yeah, I lost interest in most TV and movies over the last 5 years so I'm a bit out of touch - I basically only watch things that are interesting to me, usually long after they've aired, and at the insistence of others. so "grim dark" being over is almost definitely confirmation/survivorship bias on my part. is capeshit over yet? I was so done with that after watching 30 mins of Iron Man 2.
"Maybe the next trend will be better" I keep thinking to myself until I realize that the real problem is that late-stage capitalism is incapable of producing good entertainment
My personal theory is that genuine mass media reflects the internal unconscious understanding/desires of the audience. So in that context the gritty dark realism reflects the collective view of the grinding pointlessnedsnif the forever war. As that slowly slipped away we were left with the looming fear of the unknowable but terrible future, hence apocalypse and capeshit, the fear of the future and the heed for a savior. Now that we have covid and climate change us really setting in with the long predicted droughts and catastrophes we will see what sets in. If we start seeing media depicting a positive collective struggle that would be a good sign. Catastrophe has a way of sharpening the mind and bringing out the best in people. Which is where our duty as communists comes in to build social power that creates the possibility for believing in a better future.
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yeah, I lost interest in most TV and movies over the last 5 years so I'm a bit out of touch - I basically only watch things that are interesting to me, usually long after they've aired, and at the insistence of others. so "grim dark" being over is almost definitely confirmation/survivorship bias on my part. is capeshit over yet? I was so done with that after watching 30 mins of Iron Man 2.
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ewwwwwwwwww I will continue ignoring all of culture
God I wish :sadness-abysmal:
"Maybe the next trend will be better" I keep thinking to myself until I realize that the real problem is that late-stage capitalism is incapable of producing good entertainment
Battlestar Galactica was great, but its consequences have been a disaster for the human race
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That's one thing I like more about anime American TV, there is a fuller range of "light" shows to go with any "dark" shows in any season
My personal theory is that genuine mass media reflects the internal unconscious understanding/desires of the audience. So in that context the gritty dark realism reflects the collective view of the grinding pointlessnedsnif the forever war. As that slowly slipped away we were left with the looming fear of the unknowable but terrible future, hence apocalypse and capeshit, the fear of the future and the heed for a savior. Now that we have covid and climate change us really setting in with the long predicted droughts and catastrophes we will see what sets in. If we start seeing media depicting a positive collective struggle that would be a good sign. Catastrophe has a way of sharpening the mind and bringing out the best in people. Which is where our duty as communists comes in to build social power that creates the possibility for believing in a better future.
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