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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21643919

Tom Hanks says moviegoers are no longer interested in VFX spectacles and are returning to good storytelling.

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[–] dance_ninja@lemmy.world 37 points 1 week ago

We’ve had 20 years to explore that kind of thing, and now we’re in an evolution and place where it’s: And the story is what? The theme is what? The point of this movie is what?”

He's right -- the better super hero movies have themes underlying them that are allowed to be explored. If story points are rushed or half-assed, then you get a bad movie.