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My name is Laremy Legel, I'm a film critic and published author, and I'd like to take a few hours of your time to present a concern that's been troubling me lately. My issue? Studio filmmaking, at its core, is now creating a fundamentally inferior product. No, not every time, and not every weekend, but often enough that it should be alarming, even as the newspaper headlines trumpet the "record-breaking summer sales!" This is not a book about efficacy, though I believe even that is...
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My name is Laremy Legel, I'm a film critic and published author, and I'd like to take a few hours of your time to present a concern that's been troubling me lately. My issue? Studio filmmaking, at its core, is now creating a fundamentally inferior product. No, not every time, and not every weekend, but often enough that it should be alarming, even as the newspaper headlines trumpet the "record-breaking summer sales!" This is not a book about efficacy, though I believe even that is sliding toward calamity, this is a book about doing better with the vast and plentiful resources we have right under our noses. Having seen thousands of movies, reviewed copious amounts of them, and spent time with hundreds of actors, directors, and writers; I feel I'm equipped to look at the phenomenon of our struggling cinema with both intimacy and from afar, as both a box office expert, and as a lad who simply adores film. I plan to present, in detail, the current sickness pervading the movie ecosystem, providing steps as to how we can fix it. Many of you will, hopefully, give the data and the essays contained within a fair shake, even if you disagree the initial premise. I believe it's possible to be a fan of superheroes and sequels while admitting not all of them are coming up roses, conceding you'd like to see different movies every so often. If you like movies, we're on the same side, if you like diversity, we are buddies. This book isn't about picking fights, partly because I believe the data is so stark so as not to invite much in the way of productive counter-arguments, but also because I'm here to cajole and suggest, not yell and scream. If you disagree with every single thing that's said, I'm okay with that, and I think dissent is absolutely healthy for any culture, and I love the arena of ideas. However, if you do end up agreeing with me, if you do find yourself nodding your head and becoming slightly perturbed with what's happening at the multiplex, then I hope you'll join me in advocating for change. We gotta get there together. This book, "How Studios Abandoned Women to Focus on Sequels and Superheroes - And Why It's Ruining Cinema" is my take on an industry that's lost itself, one only we, lovers of film, can put back on track.