Originally posted by: Tiptup
I've noticed this a bit too much lately and George Lucas is perhaps the extreme example of it in my mind right now. There's a current attitude in the entertainment industry which believes that obvious special effects, crappy dialogue, or unrealistic drama and acting is a good thing. It supposedly mimics some age-old "serial" or represents some unfathomable "vision" which some creators actually have the stupidity to be proud of. These “artists” believe that low quality art is actually a kind of art in and of itself. Personally it all makes me sick. It gives people an excuse to be lazy and intentionally waste the time of other people with obvious trash.
I've noticed this a bit too much lately and George Lucas is perhaps the extreme example of it in my mind right now. There's a current attitude in the entertainment industry which believes that obvious special effects, crappy dialogue, or unrealistic drama and acting is a good thing. It supposedly mimics some age-old "serial" or represents some unfathomable "vision" which some creators actually have the stupidity to be proud of. These “artists” believe that low quality art is actually a kind of art in and of itself. Personally it all makes me sick. It gives people an excuse to be lazy and intentionally waste the time of other people with obvious trash.
Yes it's a shame. For example Spielberg proved that with Raiders Of The Lost Ark, you could pay homage to the age old adventure serial and still have an excellent script, with excellent acting and drama, and brilliant stunts and effects. Without feeling that you need to make it intentionally crap.