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0 pointspropter_hoc1y ago0 comments

This is a remarkable statement when Fellini and Kieślowski exist.

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Yes, two directors exist, one who's been dead for 29 years, the other who's been dead for 32 years. I stand corrected then.

ch_sm1y ago

Look, this is a losing argument. It’s ok if you prefer stuff like Zemeckis (who I might add, made a lot of melodramatic films himself) over international films, but that doesn’t them objectively better or more watchable for everybody.

I’m just going to leave this random link here: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls003889355/

unsupp0rted1y ago

Look at all those top non-American films on that list:

1. Once Upon a Time in America

2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

3. The Great Dictator

4. Lord of the Rings

5. Chinatown

If there's one thing you can't associate Charlie Chaplin or Jack Nicholson with, it's Hollywood.

Number 9 on your list is famous non-Hollywood filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock.

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darkwater1y ago

I hoped you were trolling but now I doubt it.

unsupp0rted1y ago

Not trolling. Having lived in many countries and had the TV on, this happens to be my unpopular opinion.

American movies are popular globally not because they're American but because they're so damn watchable/enjoyable/varied.

Granted that becomes less true every year, since Hollywood appears to be broken. Other countries haven't figured out how to pick up the slack though. 1994 Hollywood will likely never come again.

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unsupp0rted1y ago

Yes, two directors exist, one who's been dead for 29 years, the other who's been dead for 32 years. I stand corrected then.

ch_sm1y ago

I’m just going to leave this random link here: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls003889355/

unsupp0rted1y ago

Look at all those top non-American films on that list:

1. Once Upon a Time in America

2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

3. The Great Dictator

4. Lord of the Rings

5. Chinatown

If there's one thing you can't associate Charlie Chaplin or Jack Nicholson with, it's Hollywood.

Number 9 on your list is famous non-Hollywood filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock.

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darkwater1y ago

I hoped you were trolling but now I doubt it.

unsupp0rted1y ago

Not trolling. Having lived in many countries and had the TV on, this happens to be my unpopular opinion.

American movies are popular globally not because they're American but because they're so damn watchable/enjoyable/varied.

Granted that becomes less true every year, since Hollywood appears to be broken. Other countries haven't figured out how to pick up the slack though. 1994 Hollywood will likely never come again.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse