It has actually been heard for decades that Hollywood is creatively on the brink and that it is getting worse. Nowadays, franchises are being blamed for this, but an American director has a different opinion. He believes that streamers and gaming are to blame.
Who is the director? Harmony Korine is more of an indie director, whose most famous film is probably Spring Breakers from 2012. As reported by IndieWire, the director also spoke about the current state of Hollywood during the film festival in Venice.
He talks about how Hollywood is creatively decaying further and further. This is not a special statement; directors constantly comment on this. The interesting thing is that he does not blame the big franchises, but other forms of entertainment.
You can find a trailer for Spring Breakers here:
IShowSpeed is the new Tarkovsky
What does Korine say about current Hollywood? During the press conference for his current film Baby Invasion, the director spoke about the current state of Hollywood and that creative talents are being lost. Hollywood needs to pay more attention to the current youth.
What is happening in Hollywood, and I believe Hollywood is starting to crumble creatively, is that they are losing many of the most talented and creative minds to games and streamers. Just as IShowSpeed is a film, so is Kai Cenat a film.
Harmony Korine on current Hollywood (via IndieWire)
He goes on to say that creatives are seeking other places than film because film is no longer the dominant art form. He even goes so far as to say: IShowSpeed is the new Tarkovsky
. Andrei Tarkovsky is an important filmmaker who has inspired many well-known directors. One of his most important works is Stalker
. The film also inspired the eponymous game series.
His new film Baby Invasion is also inspired by the livestreaming idea. It revolves around a group of mercenaries who rob the rich and stream it as well. The director says that this will also be entertainment in real life in the future.
Are talents really missing? That is hard to say, as it is difficult to compare it to other eras of Hollywood. For big productions, there are still many well-known directors involved. In the realm of smaller films, however, new talents keep emerging. Promising actors are also appearing on screen. However, they have to compete against the big names.
But that has always been the case. In the past, there were Scorsese or Coppola, and today there are Villeneuve and Nolan. Every era has its great directors and actors, and talented youth can also succeed. They just need to be properly supported. A great director of our time is also Bong Joon-ho. He already showed what he can do in 2003: Before Parasite, the director made a masterpiece about a true crime from South Korea
