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This informal, candid discussion exemplifies a community deeply engaged with the state of modern media—criticizing Hollywood’s practices, lamenting the decline of quality cinema, and questioning the industry’s obsession with franchises, marketing machinations, and celebrity culture. Amidst humor and nostalgia, they affirm a desire for better storytelling, authentic character development, and artistic integrity in movies—a hope perhaps tempered by decades of disappointment but still alive in their critique.