People have asked me why I want to make TV shows and movies; and the answer I give is, 'I can't see myself doing anything else but telling stories.' Even if I gave up my aspirations of making my own fantasy and sci-fi series I'd still be writing scripts and drawing and wanting more than anything to be a professional story teller. Not through ink and paper, but on a screen. Honestly? A more accurate answer to the question, 'Why do you want to make tv shows and movies?' is 'It's the one thing I'm really good at, because I love it. I wouldn't feel right being anything else.'
Well he gets the mythological part about superheroes right. But what he doesn't understand is James Bond is a superhero. He's just looking at the Wardrobe and not looking at the characters underneath.
I disagree about Bond. He has no magical, superhuman powers, unlike every superhero. He’s the best possible version of me, as a male human. He’s especially appealing because he combines the suavity of a Cary Grant with the white-hat appeal of a Gary Cooper in High Noon, and, with Daniel Craig, the physical badassery of Jason Bourne, minus Bourne’s robotic precision. Bourne has been chemically altered to be part robot in a way that remains science fiction to this day. Again, Bond has no abilities or training methods that aren’t in theory, available to all of us in the real world. Even his gadgets are just cool applications of current tech and weaponry. He’s a hero, not a superhero.
While superheroes may serve a similar entertainment purpose with things like ancient pantheons, I can promise you that no one is legitimately dropping their religion to go watch Iron Man.
Drama is anticipation mixed with uncertainty. What hooks people is " Who shot JR? " , it's getting to the moment of the big reveal that hooks people. They are anticipating something but the outcome is uncertain.
@Jamez J. the X --- Yeah. He hit the nail on the head... with a limp noodle. No one is worshiping comic book characters. These characters are just entertaining, plain and simple. Only those who find themselves on the outside looking in try to find ways to over-explain and/or denigrate it.
TOTALLY! The super hero story has the problem of introducing a hero who can do more than anyone you know (not to mention yourself) and then has to create a threat greater than that super power... that you couldn’t identify with to begin with... but the irreligious phenomenon is also a very good insight... with no sense of Awe of the Other than the Natural World one has to create the Super Natural world to make it NOT mundane.
My sensibilities are a bit different than this writer's. Granted not every superhero movie is great but to be this dismissive of them because they're popular is a huge mistake. I also love horror, which is another genre that a lot of people are dismissive of. I saw Their Finest and I found it to be boring. Not terrible, but I just didn't care. I've seen so many movies set during WWII, it's an over romanticized war. You don't see people making as many movies about the Korean War, Vietnam War, or Gulf War because the villains aren't as clear cut as the Nazis were. In my opinion, boring stories usually involve an ordinary character placed in ordinary situations. You either need an ordinary person placed in an extraordinary situation (The Matrix) or an extraordinary person placed in a (seemingly) ordinary situation (Hot Fuzz). BTW, superhero movies are popular not only because they're being made (in Marvel's case) by people who understand the genre and treat them with respect, but because people wish they had superpowers.
Should've cut the first minute and a half, I nearly left the video because he was just whining about how he doesn't like superhero movies. Thank you to the other commenter who told me to skip to 1:37 to avoid the pretentiousness.
It wasn't that he doesn't like them. It was that he was being a pretentious douche about it. "It's replacing religion" like fuck off, that's not any kind of real argument. That's a piss-take. That's just begging for attention. "Look at me! Look at me! My opinion is different from everyone else's!". I generally don't like straight comedy movies, but I don't act like the people who like them are idiots. I don't pretend that just because I don't like them means they have no redeeming factors or that my opinion is "objectively correct". I just say "eh, they generally just don't work for me. But you like them? Well, I'm happy for you then" because that's how a real film-maker should behave. You don't make friends in the film industry by shitting on entire genres. Your opinion doesn't matter to anyone but you. Don't be proud of it. Don't put it on a pedestal. Your opinion is what you think. It's a subjective statement backed up with subjective arguments.
Hmmm I feel like he is confused when he talks about what makes a story boring at 2:05. Let me give you a quick and an eazy exemple that everybody may understand quickly. What makes a story boring? The lack of feelings in certain situations. Like dramatic situations. Sad, glorious, or cheerful situations. When the actors, or the book writer don't give to people the feeling of whatever the situation is. people jump to the next page or the next image in a movie, because they feel bored of the actos who have a lack of talent in acting in different story moments or the feel bored because of the text that has a lack of story or creativity in. There is something else as well. In terms of books, what makes a story boring? When the writer write something which is not creative, the reader feel bored because it doesn't attract him.
