Re:Hollywood's Portrayals of Science and Scientists Are Ridi...
by rleigh on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @08:25AM
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Honestly, everything Hollywood portrays is ridiculous. It's not like doctors and scientists have been singled out. How about the manner in which soldiers are portrayed, as unthinking meatheads high on testosterone. There is almost zero nuance.
I can hardly watch films nowadays. I get bored. And I get bored because the tropes are so tired and predictable, that you can tell what's coming. It's cheap and lazy. Were they to focus on better storytelling, I might maintain some interest.
I can see there's going to be some conflict between realistic portrayal and the limitations of the medium. But, all to often so much detail is thrown out that there's little of substance remaining. For really bad cases, the film is a barely intelligible collection of nearly unrelated scenes.
Re:Hollywood's Portrayals of Science and Scientists Are Ridi...
by mrhappyunhappy on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @01:59AM
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My favorite is how everyone with an average income lives in a multi-million dollar house. Also when water breaks, character must be rushed into the hospital screaming.
I can hardly watch films nowadays. I get bored. And I get bored because the tropes are so tired and predictable, that you can tell what's coming. It's cheap and lazy. Were they to focus on better storytelling, I might maintain some interest.
I can see there's going to be some conflict between realistic portrayal and the limitations of the medium. But, all to often so much detail is thrown out that there's little of substance remaining. For really bad cases, the film is a barely intelligible collection of nearly unrelated scenes.