The last four minutes of the interview reflect a growing inability by the public to differentiate between objectivity and subjectivity. Where is generation X when the world needs them the most?
YEah. I really like him. I wish Hollywood would take his stance, instead of hating it's own fanbase. I can only name about 5 films in the past 4 years, I really liked. I used to buy 15+ DVDs per year. Even my wife, who is from another country, prefers US films from 20 years ago, over the past few years.
@@ZimCrusher that's 5 more then me. The last thing I saw that was worth while was the Haunting of Hill House. That was a mini-serie... after that, nothing anymore.
That's very well put. I think movie critics can have the aura of being snobby and shunning of the actual movie goers. He bridges the gap between artist and patron, because he loves being both
Chris Gore is a whiny, cynical, tired old man yelling at the clouds. He doesn't know squat about filmmaking, writing scripts, directing, producing, and other filmmaking aspects.
It’s been great to have him coming back to the forefront of critical film review. He has a good disposition on life, yet an honest person who tells it straight. He deserves a bigger audience and Film Threat keeps growing due to him.
Chris is spot on with the US marketing to a global market. You can’t have an identity especially when the movie is cut or changed based on location and everyone can’t see the same story.
Jup. Or they are diluted. Just take a look at what they have done with James Bond. I haven't really enjoyed any of them since Pierce Broanan quit and the stupid pandering to China began.
Similarly, you can't have an audience when your audience is EVERYONE. Every race, gender, sexual preference, etc. When you check all the boxes, you won't be relatable because the story will be so diluted with identity politics. One of Chris's favorite examples: STAR WARS (the OT), is NOT loved by everyone. And that is what makes it so special. It's something that feels like it was made for those who love it.
Having Chris Gore as a guest always pulls me in.Not just because we have mostly the same tastes, but also because he prides himself on being unbiased and objective.Not mired down with politics and social agenda..He really speaks to those of us who long for the days of good cinema as pure art,and imagination.
@@thebasedgodmax1163 there's more than that..Let me clarify,the best cinema was clever and could convey a profound message without being so "on the nose".
@@SiriuslyBlack7 this i can get behind. mainstream cinema has good ideas with their progressiveness but they lack the subtlety that actually makes those movies good.
@@thebasedgodmax1163 as Orson welles said, "all art is inherently political. Therefore "political art" is a redundancy and usually bad." (not an exact quote)
@@alphonsetram1 no you don't get it! he's gonna save the art by writing and directing a terrible parody movie from 2006 that's still the biggest thing he's ever done
I so agree with Gore's statement. Post 2016, I began to realize that pitching a script without having an 'agenda' is too hard. This is why I decided to start pitching my ideas towards the east (South Korean, Japan) to get picked up , as I work on my MFA in writing for film.
I get what you're saying but pitching a script was essentially impossible way before Trump. For the past 20-30 years Hollywood has become increasingly closed off to outsiders, because it's instead focused more on whether you're an insider or not. Movies have sucked for decades now, and this insider-centric culture (not political correctness or woke politics) is the problem. It's intellectual and creative incest; Hollywood will absolutely not acknowledge anyone who isn't an established insider. Sure it's become more difficult now, but it's not like Hollywood's doors were open to unknown people with fresh ideas prior to that. Not in the least. The only real difference now is that if you're already an insider but without the "correct" agenda, you can now be excommunicated or blacklisted.
@@whompbiscuits8930 It is also more business now in the sense that movies are solely perceived as a commodity that have only one reason to exist and that is to make money. So they will make remakes and sequels because those are deemed safest. A smart script will never win against another Marvel superhero movie and when you do Star Wars you need a Skywalker and a Millenium Falcon. There is no room for innovation.
I watch Asian movies from Japan and South Korea, I have watched 100s of movies and they all have messages. So you are a liar, and what script, what is it about, and when you talk about movies from the east, next time do your home work before you shoot your mouth off.
This is why we need indie films to show Hollywood doesn’t have the power or resources to keep people from making art and sharing it. Social media, apps, and connective online essentially devalues Hollywood by a huge margin. Hollywoods value was on how to connect people and having the advance tools no one could have now that anyone can make a quality film with a phone devalues there stuff,
This man is terrific. I've yet to see him in a video that I don't enjoy. Additionally, it's incredibly apparent how passionate he is about the art of filmmaking and writing.
We’re living in a time where it’s considered offensive for a character like Superman to say he stands for truth, justice and the American way. Which is sad. So many have struggled to come to our shores to have the American way. To have the freedoms we take for granted. Do we have have our problems? Yes, but show me a country that doesn’t that is a one to one comparison. America is fairly unique in the world. I enjoy seeing other countries showcasing their national pride. Their cultural centers. Because it does give a another POV and hopefully prompt you to ask questions.
I'm probably the very few or only one who liked Superman Returns. My only gripe was not seeing Superman flying the American Flag!!! The producers wanted Superman to be "global"🙅♀️..oh please🤦♀️
@@JesseCuster It was around that time WB/DC had actually let the trademark “Truth, Justice and the American Way” lapse. You can look it up. But despite their negligence they still go out of their way for him not to say it.
People don't come here "for the American way." They come here for money. That's it. We've become the world's shopping mall with a motel next door. There is no longer an "American culture." America as a nation-state of primarily Anglicized European people, albeit with a small African minority-- no longer exists.
Chris Gore talking about recorded Star Trek episodes only on audio reminds me my childhood and i loved old disney (1980-2000) they had books with audio tapes that "tell" the story to the audience... The imagination that you use to create that scene is up to you, you have a book with illustrations, you don't need your "representation" in there, and it was sooo good. good times... nowadays kids needs real live action to "consume" the story
When I was in film class, I was told, "All films have a narrative. Even documentaries." Films are made to tell a story and get an emotional response from people, not be the news. So if you are looking for historical accuracy read a book, or watch archive footage. Don't watch a movie.
the news movies follow is fake so the stories don't follow reality. I would actually love to see movies that exploit real issues but it's all fake woke stuff.
Well not all books are very accuracy. Some due to the book maker, not doing alot of research or it a very old and dated book. Leading to things that were true once long ago. Are no longer historical accuracy. Of course when it comes to well historical films. I think most would care a bit more degree for historical accuracy there, than say fantasy. Like the time ea try to rewrite history of world war 2. Replacing real people with fictional made up characters. Which got alot of backlash over it. Due to ea claiming they were selling a world war 2 game, when in reality it was historical fantasy.
Thank You sooooooo MUCH for mentioning the TV show "VR 5"! I absolutely LOVED that show and I have not thought about it in years. I remember one episode where Penn Gillette of the eponymous Penn and Teller was a special guest star.
