Circling the drain: The tapering creativity of the smash
Because of increasing pressure, Hollywood blockbusters have become increasingly homogenised and it's us that suffers.
In 1986, if the world was being assaulted by aliens, all you needed to do to save...
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Circling the drain: The tapering creativity of the smash
Because of increasing pressure, Hollywood blockbusters have become increasingly homogenised and it's us that suffers.
In 1986, if the world was being assaulted by aliens, all you needed to do to save the earth was go
back in time and get two humpback sharks, therefore you could just take them right back and cease
humankind from being damaged. You did not need to fight or destroy anybody. It was a pleasant getout terms if your alternative to avoiding Armageddon was existence in jail and straightforward,
refined. That was a wonderfully daring and original take on the best way to produce a sci fi hit Star
Trek I-V,. At the moment it was a box-office smash, producing a lot more than six-times its
production costs; can you imagine a movie like that creating it past the pitching stage these days?
All hits have become basically exactly the same picture completed over and above with distinct
celebrities
The result of all this? If you rea
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