r/CriticalDrinker

Disclaimer that this is a big of an exaggeration all around. There are still good things here and there, especially on the Indie circuit. Putting 2016 as THE definitive date for what's been a trend is likely not completely accurate.

But anyways. Crazy to think. I look at Ghostbusters 2016 as kind of a pivotal moment in time. When it became OK for legacy media to just completely shill garbage mega-corporation owened IP slop, have the audacity to say it was great, and gaslight the negative fan reaction to being a series of -ists because the creatives had the daring vision to just start doing race/gender swaps. Created a total permission structure for untalented hacks to churn out garbage filled with lazy writing and identity-driven culture war nonsense. Then the helpful saps that would pretend they liked crap. Claim the kids love it and just make it entirely personal that it was a character/moral defect of people who called it out. A decade later, no, the kids don't love Ghostbusters 2016 or Star Wars sequels or any of this dumb crap. Finally, after so many years, there's just unanimous consensus "yeah this wasn't good" and none of the stupid crap gaslighting that corporate slop is awesome, and you, dear viewer, are the problem.

I can watch some random forgotten movie from as late as like 2013, and even with some vaguely anti-corporate or whatever theme, recognize that this isn't meant to be divisive, doesn't pretend to have more to say than it needs to, and see a focus that was still just on good, entertaining stories with good talented people selected for the roles not as a result of their identity, but their ability.

You have to feel bad for the younger generations, that have very little tentpole defining moments where everyone could come together and be really into current thing. At least adults can go back and watch the old good stuff and get that nostalgic hit. We've had an entire decade punted away because of stupidity, greed and those who decided this is what audiences needed, instead of giving what they wanted.