r/movies • u/ChiefLeef22 r/movies Contributor • 4h ago

Article ‘The Odyssey’ Proves It: Audiences Want Movies Made the Hard Way | This year's breakouts like 'Project Hail Mary' and 'Obsession' were made by filmmakers who sweated. While CG-stuffed franchise disappointments such as 'Supergirl,' 'Moana,' and 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' looked lazy.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/odyssey-box-office-2026-practical-effects-1236652219/
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u/roberta_sparrow 4h ago

Been saying that for so long, but I think studios are very averse to risk with scripts that don’t follow a formula or use reliable tropes. However look what happened with Backrooms and Obsession - audiences are so thirsty for that type of content

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u/Boysenberrysnboys 3h ago edited 2h ago

I didn't think eiither of those are significant deviations from script writing formulas, can you explain how they differ?

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u/roberta_sparrow 2h ago

You think Backrooms is a typical Hollywood style script?

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u/Boysenberrysnboys 2h ago

Yes, but I'm open to hearing how it's different