"So imagine tonight is laundry night..." I love Chris Gore, but the interviewer doesn't get enough credit for her funny and insightful questions. I've seen Chris Gore on other channels, but he really shines in these interviews. Great work!
I remember recording the audio of movies too. I thought I was the only one. Now with all this technology and access to all sorts of media, there's still something about a simple audio recording which was somehow more special. The movie was in your head, just like radio dramas back in the day.
Greetings from Canada: Just a couple corrections: "Canadian Content" is determined by the CRTC and/or CAVCO, two Canadian government organizations. The designation allows the filmmaker to apply for certain tax credits. And it gives television stations points if they show your content. They need a certain amount of points to maintain their broadcast licences. It's complicated. Oddly enough, there is no preferential treatment for Canadian Content in movie theaters - only on broadcast television.
Sadly, as a fellow Canadian, I know frighteningly little about Canadian film (a lot more exposure to Canadian t.v.) but ran across this bit of trivia when looking up the movie Porky's: One of the movies Chris made a reference to, in a video on this TH-cam channel was Porky's. One the website Decider an article says "New Orleans-born director Bob Clark spent most of his professional life making movies in Canada, working prolifically and in an unusual variety of genres. Did he have a wide range of interests? Yes. But it’s also very likely that the Canadian tax laws of the 1970s, which allowed film productions to serve as tax shelters (provided stringent filing deadlines were met) also determined the character of his productions." Porky's is one of the highest grossing Canadian films of all time domestically. Makes me wonder what other movies of note besides Bob Clark ones came out of that era/condition from Canada.
I know it's not a competition, but Chris is becoming one of my favorite guests you've had on your channel. Such an interesting dude and so much insight. Very cut-to-the-chase honesty too. Def in my top 3 with Jack Grape & Mark W. Travis. Them's the big leagues imo! :)
You can't be unbiased. But you can be aware of your biases and once you do that the path to honesty is more available. The worst you can do is convince yourself that you don't have any.
Here's the first one - th-cam.com/video/zKb5HN4uZxA/w-d-xo.html and here's the second one - th-cam.com/video/lMdaD1JpCFE/w-d-xo.html We still have a handful of clips left until the 3rd one is ready 😊
@@filmcourage Awesome. Looks like I've seen the 2nd one since it's on this channel, but the first one is on FC2? Might wanna move it to your main channel since you guys get a lot more views over here? Either way,thanks, and look forward to the 3rd full interview. Cheers
Chris Gore should have a syndicated show like Roger & Ebert had. I would love to see him critique or rip every movie that enters the theater. He would gain huge ratings and a loyal following.
I agree that a Trump Movie will never be made. Not only because it would be a boring movie, as would a movie about Obama or Bush or Clinton or Biden. I think they will never make a Trump Movie because Hollywood has no clue how to market ANYTHING that isn't a superhero comic book sequel reboot reimagined already seen it a million times movie.
Hollywood doesn't need to make a Trump movie. It already has. Trump's life over the past six decades has been as documented as a life can be. The media made him. No movie could add anything more.
I wish I still loved watching (new) US movies. I've been let down so many times I'd rather experience an immersive game, study a favorite film or discover something I missed in the 70s-80s. Storycraft is almost nonexistant in big films today.
I haven't been to the cinema since "The Force Awakens". After seeing that I just don't want to risk paying so much to see a movie; for the same money I can buy two novels!
This guy is the ONLY true voice of reason! The star of these interviews. Thank you. Chris Gore Made me TRULY realize Im not crazy after all. Film industry veering off. Trying to appease PC culture. Get back to fun, creative original deep story again! wow so true!
Political correctness is a nonexistent problem. Film makers are free to create whatever movies they wish to make. I will readily acknowledge that not all films will be profitable; however, there is no constitutional guarantee that one will make money off of their content. Think about it. Do you really want the state to force people to go see the most recent Harry Potter movie? Many Americans avoid these films because they’re afraid that the devil will seduce their children with promises of magical powers. Those consumers should be free to spend their money as their conscience dictates.
When i was a kid i had alot of 50s radio shows, interviews with various SF writers as well as audios of tv's outer limits and twilight zones. And they still worked even only having the audio!
Es curioso cuando dice que las peliculas americanas ya no están hechas para los americanos sino para todo el globo, porque habemos personas que nos gustaba mas el cine cuando era americano y no cuando intentaba complacer y representar a todos. hay que ver cine de otros paises como un sano ejercicio siempre, porque es lo que te hace notar las diferencias culturales, etnicas, etc;, y porque suelen ser expresiones mas genuinas y autenticas. no solo te hace conectar con otro grupo de gente sino que te permite valorar mas tu propia cultura, a partir de esas diferencias. en vez de hacer la misma clase de producto vacio y estandar: seamos diferentes. hagamos las cosas de forma diferente.
Last year I listened to “The Godfather” on audio book on TH-cam and it was wonderful. It was like listening to a radio play. I highly recommend checking in out or any audio book.
Terrific point of view. I've listened to a few of Chris' talks and I've begun to trust his opinion. I too, love good movies, which are now in incredibly short supply. I have a catalogue of go-to movies I watch which though I may have seen a hundred times, still give me enjoyment. I also listen to old radio shows on a local station here, WAMU's The Big Broadcast, on Sunday nights. In my view, listening to a program and using your imagination is becoming a dying art, but one in which I will staunchly participate in for the rest of my days. Thank you for a good upload.
This is for Scott, who replied to my post. For whatever reason, I can't reply to you but I will check out that film you mentioned. Thank you for the suggestion.
@@oldgoat142 The Big Broadcast dates back to the 1930s and 1940s. The thing that really stood out to many people regarding old radio shows was how charming they were. They didn't disrespect their audience, in fact they appreciated their audience and radio was very big in those old days. Thankfully Sirius XM and others are beginning to pick up those old time radio shows so a new generation can listen and enjoy them.
@@KratostheThird Excellent. Glad to hear that Sirius is smart enough to put out those old shows. I'll have to look that up. Thank you. Yes, those old shows had a definite, distinct charm. They didn't talk down to their audience. They were there for people to enjoy. Period. That's why, imho, they were and still are so highly entertaining.
I've really been enjoying this discussion. Mark Wahlberg vehicles like Lone Survivor, Instant Family, Deepwater Horizon and Patriots Day are very American, yes? I'm Danish so I can't tell for sure, but I've enjoyed those immensely.
