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Originally Posted by Swiftsong_Lorekeeper
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We all know that movies have been going on since the first video camera was invented. The first narrative film was "The Great Train Robbery" in 1903 so obviously film making is 107 years old even though it may not be the same style we are used to now. It's also obvious that movie makers ran out of ideas years ago and basically every movie is a rehash of another movie or idea, either that or a sequel. Sometimes they may even take an idea from 5 movies and put them into one. It is hard to be original but they try their best. Sure I can sit down in a theater and pick apart each movie and tell you what is wrong with it. I choose not to be that way, I did used to do that with movies and I never watched too many movies that I liked. The way that I ended up dealing with it was I started to go to the movies with a clear head and expect absolutely nothing from the movie. I also quit reading anything about a movie and would ignore others opinions and just form my own. Even if someone told me it was the worst movie they had seen in there entire lives I would go in and expect nothing and just try to get enveloped in the movie and I might come out thinking it was one of the best I have ever seen. In one sentence what Im trying to say is.... The less you expect the more you receive when it comes to movies (in my opinion).
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Example of the usefulness of this mindset is the movie "Excalibur"
Watch it by yourself and (if its your genre/close to it) i guarantee it'll rate as top 5 fantasy movies you've ever seen.
Read reviews however and it sounds like absolute garbage horse sh*t that you'd never waste 2 hours of your life on.