Status Updates From The Story of Film

As great as Jaws, Star Wars, and The Exorcist are, it makes my heart sink to think about how they killed my favorite era of film, that being New Hollywood (late 60s-early 70s). To quote William Friedkin, director of The Exorcist: "I had this epiphany that what we were doing wasn't making fucking films to hang in the Louvre”. 🥲 I suppose all good things must come to an end

Super interesting and educational, but it’s a depressing series of stories that go like “This film changed the face of cinema forever with its revolutionary camera techniques and nonconformist political ideals. Critics and audiences alike despised it.” It makes me wonder what films today will go on to inspire future generations of filmmakers the most 🤔