In a climate overrun with huge franchise blockbusters, reboots, remakes etc, I was very surprised to see the high budget this was given.
Admittedly as many other posters have pointed out, the film is rife with large plot holes. A shame because there is much to admire here.
But more importantly, despite it's shortcomings, it is admirable for a studio to produce an original film in this day and age with such a high budget. Especially one with the kind of arty sensibilities that would alienate mainstream audiences. And it is proof that, although many complain about the lack of high budget original work in today's franchise driven culture, it does exist beyond the work of Christopher Nolan.
Can anyone think of any other original big budget films that have been released in the last few years?
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Réponse de MongoLloyd
le 9 février 2020 à 11h34
Joker
Réponse de JustinJackFlash
le 10 février 2020 à 15h36
While Joker certainly is risk taking and I love that it got made, it's not the kind of original I meant. I meant completely invented by the filmmakers and having no ties to any existing property.
Réponse de Midi-chlorian_Count
le 10 février 2020 à 15h37
Brad Pitt
Réponse de JustinJackFlash
le 10 février 2020 à 15h38
So yeah, while I do think studios rely a little too much on franchises, the original blockbuster is far from dead and forgotten. I don't think the situation is as bad as people make out.
Réponse de JustinJackFlash
le 10 février 2020 à 16h19
I would definitely say 110 million is a high budget film. It may pale in comparison to the average Marvel film budget of around 180 million, but that's because these franchise films have excruciatingly high budgets. And they fill every second with massive CGI driven action, special effects and huge, elaborate sets. You don't need to go that far to make a good blockbuster.
The average big blockbuster of yesteryear was around 70 million and I realise you have to take into account inflation but still, 180 million today is not the equivalent of 70 million back then. That is an uber-blockbuster. And it does not mean that the likes of Passengers and Ad Astra are not high budget blockbusters.
Jurassic Park was seen as groundbreaking in terms of special effects and that cost 63 million.
Avengers: Endgame cost 356 million.
Réponse de CheekyMonkey
le 9 mai 2020 à 14h35
It reminded me of the late 90s, early 2000s movies that had proper budgets, but were aimed at either a genre audience, or grown ups...
I know it's a different genre, but a movie like What Lies Beneath (2000), had a proper budget at the time... today, it would be made for around $5 million by Blumehouse, with the lead actors taking a % of profits, or not made at all...
I'd love to see more of this... Give a decent director 75-100mm, with a good script & lead and see what they can come up with...
Réponse de JustinJackFlash
le 10 mai 2020 à 05h09
I like the way Blumhouse makes films too. Upgrade looks way more expensive than it's 5 million would suggest.
Réponse de CheekyMonkey
le 10 mai 2020 à 12h52
Yeah... Blumhouse is a godsend to genre movies (horror & thrillers)... Allows the directors to experiment
Réponse de catmydogs
le 15 mars 2023 à 13h23
Annihilation comes to mind. Or Wandering Earth, a Chinese film that became a huge blockbuster in Asia.
Réponse de JustinJackFlash
le 19 mars 2023 à 18h28
Annihilation cost 40 million, so I probably wouldn't call it high budget. Still, it's great a film like that got made. Haven't seen Wandering Earth but sounds interesting.
Inception and Miami Vice? Yeah, I guess so. I don't really think of them as art films in quite the same way as James Gray's films. He has a very specific arty style that many would find inaccessible. Like I don't think of Memento or Manhunter as art films in the same way as Two Lovers or The Yards. I tend to think of Inception more as a complex blockbuster than art film and Miami Vice? I'm not really sure what exactly that was trying to achieve. Depends on the way you look at it I guess, so you're not wrong.