137 My Space

i completely disagree.my series which is an action sci-fi, is forwarded by plot and action, rather than characters.i’ve made it from the ground up to be a spectacle for the eyes, like nothing really seen before.it’s intended to make insane amounts of money, while being entertaining.all the classic character movie elements have been removed, as we’ve seen it all before.of course, that’s not to say it doesn’t have substance, as it spans 250,000 yrs and some characters are 1000s of yrs old.;d

Because Hollywood is now too run by the union, creativity is lacking and profit is the only thing valued. The next great director won’t come from the U.S, they will come from Bollywood, China, Japan, and emerging film industry in those countries. Look at all the horror movies that are being remake from Japan to the U.S. Etc. I just believe Hollywood emptied its guns already.

Though, the irony of what you said is that for a great film to truly come about, like the one Ivory speaks of, you need the collaboration of many different artists. It would be extremely difficult to find a collection of artists who would be willing to make a high budget film without the certified paycheck that comes from marketing. There needs to be a better system of budgeting.

Films of late have gone to hell, it’s the marketplace that forces the many great directors we have to make these big budget stinkers to please the dumb masses. In the last 5+ years, the less-funded independent film industry has come out with better films than our current giants! What does that say? It says profit comes before film. Somebody please name a big budget film of late that didn’t have BULLSHIT written all over it. And Slumdog Millionaire doesn’t count because I haven’t seen it.

He is so right. And I think there is good reason to be hopeful as well.