Just found this guy, I have found myself really needing better cinematic experiences. Chris really opened my eyes. I believe I can now go into a film knowing that I only want to see lower budget artistic points of view, no more blockbusters. Going to the movies was always something I enjoyed growing up, sucks to imagine that Going away someday. Im not ashamed being a fan of art instead of corporate budgets trimmed and cropped to send a message
14:58 I don't think there's ever been such a thing as an unbiased documentary. 'The Accidental President' wasn't biased in the way we typically view polarizing politics. It was biased from the standpoint of someone viewing American values completely from the outside. Anyone born and raised by humans comes with the baggage of their upbringing.
Yeah, seriously, what about Forbidden Planet? Or a non-sci-fi movie, Heaven forbid? Or animated movies? The original has a place in my heart but he's stuck on it.
The Number One Rule of Films: *_ALL MOVIES ARE PROPAGANDA_* There is *_NO_* exception to this rule. Whether it's obvious or not, whether the audience realizes it or not, whether even the director, producer(s), cast, crew, editor, post-production people, the projectionist at the theater realize it or not, *_ALL MOVIES ARE PROPAGANDA._* Each and every one. And this is inevitable due to the nature of film and how films are made. It has famously been said that it is incredibly difficult to make even a bad film. With all that resistance it takes a person or a team of them with motivation and vision to produce any movie at all, necessitating that a point of view _must_ be espoused in order for the thing to even ever be made. This does not mean that movies are required to beat you over the head with their respective points of view. Another famous old Hollywood quote is, "If you wan to send a message, get Western Union." The most effective propaganda is the stuff that doesn't _seem_ to be propaganda. Audiences hate being railroaded and Mickey-Moused and led by the nose on moral themes from movies. They usually pan movies that do that. All movies are propaganda. It's just that the better movies are subtle about it.
Amen to seeing movies in a dark theatre. The worst thing to happen to movies (imho) was illuminated Fire Exit signs and other light sources that kill the mood. Apart from Marvel, of course.
It became about pushing ideologies rather than focusing on telling stories that gave individuals hope for a better future. If Hollywood dropped the politics they might start making a profit again. Lol
The Daily Wire, Ben Shapiro's news website has gotten into the movie making industry and is making non-political, not woke movies. Check that out. The system will change God willing, one step at a time.
@@ShinSeikiEvan It was. The whole "let's go back to Vietnam because there are still american POW's there" was very recurrent, that the USA would never BE beaten. Even Ghostbusters is fucking propaganda about reagonomics.
Check out his YT channel, Film Threat. He does live streams Wednesday and Friday. A drinking game is how long it takes for him to mention Star Wars. He did a recent show on the terrible 'Star Wars' experience-cum-hotel thing and it was really funny.
Man, I miss romantic comedies. Nora Ephron brought such a fresh spin to the genre that it could last another 20 years, but they killed it because studios execs activist children has to take the lead. I think comedies is always the best way to brings new things to the table, but also one of the hardest thing to do. But I'm seeying so many talented comedians on youtube, why don't they hire them?
Comedy is very hard to do. I've written a short film and a bunch of comedic short stories. I like situation comedies that are gentle humor, not slapstick or joke-a-minute films, though Caddyshack was great. I love comedies that are played strait, like 'Airplane!'. Those are the funniest. My one comedy short, the lead was over-the-top silly and it didn't work because of that. Comedy is indeed hard! But I love rom coms as well. Love, Actually was a favorite, as was Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail.
I noticed a huge lack of romantic comedies in theaters the past decade. I have wondered why since most women like these, even if many of them aren’t well made? Same with pure comedies.
American movies built the American mass culture, and the culmination was the incredible decade of the 70's. Those movies (and there are so many, but Godfather 1 and 2, Jaws, All the President's Men, The Conversation, The Deer Hunter, Christopher Reeve's Superman, Patton, Manhattan, Annie Hall, etc.) depended on the existence of a mass culture because they depicted the themes all Americans had learned about by watching movies. Organized crime vs. law and order, the need to have principles in an ambiguous world, order protects the innocent, heroes are possible, relationships can be messy, but they're worthwhile. All the great movies of the 70's were modern recapitulations of all the gangster movies and cowboy movies and war movies and romances that had come before in the last 50 years. Despite the turbulence of the 60's, most people had a definite idea about what America was and it was due to a great extent to movies. In my mind, Jaws is an almost perfect mirror held up to 70's American society, and it's not really all that pretty. And it's also a movie about a giant shark, which makes it a great movie. Think about the movie Sully, with Tom Hanks. A man does something heroic and saves a lot of lives. But then the inflexible wheels of bureaucracy begin to grind and the hero is seemingly criticized for his actions which saved so many. Kafkaesque, no? He's vindicated at the end, though, and his heroism is restored. Any American could watch that movie and resonate to the emotional beats of the story, feeling admiration, then indignation, then vindication. That movie is six years old. Can you think of another movie in the past six years where any given American would resonate the same way to the plot? I can't. I legit thought the movie was much older than six years. Something got lost in the last decade or so. Maybe it was Marvel sucking all the air out of the room, maybe it was Hollywood going woke, maybe it was China's influence, but I agree with Chris: there really are no distinctly American movies anymore. That's a shame, but the movies of the 70's are still there.
I have always thought to myself that the American movie has been dead. Most movies now are to please China and other markets. It's not something I could put my finger on at the time, but when you see a lot of bigger movies from this country, they don't really reflect this country, they reflect who other countries think we are. Chris is totally right on this, we have lost our identity and are forgetting who we are in the process. I advocate for myself for a richer, healthier media diet. I am trying to spend more time with classics or a director's lesser known works. I need to add some "world cinema" to that as well.
It definitely started getting bad around 20 - 30 years ago, so I have to agree with Chris's statements. I've seen Star Wars (original trilogy) probably dozen of times, but that doesn't detract from how epic the franchise was. I've watched movies like Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Major League, Lucas and Stand By Me, all movies from the 1980s. Those are to me, real American movies, with American values and characters you can relate to as a citizen. I can't identify with anything Hollywood comes out with anymore unless it's a superhero movie, and even then I'm not too pleased.
Top Gun the New movie is a good example. Not a bad movie but the pandering to China kills a lot flair you can feel where the marketing people told the crreative staff what to include and its still a lot less than in near any other Hollywood movie. I guess because Cruise has more creative control.
Love this guy, one of the very few film critics that I can stomach listening to. Nobody else so clearly sees culture as reflected in entertainment and is willing to say what's clear to all but the dimmest bulbs.
Chris Gore seems like the kind of guy who you can buy 50 tacos and hang out with all night chatting about movies and be disappointed when the sun rises.
I don’t think the American identity ever truly existed for all of America’s citizens. Since it’s inception, there have been marginalized people that were never able to enjoy the benefits of being an American.
True. African Americans couldn't enjoy those benefits until just over half a century ago. Hispanics and Asians were also looked down upon. The American identity was always most promising to White people. Blacks and other racial groups couldn't get all the benefits of being an American until contemporary times, which started in the 1960s - 1970s.
