Since DVD/Blu-ray sales died out and streaming giants started their own production companies to make their own films, the overall quality of Hollywood films has declined. I think we can all agree on that. Far fewer risks are taken today, and most decisions are business-driven rather than creative, something that Kung Fu master Jackie Chan has also picked up on. In a recent interview with Deadline, the Rush Hour star doesn’t mince his words.
Jackie Chan on today’s Hollywood:
“I think the old movies are better than today. Right now, a lot of big studios, they’re not filmmakers, they’re business guys. They invest 40 million and think, ‘How can I get it back?’ And you can’t go over. It’s very difficult to make a good movie now.”
Do you think Chan is right or wrong?