CGI (and other deciding factors) has changed the perception of what a movie IS for a whole generation. When I was a kid, a movie meant a lot of things. But the last couple of decades have defined movies for moviegoers as Big Bulbous Blockbusters with a ton of explosions and effects, and movies that weren't that served only as anomalies.
We need movies like Black Bag that challenge that notion to get adults and serious people back into the theaters. Unfortunately, this won't change overnight, it won't change with just one movie. To expand the idea of what a movie is and what a movie can do, they need to release a few "Black Bag"s. And yes, a bunch of them are gonna be flops, at least until audiences are okay seeing both something as lightweight as "A Minecraft Movie" AND something as thoughtful and mature as "Black Bag". Does Hollywood have the guts to lose a bunch of money first before the audience develops a taste for different types of movies again? I worry.
CGI (and other deciding factors) has changed the perception of what a movie IS for a whole generation. When I was a kid, a movie meant a lot of things. But the last couple of decades have defined movies for moviegoers as Big Bulbous Blockbusters with a ton of explosions and effects, and movies that weren't that served only as anomalies.
We need movies like Black Bag that challenge that notion to get adults and serious people back into the theaters. Unfortunately, this won't change overnight, it won't change with just one movie. To expand the idea of what a movie is and what a movie can do, they need to release a few "Black Bag"s. And yes, a bunch of them are gonna be flops, at least until audiences are okay seeing both something as lightweight as "A Minecraft Movie" AND something as thoughtful and mature as "Black Bag". Does Hollywood have the guts to lose a bunch of money first before the audience develops a taste for different types of movies again? I worry.
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I'm looking for Sinners session times at my local cinemas as we speak. Haha.