Changed the thumbnail and title to this video because I feel like it didn't really come across the right way. Also, I'm working on a new video unrelated to all this cinema history. I'M MAKING A VIDEO ON BATMAN! Things are finally settling down for me kind of, so I'm getting back into the creative groove. I've got a lot to say folks! Got a lot on my mind. See ya'll soon 🤠
I feel like the 90s struck the perfect balance between having the more daring and personal films of the 70s with the more commercial and crowd pleasing films of the 80s
Yep, and we had good integrated movies and not this Madea nonsense. The Body Guard is one of my favourite movies, A Bronx Tale was a breath of fresh air, Coming To America paved the way. Now everything is "woke" of you cast 1 black lead. What's going on with these new generations? We aren't segregated.
@@suzygirl1843 It's probably cause they just throw them in without any thought of creating that character the actor is portraying - just look at Finn in Star Wars he's just there because diversity same for Kelly Tran. The writing in the past decade has gone seriously downhill.
It’s crazy… you start to watch one movie after another on the several platforms and you don’t like any of them. Ten years ago I loved watching movies, I found one I liked without even thinking about doing it. Nowadays it’s really difficult to find one.
Really? In the past 2 months I watched Oppenheimer, Past Lives, Poor Things, Holdovers, Anatomy of a Fall, May December and enjoyed each in their own way. Looking forward to catching rhe SpiderMan film, Zone of Interest, American passages in coming weeks. Lots of terrific movies out there.
@@colmd7680I don’t understand how people do t grasp arguments. Just because you can name some good films - does not mean there hasn’t been a massive decrease in overall quality in American cinema. Yes, good films are still made. But take any year, in the 70’s and 80’s, and look at the list of releases. It’s not comparable. On a weekend, you’d have so many choices at a single theater - you wouldn’t know what to see. Now you’re lucky if there’s two at a time. Most films made now, won’t be talked about in ten years.
@josephmayfield945 not the argument I made at all. I was challenging the argument that it's hard to find good movies. That's like saying you can't find good music. You can you're just not making the same effort Remember that films of the 80s were widely criticised at the time. Even the 90s came in for criticism. It's been happening since the dawn of the movies
Ironically, the first blockbusters made during that decade like The Godfather, The Exorcist, Jaws, and Star Wars were arguably as much of a part as the New Hollywood Era, given the circumstances they were made in with creative control given to the directors and anti-establishment themes
The idea that creative control has somehow been taken away from directors after the 70s is nonsense. I'm just using that narrative as a jumping off point to then disprove it through my own storytelling and editing. I plan to further clarify these points in part 2.
@@New_Perspective James Cameron didn't have a permit to film some street scenes in Terminator 1. But he did it anyway. I think its the scene where he goes to the other Sarah Connor.
The 1970s totally redefined the way we saw movies and how they were made. The 1980s had cheesy flicks, but ultimately it had so many beloved blockbusters like E.T., Back to the Future, Terms of Endearment, Top Gun, Risky Business, and so many more. The 1990s was definitely the golden age of cinema. Disney had a renaissance in animation as well. The 2000s had great films as well. Yet it started a renaissance of superhero films. The 2010s, the age of superheroes and reboots.
@@New_Perspective When you were describing Hollywood's blockbuster mentality, that's actually the reason why I now think the 80s was a bad decade for movies, since independent films were in their infancy, and even filmmakers from other countries were struggling to get financing. Thankfully, things started to recover in the 90s with the indie films and I can't wait for your research and analysis in part 2.
@@New_Perspective And I'm not under the impression that you think blockbusters are bad or that you don't like them either. I myself like the 80s blockbusters for their qualities, though I would take forever if I list them all.
The fact that Star Wars introduced the new business driven paradigm in Hollywood, there was still room for director driven films over the following two to three decades. But nowadays, with the bloody Marvel Cinematic Universe sucking up all the air and it’s well oiled success rate leaving even a debased Star Wars in the dust, as well as the downfall of the mid-budget film, it’s harder to imagine how to get back to the kind of comparatively balanced filmmaking landscape of the 90s and 2000s.
@@New_Perspective Blame the Star Wars and Trek fans for that. They're the ones who refuse to allow anything new in Hollywood. Always hyping their own stuff up and never allowing new ideas. I liked The Last Jedi's message about letting go of the past, kill it if you have to. Rian Johnson, however poorly executed, was RIGHT. Stop these reboots.
Don't worry, Oscar. t he superheroe movies are going to CRASH AND BURN and lose their popularity. Both Disney and Warner Hoes and Paramount and Netflix are going to go belly up soon. Just wait and see.
@@suzygirl1843 It's not the fans fault. The directors simply did not care to make Star Trek and Star Wars good. They insist on pushing political messages and propaganda instead. If you go to a restaurant and order food but get served a dog turd, and you don't like it. Suddenly they call you a racist for not liking the dog turd. The fault is entirely with the producers and directors. The customer is always right. I'm not surprised you liked it though. You seem to enjoy being brainwashed. "Why aren't you gobbling up your dog turd customer? You're not a racist are you?!"
