[rigorous]

I haven't been to a movie theater in more that 10 years now. Almost every trailer I see looks spectacularly boring. I am not exactly demanding audience either. I just want movies to be (1) fun (2) interesting (3) exciting. The recent-ish movies I saw (not in a theater) that would satisfy the given criteria are It: Chapter 1, Upgrade and Arrival. Hollywood can make extraordinary stuff if it wants, but currently it's tied up with modern day "westerns"(?) aka superhero movies. Aren't people tired of "evil vs good + explosions + unfunny one-liners" formula? What about stories like "I Have No Mouth But I Must Scream" by Harlan Ellison or "Blindsight" by Peter Watts? Wouldn't they look insane on the big screen?

[tracer4201]

In general there’s too many “one man/woman/superhero’s only chance to save country/world/universe” movies. The formula is oversaturated with too many movies that try to make up for bad writing and uninteresting stories with excessive CGI and explosions.

There’s also quite a bit of hypocrisy in Hollywood in general. They claim to be progressive but I’m not sure I’ve seen many movies where the Indian guy wasn’t comic relief or the Arab looking guy wasn’t a terrorist or other form of antagonist.