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Originally Posted by Playfair
We just don't get the movies like we used to, the epic, well acted, directed stories.
Schindler's List
Life is Beautiful
Gone With the Wind
Forest Gump
Braveheart
Bridge Over the River Kwai
I don't know, just to name a few. I realize it is all subjective. But the point I am making is you don't get the performance of a Tom Hanks, or a story telling of Life is Beautiful in most movies these days. Times change I guess, so do our tastes.
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The historical epic is pretty much dead as a genre. They’ve very expensive to make, and that market niche has been taken over by fantasy franchise films which have broader appeal with today’s audiences. Ridley Scott still had the clout to get an expensive historical film like the Duel made. But it bombed. And I’m afraid Napoleon will probably bomb too, which will be the nail in the coffin.