@@KratostheThird, racial covenants are still on the books across the country. They’ve prevented minorities from purchasing property even after the civil rights movement of the sixties. It continues today. Single-family home zoning is one of the ways that housing segregation has been embraced, mandated, and maintained in the United States by federal, state, and local governments. I’ll readily concede that progress has been made, but let’s not pretend the playing field was leveled in the 1960s.
@@DEricKesler I’ll give you some background details. I’m Asian, and throughout school I was bullied and ridiculed because a lot of kids I knew were prejudiced. In America’s short history, minorities have always been mistreated in one way or another. Native America, I don’t need to tell you what happened. I’m spitting some facts. African American performers couldn’t get their foot in the door until the 1960s. Even well in the 1980s - 1990s, they still faced many struggles from prejudice and racism. Rappers like 2Pac were talking about trying to survive in a harsh environment. Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Samuel L Jackson are some of my favorite performers. Hollywood in recent years has made a lot of bad films. I don’t agree with Chris Gore when he said we lost our identity, because from the beginning of America’s history there has always been a fracture. We are made up of several different cultures that all emigrated here. For Europeans, they wanted to escape the monarchy system.
What Chris Gore says here 03:05 is so underestimated and cant be pointed out enought... The Audio/Ambienve Sound work. Back in the 70-90 when the Audio Cassette tapes were popular this was common with audio tapes tellng a story for children. They were made with much care that what you hear would bring up images in your mind. And likewise, a good movie, have audio so that you can watch it with your ears.
It's funny that people complain about ideological agendas in movies nowadays but seem to turn a blind eye to many of 80's movies (like Rambo, for example) and basically all the movies that relate to cops, the military branches, CIA and FBI. You have to literally have them approve the script in order to use their assets. So I guess the problem is not there existing an agenda but having an agenda that you don't agree with. And I'd have more respect for Gore if he would not relate to some unsavory characters that basically use their YT channels to spill nonsense hatred about "wokism".
Fair point when you put it that way, but when Hollywood has nothing to say now but self-pity and outrage, why should any of us care? Yelling at people to pick the right side doesn't actually fix the problem or change WHY people pick a given side. It's just outrage and guilt-tripping and telling anyone who can't "get on their level" to take a hike.
@@ShinSeikiEvan Rambo 2 also. And about the guilty by association, there's a saying that goes something like "tell me who are your friends and I'll tell you who you are".
Dude, I think for myself, I don't need you to say I'm lazy because I take a side on an issue. Lazy and cowardly is the person who claims to be in the middle, because that means he refuses to think.
Thank you for reminding me about VR5! I loved that show! :) Of course, I haven't seen it since it first aired, so I might have a different opinion when I see it again. ;)
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The last four minutes of the interview reflect a growing inability by the public to differentiate between objectivity and subjectivity. Where is generation X when the world needs them the most?
Dark Knight is a slapper, just make good movies
@@MysterianFilmGroup *Gen X is sitting on the sidelines watching the world burn. Grab a Zima and lawn chair.*
Chris Gore is the bridge between regular movie goers and the machine of Hollywood. He understands both and is always great to watch/listen to! :)
YEah. I really like him. I wish Hollywood would take his stance, instead of hating it's own fanbase.
I can only name about 5 films in the past 4 years, I really liked. I used to buy 15+ DVDs per year.
Even my wife, who is from another country, prefers US films from 20 years ago, over the past few years.
@@ZimCrusher that's 5 more then me. The last thing I saw that was worth while was the Haunting of Hill House. That was a mini-serie... after that, nothing anymore.
That's very well put. I think movie critics can have the aura of being snobby and shunning of the actual movie goers. He bridges the gap between artist and patron, because he loves being both
Chris Gore is a whiny, cynical, tired old man yelling at the clouds. He doesn't know squat about filmmaking, writing scripts, directing, producing, and other filmmaking aspects.
@@HTHAMMACK1 I hear you but you’re wrong!
"A movie is like a waking dream."
All of your interviewees have the soul of a poet. Simply brilliant.
I'm going to watch "Waking Life" and a "Scanner Darkly" now.
Amen
Soooo true.
Chris Gore is a draw -- nice to see him be a frequent guest. He's spot on with almost all of his takes. A truly great listen.
I agree so refreshing to hear similar views to mine cause I’ve had a problem with the film market for a long time.
It’s been great to have him coming back to the forefront of critical film review.
He has a good disposition on life, yet an honest person who tells it straight.
He deserves a bigger audience and Film Threat keeps growing due to him.
RIP DOOM
I just came here to comment the same thing. If I see him, I’m definitely going to enjoy the conversation.
He's become a bit of a boomer tbh. Complains so much.
Chris is spot on with the US marketing to a global market. You can’t have an identity especially when the movie is cut or changed based on location and everyone can’t see the same story.
Jup. Or they are diluted. Just take a look at what they have done with James Bond. I haven't really enjoyed any of them since Pierce Broanan quit and the stupid pandering to China began.
@@stijnvdv2 The Craig movies are good.
@@stijnvdv2 yo respect to Brosnan but Daniel Craig (and his stunt team) made Bond look far more modern and grounded than the previous movies
US knows how to make money. Meanwhile, China knows how to censor, but still wants that money
Similarly, you can't have an audience when your audience is EVERYONE. Every race, gender, sexual preference, etc. When you check all the boxes, you won't be relatable because the story will be so diluted with identity politics. One of Chris's favorite examples: STAR WARS (the OT), is NOT loved by everyone. And that is what makes it so special. It's something that feels like it was made for those who love it.
Having Chris Gore as a guest always pulls me in.Not just because we have mostly the same tastes, but also because he prides himself on being unbiased and objective.Not mired down with politics and social agenda..He really speaks to those of us who long for the days of good cinema as pure art,and imagination.
alright lets pretend cinema hasn't always been about politics and social agenda from gone with the wind to star wars.
@@thebasedgodmax1163 there's more than that..Let me clarify,the best cinema was clever and could convey a profound message without being so "on the nose".
@@SiriuslyBlack7 this i can get behind. mainstream cinema has good ideas with their progressiveness but they lack the subtlety that actually makes those movies good.
@@thebasedgodmax1163 as Orson welles said, "all art is inherently political. Therefore "political art" is a redundancy and usually bad." (not an exact quote)
Thank you for this exchange of insights. It's much more intelligent than the "it's bad because it's woke" nonsense.
This guy is one of the last bastions of the art.
We need men like him to save the industry from corpo-political overlords.
yeah this random man who nobody knows is the last saviour of cinema. grow up and watch more movies than just Hollywood shite
By doing nothing ? Great...
