What will be the legacy of 2010s media? We gotta be down real bad culturally if people are still flocking to a show that was good 10 years ago. Theres been some big netflix dramas I guess but breaking bad ended a long time ago and game of thrones ended so poorly that it barely exists in the public consciousness. Movie wise I feel like its all been superhero flicks and remakes that nobody will remember in 5 years
Of the top 50 highest grossing movies of the 2010s there are 4 that aren't sequels, remakes, or superhero flicks: Frozen, Zootopia, The Secret Life of Pets, and Bohemian Rhapsody. Not a good look.
That said, plenty of good films came out this decade. They were just lower budget or arthouse, and as such, didn't attract the same type of audiences. One of the better trends was more visibility for non-white filmmakers.
There is more TV than ever due to streaming, but it isn't necessarily better quality TV. In general, streaming makes it more difficult for a single show to dominate public consciousness, as there are so many different options for people to view. GoT was one of the few exceptions this decade and it crashed and burned. Breaking Bad and Mad Men both went well into the 2010s, so I think they kind of count for the culture of the decade.
it's a production company that does a lot of 'weirder' movies, heavy on 'heady' movies that sometimes need some more disection or at least a different taste level than the general public (especially if you compare mainstream horror).
their most popular movies are things like Under The Skin, Midsommar, Hereditary, The Lighthouse, Moonlight, etc. Have been doing well at the oscars and among critics for a while now.
It's an independent film and tv distribution and production company. They've made movies like the Witch, The Lighthouse, Green Room, Swiss Army Man, The Lobster, Uncut Gems.
On movies and TV, definitely franchising and conglomeration under Disney. Like the MCU has most of the first 3 phases of it, there's the Star Wars media bursting out with the sequel trilogy and shows. Both Marvel and Lucasfilm were purchased by Disney in the 2010s. For non Disney but still franchised, there's the DC movies and also the various others like the Fast and Furious and Jurassic Park series. This isn't new of course, like there were horror movie crossover franchises in the 40s and 50s and Harry Potter ended in 2011 but it still was no where near the domination that occurred over the 2010s where Infinity War and Endgame and Star Wars are the top 3 grossing films of the decade. I mean 5/10 top grossing films of the decade were Marvel movies. 3 more were disney (1 sequel and 1 remake, and another sequel with Star Wars), and then F&F 7 and Jurassic World were also both sequels/reboots. To find an original movie on there, you have to go all the way to 38 with Zootopia (and that's still Disney lol). You have to go down to 46 to find a non Disney non franchise movie with Bohemian rhapsody. Out of the top 50 a crazy 10 (and again half of the top 10) are marvel movies.
The 2000s are a similar legacy except Harry Potter is basically the dominator, however Avatar stands alone, and the first lord of the rings trilogy also does, as does the matrix trilogy. In fact Disney has very few top grossing films in the 2000s compared to the 2010s. 2010 to 2020 is really the subsumption of Warner Brothers (and to a lesser extent Sony Pictures, 20th century fox (which Disney also just bought), Pixar (disney bought lol), Paramount, and DreamWorks) by Disney.
And of course franchising was in TV in the 2000s too with sci fi shows a lot, like battle star galactica and stargate but it was not nearly as popular as the absolute giant that the marvel movies (and now TV shows starting this year, would have been 2020 if not for covid) became.
If you want to see a really sharp turn, look at the 1990s. In the 1990s of the top 10 grossing films, only 2 are sequels/franchises (phantom menace and Jurassic park 2) and the top 10 is a (still grossly oligarchic) mix of Paramount, 20th century fox, universal, Walt Disney, Sony/Columbia, and Touchstone. Disney only has 2 in the top 10 (Lion King and the Sixth Sense, both original). Compare the 2000s and 90s to 2010, where Disney has 8 of the top 10 (and bought the top grossing film of the 2000s, Avatar) and the other 2 are Universal with a Jurassic Park reboot and FF7.
The 90s are really the last decade before franchising mania pops off in the 2000s (or like 1999 if you want to count Phantom Menance). IMO the 90s are the decade of original trilogies (and some reboots like the flinstones for example) starting to gain a lot of steam, which in the 2000s morph into giant franchises, which are then effectively monopolized in the 2010s by Disney.