Batman needs 10 grand to get some fly new rims and a banging stereo for the batmobile. ... That is what came to mind. LOL. Good stuff here. Keep it coming, Film Courage!
"They can dress up like them... and go to ComicCon..." So, where does that place Trekkies? It is not a great reason. What he can say is that he just doesn't like the aesthetics. The key is whether or not we care about the plight of the characters, and this often comes down to personal preference. An example is whether or not we care about Hannibal Lector, a cannibalistic villain. A person that does not feel attached to the character, which might be determined by traits that we can identify with. Some people will not identify with a serial killer character even if they occasionally kill bad guys.
I so agree. It would be one thing to just say, you dont like Superhero films' and leave it there...but he goes on into his examples of when people should be in tights...and his examples REALLY SHOWS HIS AGE and also points to his lack of respect for the modern cinema. Superhero films are from comics. They come from a source material and if you're not into that source material then don't watch those films. Its rather easy. I dont care for the source material for Shakespeare....sooooo I'm NOT going to sit up watching Shakespeare movies and throwing an opinion on it. Ugh, I was really looking to learn something from this video about writing mistakes but I cant move past 1:30 of this vid. This is why folks just need to answer questions without their personal opinion lobbed in (this is what's wrong with news journalists in America).
I don't like most superhero movies as well but not because I don't like them as a genre but because of the (my opinion) mediocre writing. While the point about stakes is true, how often does it really happen that a movie doesn't have something important at stake? Pretty much never, even in the worst movies of all time. So, that's not really saying much. Like always it is about how they make us care about the story, but nobody can really define how to do that apart from some general guidelines.
Though I may not agree with the ballet/tights thing, I think I see where he's coming from. If the stakes are "saving the world" again, the stakes aren't there- just not relatable
I didn't know Tony Stark _(the former military industrialist turned humanitarian after witnessing the travesties his weapons wrought in a worn-torn middle-eastern country)_ wore tights! How the hell could I have missed that?!? I guess my wide eyes were glued the screen where I worshiped my God, Iron _(tights)_ Man, doing battle with the evil, evil bad guy _(also in tights)_ plotting to take over the world while twirling the corners of his mustache, laughing his eeeevil laugh: *_"MWAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!"_*
Well, besides those who "won't get out of bed for anything else, "there are also those who come to Hollywood, stumble into a job, show up on time and do decent work, rise slightly above the crowd then take a better job, luck into an ongoing source of work, find themselves tapped for an assignment no one else is around to take and suddenly they've got a bit of cred. They parlay that into a true career and eventually retire. Perhaps not famous or acclaimed but noteworthy. I've known some of the "won't get out of bed" sorts as well and that's not always an assurance of success. All in all, enjoyed, appreciated and learned from this video. Thanks!
@@jonwilliams7119 honestly. It's not like some big secret and it's also not inherently bad, but to dismiss people who fail as "not wanting it enough" (paraphrase) is pretty frustrating.
His "theory" was the premise of Hancock. But the millions of Jews, Christians and Muslims that love Marvel movies are wondering wtf he's talking about.
The guy in the video? He's using "chauvinism" wrong. Chauvinism refers to someone compulsively nationalistic or patriotic. It can also refer to any irrational sense of superiority over something or someone else; but he's using it as a synonym for sexism or misogyny. Those aren't the same things.
Your criticism is stupid for 3 reasons. 1: It is irrelevant. 2: It is wrong. He used it correctly. 3: You state the reason why he is right yourself. Chauvinism means belief in your own groups superiority. You can't do that without believing in the inferiority of other groups. Sexism, misogyny and racism all fall under the larger umbrella of chauvinism. You calling his use of the word wrong is like saying: "HAH! YOU CALLED A FERRARI A CAR!"
