The Marvelization of Cinema

Start exploring the riches of cinema with an extended free trial at Help me make more videos! Support this channel: Leave a One-Time Donation: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: About this video essay: We’ve all felt it: the movies have changed. But how so exactly, and why? And what can be done about it? In this extensive critique, I try to capture the decline of modern cinema in one unifying theory. 00:00 The Marvelization of Cinema 01:52 What is Storytelling Entropy? 06:26 Hollow Franchises 11:15 Meta-References to Nowhere 17:40 Corporate Passion 25:23 Breaking the Cycle 33:08 Meaningful Engagement Further Reading: Like Stories of Old – The Complete Reading List: