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Originally Posted by Mr Minio
One last note about popularity. Marvel spends millions, billions on marketing. If you advertise something long enough and hard enough, people will want it.
If spending a lot was all that was needed to make a hit, then every Hollywood film would be a big hit, because they could easily afford to advertise heavily for all of their movies.
Yet the studios all have their share of box-office disappointments - just look at Furiosa right now.

One last note about popularity. Marvel spends millions, billions on marketing. If you advertise something long enough and hard enough, people will want it.

Originally Posted by Allaby
Sometimes trash can be worthwhile though.
Originally Posted by FilmBuff
Originally Posted by Mr Minio
Sure, and Marvel has none of that either.
But you don't have to watch them! Nobody is gonna force those movies on you!
As to why it's so popular... With new films, you have to know WHERE to look. With old films, you have to know HOW to look. Most people are completely lost - they don't know where and don't know how.
Really loving something requires you to really hate something within that something. If you love beauty, poetry, and virtuosity in cinema, you must hate the exact opposite of those. Especially when the films in question don't even deliver in the fun department.

Originally Posted by Mr Minio
Originally Posted by FilmBuff
Modern technology allows people to watch whatever they want Minio...
And lest you think I'm just giving you a hard time - I'll confess, I used to sound a lot like you when I was your age.
So, there. Now you know why I worry about you


Originally Posted by Mr Minio
Sure, and Marvel has none of that either.
But you don't have to watch them! Nobody is gonna force those movies on you!

Originally Posted by FilmBuff
Modern technology allows people to watch whatever they want Minio...

Originally Posted by Allaby
Not every film needs to be a steak dinner. There is a place for pizza and ice cream. Fun, entertaining movies can have value too.

Modern technology allows people to watch whatever they want Minio.... Someone wants to watch nothing but silents because they feel that sound ruined cinema? Yeah, they can watch silent films all day long if that's what floats their boat...

Not every film needs to be a steak dinner. There is a place for pizza and ice cream. Fun, entertaining movies can have value too.

Anyway, why would anyone want to watch American movies like this when there are American films like this:

And like this:

And like this:

And like this:

And like this:

Film as art, film as a language. Auteurs that actually TELL you something, auteurs that actually SHOW you something. Marvel tells you nothing but "eat, watch, and forget". It shows you absolutely NOTHING. It gives you NOTHING. It's NOTHING.
Plenty filmmakers have ideas, but few have a thought I read somewhere. Marvel doesn't even have good ideas.

And like this:

And like this:

And like this:

And like this:

Film as art, film as a language. Auteurs that actually TELL you something, auteurs that actually SHOW you something. Marvel tells you nothing but "eat, watch, and forget". It shows you absolutely NOTHING. It gives you NOTHING. It's NOTHING.
Plenty filmmakers have ideas, but few have a thought I read somewhere. Marvel doesn't even have good ideas.