MC 2000 Chapter : MCOM 2011
Document Summary
Success of easy rider means more independent films. Movies like the godfather and the exorcist redefine genres. Audience don"t want to see unrealistic hollywood films. Quickly followed by star wars, close encounters of the third kind and superman. Popular films are recycled over and over again. Movies like friday the 13th and rocky have built in audiences ready to see the next chapter. People would rather rent a movie than watch a poorly made one. Genres like porn are relegated to the home. New, yet costly technology, makes movie-going experience better than watching tv. Two thirds of all movies produced by independent film makers. Independent films are less formulaic promote greater diversity of story lines. Foreign film industries from countries like india bollywood are challenging hollywood as movie capital. Film criticism is actually more closely aligned with philosophy than it is commentary.