@@porkerpete7722 I'm sure a few people do, because crazy cultists exist, but yeah, it's not that. If the superhero film genre is a replacement for anything, it's actually the Western. And I mean like the John Wayne kind, not the cynical Spaghetti Westerns. Just these easy-to-consume good-versus-evil melodramas without the racism that killed the popularity of the original Westerns. Once people realized how toxic they were towards anyone who wasn't a white guy (and they noticed in the middle of the Civil Rights Movement of the 60s), they quickly lost all their popularity. Now, I'm not saying anything about the quality of superhero movies with that description. Some are good like Spider-Man, some are bad like Daredevil, some are great like The Dark Knight and the director's cut of Justice League, some are even further eroding public trust in democracy in the West like every goddamn MCU movie... it ranges.
I think he means that superheroes are replacing legendary heroes and stories that were born from myths and religion, characters that would set and example to follow and tell a story while teaching a lesson. Societies as a whole would construct their belief and moral systems around the teachings and principles preached in their religions, but now that belief is losing its prominence, entertainment and superhero stories are filling that role. It's not crazy to think it could be true, some authors/directors like Zack Snyder like to have in mind this theory when making a movie/book, etc.
I agree with the idea, and find it ironic, that secular materialism has given new life to a bizarre proto polyethism, like ancient Greece. People need proxies to add flesh to their rampant imaginations.
@@ChrisOvens51 LOL!!! Great comment. Also, the dude needs more schoolin'. Or at least to form his own ideas. Fact is, mythology is based on worship of (demi)gods. We don't worship superheros, but simply find them cool and entertaining. The people trying to dig too deep are lost in their own religion of self validation and aggrandizement.
In FARGO we never know why Jerry needs the huge mount of money or the stakes if he doesn't get it. Makes the movie that much more brilliant in my opinion.
It’s not just superhero movies that are becoming our religion it’s pop culture overall. For some of people it’s super heroes and others it’s music artists and others it’s indie films or tv shows. If you delve into the inner meaning of Pulp Fiction you’ll see this. philosophynow.org/issues/19/Symbolism_Meaning_and_Nihilism_in_Quentin_Tarantinos_Pulp_Fiction “God’s just a story someone made up long ago, before they had books and TV shows” - Jeffrey Lewis
I highly doubt people are watching superhero movies to replace "religion." His theory is interesting but lack any real evidence and I'm surprised he's even going this far to suggest it. The real reason is simple: Superhero movies just know how to tell a fun, entertaining story. The audience know what they are getting into when they go see a "superhero" movie. Purely entertainment.
Superhero films are sci-fi & fantasy they put you into a new world I wonder if this guy thinks LOTR was bad or GOT they’re on the same page some Superhero films are just bad but the whole genre.
Not even with the cliché shit about superheroes like tights and stuff (I woulda thought this writer could've came up with something better), but these superhero movies are too much CGI. Transformers too, it just feels like I'm watching a video game cut scene or something. Black Panther got hailed as an all-time great and I couldn't make it 30 minutes in on that one because they TRIED to do a story and it sucked.
His assertion of superheros are interesting but what about fantasy films like Lotr and starwars (it's more space fantasy than scifi let's be real). Their fanbases are practically cults
‘They are popular because they replace religion’ That is just completely false. The non-religious are still the smallest minority of the world’s population, and there are literally millions upon millions of religious people who like to watch superhero movies. This isn’t an attack on the non-religious by the way, this is just stating facts.
Hopefully there are folks who are a bit more humbled creating things out there. It's depressing watching people say how hard it is to make it in "show biz". We live in a different time with UA-cam and other channels available to creators. Much of what this guy is romancing about is true, but a lot of it is misleading and silly. It's really not that complex and shouldn't be made out as an impossible task. Creativtiy is a step by step process and takes just as much passion as it does focus. The fact that he asks why you named your channel Film Courage shows that he didn't have much to say or maybe he wanted to stroke his ego one more time before the interview concluded. I'm sure he is successful, I'm sure he knows much more about show biz than anyone I know. I appreciate him taking the time to answer questions. Lastly, the text that is displayed after the video concludes is hard to read. It might be the font or the sizing/spacing of it. I love your channel and I sincerely appreciate each and every interview. I typically like the folks who speak about things they've learned through struggle or people who are great at explaining how things work and don't talk in vague terms. I know it's hard to make a good interview, but you guys have done a great job and the person asking the questions is fantastic. I love the questions.
