I have a theory: We live in a movie era of super heroes from the comic books; many of them are extremely profitable financially, and that drives many filmmakers in that direction. Art films are not profitable, studios don't want to be involved in films that aren't profitable. Kids are the ones voting with their senses and money, and kids love Harry Potter, Spider Man, The Avengers, Suicide Squad, action flicks like Jack Reacher, Mission Impossible, John Wick, etc.
Movies are a business, a money machine, a cash register, full of special effects, sci-fi and fantasy adventures, loud sound effects...even in space.
There seem to be less films with an emphasis on artistic creativity for the eyes, ears and soul. I mean with beautiful photography, beautiful music and beautiful story with beautiful performances from the actors/actresses. I understand; everyone wants money, and true art doesn't provide, abroad and across.
If you look @ where the movie studios put their money in movie advertising, it's easy to see where we're @.
We are very conditioned here in North America with the movie industry and the films they produce and with the filmmakers.
We have to go underground, to other countries, to go where the money isn't and the art of filmmaking still shines in the heart of the true genuine cinema artists.
Also, the world is full of fake stories, news, people, ...that comic book super heroes and action movies with guns and machine guns etc., is a good diversion, attraction, entertainment to keep us in line with the surreal and real.
Yes, I can understand that sometimes we reach a plateau of needing a big change.
'The Accountant' is an action flick, a pure fantasy, a gun movie mixed with business numbers.
From the trailers I did not see beautiful vistas with majestic photography, I didn't hear angel's music, I didn't feel soul vibrations.
Sure I'm curious for the fun of it, but it doesn't look like 'Deadpool's unique humor style.
Anyway, I want to see it eventually, and also 'Suicide Squad' and 'The Magnificent Se7en' (2016) only for the gratuitous gun violence that represents perfectly the world reality we live in. And that, makes money...usually. Violence and guns and tragedies sell big time on the news and at the movie theaters.
But for the true art of living in harmony and creating cinema art, like Steve said;
"Forget it".
Films we see is like food we eat, music we listen to, wines we drink, trips we make, people we frequent, paintings we hang on our walls, conversations we have with the people we're comfortable to be in company of, ...it becomes part of who we are and how we evolve. :b
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