Post by darkwingsnark on Mar 25, 2020 6:52:20 GMT -7
It's weird, I write romance, and yet with modern movies i don't usually care for. But i don't think it's so much the genre's fault, i think the stuff people go for in movies just bore me. And if it's a romantic comedy, there tends to be this air of the Seth Rogens of the world being extra douchey for the sake of the comedy that you just end up going '.... why did she choose to be with him?' And don't get me started on the queer love subgenre part-- even now so many movies end up with 'and then at least one of them tragically dies'. And bruh, that isn't fair. What is that TELLING people? Fall for someone of the same gender and you're doomed to be miserable? I'm not here for that.
Which is why I think I tend to write Romantic Comedies with my wife where the humor feels like it can fit within the world of the show, but you just happen to have characters fall in love along the way. Okay if it does a little nip slip into the drama territory, I just don't want to completely live in that space of writing.
Oh! I think I also discovered I dislike movies that center around terrible disasters. Especially big historical ones. Because... you already know how things end, and so it feels like a case of 'getting to know these people, worry for them, and in the end most of them die'.
... I also dislike sports films, but that's not surprising considering i also do not like le sports. And while i enjoy horror and psychological thrillers, i'm not too keen on films that just center around 'how much smut and visceral violence can i get away with?' Mostly because I get bored since the main villain tends to have zero personality, but admittedly it's also because sometime spine trauma happens and that genuinely triggers my PTSD. So if it's going to bore me AND potentially cause my body to start spasming from being startled, i rather not be there.
That all said... I'm someone who cares about compelling stories. Whether it's about the plot, the characters-- if it's written well, i'll be there no matter the genre.
Which is why I think I tend to write Romantic Comedies with my wife where the humor feels like it can fit within the world of the show, but you just happen to have characters fall in love along the way. Okay if it does a little nip slip into the drama territory, I just don't want to completely live in that space of writing.
Oh! I think I also discovered I dislike movies that center around terrible disasters. Especially big historical ones. Because... you already know how things end, and so it feels like a case of 'getting to know these people, worry for them, and in the end most of them die'.
... I also dislike sports films, but that's not surprising considering i also do not like le sports. And while i enjoy horror and psychological thrillers, i'm not too keen on films that just center around 'how much smut and visceral violence can i get away with?' Mostly because I get bored since the main villain tends to have zero personality, but admittedly it's also because sometime spine trauma happens and that genuinely triggers my PTSD. So if it's going to bore me AND potentially cause my body to start spasming from being startled, i rather not be there.
That all said... I'm someone who cares about compelling stories. Whether it's about the plot, the characters-- if it's written well, i'll be there no matter the genre.