I don't think superhero movies are inherently boring, but I do think the vast majority of them are boring and stupid. They are often lazy films with weak writing and uninteresting villains imo that rely too much on emotionally shallow action and CGI to entertain audiences. I also admit to finding them sometimes hard to really like because the notion of just this one guy for some reason having such a crazy special ability that no one else has except for like one other baddie, and choosing to wear such a bizarre costume that feels so out of place in that world - it all just all feels awkward and corny to me. However, that said, they can be done well. They only tend to be uninteresting because the studios producing them are often lazy and know they can still make money even with bad and mediocre films.
I like this guys take. Maybe some wont agree because of his philosophical view but those people are idiots mainly because they guy is intelligently articulating an opinion and those that hate someone who intelligently articulates an idea that they dont agree with is a moron.
"If it has been done before, why would you go and see it... " I just came of spending 10 bucks for seeing Spiderman Far from Home, the sequel of the third reboot of the character that is part of a 23 super hero movie universe.
Rise in CGI is why religion is fading, religion has killed itself by scaring everyone away. This guy's overthinking it although his theory plays a factor. Mythology has always been cool. Ask any middle schooler learning about it now.
I normally agree that superhero movies have gotten boring since we've seen it all before, and know all about superhero fatigue. With Infinity War that just came out though, it was different...I don't want to say why because of spoilers, but they did a lot of things right as far as creating stakes.
Omigod. I thought I was the only one who figured Superhero movies appealed to religious-leaning people. If you want a sky daddy boss but can't commit to the nonsense of religion, then superheroes are your replacement. Religious-leaners like horror, too. It's their Hell punishment for sinning.
A guy that works as a screenwriter that the only thing he can say about movies like "Batman Begins" or "Avenger" is that he cant take it seriously cause are crowded with people in tights...
What makes a story boring? The feeling that it isn't going anywhere.
Like sometimes an interview does?
Props to whoever left that typo in the thumbnail in case it was intentional.
People have asked me why I want to make TV shows and movies; and the answer I give is, 'I can't see myself doing anything else but telling stories.' Even if I gave up my aspirations of making my own fantasy and sci-fi series I'd still be writing scripts and drawing and wanting more than anything to be a professional story teller. Not through ink and paper, but on a screen.
Honestly? A more accurate answer to the question, 'Why do you want to make tv shows and movies?' is 'It's the one thing I'm really good at, because I love it. I wouldn't feel right being anything else.'
Well he gets the mythological part about superheroes right. But what he doesn't understand is James Bond is a superhero. He's just looking at the Wardrobe and not looking at the characters underneath.
I disagree about Bond. He has no magical, superhuman powers, unlike every superhero. He’s the best possible version of me, as a male human.
He’s especially appealing because he combines the suavity of a Cary Grant with the white-hat appeal of a Gary Cooper in High Noon, and, with Daniel Craig, the physical badassery of Jason Bourne, minus Bourne’s robotic precision. Bourne has been chemically altered to be part robot in a way that remains science fiction to this day.
Again, Bond has no abilities or training methods that aren’t in theory, available to all of us in the real world. Even his gadgets are just cool applications of current tech and weaponry.
He’s a hero, not a superhero.
I wonder what he thinks of Unbreakable with Bruce Willis. It’s basically a superhero movie in disguise.
It is a superhero movie even if it isn't set in a world teeming with superpowered and supernatural individuals.
thanos would have words with thee
While superheroes may serve a similar entertainment purpose with things like ancient pantheons, I can promise you that no one is legitimately dropping their religion to go watch Iron Man.
I would actually pay to see James Bond hunting down a guy for stealing his parking space 👌
Damian Dykowski John Wick would do that.
Watch argentinian movie Relatos Salvajes. It happens there . Great scene
I have a crazy writer theory. This guy needs to watch more movies. And interviews for that matter.
Drama is anticipation mixed with uncertainty. What hooks people is " Who shot JR? " , it's getting to the moment of the big reveal that hooks people. They are anticipating something but the outcome is uncertain.
This guys' analysis is spot on.
"Mistaek"
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That's why I clicked :P
His crazy writer theory isn't original. Watch UNBREAKABLE. It came out 20 years ago.
So true. I agree with the comic book characters replacing the god figure. Hit the nail on the head.
