This is kind of a gripe, but I'm sure people can add to it. I have a hard time watching major studio movies released today because they're so dumb, and the product placement is annoying. It extends especially to music- I hear songs pasted into scenes, and it's like, Uh, what's up with this tune? Worse yet is the advertising- you can't help but notice brand named products in a scene, so you're staring at objects instead of the actors...
I'm not an indie film snob, I think different genres have perfectly appropriate methods and styles. But I get irritated when I hear that movies get re-written and re-edited after focus groups are consulted. It's like the studios are afraid of honesty, or making a statement. I guess it's all about money. But then why do so many big films lose money? When I took the tram tour at Universal Studios, the guide helpfully pointed out that a big part of movie production is cost-cutting- so why do so many bad movies get made? Don't they lose money on a flop? How does that system work?


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