Everything Netflix makes feels like slop now. Once upon a time NF was a marker of quality, but now they make every documentary 3 or 4 parts for no reason—dragging out storylines until they are boring—and they all look the same visually. There isn’t anything that makes them unique. They feel paint by numbers.
This is extra disappointing with a filmmaker like Chris Smith who has made some all time classic films (American Movie, American Job), but his Netflix stuff now looks like anyone in the Netflix stable could have directed them.
Netflix doesn’t make content that’s meant to be watched anymore. It’s meant to be played in the background while you doomscroll. I’d rather watch something that wants to be watched.
This whole case is going to make a great documentary one day. I just hope Netflix doesn’t make it (for obvious reasons)
What reasons?
Everything Netflix makes feels like slop now. Once upon a time NF was a marker of quality, but now they make every documentary 3 or 4 parts for no reason—dragging out storylines until they are boring—and they all look the same visually. There isn’t anything that makes them unique. They feel paint by numbers.
This is extra disappointing with a filmmaker like Chris Smith who has made some all time classic films (American Movie, American Job), but his Netflix stuff now looks like anyone in the Netflix stable could have directed them.
Netflix doesn’t make content that’s meant to be watched anymore. It’s meant to be played in the background while you doomscroll. I’d rather watch something that wants to be watched.