Every decade seems to have a movie style or two that others copy until the "next big thing." What is the 00's.

Question

The "style" seems to start in the middle of a decade, and spills over into the next. 60's: It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World style thru to 70's Blazing Saddles-type movies. 70's Exorcist to 80's Poltergeist, The Shining, etc. 90's The Usual suspects led to twisted endings for the next decade. Twister brought on all natural disaster movies. The Matrix changed the look of futuristic movies. What would you say is the "new" thing that will take us into a portion of the 2010's?

THUGLIFE, I understand what you're saying about the 60's Psycho, however movies markedly kept trying to outdo each other after T.U.S. Perhaps Twister did better at the box-office, but that was when every kind of natural disaster movie was tried. I'm agreeing w/ all about the gory movies.

Answer 1

I'd have to say that right that there is generally a movie or are generally a few movies that shape the consequent ten years of film. However, I just don't think you have selected the correct themes or movies that shaped the movies that came after them.

Keep in mind that by the time something hits the big budget of Hollywood, it's generally been done better and for less money before it (with the exception of special effect extravagandas). Funny enough, I think the only movie above that might have shaped future movies was Blazing Saddles shaping comedies that came after it (along with Young Frankenstein and other Mel Brooks Movies).

If I were going to look to movies that have shaped cinema - I'd look to the following list in no particular order:

Note: Keep in mind that this list could be significantly larger, but I am going to only speak to the films with which I am familair.

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) - Action movies had been done before, and have been done since, but no one had done it as well up to that point and set the tone for the action movie that had it all - romance, comedy and drama.

All Quiet on the Western Front: (1930) - An anti-war, war movie illustrating the horrors of war. This was the war movie that brought respectablity to the war movie. This is the movie that all directors strive to make when filming a war movie since then.

Citizen Kane: (1941) - An epic tale about that which would not normally seem epic in the realm of film was filmed in a way nothing had been before. Shots of ceilings and the use of cinematography had never been incorporated into film before, but everyone strived to do so after.

Double Indemnity (1944) - Film Noir at its best, this movie was a departure from the typical Billy Wilder comedy and was exactly the opposite. Man meets woman, woman wants her husband dead and man agrees to kill her husband. Finally - man is screwed over by the woman - and everyone learns what a femme fatale is.

The Godfather I & II (1972 & 1974) - To seperate these films is just not right - though the two of them could stand on their own as masterpieces. This is a tale that documents the rise of crime and the fall of the famliy that embraces it for their American Dream.

Bonnie and Clyde (1967) - The first movie where you cheer for the bad guys - and love doing it - until a climatic violent ending that leaves all viewers wondering the same things they did as they walked out of Pulp Fiction.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937) - This is the animated movie that put Disney in the big time - built them amusement parks and helped to found Pixar and establish an Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film (though it was only about 65 years later).

Singin' in the Rain (1952) - This is the way musicals should have been done and are done when done well. There should be a little wink given to the audience every time a song begins. The humor should be laugh-out-loud and "stage-like." The dancing should accompany the songs and be done like only Gene Kelly could.

Some Like It Hot (1959) - When talking about comedies, one could mention Charlie Chaplin or the Marx Brothers, but this is the movie that established Billy Wilder as the master of the comedy film. America fell in love with Marilyn Monroe, and for good reason - she's great in this. Jack Lemon was the first Tom Hanks - going from comical to dramatic roles as easily as changing a pair of pants - or a skirt.

Star Wars (1977) - Profitable big time, fun, entertaining and a visual treat are all things that had never been brought together before - at least not before this rock 'n roll, fantasy, sci-fi fairy tale. The Matrix wishes that it could have pulled off what the "original trilogy" did - and only Lord of the Rings stands in the way of establishing itself as the great fantasy/sci-fi film trilogy.

I know I went off on a film critics essay, but I do think you were on to something - but I think you have yet to experience some older films that a lot of the other movies you mentioned did - and did very well prior to those that you mentioned.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

I see flaws in your reasoning here. for instance, the Usual Suspects was hardly the first of its kind to have a major twist at the end...Psycho comes to mind. Also, I can't really think of any movies that have copied the Matrix's style because after the first one, they weren't very good. Twister was also hardly the first of its kind.

the fact of the matter is, movies are almost always influenced by something, whether it be other movies, books, tv shows, stories. theres pretty much nothing at all that is completely original anymore.

EDIT: if i had to give an answer tho, I'd probably say Saw...i mean look how many clones are out already, especially if you go to the video store. I saw a dvd at blockbuster the other day called Claw...the cover was almost identical to the first Saw.

Answer 3

1. I agree about Metallica 100%. They have gone too mainstream and lost their metal theme. Megadeth, I agree also, but their newest albums shows that they still got it. But I have been a Slayer fan all my life, and there is a lot of different concept that they show. Compare Hell Awaits to World Painted by Blood. COMPLETELY different riffs, drum beats, vocals, etc. Lastly, Anthrax they have lost it, I don't even think they deserve to be part of the Big 4 anymore. You don't hear anything from them! 2. I would say Slayer and Metallica. During the 90s, Slayer came out with Seasons of the Abyss, which is one of the most amazing thrash albums there ever is. Also, for Metallica ...And Justice for All came out then. That is one of my favorite albums from Metallica. 3. Municipal Waste, Evile, Gama Bomb, Warbringer, and Toxic Holocaust. All amazing bands now a days that are keeping the thrash alive. I'm only 14, but I know my metal. :P

Answer 4

Unfortunately, one major trend are all those mega-gore slasher crap movies. The Hills Have Eyes, Wrong Turn, Saw, House of 1000 Corpses, etc... Tons of blood. Tons of meaningless violence...if people want to see that, all they have to do is pay attention to the news, ya know? I'm waiting for people to stop wasting their money...making those movies AND seeing them.
Another mega trend is video game and comic book adaptations. X-Men, Spiderman, Superman, Batman (revamped), Silent Hill, Resident Evil (and sequel), etc.

Answer 5

horror movies about dead little girls connected to water

Answer 6

mega-violence and carnage (Grindhouse)