What will be the legacy of 2010s media? We gotta be down real bad culturally if people are still flocking to a show that was good 10 years ago. Theres been some big netflix dramas I guess but breaking bad ended a long time ago and game of thrones ended so poorly that it barely exists in the public consciousness. Movie wise I feel like its all been superhero flicks and remakes that nobody will remember in 5 years
Of the top 50 highest grossing movies of the 2010s there are 4 that aren't sequels, remakes, or superhero flicks: Frozen, Zootopia, The Secret Life of Pets, and Bohemian Rhapsody. Not a good look.
That said, plenty of good films came out this decade. They were just lower budget or arthouse, and as such, didn't attract the same type of audiences. One of the better trends was more visibility for non-white filmmakers.
There is more TV than ever due to streaming, but it isn't necessarily better quality TV. In general, streaming makes it more difficult for a single show to dominate public consciousness, as there are so many different options for people to view. GoT was one of the few exceptions this decade and it crashed and burned. Breaking Bad and Mad Men both went well into the 2010s, so I think they kind of count for the culture of the decade.
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What's A24 mean?
it's a production company that does a lot of 'weirder' movies, heavy on 'heady' movies that sometimes need some more disection or at least a different taste level than the general public (especially if you compare mainstream horror).
their most popular movies are things like Under The Skin, Midsommar, Hereditary, The Lighthouse, Moonlight, etc. Have been doing well at the oscars and among critics for a while now.
It's an independent film and tv distribution and production company. They've made movies like the Witch, The Lighthouse, Green Room, Swiss Army Man, The Lobster, Uncut Gems.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_A24_films
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Youtube videos of conservative agitators arguing with teenagers on college campuses.
One day zoomers will be complaining that the world is going to shit because the new generation hasnt watched "Ben Shapiro destroys Cringe Liberal 93"
On movies and TV, definitely franchising and conglomeration under Disney. Like the MCU has most of the first 3 phases of it, there's the Star Wars media bursting out with the sequel trilogy and shows. Both Marvel and Lucasfilm were purchased by Disney in the 2010s. For non Disney but still franchised, there's the DC movies and also the various others like the Fast and Furious and Jurassic Park series. This isn't new of course, like there were horror movie crossover franchises in the 40s and 50s and Harry Potter ended in 2011 but it still was no where near the domination that occurred over the 2010s where Infinity War and Endgame and Star Wars are the top 3 grossing films of the decade. I mean 5/10 top grossing films of the decade were Marvel movies. 3 more were disney (1 sequel and 1 remake, and another sequel with Star Wars), and then F&F 7 and Jurassic World were also both sequels/reboots. To find an original movie on there, you have to go all the way to 38 with Zootopia (and that's still Disney lol). You have to go down to 46 to find a non Disney non franchise movie with Bohemian rhapsody. Out of the top 50 a crazy 10 (and again half of the top 10) are marvel movies.
The 2000s are a similar legacy except Harry Potter is basically the dominator, however Avatar stands alone, and the first lord of the rings trilogy also does, as does the matrix trilogy. In fact Disney has very few top grossing films in the 2000s compared to the 2010s. 2010 to 2020 is really the subsumption of Warner Brothers (and to a lesser extent Sony Pictures, 20th century fox (which Disney also just bought), Pixar (disney bought lol), Paramount, and DreamWorks) by Disney.
And of course franchising was in TV in the 2000s too with sci fi shows a lot, like battle star galactica and stargate but it was not nearly as popular as the absolute giant that the marvel movies (and now TV shows starting this year, would have been 2020 if not for covid) became.
If you want to see a really sharp turn, look at the 1990s. In the 1990s of the top 10 grossing films, only 2 are sequels/franchises (phantom menace and Jurassic park 2) and the top 10 is a (still grossly oligarchic) mix of Paramount, 20th century fox, universal, Walt Disney, Sony/Columbia, and Touchstone. Disney only has 2 in the top 10 (Lion King and the Sixth Sense, both original). Compare the 2000s and 90s to 2010, where Disney has 8 of the top 10 (and bought the top grossing film of the 2000s, Avatar) and the other 2 are Universal with a Jurassic Park reboot and FF7.
The 90s are really the last decade before franchising mania pops off in the 2000s (or like 1999 if you want to count Phantom Menance). IMO the 90s are the decade of original trilogies (and some reboots like the flinstones for example) starting to gain a lot of steam, which in the 2000s morph into giant franchises, which are then effectively monopolized in the 2010s by Disney.