Jettisode 7 – The Hangover and Adult Entertainment
Jettisode 7 – The Hangover and Adult Entertainment.
In Jettisode 7, Austin, Texas Actor / Director Jett Garner reviews the latest Todd Phillips film “The Hangover” and goes off on a bit of a well deserved rant concerning the recycled garbage filmmaking that Hollywood hand feeds the public and how we as consumers continue to eat it up.
As a business, Hollywood studios tend to choose their projects based on marketing research and what products will have the most appeal. This market appeal pandering creates not only a lack of original films but leaves an enormous artistic void for the over 18 crowd looking to enjoy actual adult entertainment when not suffering through the latest milk toast blockbuster we’ve seen a thousand times.
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June 10th, 2009 at 11:06 am
Jett,
I fully agree, not with the review – I haven’t seen the film – but with the recycled Hollywood statement. The worst rating in the world that a film can receive is PG-13, and yet, this is the rating that all Hollywood studios are shooting for. WHY? Because it is mass market. Teens have a huge amount of disposable income, well their parents income, and they eat it up.
As a whole America loves PG-13 because it is pretty much a guarantee that you can go to watch a film and shut off your brain. You don’t have to worry about having bad dreams, or explaining an uncomfortable situation to your kids or be faced with an opinion that contradicts your own. Ultimately, there is nothing wrong with that. Film is a form of entertainment, a way of escape. PG-13 has its’ place. Unfortunately, for those not wanting to watch a film for escape, there is no escape. The theaters are packed with PG-13 films and recycled ideas.
All truths be told, I’d rather watch a rated G film then a PG-13 film. There is more originality and creativity in a G film then PG-13 and that is a sad fact. PG-13 has far less constraints then G, but yet the PG-13 genre seeks out old re-hashed ideas that are safe and cozy.
This all seems to be reminiscent of a recent comment left on one of the short films on this site, “The Big Pull”. Though the commenter acknowledges the originality of the short, he mentions that there is no audience for this type of work. I disagree and I believe most of the other people who commented do to. The short is refreshing on multiple levels. It is original, it is not PG-13 and it is funny at the same time as it is gruesome. There is an audience and “The Big Pull” plays like a scene out of a film that a lot of adults would love to watch.
Thanks, Jett, now you have me all riled up. This topic is easy to rant about.
In the end, the movie theater will go the way of the radio station. If it does not cut the homogenization of film selection in the theaters, people will find the venue to watch original, provocative and creative works of film and video. By the way, NPR has seen staggering growth since 2000 while mainstream radio has seen much greater declines. WHY? NPR has original programming, does not play the latest pop star and delivers adult content to an adult audience.
Good topic Jett, thanks.
Shawn Hunter
ShortFilmTexas.com
June 10th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
Lastly,
I wanted to call you, and me, out on the fact that we both paid to watch a PG-13 remake of a television show (and subsequent film series with a few spin-off television shows and subsequent movies) called “Star Trek” and we both loved it.
Like I said, there is a place for it.
Shawn Hunter
ShortFilmTexas.com
June 13th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
Star Trek- like Bond is an ongoing franchise. Not a fan of the Star Trek franchise, nor the bond franchise, however I’ve enjoyed the recent versions and the fresh visions. I don’t mind a re-boot if it’s fresh and better than previous versions. I’m just sick of hollywood cranking recycled crap down our throats. Quality is quality. However, marketing departments deciding what gets a production go is problematic for my own tastes.