@@alphonsetram1 no you don't get it! he's gonna save the art by writing and directing a terrible parody movie from 2006 that's still the biggest thing he's ever done
@@thebasedgodmax1163 That's Pretty much it
@@thebasedgodmax1163 so why dont he make movies then
I so agree with Gore's statement. Post 2016, I began to realize that pitching a script without having an 'agenda' is too hard. This is why I decided to start pitching my ideas towards the east (South Korean, Japan) to get picked up , as I work on my MFA in writing for film.
How is that going so far?
I get what you're saying but pitching a script was essentially impossible way before Trump. For the past 20-30 years Hollywood has become increasingly closed off to outsiders, because it's instead focused more on whether you're an insider or not. Movies have sucked for decades now, and this insider-centric culture (not political correctness or woke politics) is the problem. It's intellectual and creative incest; Hollywood will absolutely not acknowledge anyone who isn't an established insider. Sure it's become more difficult now, but it's not like Hollywood's doors were open to unknown people with fresh ideas prior to that. Not in the least. The only real difference now is that if you're already an insider but without the "correct" agenda, you can now be excommunicated or blacklisted.
@@whompbiscuits8930 It is also more business now in the sense that movies are solely perceived as a commodity that have only one reason to exist and that is to make money. So they will make remakes and sequels because those are deemed safest. A smart script will never win against another Marvel superhero movie and when you do Star Wars you need a Skywalker and a Millenium Falcon. There is no room for innovation.
I watch Asian movies from Japan and South Korea, I have watched 100s of movies and they all have messages. So you are a liar, and what script, what is it about, and when you talk about movies from the east, next time do your home work before you shoot your mouth off.
This is why we need indie films to show Hollywood doesn’t have the power or resources to keep people from making art and sharing it. Social media, apps, and connective online essentially devalues Hollywood by a huge margin. Hollywoods value was on how to connect people and having the advance tools no one could have now that anyone can make a quality film with a phone devalues there stuff,
This man is terrific. I've yet to see him in a video that I don't enjoy. Additionally, it's incredibly apparent how passionate he is about the art of filmmaking and writing.
We’re living in a time where it’s considered offensive for a character like Superman to say he stands for truth, justice and the American way. Which is sad. So many have struggled to come to our shores to have the American way. To have the freedoms we take for granted.
Do we have have our problems? Yes, but show me a country that doesn’t that is a one to one comparison. America is fairly unique in the world. I enjoy seeing other countries showcasing their national pride. Their cultural centers. Because it does give a another POV and hopefully prompt you to ask questions.
I'm probably the very few or only one who liked Superman Returns. My only gripe was not seeing Superman flying the American Flag!!! The producers wanted Superman to be "global"🙅♀️..oh please🤦♀️
Back in Superman Returns it was "Truth, Justice....all that stuff." They wanted to avoid that even then.
@@JesseCuster It was around that time WB/DC had actually let the trademark “Truth, Justice and the American Way” lapse. You can look it up. But despite their negligence they still go out of their way for him not to say it.
Americans allowed Biden to happen, they did nothing
People don't come here "for the American way." They come here for money. That's it. We've become the world's shopping mall with a motel next door.
There is no longer an "American culture." America as a nation-state of primarily Anglicized European people, albeit with a small African minority-- no longer exists.
Chris Gore really puts a good perspective on movies and something I have never thought of before, Thanks Film Courage for sharing this
Thanks for watching Aaron!
He completely changed how I look at movies
@@filmcourage you should do interview with Chris Gore talking just about Christopher Nolan and Martin Scorsese and their mark on cinema
Thanks Aaron, we will keep that in mind!
@@filmcourage Thank you, looking forward to it 😃
Chris gore is a gem. Love the interviews.
Thanks for watching!
I am becoming a big fan of Chris Gore and his analysis more and more. He has great perspective on movies and entertainment.
Chris Gore talking about recorded Star Trek episodes only on audio reminds me my childhood and i loved old disney (1980-2000) they had books with audio tapes that "tell" the story to the audience... The imagination that you use to create that scene is up to you, you have a book with illustrations, you don't need your "representation" in there, and it was sooo good. good times... nowadays kids needs real live action to "consume" the story
Chris Gore is spot on! I relate to his love of movies
When I was in film class, I was told, "All films have a narrative. Even documentaries."
Films are made to tell a story and get an emotional response from people, not be the news.
So if you are looking for historical accuracy read a book, or watch archive footage. Don't watch a movie.
both of those media have a narrative as well, do not be mistaken about that! remember: history is written by the winner of the war. cheers!
the news movies follow is fake so the stories don't follow reality. I would actually love to see movies that exploit real issues but it's all fake woke stuff.
@@themittonmethod1243 Indeed.
Well not all books are very accuracy. Some due to the book maker, not doing alot of research or it a very old and dated book. Leading to things that were true once long ago. Are no longer historical accuracy. Of course when it comes to well historical films. I think most would care a bit more degree for historical accuracy there, than say fantasy. Like the time ea try to rewrite history of world war 2. Replacing real people with fictional made up characters. Which got alot of backlash over it. Due to ea claiming they were selling a world war 2 game, when in reality it was historical fantasy.
But when dealing with the lives of real people in a feature film, consideration has to be given to how far one takes the liberties.
The interviews with this guy are so good.
Thanks for watching!
Once again Chris is dropping truth bombs. Would love to see him and Robert Myer Burnett team up to do lectures on storytelling and creativity.
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Thank You sooooooo MUCH for mentioning the TV show "VR 5"!
I absolutely LOVED that show and I have not thought about it in years.
I remember one episode where Penn Gillette of the eponymous Penn and Teller was a special guest star.
Same thing as fast food, constant high demand caused the quality to drop and the love to be absent from the art.
"So imagine tonight is laundry night..."
I love Chris Gore, but the interviewer doesn't get enough credit for her funny and insightful questions. I've seen Chris Gore on other channels, but he really shines in these interviews. Great work!
Karen is a fantastic interviewer.
lol, right? girl is whip smart
I watched this video while doing the dishes 😅
Once again, Chris draws you in and provides some excellent points in film and beyond. Thanks for being awesome!
You can never have enough Chris Gore. Great name, great hair, great style, and the best points.
Yeah I want his hair.
Personally, movies recently have felt more like an exercise in tolerance, i.e. how many blatant 'messages' can I tolerate before I turn the movie off.
That's what I appreciate about Chris... He's passionate, but level-headed ; Always a realist.
I remember recording the audio of movies too. I thought I was the only one. Now with all this technology and access to all sorts of media, there's still something about a simple audio recording which was somehow more special. The movie was in your head, just like radio dramas back in the day.
