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The new literalism plaguing today’s movies

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231 points frogulis | 1 comments | 15 Jul 25 03:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.207s | source
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wnevets ◴[15 Jul 25 04:21 UTC] No.44567793[source]▶
I'm convinced it has to do with the increased importance of the overseas markets, these movies now must make it past Chinese censors and make sense for people that don't natively speak English or understands its nuances. Showing a flashback scene and swapping in the government approved voice over is a better business decision than not releasing the movie in insert country here.

Unrelated movie trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRqxyqjpOHs

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burnt-resistor ◴[15 Jul 25 07:10 UTC] No.44568706[source]▶
The bean counters ruin everything with product placement, taking out bits that "offend" certain censors, and explaining jokes. Let them have their own edited versions that suck.
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mvieira38 ◴[15 Jul 25 13:22 UTC] No.44570877[source]▶
Hard agree. In what other art forms are people expected to produce for "global appeal"? A lot of my enjoyment of books and music IS the fact that I "don't get it", and slowly learning the cultural references is fun and good for personal development
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1. burnt-resistor ◴[17 Jul 25 05:49 UTC] No.44590101[source]▶
It's exactly like the corporate clones who take concept cars and erase all the cool out of them. Granted, homologation is often serving 63 masters but it doesn't always have to end up with GM-level crappiness or first gen Prius uncoolness. Design for Manufacturing (DfM) also shouldn't lead to placing the oil filter partially inverted under wires and hoses.