@Jamez J. the X --- Yeah. He hit the nail on the head... with a limp noodle. No one is worshiping comic book characters. These characters are just entertaining, plain and simple. Only those who find themselves on the outside looking in try to find ways to over-explain and/or denigrate it.
the story needs to move forward through character action and tension needs to rise from first to last second + rewrite + rewrite
TOTALLY! The super hero story has the problem of introducing a hero who can do more than anyone you know (not to mention yourself) and then has to create a threat greater than that super power... that you couldn’t identify with to begin with... but the irreligious phenomenon is also a very good insight... with no sense of Awe of the Other than the Natural World one has to create the Super Natural world to make it NOT mundane.
I love this. Persistence, determination, hard work and talent are the ingredients for success. Keep working!
My sensibilities are a bit different than this writer's. Granted not every superhero movie is great but to be this dismissive of them because they're popular is a huge mistake. I also love horror, which is another genre that a lot of people are dismissive of.
I saw Their Finest and I found it to be boring. Not terrible, but I just didn't care. I've seen so many movies set during WWII, it's an over romanticized war. You don't see people making as many movies about the Korean War, Vietnam War, or Gulf War because the villains aren't as clear cut as the Nazis were.
In my opinion, boring stories usually involve an ordinary character placed in ordinary situations. You either need an ordinary person placed in an extraordinary situation (The Matrix) or an extraordinary person placed in a (seemingly) ordinary situation (Hot Fuzz).
BTW, superhero movies are popular not only because they're being made (in Marvel's case) by people who understand the genre and treat them with respect, but because people wish they had superpowers.
This is so far the least informative video from Film Courage that I've seen.
Should've cut the first minute and a half, I nearly left the video because he was just whining about how he doesn't like superhero movies.
Thank you to the other commenter who told me to skip to 1:37 to avoid the pretentiousness.
Chris Ovens Plus, his assertion that superhero movies are replacing religion is completely asinine.
Oh no, he doesn't like superhero movies!
I will never get those 1½ minutes back!!!! WAAAAAAH!
It wasn't that he doesn't like them. It was that he was being a pretentious douche about it. "It's replacing religion" like fuck off, that's not any kind of real argument. That's a piss-take. That's just begging for attention. "Look at me! Look at me! My opinion is different from everyone else's!".
I generally don't like straight comedy movies, but I don't act like the people who like them are idiots. I don't pretend that just because I don't like them means they have no redeeming factors or that my opinion is "objectively correct". I just say "eh, they generally just don't work for me. But you like them? Well, I'm happy for you then" because that's how a real film-maker should behave.
You don't make friends in the film industry by shitting on entire genres. Your opinion doesn't matter to anyone but you. Don't be proud of it. Don't put it on a pedestal. Your opinion is what you think. It's a subjective statement backed up with subjective arguments.
This guy sounds like he hasn’t seen a comic book since the 90’s, when a lot of them used to be terrible
Hmmm I feel like he is confused when he talks about what makes a story boring at 2:05. Let me give you a quick and an eazy exemple that everybody may understand quickly. What makes a story boring? The lack of feelings in certain situations. Like dramatic situations. Sad, glorious, or cheerful situations. When the actors, or the book writer don't give to people the feeling of whatever the situation is. people jump to the next page or the next image in a movie, because they feel bored of the actos who have a lack of talent in acting in different story moments or the feel bored because of the text that has a lack of story or creativity in.
There is something else as well. In terms of books, what makes a story boring? When the writer write something which is not creative, the reader feel bored because it doesn't attract him.
He should watch the Boys on Amazon Prime. That's a Deep Dark take on Superheroes
A story without an important question embodied in it's premise is a boring story.
Huh. This idea isn't new or crazy to anyone who has heard of Joseph Campbell.
right
I like his "crazy writer theory"😎👏👏 i just watched Advegers: Infinity War and i kept finding a facination over the mythology.
Interesting point about the superhero and religion.
Batman needs 10 grand to get some fly new rims and a banging stereo for the batmobile. ... That is what came to mind. LOL.
Good stuff here. Keep it coming, Film Courage!
He need 10 grand for child support
GREAT INTERVIEW 👍👍 👍👍 👍 KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK 👌👏💪
This guy is an interviewer's nightmare. Every time she sets up a softball general question, he responds in an obtuse idiosyncratic way.
