Movies don’t “suck now” - it’s Hollywood that sucks now.
A24,neon, other independent film, and amazing foreign films are available to watch, and there plenty .Stop watching Hollywood and you'll find films that have substance and are deep - with themes that are just as important as great literature. New Hollywood relies on popular actors, poor cgi, and mostly has poor action, elementary humor, and bad writing. The editing and cinematography is also not the best.
Arthouse or independent films are not "pretentious" - they induce critical thinking, and perspective, which I think is important, plus many films have great cinematography, editing, set design, and acting that are beautiful to see. #conversation