Greetings from Canada: Just a couple corrections: "Canadian Content" is determined by the CRTC and/or CAVCO, two Canadian government organizations. The designation allows the filmmaker to apply for certain tax credits. And it gives television stations points if they show your content. They need a certain amount of points to maintain their broadcast licences. It's complicated. Oddly enough, there is no preferential treatment for Canadian Content in movie theaters - only on broadcast television.
Sadly, as a fellow Canadian, I know frighteningly little about Canadian film (a lot more exposure to Canadian t.v.) but ran across this bit of trivia when looking up the movie Porky's:
One of the movies Chris made a reference to, in a video on this TH-cam channel was Porky's. One the website Decider an article says "New Orleans-born director Bob Clark spent most of his professional life making movies in Canada, working prolifically and in an unusual variety of genres. Did he have a wide range of interests? Yes. But it’s also very likely that the Canadian tax laws of the 1970s, which allowed film productions to serve as tax shelters (provided stringent filing deadlines were met) also determined the character of his productions."
Porky's is one of the highest grossing Canadian films of all time domestically.
Makes me wonder what other movies of note besides Bob Clark ones came out of that era/condition from Canada.
I know it's not a competition, but Chris is becoming one of my favorite guests you've had on your channel. Such an interesting dude and so much insight. Very cut-to-the-chase honesty too.
Def in my top 3 with Jack Grape & Mark W. Travis. Them's the big leagues imo! :)
Thank you, Chris, for some very major food for thought.
You can't be unbiased. But you can be aware of your biases and once you do that the path to honesty is more available. The worst you can do is convince yourself that you don't have any.
The American movie has been RUINED by Superheroes movies by Adults who are too old to still be reading Spiderman.
I used to record TV shows on audio cassette tapes as a kid in the 70s. I enjoyed listening to them at night as my own private re-runs.
This was a wonderful interview. He’s one of my favorite interviewees.
The terminal list is pure American cinema which is why its hated by critics but LOOOOVED by audiences
appreciate the CC, helps non-english speaker like me to understand what Chris saying. kudos!
His first answer is so spot on
Yo FC, when is the complete Chris Gore interview part 2 coming out?
Keep up the good work👌🏻
Here's the first one - th-cam.com/video/zKb5HN4uZxA/w-d-xo.html and here's the second one - th-cam.com/video/lMdaD1JpCFE/w-d-xo.html We still have a handful of clips left until the 3rd one is ready 😊
@@filmcourage
Awesome. Looks like I've seen the 2nd one since it's on this channel, but the first one is on FC2? Might wanna move it to your main channel since you guys get a lot more views over here?
Either way,thanks, and look forward to the 3rd full interview.
Cheers
All good, we are excited to share more. Cheers!
This gentleman is so pure, honest, and factual in his words. I adore him philosophically.
"There are outside interests" - a drastic understatement
"Movies are a machine which generates empathy." -- Roger Ebert
Chris Gore should have a syndicated show like Roger & Ebert had. I would love to see him critique or rip every movie that enters the theater. He would gain huge ratings and a loyal following.
Check out his channel - th-cam.com/users/FilmThreat
Discovered "audio description" in this interview *mind blown*.. thanks Chris
Excellent video, love hearing Chris’s interviews.
Glad you enjoyed it
Wow a VR5 mention! I remember watching that leading into X-Files when it was on Friday nights as a kid!
Dude!!!! I have several old Star Trek episode audio on my iPod shuffle!!! Been doing it for years. Love this guy.
This isn’t new in any way. You think the mass market audience for Easy Rider was the same as the audience for Patton?
I agree that a Trump Movie will never be made. Not only because it would be a boring movie, as would a movie about Obama or Bush or Clinton or Biden. I think they will never make a Trump Movie because Hollywood has no clue how to market ANYTHING that isn't a superhero comic book sequel reboot reimagined already seen it a million times movie.
Hollywood doesn't need to make a Trump movie. It already has.
Trump's life over the past six decades has been as documented as a life can be. The media made him. No movie could add anything more.
I wish I still loved watching (new) US movies. I've been let down so many times I'd rather experience an immersive game, study a favorite film or discover something I missed in the 70s-80s. Storycraft is almost nonexistant in big films today.
Arrival was good.
The interviewer is brilliant. Chris is brilliant.
I haven't been to the cinema since "The Force Awakens". After seeing that I just don't want to risk paying so much to see a movie; for the same money I can buy two novels!
After the Force Awakens, the only movie i've bothered watching at the cinema was Blad Runner 2049, and it did pay off.
This guy is the ONLY true voice of reason! The star of these interviews.
Thank you. Chris Gore
Made me TRULY realize Im not crazy after all. Film industry veering off. Trying to appease PC culture.
Get back to fun, creative original deep story again!
wow so true!
Political correctness is a nonexistent problem. Film makers are free to create whatever movies they wish to make.
I will readily acknowledge that not all films will be profitable; however, there is no constitutional guarantee that one will make money off of their content.
Think about it. Do you really want the state to force people to go see the most recent Harry Potter movie? Many Americans avoid these films because they’re afraid that the devil will seduce their children with promises of magical powers. Those consumers should be free to spend their money as their conscience dictates.
Great video chris! I always watch in the dark and with 100% attention! (Your videos).
Chris gets it. Not just movies. Life.
When i was a kid i had alot of 50s radio shows, interviews with various SF writers as well as audios of tv's outer limits and twilight zones. And they still worked even only having the audio!
Excellent commentary beyond just film making, life making.
Es curioso cuando dice que las peliculas americanas ya no están hechas para los americanos sino para todo el globo, porque habemos personas que nos gustaba mas el cine cuando era americano y no cuando intentaba complacer y representar a todos. hay que ver cine de otros paises como un sano ejercicio siempre, porque es lo que te hace notar las diferencias culturales, etnicas, etc;, y porque suelen ser expresiones mas genuinas y autenticas. no solo te hace conectar con otro grupo de gente sino que te permite valorar mas tu propia cultura, a partir de esas diferencias. en vez de hacer la misma clase de producto vacio y estandar: seamos diferentes. hagamos las cosas de forma diferente.
I don't think documentary movies have ever been "unbiased"
Last year I listened to “The Godfather” on audio book on TH-cam and it was wonderful. It was like listening to a radio play. I highly recommend checking in out or any audio book.
Terrific point of view. I've listened to a few of Chris' talks and I've begun to trust his opinion. I too, love good movies, which are now in incredibly short supply. I have a catalogue of go-to movies I watch which though I may have seen a hundred times, still give me enjoyment. I also listen to old radio shows on a local station here, WAMU's The Big Broadcast, on Sunday nights. In my view, listening to a program and using your imagination is becoming a dying art, but one in which I will staunchly participate in for the rest of my days.