Couldn’t agree more. I love this channel but this was a bad interview
"They can dress up like them... and go to ComicCon..." So, where does that place Trekkies? It is not a great reason. What he can say is that he just doesn't like the aesthetics. The key is whether or not we care about the plight of the characters, and this often comes down to personal preference. An example is whether or not we care about Hannibal Lector, a cannibalistic villain. A person that does not feel attached to the character, which might be determined by traits that we can identify with. Some people will not identify with a serial killer character even if they occasionally kill bad guys.
Literally one minute into the video and I can't stand this guy anymore.
Literally after just reading "literally" I literally can't read your comment anymore.
First sentence was true af.
I so agree. It would be one thing to just say, you dont like Superhero films' and leave it there...but he goes on into his examples of when people should be in tights...and his examples REALLY SHOWS HIS AGE and also points to his lack of respect for the modern cinema.
Superhero films are from comics. They come from a source material and if you're not into that source material then don't watch those films. Its rather easy. I dont care for the source material for Shakespeare....sooooo I'm NOT going to sit up watching Shakespeare movies and throwing an opinion on it.
Ugh, I was really looking to learn something from this video about writing mistakes but I cant move past 1:30 of this vid. This is why folks just need to answer questions without their personal opinion lobbed in (this is what's wrong with news journalists in America).
Goals with low stakes are good for satire
I don't like most superhero movies as well but not because I don't like them as a genre but because of the (my opinion) mediocre writing.
While the point about stakes is true, how often does it really happen that a movie doesn't have something important at stake? Pretty much never, even in the worst movies of all time. So, that's not really saying much. Like always it is about how they make us care about the story, but nobody can really define how to do that apart from some general guidelines.
Though I may not agree with the ballet/tights thing, I think I see where he's coming from. If the stakes are "saving the world" again, the stakes aren't there- just not relatable
This should of been called, "What makes a boring interview..."
I didn't know Tony Stark _(the former military industrialist turned humanitarian after witnessing the travesties his weapons wrought in a worn-torn middle-eastern country)_ wore tights! How the hell could I have missed that?!? I guess my wide eyes were glued the screen where I worshiped my God, Iron _(tights)_ Man, doing battle with the evil, evil bad guy _(also in tights)_ plotting to take over the world while twirling the corners of his mustache, laughing his eeeevil laugh: *_"MWAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!"_*
Well, besides those who "won't get out of bed for anything else, "there are also those who come to Hollywood, stumble into a job, show up on time and do decent work, rise slightly above the crowd then take a better job, luck into an ongoing source of work, find themselves tapped for an assignment no one else is around to take and suddenly they've got a bit of cred. They parlay that into a true career and eventually retire. Perhaps not famous or acclaimed but noteworthy. I've known some of the "won't get out of bed" sorts as well and that's not always an assurance of success. All in all, enjoyed, appreciated and learned from this video. Thanks!
Oh, and it helps to have relatives in the business...
Thank you, Jon. Interesting point. Appreciate your feedback.
@@jonwilliams7119 honestly. It's not like some big secret and it's also not inherently bad, but to dismiss people who fail as "not wanting it enough" (paraphrase) is pretty frustrating.
conflict and always moving forward
Robin Williams once said that when you’re performing in tights everyone can see what religion you are.
Yeah, I can tell within a few minutes if a movie sucks.
Naming a whole sub-genre boring is Pretty shorted sighted.
Don't worry about the thumbnail, everyone makes mistaeks.
I love this guy, he hates superheroes like i do
Which part I've liked more. The talk about boring: "Everything with superheroes", okay, I'm with you until the end!
His "theory" was the premise of Hancock. But the millions of Jews, Christians and Muslims that love Marvel movies are wondering wtf he's talking about.
The guy in the video? He's using "chauvinism" wrong. Chauvinism refers to someone compulsively nationalistic or patriotic. It can also refer to any irrational sense of superiority over something or someone else; but he's using it as a synonym for sexism or misogyny. Those aren't the same things.
Your criticism is stupid for 3 reasons.
1: It is irrelevant.
2: It is wrong. He used it correctly.
3: You state the reason why he is right yourself.
Chauvinism means belief in your own groups superiority. You can't do that without believing in the inferiority of other groups. Sexism, misogyny and racism all fall under the larger umbrella of chauvinism.
You calling his use of the word wrong is like saying:
"HAH! YOU CALLED A FERRARI A CAR!"
Dude knows absolutely nothing about "superhero movies" or why people like them. *Hint:* it ain't got a damned thing to do with anybody's religion.