I have absolutely no doubt that there is a huge audience out there on youtube just waiting to find your channel. I discovered it about a week ago, and really enjoyed watching your Heaven's Gate videos and this one. I'm looking forward to seeing what else you do in the future. I've clicked the bell. :)
Many critics were frustrated with the rise of the blockbuster mentality as well. I have a small pocket sized book of Roger Ebert's four star reviews taken from the 1989 edition of his Movie Home/Video Companion books, which as his reviews up until 1988, and it ends with an article on the legacy of Star Wars. Even though he loved the Star Wars and Indiana Jones movies, not to mention Jaws, Superman, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit, he felt that the Hollywood blockbusters did a lot of damage to what New Hollywood stood for.
Hope you are doing well and that you will be coming back soon. i really enjoyed watching your videos on heaven's gate. Thank you. And was sad when i looked to see what else you had made that i could enjoy next. good luck with whatever you are working on.
there are still a few good films coming out, but they are rare... 20, 30 and 40 years ago there was a masterpiece almost every month.. now if you are lucky.. there is a really good film or twice in the year (such as the parasite) ...
Where is the video explaining why Michael Cimino looks like hes on the Housewives of New Jersey you promised at the end of the Heavens Gate part 2 video??? Im dying to know.
Just came here after your video on Heaven's Gate. Bro your production design is flat out sexy. Sony Trinitron. Not to mention the analysis itself is rich. And how'd you get that font at 1:20 ? Very cool. Also if you'd please let a brother know the song at that part too, cause I'm getting married soon and it's stuck in my head and I wanna dance to it.
In 1968 cinema attendance was down and studios largely cut production of films and focused more on distribution, thus taking on movies made independently and largely only financing promotion and distribution. This and the birth of the MPAA gave rise to the independent film maker, both producers and directors. I don't believe New Hollywood was what studios wanted or cared about, it was simply a by product of the times and I believe that's why when the studios, which had been taken over by corporate America in the 60's, found a way out of New Hollywood, they took it. I don't think they wanted independent producers and directors dictating the industry. I do think Heaven's Gate was simply a scapegoat, regardless of whether it is a good film or not.
This Movie Essay channel is so cool. Can’t believe Heaven’s Gate caused the downfall of the New Hollywood 70’s era filmmaking. I like Star Wars and LOTR trilogies.
Good grief! Another smarmy self-styled movie "critic" whining about how Heaven's Gate was actually a great film (believe me, it wasn't) and how EVERY movie in the 70's were great (they weren't), and how good movie making ended after 1980 (it hasn't).
If you actually read the description, he’s not saying that blockbusters are bad movies. He’s basically saying that the overwhelming successes of Jaws and Star Wars is what led to studios selling blockbusters. Also, he’s not actually saying that cinema died. I’m pretty sure that when part 2 comes out, his argument would be that in the 90s and 2000s, things started improve with new creative voices, especially the indie boom.
Provocative title. You'll spend eternity defending this one. Have fun. :) I just randomly caught Thirteen Lives. I was thinking damn this is really good and then it said Directed by Ron Howard and I'm like oh there you go. Is Ron an exception do you think?
The title is provocative so I can prove it wrong in the video. The title reflect what people seem to think about hollywood, but I disagree. I think Hollywood is always making good movies, and bad movies. The only thing that has changed is the style of films being made.
Wow I haven't seen Sorcerer in many years. And it was definitely one of my favorite movies growing up.... It was probably one of the most visceral movies I had ever seen in my young life.
This is a very good video. I'm not really a fan of Heaven's Gate, but this is a really insightful video on how Hollywood shifted from the New Hollywood movies of the 1970s, to the big budget blockbusters of the 1980s. Can't wait for part 2.
Hollywood is now just about having a diverse cast. The stories are awful. They put a diverse cast on screen and that's it. The same with TV shows now. No good story, no theme song. If you want to see good stories now days, I would recommend you look elsewhere. Watch foreign films or Independent American films, if you want good stories. Just avoid Hollywood productions.
I stopped watching new hollywood movies like 5 years ago. All of them are now full of political correctness, virtue signaling, moronic feminism, and all other shits plaguing the society nowadays.
Very good video follow-up for the most part! You’re correct that it’s really Steven Spielberg and George Lucas who are really to blame for the corporate hellscape we see in cinema today! That being said, I personally can’t stand Quentin Tarantino. I hate the mean-spirited energy he brings to the art form; I think Jonathan Rosenbaum (one the only critics of today who actually had a lot of knowledge insight) was right on the money (hehe) when he said that Inglourious Basterds was morally akin to Holocaust denial. And, while I do give him props for having an immediately identified style of filmmaking that’s all his own and no one else’s, Wes Anderson strikes me as the kind of guy who likes the smell of his own farts.
