The Death of Cinematic Curiosity

THE SETTLERS is playing exclusively on MUBI. Start your 30 DAY FREE TRIAL now at https://mubi.com/likestoriesofold Help me make more videos! Support this channel: https://www.patreon.com/LikeStoriesofOld Leave a One-Time Donation: https://www.paypal.me/TomvanderLinden Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LikeStoriesofOld Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tom.vd.linden Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tom_LSOO About this video essay: Our relation with movies has changed. In this video essay, I explore the commodification of relatability, the increasing usage of cinema for self-righteous moralism, and the overwhelming constant stimulants that have descecrated the cinematic experience Content: 00:00 Do People Even Like Movies Anymore? 02:01 Part 1: Into the "Literally Me" Movie Era 12:04 Part 2: Cinema as Self-Righteous Moralism 25:20 Part 3: The Overwhelming Constant Stimulants 33:44 Part 4: Towards True Nourishment Sources: Caitlin Quinlan - If It Makes You Cry, It Must Be Good: https://artreview.com/the-year-in-film-2023-review/ Jeremy D. Larson - Why Do We Obsess Over What’s ‘Relatable’?: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/08/magazine/the-scourge-of-relatable-in-art-and-politics.html Kayleigh Dray - Psychology of concentration: why the world is now addicted to ‘background TV’: https://www.stylist.co.uk/entertainment/tv/psychology-concentration-background-tv/547752 Further Reading: Like Stories of Old – The Complete Reading List: https://kit.co/likestoriesofold/reading-list 10 Books that changed my life: https://kit.co/likestoriesofold/10-books-that-changed-my-life 10 More books that inspired my thinking: https://kit.co/likestoriesofold/10-more-books-that-inspired-my-thinking My Camera Gear: https://kit.co/likestoriesofold/my-travel-camera-gear Business inquiries: [email protected] Say hi: [email protected] Music: Maylin – I’ll be there Dexter Britain – The time to run Tim Mann – All the emotions Tim Mann – What I felt Tim Mann – Floating over fields Tim Mann – Existential dread Tim Mann – Exploring my thoughts Tim Mann – ESP CHPTRS – A slow return Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself: https://fm.pxf.io/c/3532571/1347628/16252