Humans have evolved, which means our choice for entertainment has as well—at least, that’s what we were led to believe. But the same generic stories are being spewed out, with shows and movies having sequels when all they needed was to end.
The trend of making horrifically cheesy romance movies was buried in the early 2000s—or so we thought. But now, the trend seems to have risen from the dead, even Zombieland is getting a sequel. The Kissing Booth, Tall Girl, To All The Boys I’veI’ve Ever Loved— all the cliche stories have been done over and over.
The dead horse has already been beaten into the next timeline. The scripts and themes are bland and unrealistic (Spoiler alert, no one gets bullied for being tall). Problematic protagonists and shallow love interests are making a comeback just like nuclear warfare—which is equally good.
The acting is forced and tension is high in movie sets. The sequel to Maleficent, for example, produced awkward acting so bad that it was hard to look at without shriveling up.
Same faces, same actors, same bad script. Noah Centineo has become a curse in the film industry—if seen in a film, viewers run the other way. Simply seeing him in the Charlie’s Angels trailer makes groans fill a theater.
Singers and other famous celebrities are joining the movie screen, and it is extremely difficult to take a DJ Khalid appearance seriously. It is going to prove a disaster when Fast and Furious 9 is released and Cardi B is featured.
Humor has once again degraded to second-grade fart jokes. Playing With Fire promises horrible editing, an even worse script, and a six-year-old girl acting like a toddler for the sake of comedy.
Even horror movies have lost their touch. Before, crowds of people flocked to theaters, shaking from fear at the latest horror film. Now, all we have is a clown and an app on a phone. Baits in trailers and stupid jump scares are what makes horror movies now. Forget good plot, good backstory— it all goes down the drain.
When the iconic horror movies appeared in theaters, such as Paranormal Activity and The Conjuring, they were truly a sight to see. These new monstrosities are at most a rag to laugh at. Perhaps it could be that humanity is not afraid of monsters anymore.
It could also be the fact that movie companies and film-makers are squeezing out as much money as they can.
The little girls and boys who love Disney movies are obviously going to drag their parents to Frozen 2 and Spies in Disguise, and companies take advantage of this. Take what is loved and morph it into a money-sucking issue: that’s the Disney way. The Lady and the Tramp is getting a live-action version of the old tale— yet another remake no one ever asked for.
Apparently, originality isn’t needed anymore to make it onto the big screen. With theaters getting emptier and emptier, let’s see what Hollywood cooks up next to capture attention.
