Five egregious scenes that sum up everything wrong with 21st-century cinema
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(Credits: Far Out / Universal Pictures / 20th Century Fox / Warner Bros)
Every period of cinema has its tropes. In the 1950s and 1960s, you got themes of sexual liberation and the divide between the emerging ‘teenage’ class and their parents. The 1990s were grittier, darker, and more focused on drugs and excess, which itself was in response to the happy, colourful outlook of the previous decade. And then there’s the 21st century.
There have been a lot of great movies produced since the year 2000, but the period also has its fair share of annoying traits. There are certain things we’d all love to change about modern movies, but alas, as long as they keep making money, they won’t be going away any time soon.
This list is in no way meant to be a criticism of modern Hollywood. It’s easy to say that ‘everything was better back in the day’, but the truth is, we’re currently in a Golden Age of cinema. Film is more accessible, diverse, and interesting than ever before. You just need to look in the right places.
That being said, it’s really fun to slag stuff off, so please enjoy the next 1,000 or so word of uninterrupted moaning.