Thank you for a good upload.
This is for Scott, who replied to my post. For whatever reason, I can't reply to you but I will check out that film you mentioned. Thank you for the suggestion.
@@oldgoat142 The Big Broadcast dates back to the 1930s and 1940s. The thing that really stood out to many people regarding old radio shows was how charming they were. They didn't disrespect their audience, in fact they appreciated their audience and radio was very big in those old days.
Thankfully Sirius XM and others are beginning to pick up those old time radio shows so a new generation can listen and enjoy them.
@@KratostheThird Excellent. Glad to hear that Sirius is smart enough to put out those old shows. I'll have to look that up. Thank you.
Yes, those old shows had a definite, distinct charm. They didn't talk down to their audience. They were there for people to enjoy. Period. That's why, imho, they were and still are so highly entertaining.
I've really been enjoying this discussion. Mark Wahlberg vehicles like Lone Survivor, Instant Family, Deepwater Horizon and Patriots Day are very American, yes? I'm Danish so I can't tell for sure, but I've enjoyed those immensely.
Chris, as always, tells the truth.
He's always a great inspiration, to me.
Just found this guy, I have found myself really needing better cinematic experiences. Chris really opened my eyes. I believe I can now go into a film knowing that I only want to see lower budget artistic points of view, no more blockbusters. Going to the movies was always something I enjoyed growing up, sucks to imagine that Going away someday. Im not ashamed being a fan of art instead of corporate budgets trimmed and cropped to send a message
Always love hearing what Chris Gore has to say
Thanks Scott, we appreciate you watching!
Chris Gore is the best.
Watch Film Threat on TH-cam. He does two live vids a week, Wednesday and Friday.
14:58 I don't think there's ever been such a thing as an unbiased documentary. 'The Accidental President' wasn't biased in the way we typically view polarizing politics. It was biased from the standpoint of someone viewing American values completely from the outside. Anyone born and raised by humans comes with the baggage of their upbringing.
Title reveals the bias
I love Chris’s videos but is there any chance he could make a reference to a great movie that isn’t Star Wars?
Yeah, seriously, what about Forbidden Planet? Or a non-sci-fi movie, Heaven forbid? Or animated movies? The original has a place in my heart but he's stuck on it.
I'd prefer Star Wars to Harry Potter.
Keep rocking, Mr. Gore.
Chris, i watched this in April, 2022. I laughed because I was folding laundry while listening to you.
Boy! Do I get the "laundry folding" movie. I thought it was just me.
The Number One Rule of Films: *_ALL MOVIES ARE PROPAGANDA_* There is *_NO_* exception to this rule. Whether it's obvious or not, whether the audience realizes it or not, whether even the director, producer(s), cast, crew, editor, post-production people, the projectionist at the theater realize it or not, *_ALL MOVIES ARE PROPAGANDA._* Each and every one. And this is inevitable due to the nature of film and how films are made. It has famously been said that it is incredibly difficult to make even a bad film. With all that resistance it takes a person or a team of them with motivation and vision to produce any movie at all, necessitating that a point of view _must_ be espoused in order for the thing to even ever be made.
This does not mean that movies are required to beat you over the head with their respective points of view. Another famous old Hollywood quote is, "If you wan to send a message, get Western Union." The most effective propaganda is the stuff that doesn't _seem_ to be propaganda. Audiences hate being railroaded and Mickey-Moused and led by the nose on moral themes from movies. They usually pan movies that do that.
All movies are propaganda. It's just that the better movies are subtle about it.
Chris Gore say complex things in a simple way, i just love listen to him
The Leftoids destroyed the hero’s journey, and replaced it with the Intersectional Mary Sue.
Amen to seeing movies in a dark theatre. The worst thing to happen to movies (imho) was illuminated Fire Exit signs and other light sources that kill the mood. Apart from Marvel, of course.
It became about pushing ideologies rather than focusing on telling stories that gave individuals hope for a better future. If Hollywood dropped the politics they might start making a profit again. Lol
The Daily Wire, Ben Shapiro's news website has gotten into the movie making industry and is making non-political, not woke movies. Check that out. The system will change God willing, one step at a time.
Woke goes broke
Pushing ideologies is pretty much the american movies of the 80's.
@@Argaroth666 No it wasn't.
@@ShinSeikiEvan It was. The whole "let's go back to Vietnam because there are still american POW's there" was very recurrent, that the USA would never BE beaten. Even Ghostbusters is fucking propaganda about reagonomics.
Once again! The BEST mind of the business!
I am not very familiar with Chris’s work, but I love his takes on this channel!
Check out his YT channel, Film Threat. He does live streams Wednesday and Friday.
A drinking game is how long it takes for him to mention Star Wars.
He did a recent show on the terrible 'Star Wars' experience-cum-hotel thing and it was really funny.
DVDUESDAY was such a treat to look fwd too. Loved those years with G4.
This interviewer is probably the best interviewer I have heard.
What's logical ? I don't know if I'll ever sell a screenplay, but I'm still going to write them .
Man, I miss romantic comedies. Nora Ephron brought such a fresh spin to the genre that it could last another 20 years, but they killed it because studios execs activist children has to take the lead. I think comedies is always the best way to brings new things to the table, but also one of the hardest thing to do. But I'm seeying so many talented comedians on youtube, why don't they hire them?
Comedy is very hard to do. I've written a short film and a bunch of comedic short stories. I like situation comedies that are gentle humor, not slapstick or joke-a-minute films, though Caddyshack was great.
I love comedies that are played strait, like 'Airplane!'. Those are the funniest. My one comedy short, the lead was over-the-top silly and it didn't work because of that. Comedy is indeed hard! But I love rom coms as well. Love, Actually was a favorite, as was Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail.
I noticed a huge lack of romantic comedies in theaters the past decade. I have wondered why since most women like these, even if many of them aren’t well made? Same with pure comedies.
The problem isn't comedy. The problem is that romance has become a minefield.
American movies built the American mass culture, and the culmination was the incredible decade of the 70's. Those movies (and there are so many, but Godfather 1 and 2, Jaws, All the President's Men, The Conversation, The Deer Hunter, Christopher Reeve's Superman, Patton, Manhattan, Annie Hall, etc.) depended on the existence of a mass culture because they depicted the themes all Americans had learned about by watching movies.
