Over the last few centuries, humans have invented hundreds of new ways to tell their stories, artistically sharing their tales with formats ranging from eBooks, puppet shows, podcasts, video games, comics, theater, television, and, predominately, movies. Obsessed with telling (and retelling) stories ever since the caveman days, humans are a fable-frenzied species who can never get enough fresh lore. We crave drama, inspiration, and entertainment.
Yet, with a seemingly infinite pool of ideation and resources, the movie-making industry specifically, has reached a stalemate, refusing to create original features. Piggybacking off of the remnant success of classically-loved films, remakes, sequels, and spin-offs have dominated the cinema marquees. Instead of telling a new, intriguing story, Hollywood is copy/pasting formulaic production techniques to cash in on what’s left of a dwindling industry.
Frankly, this lack of originality is one of the biggest reasons cinema is collapsing, taking the centuries-old tradition of creative storytelling down with it.
