#and to go back in line with what op is saying. i truly think that's the thing that hurts me the most in my wanky ways

fleabag ruined cinema. not necessarily by being bad but by being something popular and unique that was there for lazier writers to try and replicate. (netflix's adaptation of persuasion and she-hulk are recent examples. no doubt there are more quippy pseudo-feminist films to come). the hunger games ruined ya dystopia forever, again not by being bad but by creating a trend that mediocre writers could capitalise on in order to make easy money. (aka divergent. you have to have something of worth to say abt modern society before you try to pardoy it. divergent didn't even make an attempt at being a mirror or an exaggeration of what we already have bc the author did not understand the point of dystopia and apparently also missed what made thg work so well). harry potter ruined fantasy by being bad

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when a well made, iconic piece of art starts getting attention in the mainstream, people who didn't understand it will try and copy the original in order to achieve fame and money, bc we live in capitalism, which is hell. art has become less about having something to say, or contribute, or even to try and cause some sort of damage or disruption, and is now more about wanting to be on the red carpet or the nyt bestsellers list, with a big house and a famous name.

mossbawn

literallyyyyy

#important #yeah this is literally it thanks for saying op #like um. Marvel cinematic universe in its early days was a fascinating idea. but then everyone wanted a cinematic universe #without understanding how to even construct that let alone make it interesting or worth investing that much time in #and then it looped back around to even Marvel misunderstanding the point and it went way off #and now it's impossible to just have a stand alone thing everything has to have 3 sequels and a spin off #and to go back in line with what op is saying. i truly think that's the thing that hurts me the most in my wanky ways #because it demonstrates not only a lack of understanding but a lack of care to try #they're chasing the outcome and not methods. if you see x thing just got lots of money all they're seeing is the money #and not the reasons why it made the money in the first place. and that shouldn't be the fucking point either!#like even stranger things. First season was good. not the mind blowing cinema people hyped it up to be #but it was nice in context during that time yknow. but it should've ended at that. no more seasons #cause you can see with each season THEY misunderstood THEMSELVES and it was baaaaaad #like!! i always always say that i think it'd important to look at the things you engage with cause like #First of all i think dissecting and understanding it is fun.. but also just in general it's important to understand WHY you like/dislike #and as an audience yeah i guess that's not as important. but as creators? that should be a required skill #esp if you're the main force behind the creative aspect of a story. how can you create if you're not inspired to create #but infatuated with the outcome of success!? it's just blind imitation and it's fucking bad!!#also just to add emphasis to op again. HP WAS BAD BECAUSE OF THAT. SHE COULDN'T WRITE VERY WELL #AND ALL THE CONCEPTS ARE POORLY DONE PINCHES FROM OTHER MUCH BETTER STORIES #anyway. there's a difference between inspiration and imitation and i fucking loathe the blind imitations that are utterly uninspired