Why is English cinema so bloody dry and soulless?

How the fuck is 'If....' dry and soulless?

>>81201020
>You're only supposed to blow the bloody tangerines off

>>81201020

We had a pretty good cinema industry until all our major imports became American crap, same with countries like Italy, France, Germany,Spain, etc. They all used to make some of the best films around but everything they produce now is absolute dire.

Because there are no explosions, gun fights, CGI effects, or sex scenes.

>>81201105
Art reflects the society in which it was made. Britain has a shitty society at the moment, so the films it releases will in turn be shit.

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>>81201020

Because Brits are dry and soulless?

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>70's movie set in England
>The skies are grey and overcast
>There's mud and puddles everywhere
>Everything looks muted and cold
>Brass band play dreary music
>Everyone is fucking depressed and miserable all the time

>>81201218
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5uxQElYu68
Pure Kino

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>implying
https://youtu.be/Ps2WwRjvQkY

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>>81201218
not every 70s movie is get carter, anon.
jk, i can't really think of any 70s brit kino other than get carter.

>>81201162
They used to be some of the most soulful people around. The two world wars and the decline of Christianity in Britain really destroyed their souls.

>>81201020
Pure reflection of the people's spirit.

>>81201154

What was the last British film that was well received overseas anyway?

>>81201020
All that shit is in Ireland & Scotland.

>>81201324
/Thread

>>81201419
I honestly don't know. Does The Danish Girl count?

>>81201444
Which means, ipso facto... the pioneer spirit of American cinema.

>>81201419
Rogue One

The House of Rothchild have bled them dry.

For some time now.

Cus it's usually made by socialists

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>>81201419
Is this a genuine question?

Why does Britain make so many period pieces? Almost everything British on TV here is Poirot or Downton-Abbey-clone-#65 or something

>america accusing any other country of soulless media when theirs represents the epitome of share holder crafted streamlined banal soulless uncomfy garbage™

>>81201731
t.60% white hellhole

>>81201704
Because you lap it up, clearly.
If thats all you see then thats obviously what does well there

>>81201724
>Manchester By the Sea
>Moonlight

The fuck, m&?

That was just last year.

>>81201731
Sad but true.

>>81201784
This is only what was shown abroad, i.e. things americans eat up and shower with oscars

>>81201817
Americans watch tv, not movie.

Did you like The Sopranos?

>>81201856
I bet you watched Friday Night Lights & cried like a motherfucker.

I did.

>>81201856
>americans don't watch movies
this is just blatantly false, and the sopranos finished years ago, and now americans continue to eat up british media like sherlock and other garbage. The best TV we don't export because you tasteless fags don't get it, or the TV companies assume you won't.

>>81201915
The best actor to ever play Sherlock was an American.

You had your time. Ours is at hand.

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They still have good television shows, mainly murder mysteries...although the novel has certainly receded since the Second World War -- that's a strange trade-off. I've heard that fewer film scripts can be produced each year in England for some reason.

Peter Greenaway is one of the last great directors. Even David Lean has become sort of forgotten now. Scorsese has repeatedly mentioned his connection to Powell and Pressburger, but I don't know how many people see that influence in his films. The British retain great craftsmen at Pinewood, although I don't know how much in-house tech they have.

>>81201704


bbc have a massive budget and are totally unaccountable to the people who are forced to pay for it. its so fucking dominant that other channels and even fucking film studios and shit copy it for whatever reason.

>>81201954
>you had your time
>all your examples are from years ago
your culture is becoming fucking bland beyond belief and anyone can see that. For example, I watch a political show here, it's just straight up debate for an hour. I watched bill maher last night and americans literally need fucking weed jokes in their politics shows to be interested. You'd be laughed out for that shit here. Your people are braindead and you need to sort it out.

>>81201915
>Downton is a costume drama.
I'd rather a Young & the Restless desu

>Peaky Blinders
Just an excuse to jack of to Jack White

Iannucci is the only thing you have of unusual value & we are taking him.

>>81202091
>2 shows one of which ended a couple of years ago
sure showed me

>>81202126
Name me a show of yours on par with The Knick.

Samurai Jack, for that matter.

>>81202169
Rectify
The Leftovers
Girls
Fargo

>>81202169
>samurai jack
oh god a manchild

>>81201757
Well, it's common to have so many talented people who don't know precisely what to say -- it's a creativity issue, probably even more than a financial one. Durer mentioned that in his time, all the German artists were proficient, they just had nothing new to say. This uncertainty seems to increase during a time of quickly shifting alliances.

The Ealing Studio produced a lot of interesting work, but there are no more comedies in that style are there?

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>>81202228
.I will win this argument.

You will concede & I will prove victorious.

>>81202242
were you meant to reply to me

Quick, name the best ITV soap opera.

>>81202291
Are you mocking me here? Another guy replied to you with actual suggestions.

>>81202329
Y&R

Victor Newman was Trump before Trump was in short pants.

>>81202334
You lost & sound incoherent now.

I feel sorry for you.

Go die somewhere.

>>81201020
SHE WAS ONLY SIXTEEN YEARS OLD!

>>81202411
>i feel bad for you
>go die
typical man child response from some mad faggot who takes internet arguments (which he loses) super serious

>>81202453
Not only are you a troll, but you are a Russian troll.

It's over you won!

>>81201154

I, Daniel Blake just came out and has received rave reviews, tourist.

We're a pretty dry and soulless people, don't show much emotion except aggression when drunk

>>81202505
Unless you are the indeed English.

If so.. I hope ypu want this fight I'm about to birth.

>>81201154

Whoops, >>81202545 was meant for >>81201419

>>81202560
Actually fight me you fat fuck

>>81202611
I am actually quite decent to look at.

By pecs, abs & biceps are all decently impressive.

Or so I've been told.

>>81202720
Let's have it then!!!!

>>81202720
I am in a word.. decent enough for you mother's gaping haunt of a vagina.

Eventhough I've never met you personally I know who you are & your mother is a disgusting opiate whore