I think, rather than the public really being 'The Problem', the problem is that we seem to think there is actually a problem where there isn't. The only problem that exists is the same problem that has existed since money first began exchanging hands:
One person with creativity finds a way to make a shiny silver coin, and now eight billion slack-jawed idiots will try to repeat that same formula, ad nauseam, until the people paying for these things get bored and move on to another new and creative thing.
Movie-goers want things that will entertain and excite them, make them feel things, or just give them something to think about. Some directors focus on giving them satisfaction through great scenery and wonderful colors and shapes and sounds. Some directors focus on the chaos and the destruction, the excitement and explosiveness (often literally) of action. Others just try to tell an emotional story, using charm and humor and wit to entice the audience to feel.
But are these the -only- ways to make a movie? Of course not! These aren't even the ONLY motivations for people who go to the movies. These are just trends, thematic observances by myself and the movie critics and Hollywood/The Movie Industry... as to what brings in the money. And so the uncreative bankrollers of these films say "Here's five billion dollars. Make us an actiony-explode-'em-up that'll double our investments."
Why? Because it has the greatest probable chance of being successful ACCORDING TO THE TRENDS. When the trends change, so will the movies... but the problem will remain the same.
They'll want a billion copies of the same NEW idea.
One person with creativity finds a way to make a shiny silver coin, and now eight billion slack-jawed idiots will try to repeat that same formula, ad nauseam, until the people paying for these things get bored and move on to another new and creative thing.
Movie-goers want things that will entertain and excite them, make them feel things, or just give them something to think about. Some directors focus on giving them satisfaction through great scenery and wonderful colors and shapes and sounds. Some directors focus on the chaos and the destruction, the excitement and explosiveness (often literally) of action. Others just try to tell an emotional story, using charm and humor and wit to entice the audience to feel.
But are these the -only- ways to make a movie? Of course not! These aren't even the ONLY motivations for people who go to the movies. These are just trends, thematic observances by myself and the movie critics and Hollywood/The Movie Industry... as to what brings in the money. And so the uncreative bankrollers of these films say "Here's five billion dollars. Make us an actiony-explode-'em-up that'll double our investments."
Why? Because it has the greatest probable chance of being successful ACCORDING TO THE TRENDS. When the trends change, so will the movies... but the problem will remain the same.
They'll want a billion copies of the same NEW idea.