I mean, it's obvious. Less and less money go into original ideas because no-one is willing to take any risks. That mean that producers, agents and hollywood execs have no idea what genre/idea/subject will flood theaters with fans of the big white screen.All of them put their money in safe, secure investments like franchises (the neverending graphic novel adaptations), sequels (Twilight, Shrek, Harry Potter two parts!) and remakes (Karate Kid, The Crazies, Clash of the Titans the list goes on and on)
Others are still looking for the next Paranormal Activity (which usually happens each 10 years) and ofcourse, there's a sequel or two in place which will probably bomb at the box office.
In the meantime the trend-setters invest in gems like Inception, Splice, Monsters or know how to guess what the public wants (making Salt after the russian spies were captured in USA - now isn't that a funny coincidence?).
Even better for movie-fans, big directors and actors go into developing TV projects since the public is tired of feeling cheated when exiting the cinemas (what did I pay for? why did I waste my time? - all those movie-fanatic existential questions)
Good thing for the coming Oscar season. Maybe we'll get a taste of what good quality movies used to be. Before it's too late.
