Where Do You See Hollywood in 5 Years!

[@cbplayz5872]

As an African American, I definitely want to see representation for more minority groups, but the way Hollywood has gone about has been all wrong. It feels like crossing off a checklist than wanting to tell true genuine stories. I hate the word woke, but many companies do just have diversity for the sake of just having it. I want the stories to be genuine for minority communitie along with getting fair opportunities to be able to breakthrough

[@ChozoFS]

The best representation comes when the groups being represented are in the creative process. Thus why some of the best queer representation in entertainment comes from queer creators, for example, like Dana Terrace's The Owl House, and ND Stevenson's Nimona. When representation comes from an authentic place of wanting to help others like yourself feel seen and allowed to exist, it's beautiful, but when it feels more like a corporate checkbox to attract a demographic, not caring about them outside the money they can bring the studio, it lacks soul.

[@skepticalsmurf]

agreed,it’s kinda insulting,is it too much to ask for well written content that involves a character(s)that happens to be fill in the blank( )?!!! 🤔

[@michaeljordan5630]

It feel more like using representation to block genuine criticism.

[@cbplayz5872]

@@skepticalsmurf Ik right

[@TheLoneWolf_1013]

Ew. This is woke crap.

[@MichaelTomsyck]

The year of 2023 showed how much having a big budget movie tied to an IP doesn’t sell tickets like sell like it used to. Sean called that year, “The year of the flopbuster.” The thought was that studios wouldn’t keep throwing tons of money at IP movies. Instead, they would focus on smaller budget movies and original stories. We’re at the end of 2024 and random sequels are still being funded and distributed. Directors who do interesting original projects continue to get sucked up into the major Hollywood studios. I hope there will be eventual shifts in what gets a gigantic budget, lots of marketing, and great box office success, but I don’t feel like that’ll be happening in the near future.

[@StupidMarioBros1Fan]

The introduction of streaming is also a major factor in the shifting landscape for movies. I forget who it was but a director (or maybe it was an actor) recently said in an interview that if a film did poorly at the box office, the home video market was a second chance at making a profit or even being a hit. But the average person doesn't buy DVDs & blu-rays anymore unless they specifically want a physical copy or have unreliable Internet because "why spend money on a film you haven't seen when you can stream it for free?" Whatever the profit split is for having your stuff on streaming apps isn't like the home release market so now if a movie does poorly at the box office, it doesn't really have a second chance unless it (somehow) becomes a massive hit. Especially when the budgets are so big. Because of this I think the studios will soon realize that it's no longer safe to dump $200 Million on movies, in fact they might have already. We're still dealing with the fallout of The Pandemic as multiple films that were in development were pushed back, most of next year's Marvel films were supposed to be out already. And since a lot of those films have been in production for a while, the studio spends extra money to make sure they'll be successful...which forces the movies to require half a billion to break even. New productions will likely have lower budgets going forward, we just have lingering high-budget stuff that need to come out.

[@insanemurdog6556]

Well said about diversity. Its not a racist/sexist/whatever motive, its just wanting it to be natural.

[@Thefallenminecraftworld27075]

Define natural? I genuinely don't get it.

[@insanemurdog6556]

@ to me its unnatural if its obvious they prioritized it over the story and characters. There are numerous show and movies that have plenty of diverse lead characters that are well written. Its natural when the storyteller actually has something to say, not when the storyteller is trying to make people happy.

[@zackarydecicco3919]

I agree with what you said. I think we’ll get a lot more independent films being marketed more. I almost wish that Hollywood would shut down for a year or two. Reevaluate things and the come back with great ideas!

[@Joe-nh8eq]

I’ve been saying this for years. After comic book movies, I think we’re going to see a reversion back to old hollywood. Big epics and musicals. Big event movies, and small budget movies.Smaller series movies are becoming tv series. Wicked has made me pretty confident. I wouldnt be surprised if the highest grossing films over the next 10 years are big epics musicals. Unfortunately Gladiator has me questioning the other side. The big epics movies are just too expensive to make

[@nms7872]

There is no after comic book movies. There's always been plenty of different types of movies that weren't comic book adjacent

[@gerudoking3180]

I absolutely love “Aunt May The Movie” shirt which ties your whole point together

[@Samsung_Galaxy_M34]

3:10 in the 1920s upto the 1950s there was a Hollywood studio system and then there were small budget movies that did high collections in the box office then again in Big budget movie started to come it is a cycle that repeats itself every 20 to 30 years I think that phase ended in 2019 at the cycle has started once again

[@jacobfilasky2729]

Out of ideas and everyone goes back to reading

[@Joemama55122]

What you said about diversity is spot on what i think too

[@Thefallenminecraftworld27075]

Again but what does natural look like? Again if it's disingenuine it's wrong. But if it isn't it's valid?

