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[deleted] t1_jedbal9 wrote

I've heard theories that modern technology is one of the reasons a good number of big name filmmakers, since the 2000s, have pretty much stopped making films set in modern times.

Tarantino

Paul Thomas Anderson

Martin Scorsese

Wes Anderson

Spielberg

Coen Brothers

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drveejai88 t1_jedocty wrote

Speilberg can adapt to moden times. If anyone can, it would be him. But I don't know. That's why he is restricting himself to period pieces i guess.

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[deleted] t1_jedpkze wrote

Any of these directors could adapt to modern times if they wanted to. I think it's storytelling is just more natural when you don't have to explain away why no one isn't just texting each other the whole movie.

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AlanMorlock t1_jeeuaur wrote

The Departed has a scene that hinges on someone being able to text inside their pocket.

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[deleted] t1_jegisx9 wrote

Since the 2000s - Me

The Departed was 2006. So since then.

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AlanMorlock t1_jeglhgp wrote

My point is, I don't think Scorsese is particularly avoidant of the story implications of texting. He's made period pieces since then but most of his films in the preceeding g 16 years were also period pieces. Not much of a change for him at all.

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[deleted] t1_jegn5ox wrote

I wasn't talking specifically about Scorsese in the first place.

I was talking about a general trend.

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wBuddha OP t1_jeg1ddx wrote

Ya, this is my point.

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[deleted] t1_jegiiww wrote

And my point is storytelling is more natural when they don't have to.

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AlanMorlock t1_jeet8fl wrote

People say this but most of them didn't really make many contemporary set films prior to smart phones either.

With Scorsese for instance in the 90s, he made 2 films thst were contemporary set, Cape Fear and Brigingout the dead, and 4 period pieces, Goodfellas, Casino, Age of Innocence and Kundun. Idlly enough hosn200s best picture winner includes a in-pocket T9 texting scene!

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