Did movies used to be better? Short answer: no. This year alone, we’ve had movies like RRR, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Elvis, Prey, The Northman, Top Gun: Maverick, Thirteen Lives and other movies that confirm the art of cinema is not only alive, but capable of churning out real bangers.But let’s reframe the questions a little: Did there used to be more good movies? That might require a longer answer.
It certainly seems hard to argue that we live in an age of franchises, sequels and remakes. And while any of those movies are capable of being good, they’re all very much a certain kind of movie — a big, multi-million dollar extravaganza that has been focus tested and algorithm-approved into the safest possible version of itself. And while there are still mid-budget movies for grownups that feel more personal, daring or cerebral than your standard studio fare, it does kind of seem like there used to be more of them.
Source: Matt Damon Has a Theory on What Happened to All the Good Movies – RELEVANT