Comments by "Mark Zuckergecko" (@markzuckergecko621) on "Why Modern Movies Suck - They're Written By Children" video.

And completely forget the very simple concept, that a truly interesting character is usually flawed and relatable. Their "champions" are always so detached from reality, the strong independent wahmens that can beat the shit out of 5 guys at once, are super intelligent and charismatic, that are only single because "no man is man enough to handle them". It's boring. At least give her a weird nervous tick or something, ffs.
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@jflanagan9696 I watched this piece of shit a year or so ago called "Ava", about some super spy strong wahmens. And there was a scene towards the climax where she has a showdown with the male spy that was kind of like her MK1, he was trained by the same guy as her, they were supposedly equals in nearly all ways, and they have this brutal, drawn out fight where she eventually wins. I actually laughed out loud, like what is this shit???🤣 Alright, maybe some super trained elite spy chick can beat up some random thugs that don't really know how to fight, maybe she can beat up another spy chick, but how am I supposed to believe she can beat up another spy with equal training, but twice the physical strength and stamina? Come on man, I know it's a movie, but the "because wahmens" thing just tosses any semblance to reality straight out the window. She may as well have started flying and doing Crouching Tiger shit, totally ruined the whole movie. And it wasn't great even before that.
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The new Candyman had one of the most egregious examples of that I've ever seen, in the climatic scene where he's with his girlfriend and a bunch of white cops rush in and empty dozens of rounds into him for seemingly no reason. It would have been so damn easy to have him reach up to hug or kiss her with his hook hand and some rookie cop comes in and shoots him because he's freaking out and terrified, that would have actually been consistent and conceivable. But nooooo, Jordan Peele just couldn't resist hammering down his narrative, "hey, in case you haven't noticed, white people bad. It's always white people bad." And this is completely overlooking the fact that it was like 10 white cops, in Chicago. Yea, X to doubt on that one. I'm pretty sure Chicago PD is a lot more "diverse" than that.
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I've been rewatching a lot of the old Star Trek movies lately, some of them are on YouTube movies for free. And damnit those are some rock solid movies, all of them. Well written, well acted, with a message that goes beneath the central plot. You actually care about the characters and they don't feel necessary to remind you who they are every scene, because they respect the viewer enough to know that you already know who they are. And they seamlessly blend humor in too, without having any clunky shift from serious to "this is funny now", it just flows along with the strong character development. At the risk of sounding like a boomer, "they don't make em like they used to".
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@nohandlehere55 I don't care what anyone says, he's an outstanding actor. He just doesn't take himself too seriously and isn't scared to get a little hammy in a serious role, but he does serious well too. There's no denying he breathed life into Captain Kirk that will never die, and always be iconic.
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@JstJaybeingJay but that's "punching down" or some stupid shit like that that only makes sense if you're stupid.
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@jaegerbomb269 I know, I still go to movies a lot just because I like to, and I love the original Candyman so I thought I would give it a shot. What pissed me off the most is that it was otherwise an excellent movie, he's legitimately a talented filmmaker, although I know he was less involved in this than in Get Out and other movies. But it's still partly him. Just like his other movies though it's well put together, the production quality is excellent and they're well acted and visually great. It's a shame. If he could just set his damn political agenda aside for 12 seconds he could make some real bangers.
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One of my favorite movies of all time is Field of Dreams, and one of the things that makes Ray such a great character is that he's just a regular guy, there's nothing special about him other than hearing the voice for some reason he can't explain. But you see his flaws throughout the entire film, he's confused and vulnerable, but he's also stoic in many ways and driven towards his goal that he has absolutely no idea why or how it even exists.
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@wumpusrat and Annie was a true "strong woman" character in Field of Dreams, even though she doesn't fit the stereotype. But she was loving and supportive, her husband is listening to voices in a corn field and she's just like "cool, do that! You're totally nuts, but I'm here for it."
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