My problem with Hollywood Films (This is just a random rant about my criticism towards modern Hollywood films. some advanced vocab words have definitions posted below the article. :) I've been severely disappointed by hyped up "tentpole" hollywood films for years now. I wasn't impressed by new star wars films or superhero fare in recent years. Every film is supposed to be amazing according to early reviews, and then you go and see it, and it feels like I've seen that film 10 times before in different iterations. the same old templates and story beats, over and over and over.... I tend to like the quality films that come out each year, but that get less hype. Films like"get out", "Whiplash", "Room" etc I thought "The revenant" was highly overrated, and I actually thought a film like "Slow West" was more interesting, and unique in its approach. I didn't get the hype for manchester by the sea; not at all! I've also been turning more and more to international films- which tend to be more auteur driven, and seem to have less studio meddling (due to lower budgets?) . Although in the states we have someone like Quentin Tarantino who gets to do things exactly the way he wants, which works well for him. But we can look to korea for an incredible film like "the handmaiden"; one of the best films from last year in my opinion. I think Nolan's films (memento the exception) and revenant are good examples of pseudo-intellectual films. I recommend directors like Kurosawa, Fellini, or Tarkovsky for films that marry sophisticated ideas with amazing craftsmanship What do you think? do you agree or disagree? Hype- (noun or verb) exaggerated publicity Iteration-a different form or version of something Auteur- Filmmaker whose personal influence and artistic control over a movie are so great that the filmmaker is regarded as the author of the movie. meddling- interfering marry- combine