[@nathanelb721]

By 2029 a movie making a billion won’t be enough money for studios.

[@WhyIsGamora109]

Movies wont even make a billion anymore lol

[@vloggie300]

I think in the next 5 years Hollywood will be more director driven like Christopher Nolan already is, as well as franchise films not necessarily going away but not have $300m budgets and go back to their roots w occasional high budget sequels like Avengers. But I think overall most of our blockbuster movies will aim for the $100-150m budget range like Sonic, Barbie, the Illumination movies, Nolan movies, etc

[@RayMcElroy50]

Netflix should consider doing theatrical releases

[@markburns7854]

Its very hard to predict the next stage in movies when you yourself are in the decade and dont have the power of hindsight but what i will say is there NEEDS TO BE CHANGE at this point the huge budget blockbusters just aren't profitable mostly because every studio is doing one every other day of the week

[@sniper8560]

Interesting question

[@skepticalsmurf]

the Superhero genre will go the way of the musicals and Westerns of the past 🤔

[@holdenstrausser]

Probably too many video game adaptations would be my guess

[@markburns7854]

Studio NEED to stop giving hundreds of millions of dollars to multiple movies in a single year they probably saw how well endgame did and thought if we give movies as big a Budget our movies will do good ignoring everything else that was going on with endgame besides it budget

[@Zombiesnyder13]

If cinema goes away We are FUHED!!!

[@BaithNa]

I think we'll just see more of the post pandemic era of Hollywood. Some big hits that are highly anticipated by fandoms and then some very successful small movies and a ton of out of touch, nobody asked for, over budgeted movies that flop hard.

[@trelwarren]

We need more passion projects instead of giant corporatized cash grabs

[@nms7872]

I agree but do you understand that the biggest money makers are the cash grabs? These keep the lights on in the theatres. For these past few years, audiences have just been wanting to see the big franchises exclusively

[@tsheporabekane4172]

Passion projects don't make money... And money has no sentiment...😅

[@trelwarren]

@@nms7872 by passion projects I mean more “passion” and less of doing it just because of money…like back in the days cinema had more flavor and authenticity to it..

[@SubZero-hs9xc]

Seeing a reseinance in indipendent horror would melt my heart

[@LeonardoKlotz]

Hollywood needs old-school auteurs more than ever to remind us that cinema doesn't revolve around franchises

[@patricklarsen182]

I want the MCU to finish with Secret Wars because its going downhill and I don't want any more live action movies of animated classics

[@Penguin2923]

Sean, between this and one of the other videos you put out about "woke proof" mission impossible movies, i totally get your point but please don't turn this channel into an anti woke content mill. There are thousands of youtube channels and an entire presidential administration that is now going to be doing just that. You are at risk of alienating loyal, long time viewers like myself.

[@Penguin2923]

Disclaimer that i am not saying you have done any of this, but that i hope you don't in the future

[@Thefallenminecraftworld27075]

​@@Penguin2923I just question diversity being natural in what way? I just don't get it

[@michaeljordan5630]

Dead is not an official answer

[@brandenmanuel2037]

I just hope movies are back to normal No cash grabs, woke, mindless, corporate pieces of slop made for the lowest common denominator. I just hope to enjoy the old franchises again and embrace new ones. Just to be nothing but excited for the next movie. Not because of dumb celebrity cameos, but because they are actually good with stories to tell with messages that aren’t divisive.

[@Thefallenminecraftworld27075]

Yet some of the best fiction is controversial. "Woke" what is it. Really define it

[@skepticalsmurf]

since it’s still making studios 💰from the 🐑,l foresee even more live action,reboots,prequels and sequels coming from mainstream Hollywood,why take a chance on something new or original when they can rely on proven content 🤔

[@Samsung_Galaxy_M34]

2019 was peak cinema and after that everything just went to the ground after that 2020 to 2024 worst years for Hollywood There were a few exception with some original movies all the rest was sequals prequels reboot remakes etc Hollywood is going to go extinct within the next five years

[@Zombiesnyder13]

The last year of Hollywood in its prime I was even able to enjoy Dark Phoenix and Dark Fate

[@nms7872]

I don't understand how 2019 was peak cinema unless you only started watching movies in 2019

[@Zombiesnyder13]

@@nms7872 Because before the pandemic, people actually went to the theaters And 2019 was the last year of its time

[@nms7872]

@@Zombiesnyder13 I understand you're talking in terms of box office and theatre attendance. Fair enough and your point stands. But the first comment seems to be talking overall quality, and then mentions lots of "sequels prequel remake reboot." Everything the user lists was already happening a lot in 2019 and way before too

[@doritofan1002]

I am so tired of bleak gray post apocalyptic hell scapes every movie and video game seems to be set it. Even freaking Oz looks bleak instead of Technicolor