are now more obvious investments than ever.[/QUOTE] Isn't kind of a system that works against itself? Company X takes a risk, makes a great movie and earn a lot of movie. Company A to Z all start producing similar movies as the first movie from Company X (see Deadpool).
Sounds about right. Wish I could write a screenplay, I could probably write a better movie than that Pixels one at least.
thank you op for giving me a new sub i was bored i will look at the rest of his videos later,.
[QUOTE=Kaelnukem;50390229]Isn't kind of a system that works against itself? Company X takes a risk, makes a great movie and earn a lot of movie. Company A to Z all start producing similar movies as the first movie from Company X (see Deadpool).[/QUOTE] Deadpool is an anomaly (an extremely well marketed one at that), I honestly doubt it'll make any crazy shifts in the industry. Movies have been like this for years and it's probably not going to change any time soon.
[QUOTE=Kaelnukem;50390229]Isn't kind of a system that works against itself? Company X takes a risk, makes a great movie and earn a lot of movie. Company A to Z all start producing similar movies as the first movie from Company X (see Deadpool).[/QUOTE] Yes.
Isn't this just a continuation of the 80's meta aesthetic and Dawkins' memes? I must be too stupid to understand how this is a 'trend'. I think people have always done this, it's just now it's done with awareness and a wink. EDIT: For example the Wilhelm scream as an OG Hollywood meme.
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