Organized crime vs. law and order, the need to have principles in an ambiguous world, order protects the innocent, heroes are possible, relationships can be messy, but they're worthwhile. All the great movies of the 70's were modern recapitulations of all the gangster movies and cowboy movies and war movies and romances that had come before in the last 50 years. Despite the turbulence of the 60's, most people had a definite idea about what America was and it was due to a great extent to movies. In my mind, Jaws is an almost perfect mirror held up to 70's American society, and it's not really all that pretty. And it's also a movie about a giant shark, which makes it a great movie.
Think about the movie Sully, with Tom Hanks. A man does something heroic and saves a lot of lives. But then the inflexible wheels of bureaucracy begin to grind and the hero is seemingly criticized for his actions which saved so many. Kafkaesque, no? He's vindicated at the end, though, and his heroism is restored. Any American could watch that movie and resonate to the emotional beats of the story, feeling admiration, then indignation, then vindication.
That movie is six years old. Can you think of another movie in the past six years where any given American would resonate the same way to the plot? I can't. I legit thought the movie was much older than six years. Something got lost in the last decade or so. Maybe it was Marvel sucking all the air out of the room, maybe it was Hollywood going woke, maybe it was China's influence, but I agree with Chris: there really are no distinctly American movies anymore. That's a shame, but the movies of the 70's are still there.
I have always thought to myself that the American movie has been dead. Most movies now are to please China and other markets. It's not something I could put my finger on at the time, but when you see a lot of bigger movies from this country, they don't really reflect this country, they reflect who other countries think we are. Chris is totally right on this, we have lost our identity and are forgetting who we are in the process.
I advocate for myself for a richer, healthier media diet. I am trying to spend more time with classics or a director's lesser known works. I need to add some "world cinema" to that as well.
It definitely started getting bad around 20 - 30 years ago, so I have to agree with Chris's statements.
I've seen Star Wars (original trilogy) probably dozen of times, but that doesn't detract from how epic the franchise was. I've watched movies like Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Major League, Lucas and Stand By Me, all movies from the 1980s. Those are to me, real American movies, with American values and characters you can relate to as a citizen.
I can't identify with anything Hollywood comes out with anymore unless it's a superhero movie, and even then I'm not too pleased.
Top Gun the New movie is a good example. Not a bad movie but the pandering to China kills a lot flair you can feel where the marketing people told the crreative staff what to include and its still a lot less than in near any other Hollywood movie. I guess because Cruise has more creative control.
"The checkboxes that need to go"... sadly, that seems to be what all films have become, just a series of checkboxes
Love this guy, one of the very few film critics that I can stomach listening to. Nobody else so clearly sees culture as reflected in entertainment and is willing to say what's clear to all but the dimmest bulbs.
Chris Gore's perspective is so refreshing, both on matters of art and culture. He sees both the forest and the trees, and that's a great gift.
Chris Gore seems like the kind of guy who you can buy 50 tacos and hang out with all night chatting about movies and be disappointed when the sun rises.
I don’t think the American identity ever truly existed for all of America’s citizens. Since it’s inception, there have been marginalized people that were never able to enjoy the benefits of being an American.
True. African Americans couldn't enjoy those benefits until just over half a century ago. Hispanics and Asians were also looked down upon.
The American identity was always most promising to White people. Blacks and other racial groups couldn't get all the benefits of being an American until contemporary times, which started in the 1960s - 1970s.
@@KratostheThird, racial covenants are still on the books across the country. They’ve prevented minorities from purchasing property even after the civil rights movement of the sixties. It continues today. Single-family home zoning is one of the ways that housing segregation has been embraced, mandated, and maintained in the United States by federal, state, and local governments.
I’ll readily concede that progress has been made, but let’s not pretend the playing field was leveled in the 1960s.
@@DEricKesler I’ll give you some background details. I’m Asian, and throughout school I was bullied and ridiculed because a lot of kids I knew were prejudiced.
In America’s short history, minorities have always been mistreated in one way or another. Native America, I don’t need to tell you what happened.
I’m spitting some facts. African American performers couldn’t get their foot in the door until the 1960s. Even well in the 1980s - 1990s, they still faced many struggles from prejudice and racism. Rappers like 2Pac were talking about trying to survive in a harsh environment.
Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Samuel L Jackson are some of my favorite performers.
Hollywood in recent years has made a lot of bad films. I don’t agree with Chris Gore when he said we lost our identity, because from the beginning of America’s history there has always been a fracture. We are made up of several different cultures that all emigrated here. For Europeans, they wanted to escape the monarchy system.
Look. This whole "There is no more American movies" is a good thing. People talk about being united as one and yet, we still want to be seperated.
3:55 did the same thing too for shows, I guess in japan they prefer to utilize it as drama cds for anime.
@3.36 Dude ! I used to tape star trek, buck rogers, and threes company as a kid on cassette tapes and listen to them on family trips
What Chris Gore says here 03:05 is so underestimated and cant be pointed out enought...
The Audio/Ambienve Sound work. Back in the 70-90 when the Audio Cassette tapes were popular this was common with audio tapes tellng a story for children. They were made with much care that what you hear would bring up images in your mind. And likewise, a good movie, have audio so that you can watch it with your ears.
Could listen to Gore all day long. Very soothing
It's funny that people complain about ideological agendas in movies nowadays but seem to turn a blind eye to many of 80's movies (like Rambo, for example) and basically all the movies that relate to cops, the military branches, CIA and FBI. You have to literally have them approve the script in order to use their assets. So I guess the problem is not there existing an agenda but having an agenda that you don't agree with. And I'd have more respect for Gore if he would not relate to some unsavory characters that basically use their YT channels to spill nonsense hatred about "wokism".
Fair point when you put it that way, but when Hollywood has nothing to say now but self-pity and outrage, why should any of us care? Yelling at people to pick the right side doesn't actually fix the problem or change WHY people pick a given side. It's just outrage and guilt-tripping and telling anyone who can't "get on their level" to take a hike.
Yea there’s this idea that politics in film only started over the last 10 years when in reality it’s been part of the film industry for decades.
Only Rambo III was political propaganda. The others were not. And knock it off with this "guilt by association" stuff.
@@ShinSeikiEvan Rambo 2 also. And about the guilty by association, there's a saying that goes something like "tell me who are your friends and I'll tell you who you are".
17:43 - One of my Terminator 2 DVDs has Audio Description available. It's a fun trip watch the film with the AD turned on.
Dude, I think for myself, I don't need you to say I'm lazy because I take a side on an issue. Lazy and cowardly is the person who claims to be in the middle, because that means he refuses to think.
Who elaborates the questions? Chris?
Very glad to know that Chris is a near-Canadian!
I wonder how much the Chinese market actually does effect the quality of American cinema
Chris Gore needs to be the president of cinema
Thank you for reminding me about VR5! I loved that show! :)
Of course, I haven't seen it since it first aired, so I might have a different opinion when I see it again. ;)