Yet ik wtf does that even mean. Nobody thinks of it as that.
@@porkerpete7722 I'm sure a few people do, because crazy cultists exist, but yeah, it's not that. If the superhero film genre is a replacement for anything, it's actually the Western. And I mean like the John Wayne kind, not the cynical Spaghetti Westerns. Just these easy-to-consume good-versus-evil melodramas without the racism that killed the popularity of the original Westerns. Once people realized how toxic they were towards anyone who wasn't a white guy (and they noticed in the middle of the Civil Rights Movement of the 60s), they quickly lost all their popularity.
Now, I'm not saying anything about the quality of superhero movies with that description. Some are good like Spider-Man, some are bad like Daredevil, some are great like The Dark Knight and the director's cut of Justice League, some are even further eroding public trust in democracy in the West like every goddamn MCU movie... it ranges.
I think he means that superheroes are replacing legendary heroes and stories that were born from myths and religion, characters that would set and example to follow and tell a story while teaching a lesson. Societies as a whole would construct their belief and moral systems around the teachings and principles preached in their religions, but now that belief is losing its prominence, entertainment and superhero stories are filling that role. It's not crazy to think it could be true, some authors/directors like Zack Snyder like to have in mind this theory when making a movie/book, etc.
holy fuckin shit he understood
Boring is watching Jackson Willis tell us whats boring. Also I doubt he's watched any superhero movies in his life.
Why bother watching supahero movies, they are more boring than a brick Wall. The guy is spot on.
@@korpienmahtijullit7508 Whatever floats your boat. Jackson is still boring to listen to.
I agree with the idea, and find it ironic, that secular materialism has given new life to a bizarre proto polyethism, like ancient Greece. People need proxies to add flesh to their rampant imaginations.
I, too, own a thesaurus.
@@ChrisOvens51 LOL!!! Great comment. Also, the dude needs more schoolin'. Or at least to form his own ideas. Fact is, mythology is based on worship of (demi)gods. We don't worship superheros, but simply find them cool and entertaining. The people trying to dig too deep are lost in their own religion of self validation and aggrandizement.
Calm down, Shakespeare
In FARGO we never know why Jerry needs the huge mount of money or the stakes if he doesn't get it. Makes the movie that much more brilliant in my opinion.
It’s not just superhero movies that are becoming our religion it’s pop culture overall. For some of people it’s super heroes and others it’s music artists and others it’s indie films or tv shows. If you delve into the inner meaning of Pulp Fiction you’ll see this.
philosophynow.org/issues/19/Symbolism_Meaning_and_Nihilism_in_Quentin_Tarantinos_Pulp_Fiction
“God’s just a story someone made up long ago, before they had books and TV shows” - Jeffrey Lewis
Whats scary is that he's right!
The part I'd like more of is how many writers move to Los Angeles. And how you came up with Film Courage. What does it mean to you? 🎥
This video said nothing.
I highly doubt people are watching superhero movies to replace "religion." His theory is interesting but lack any real evidence and I'm surprised he's even going this far to suggest it. The real reason is simple: Superhero movies just know how to tell a fun, entertaining story. The audience know what they are getting into when they go see a "superhero" movie. Purely entertainment.
He's right ...
you should have watched 'Watchmen', its a satire on superhero movies.
Superhero films are sci-fi & fantasy they put you into a new world I wonder if this guy thinks LOTR was bad or GOT they’re on the same page some Superhero films are just bad but the whole genre.
I like his religion and superheroes theory there’s definitely some truth to it
Not even with the cliché shit about superheroes like tights and stuff (I woulda thought this writer could've came up with something better), but these superhero movies are too much CGI. Transformers too, it just feels like I'm watching a video game cut scene or something. Black Panther got hailed as an all-time great and I couldn't make it 30 minutes in on that one because they TRIED to do a story and it sucked.
Well someone didn't watch the last couple of MCU films lol
His assertion of superheros are interesting but what about fantasy films like Lotr and starwars (it's more space fantasy than scifi let's be real). Their fanbases are practically cults
I don't like super hero movies either :D
‘They are popular because they replace religion’
That is just completely false. The non-religious are still the smallest minority of the world’s population, and there are literally millions upon millions of religious people who like to watch superhero movies. This isn’t an attack on the non-religious by the way, this is just stating facts.
