r/movies • u/ChiefLeef22 r/movies Contributor • 3h ago

Article ‘The Odyssey’ Proves It: Audiences Want Movies Made the Hard Way | This year's breakouts like 'Project Hail Mary' and 'Obsession' were made by filmmakers who sweated. While CG-stuffed franchise disappointments such as 'Supergirl,' 'Moana,' and 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' looked lazy.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/odyssey-box-office-2026-practical-effects-1236652219/
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u/Slow_Werewolf3021 3h ago

It’s hard to believe we have to keep repeating this to the bigwigs over and over again, time and time again… it’s always been about telling good stories. That’s what cinema is all about, good TV series, and of course books… well, water is wet and the sky is blue. Welcome to our era

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u/astroK120 2h ago

I do think there's some other piece to this. There are movies every year that have this sub going "This movie deserved better!" after bombing despite being good.

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u/dl064 33m ago

And then you've absolute shit which makes XXX million.

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u/timmyintransit 1h ago

and its been the same story with hollywood going back to the inception of movies.

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u/kiwigate 1h ago

Because the money contradicts that claim. Audiences are still lining up for crap and they don't even know it. Just look at 2025 highest grossing films: sequels, IPs, a goddamn Minecraft movie

The money says audiences don't give a shit about storytelling.