Movies: Then and Now

You see the trailers; they make you excited and eager to see the film. You wait until they show you the date and you begin to make plans. The day comes and you pay $12.50 at the door. You get there early so you have enough time for concessions and maybe view other trailers for upcoming movies. You sit down with at least 30 other people and get comfortable. You emerge two hours later, and the cycle repeats for another movie set for another time.

That’s right people, I’m talking about movies. Admit it: movies compared to the 70s have taken many turning points both good and bad. Let me start with the good.
One thing that our era has over the previous eras is technology. Our technology today is just amazing for lack of a better word. With our technology, it doesn’t take much for us to create a world for you to explore in movies. Sure it’s expensive, but it is worth it. Every scene is a new experience, and directors from the 60s or the 70s can only imagine having that kind of technology to create the scenes we have today. Another good thing about today’s movies is the 3D/IMAX. 3D in itself is just stunning; the feeling of something reaching you from a screen is just exhilarating. IMAX is just as stunning as 3D; the sound is realistic, the graphics pop with it, and there are no pixels or fuzziness whatsoever. To wrap things up, our scenes just look better, but graphics aren’t the only aspects to movies.
Here is the bad– the content. Our movies today lack originality. Think about it: How many times have your parents say “I remember that movie” or “wow they’re remaking that– I can’t wait!” Where are the original ideas? Why is everything a remake? Where is the writer thinking and dreaming ideas that make the mega bucks in the box office? Every time I go to the movies my father is pointing at least five upcoming movies that were remakes from when he was a teenager. That’s sad in my opinion. People didn’t die for freedom of speech and freedom to express opinions for us to just remake someone else’s. Even though previous movies lack amazing graphics, they still told their own story and were still successful; they didn’t mooch off of anyone else's genius or took the easy way out.
So that’s my opinion on movies today versus old movies. Post your opinions down below and I’ll reply.

One of my favorite movies 

One movie that can be excluded from this rant. Will recommend to anyone.