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You're basically making this sweeping judgment that every non-American film is boring and fails to connect with "real people," which is why they reject them. Even those who claim to enjoy international cinema only do so because Hollywood churns out such garbage that a Romanian film suddenly looks good by comparison—even when it actually isn't. Is that really how it works?
Art is entirely subjective. The quality of any film or series really just comes down to the viewer's eye—and my eye, your eye, and his eye are all going to see things differently. Isn't that just how it works? |
Movies are supposed to be entertainment; people watch them to unwind and relax, at least for the most part. American films are pure escapism, but since the plots are so recycled, they've become incredibly predictable and often insult the viewer's intelligence. They serve as entertainment, sure, but they fail to actually engage the audience on any meaningful level. Non-American films don't suffer from those specific flaws, yet they lack that mass appeal because their themes simply don't resonate with the general public. I'm not saying these movies are bad—I'm saying they aren't masterpieces.
And if you want me to prove it? I can't just throw a single number at you to settle this. It’s like trying to prove people were actually happier back in the Marshall era than they are now. But they were. They really were.
Let’s get one thing straight: I’m not talking about the quality of the films themselves. I am talking about current audience trends. I see this pattern clearly in a representative sample consisting of hundreds of regular moviegoers and series bingers. Why don't you provide an actual argument instead of just being contrarian?
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| What now? You personally called that new Hollywood film trash and insisted that TV series are better. Is that really your take? |
Because they’re just trash. That isn't a matter of taste; it's a fact. If you try to excuse everything by calling it "subjective," then how are we supposed to distinguish between a good film and a bad one?
Maybe you didn't catch what I actually meant by that. I was addressing your theory that everything is just a matter of taste and can be excused that way. Well, it can't. There is a massive difference between having taste and being tasteless, and you can't pretend they're the same thing. You gain that sense through maturity and education; we all grow up learning the same fundamental values.
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Spider-Man, Batman, and Hunger Games aren't exactly the pinnacle of world cinema, but I guess that's all you care about? Everything boils down to American films and US series for you, doesn't it? There are plenty of great shows outside the States, yet you stay conveniently silent about them.
I already said this, and I’ll say it again: high ratings don't equate to quality. Does a massive audience actually make a movie or series any good? Not necessarily. |
I watch shows from France, Denmark, Finland, or whatever other foreign country, but they just can't compete with American series. Foreign productions are completely negligible compared to what we have here in the States. Honestly, the only thing that even comes close in terms of viewership is a soap opera.
We aren't discussing quality here. We are talking about audience reception as defined by the ratings.
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I’m not dictating anything. I am simply responding to your opinion with my own. Is that really such a difficult concept to grasp?
Do we really want to turn this entire forum into a place where every single post is cluttered with some useless catchphrase? This is just my opinion.? |
Sure, go ahead and throw in a cliché when you can't back up your point. There’s a massive difference between objective reality and whatever version of it you've decided to invent in your head.
Beauty is subjective, yet you’ve gone ahead and labeled every non-American film as tedious and boring tonight according to "people". I ask you again—which people, and how on earth do you know what they think?
What, you want me to list their full names and addresses? Try using Google for once, see how people actually live, and find some actual opinions.
This isn't CSI; I shouldn't have to hunt down bulletproof evidence.