This is the worst interview I've seen so far on the subject. One predictable opinion we've heard before after the other...
I agree, I'm completely bored at 95% of superhero movies.
Hopefully there are folks who are a bit more humbled creating things out there. It's depressing watching people say how hard it is to make it in "show biz". We live in a different time with UA-cam and other channels available to creators. Much of what this guy is romancing about is true, but a lot of it is misleading and silly. It's really not that complex and shouldn't be made out as an impossible task. Creativtiy is a step by step process and takes just as much passion as it does focus. The fact that he asks why you named your channel Film Courage shows that he didn't have much to say or maybe he wanted to stroke his ego one more time before the interview concluded. I'm sure he is successful, I'm sure he knows much more about show biz than anyone I know. I appreciate him taking the time to answer questions. Lastly, the text that is displayed after the video concludes is hard to read. It might be the font or the sizing/spacing of it. I love your channel and I sincerely appreciate each and every interview. I typically like the folks who speak about things they've learned through struggle or people who are great at explaining how things work and don't talk in vague terms. I know it's hard to make a good interview, but you guys have done a great job and the person asking the questions is fantastic. I love the questions.
Wait... 'girlfriend' Yeah, right... Your girlfriend, Derek
The end
So smart
From the first page of the DOWNSIZING script I knew it would be a bad movie
Great
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Wow! Finally someone doesn't like superhero movies!
the last minute
I don't think superhero movies are inherently boring, but I do think the vast majority of them are boring and stupid. They are often lazy films with weak writing and uninteresting villains imo that rely too much on emotionally shallow action and CGI to entertain audiences.
I also admit to finding them sometimes hard to really like because the notion of just this one guy for some reason having such a crazy special ability that no one else has except for like one other baddie, and choosing to wear such a bizarre costume that feels so out of place in that world - it all just all feels awkward and corny to me.
However, that said, they can be done well. They only tend to be uninteresting because the studios producing them are often lazy and know they can still make money even with bad and mediocre films.
This is the first film courage video i had to just stop watching. He is talking out his butt.
i think this was why i didnt like the first blender open movie
-What makes an interview boring?
-Repeating every question.
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I stopped listening to anything this dude had to say after he stated he didn't like Superhero movies.
I'm sure his world is not shattered meanwhile you do what for a living again?
I like this guys take. Maybe some wont agree because of his philosophical view but those people are idiots mainly because they guy is intelligently articulating an opinion and those that hate someone who intelligently articulates an idea that they dont agree with is a moron.
Are they idiots because they don't agree, of because they hate him. Not the same thing, but you seem to conflate the two.
Content like ... "I am the second person to post a comment".
This is the first bad video that seems to be way off.
"If it has been done before, why would you go and see it... " I just came of spending 10 bucks for seeing Spiderman Far from Home, the sequel of the third reboot of the character that is part of a 23 super hero movie universe.
Last jedi was a really boring, dull movie
relating to this man 5 seconds in lmao
Rise in CGI is why religion is fading, religion has killed itself by scaring everyone away. This guy's overthinking it although his theory plays a factor. Mythology has always been cool. Ask any middle schooler learning about it now.
Speaking in absolutes as if your ‘opinion’ is ‘fact’ is fastest way to get me to disregard your opinion. Done with this guy 30 seconds in...
The diatribe against superheros . . . . .snobby much . . .. .
I normally agree that superhero movies have gotten boring since we've seen it all before, and know all about superhero fatigue. With Infinity War that just came out though, it was different...I don't want to say why because of spoilers, but they did a lot of things right as far as creating stakes.
I most definitely agree that superhero movies are boring! Extraordinary people doing extraordinary things is the weakest premise for a story.
Never watch superhero movies..they r pretty stupid
Ugh.
Lost me at "superheroes are replacing religion"
Religion? Lol I believe in GOD, and I love superhero films. But not enough to worship it.
Omigod. I thought I was the only one who figured Superhero movies appealed to religious-leaning people. If you want a sky daddy boss but can't commit to the nonsense of religion, then superheroes are your replacement. Religious-leaners like horror, too. It's their Hell punishment for sinning.
His advice is superhero films are boring, the biggest movie commodity of the time.
A guy that works as a screenwriter that the only thing he can say about movies like "Batman Begins" or "Avenger" is that he cant take it seriously cause are crowded with people in tights...