Oscars 2022 and the Death of Cinema

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  @hadleystrainge · 4 years ago

  fells like all big film studios are operating on this principle: “We have no obligation to make art. We have no obligation to tell new stories. We do, however, have an obligation to make this company money.” - Mike Eisner

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  @kelsey.is.offline · 4 years ago

  “If you wanna get an Oscar, make a WW2 movie.”<br>“If you wanna make money, make a superhero movie”<br>- Taika Waititi, <br><br><br><br><br><br>(who has done both)

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  @allcapsROB · 3 years ago

  Two words can sum up modern cinema…Nostalgia and Franchises.

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  @davidmylchreest3306 · 4 years ago

  This year&apos;s Oscars was very weird. &nbsp;It felt like it was made by people who not only hated movies, but hated the people who liked watching those movies.

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  @KinkajouOneTwo · 4 years ago

  I’m very refreshed that you touched upon the 2022 Oscars without even bringing up the Will Smith slap

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  @jimmyconnor9541 · 4 years ago

  cinema isn’t just entertainment, it’s art too and this gets forgotten wayyyy too much

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  @maybeyourbaby6486 · 4 years ago

  I know I&apos;m an optimist but I really do not think that cinema <b>can</b> die. What it can do is change until it is barely recognizable, but at the end of the day it is art, which is a reflection of society, and will always be there one way or the other. Maybe we&apos;ll need the privilege of hindsight to recognize it good cinema of today, but I think art is so fundamental to the human experience that it just can&apos;t be taken away.

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  @cuquicia · 4 years ago

  calling sound of metal boring is honestly a crime

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  @QuiltroMag · 3 years ago

  I am so tired of movies in the cinema recently. I think the last month of Oppenheimer, Barbie and spider verse felt like a slight breath of fresh air in just the passion behind the projects but there is part of it which felt so desperately corporate. I’m honestly so scared for the future for artists to be able to make things that get not seen if they are slightly away from marvel sensibilities.

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  @thundageon5962 · 4 years ago (edited)

  The sheer amount disrespect they got for animation is unreal. Animators and Editors spent their heart and soul to make a great film and yet the Oscars had the audacity to disrespect them back. WHAT A JOKE

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  @beckybyt · 4 years ago

  I think another odious aspect of the Oscars is how increasingly blatant the Disney shilling is, obviously because they own the network the Oscars are shown on. It&apos;s gross and I&apos;m not sure if it&apos;s always been that way or I&apos;m just noticing it more, but they&apos;ll take every chance to advertise themselves.

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  @brandonmead6087 · 4 years ago

  I think the pandemic and its effect on the rise of streaming services have a role as well; arty, higher-brow, “prestige” content is more likely to be a limited series or other form of tv show than a movie. Only big blockbusters that can guarantee huge returns in theaters, usually franchise films, are seen as worth it anymore

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