Why do films feel so dull now? - Page 3

I think its the 100 crore obsession. Directors/writers crave the 100 crores so much that they write a script in 5-7 days and expect it to make a lot of money. these people put less work in and expect more out of it. most of these people seem like they would rather party, take a vacation to a spa, gossip 24/7 or wait for the rival to fall than passionately care about their job... which is why i think a first time director generally does a better job with his first release than his subsequent releases, because he doesn't got caught up in the BW ways ala partying, gossiping, bitching etc. few directors seem passionate such as hirani, ROM, kabir khan (i really like his humility he seems unharmed by the BW clan). apparently rohit shetty works like a machine, not sure how true is that, but i give credit to him for that.

It's not because you've grown up. Look at the current young generation - even they're not crazy about today's movies. Something is for Sure off

Because of social media there is over exposure, over promotions hence the product underwhelms. Also the mystic aura around the stars is gone hence there is no ott craze. It's true for almost all the industries be it Hollywood, Bollywood. . Telugu and tamil fans are still in awe of their stars even that will wane off soon.

Same with HW movies too

Lack of creativity..

Dispassionately speaking, I think in terms of content and subject matter, BW has improved. Look at the amount of indies they make and the subject matter they tackle.

Originally posted by: Luna46

I think it's just nostalgia and nothing else. Even I used to enjoy movies more in my childhood but when I look back, I think the movies made in 90s and 00s were nothing great. I still like to watch some of the old movies like MHN, but I can understand that it's just nostalgia and the movies are not really that good. Infact, 90s and 00s were pretty bad years for Indian Cinema in terms of content.

Originally posted by: Resident_Evil

Mein Hoon Na,,,,old movie? seriously?

You will change your mind once you've watched Bahubali

I agree with people who say that Hindi movies have improved dramatically in terms of content, but the problem with that is films these days tend to be too preachy to get a certain message across. I wish we could get films that have the best of both worlds with the quintessential Bollywood larger than life dance numbers as well as delivering an underlying social message without being excessively preachy!

That's what is making films feel so dull these days, imo