Let's go back 40 years to 1985 and consider the top ten grossing films of that year:
1. Back to the Future
2. Rambo: First Blood Part II
3. Rocky IV
4. The Color Purple
5. Out of Africa
6. Cocoon
7. Jewel of the Nile
8. Witness
9. The Goonies
10. Spies Like Us
As a writer I love the variety of this list. There are fun summer hits, serious dramas, actions films, goofy comedies, and historical romances. This list looks like a movie market ideal for writers interested in character-based stories. The industry has certainly not moved away from character-based films, but something has shifted.
How would you describe that shift?
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Be curious to see 1995, 2005, and 2015 ... then we may, may not see a trend.
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Lindbergh Hollingsworth I agree!