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Tom Hanks says moviegoers are no longer interested in VFX spectacles and are returning to good storytelling.

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[–] [email protected] 153 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (16 children)

Audiences have always been interested in good storytelling. The reason the MCU took off was because it told good stories. The problem is that the stories have become too formulaic or half-baked.

People showed up for Deadpool and Wolverine, so the issue isn't about comic book movies.

EDIT: My comment about D&W isn't meant to hold it up as an example of good storytelling. As I said, the stories have become formulaic. My mentioning of it is meant to point out that many comic book movies succeed despite mediocre storytelling. You can't say "audiences are tired of comic book movies" when many are still clearly successful.

[–] [email protected] 67 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (7 children)

Ah good, a Marvel movie! I wonder what will happen?

  • Super cool opening number showing how awesome it is
  • Baddy makes huge entrance and introduces themselves to the protagonist
  • Who is this guy? Let's get some backstory
  • Funny cameo
  • First fight with baddy, which is lost
  • Self reflection, pump up talk, You're the god of thunder not the god of hammers, I'm taking the suit back, etc etc
  • Huge baddy fight which is awesome, optional expensive background music
  • Quick wrap up with slight cliffhanger for sequel

Ah that was fun, did it feel similar to <> though?

(And I say this as someone who loved the marvel movies, up until endgame, but everything since phase 3 has followed this pattern very closely)

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Don't forget how the bad guy is just a bigger, badder version of the hero.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"We're not so different, you and I"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

I'm not strong enough, but I'll use my actual secret power: Screaming.

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