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I'd rather see those movies too - but those are still riskier, and the studios took decisions to minimise the risks of failure.
By casting big stars like DiCaprio in Inception (and Wolf of Wall Street) and Bullock in Gravity, or hiring name directors like Nolan or having a relatively small budget, or putting money into a flashy Oscar campaign to drive sales, or only having a couple of prestige movies in their slate for the year.
There's still hard calls to make, but it's all managed to be acceptable risk.
(Thinking out loud, I wonder if the bigger risks taken by studios are movies like John Carter, Battleship Prince of Persia, etc, where they spend a lot of money up-front trying to make a fetch franchise happen)
DL: actual Latino writer/director sees comic book movies as "poison" and "cultural genocide" (don't tell DMac) Oct 15, 17:55
And? One man's opinion speaks for an entire minority? What? {nm} Oct 15, 18:02
"art" is subjective. I wouldnt call Babel art. I wouldnt call Birdman art. But thats just my opinion. Oct 15, 18:36
I mean Robert Redford was in Captain America for moses sakes. He's done a lot for art. More than maybe a handful {nm} Oct 15, 18:38
Babel is an awful movie. Haven't seen Birdman yet. It's an interesting point re superhero movies although it's hardly... Oct 16, 03:02
In your opinion, what are examples of artistic films? {nm} Oct 16, 09:56
my tastes run pretty classical, but in terms of releases this year: Leviathan, Force Majeur, Blue Ruin, Duke of Burgundy Oct 16, 10:56
Also the tribe, goodnight mommy, field in England, the look of silence. Some of these are our films of course {nm} Oct 16, 15:55
So what.. If a movie isn't artistic then it shouldn't be made? {nm} Oct 16, 08:58
yes, exactly Oct 16, 09:04
Well, I think one could argue there is "art" in all of the best examples of those genres, but this is all very subjective {nm} Oct 16, 09:52
Exactly it's objective. You just can't blanket a whole genre as not being artistic {nm} Oct 16, 10:17
true. the original Superman and Superman II were actually great movies {nm} Oct 16, 10:23
Wait. You don't think The Exorcist, Eyes Without A Face, or Doctor Stangelove are artistic? {nm} Oct 16, 09:54
Oh I do.. I was being sarcastic in my statement about stop making comedies and horrors. {nm} Oct 16, 10:17
Reductio Ad Absurdam Man to the rescue Oct 16, 10:00
No; only the reasonable part of it. {nm} Oct 16, 10:05
This guy sounds like a clown to me... Oct 15, 19:46
LOL. {nm} Oct 16, 09:55
both of them {nm} Oct 16, 16:08
Well, that's just like, your opinion, man. {nm} Oct 15, 19:53
The Winter Soldier is one example of a comic book movie that's grown-up and sophisticated and artistically a triumph. Oct 16, 04:53
+1 {nm} Oct 16, 09:01
That's what I do with 20 million of my HSX money. :) {nm} Oct 16, 10:18
I'd rather see those movies too - but those are still riskier, and the studios took decisions to minimise the risks of failure. Oct 16, 10:57
So wait.. Comic book movies aren't artistic but Ted is? {nm} Oct 16, 11:29
It's not that sophisticated. {nm} Oct 16, 09:57
