The failure of the latest superior movies (“The Marvels”, “The Flash,” “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom”) has Hollywood babbling about “superhero fatigue” where people are simply tired of superhero movies. That’s never true. People are simply tired of bad movies. Watch the better superhero movies like “Wonder Woman,” “Ironman,” and “Dr. Strange.” Those movies tell […]
If you saw “Finding Nemo,” it’s about a neurotic, overly protective father who tries to rescue his son after his son is captured by a scuba diver. In “Migration,” the story is about a neurotic, overly protective father who tries to protect his family by refusing to migrate. Despite the similar story idea, the execution […]
“The Marvels” is the latest Marvel superhero movie and it’s just gotten mediocre reviews while struggling just to break even from its production budget. If you’ve seen this movie, you can learn some valuable lessons from its failure. First, look at how many characters are involved. There’s Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel, and Monica Rambeau, an […]
Watch “The Little Mermaid” animated cartoon and it’s a short, comical story told with excellent songs. Then watch the live-action version of “The Little Mermaid” and you’ll notice a difference. First, the live-action version changed the story slightly. Second, the live-action version isn’t as comical as the animated version but adds additional depth and emotion […]
Any time you watch a bad or mediocre movie, always remember that it got green lit because it was actually a good idea. Where bad and mediocre movies fail is not the acting, directing, or sets and costumes, but in the story. In other words, if the screenplay structure is weak, all the A-list talent […]
Every bad or mediocre movie starts off with a good idea. In the case of “65,” the idea is that a man is stranded on Earth 65 million years ago and must survive against dinosaurs until he can get to his rescue ship. So the main idea of “65” is no different than “Jurassic Park,” […]
Watch a great movie and it can inspire you to achieve similar greatness. Watch a bad movie and it can inspire you to do so much better. That’s the purpose of “Don’t Worry Darling.” It’s not a bad movie, but it’s nowhere near a good one either. Because “Don’t Worry Darling” is such a flawed […]
Far too many movies focus on action, special effects, gunfire, car crashes, and stunts. This is never a formula for success (watch “Bullet Train”). At best, this will create a visually interesting story to watch and completely forget two seconds after the movie ends. Watching someone dangling out of a speeding train is mildly interesting […]
“Nope” is the much anticipated film from Jordan Peele. After the superb “Get Out” and the decent “Us” horror films, “Nope” got decent reviews about the story’s theme. Yet if you focus just on the main characters, there’s really very little story. The hero is a man who loses his father when strange debris rains […]
Watch the 2016 “Suicide Squad” and then watch the 2021 “The Suicide Squad” and you’ll notice a vast difference. The 2016 version spends all its time constantly going into the backstory of multiple characters. Yet most of this information isn’t relevant to the story so it simply wastes time and delays the story getting started. […]