The State of Hollywood Cinema, OR; STOP FLUSHING MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN.

As I mentioned in my latest post I am rather discontent with the current state of Hollywood cinema, it has been a long time coming but it seems right now that they have given up on producing anything even remotely resembling a decent film.

That is not to say that currently there are no good films, the end of last year was a very good time indeed for Hollywood film, with releases such as Black Swan, The King’s Speech and The Fighter. It is just depressing how everything that is due to come out in the next year looks like it is mostly uninspired bullshit (re-remakes, sequels or even more comic book adaptations.)

I guess this comes as no surprise though that the Hollywood machine rather green lights another boring CGI filled piece of crap that is more likely to do well at the box office than a more risk taking film such as Moon or Precious for example. The industry is naturally focused on money; one only has to look at a studio such as MGM to see just how bad these major studios are having it. However, their inability to spend their money wisely is what frustrates me the most, a studio throwing $ 32 million at a film like Repo Men or even a more astonishing $ 80 million on Grown Up. How do these studio executives justify such extreme spending on films that should really not cost that much. Moon only cost $5 million and even though it only broke even, it is such an amazing film that is a great example of being creative due to a lack of money. So instead of throwing loads of cash at one thing hoping it goes well, how about being sensible with money for once and using the money more resourcefully. There is a higher chance of breaking even when the budget is lower and by having more money available you are able to give ‘’risky’’ films/directors a chance, which in turns could actually lead to more profit.

So please please please Mr. Big-Hollywood-executive-man, seeing as the film industry is a bit like gambling, how about being a smart gambler by betting more sensibly. Put a more moderate cap on spending for a film which is most likely to do well, and with the money spared open up new avenues and continue to push the creative side of the industry. Please.

Next week’s update: I will delve deeper into the lack of creativity in Hollywood by discussing the trend of comic book adaptations.