Henry Cavill's Highlander reboot is moving forward with John Wick director at the helm
Henry Cavill's Highlander reboot is moving forward with John Wick director at the helm

Henry Cavill's Highlander reboot is moving forward with John Wick director at the helm

Cavill is such a goddamn nerd.
In the best possible sense
Yeah, over time, I've come to care a lot less for movies. For most things, I'd rather have a TV show so that there's more time to get invested in characters and do world building. Plus more bite sized viewing sessions.
Modern TV has such high production values that movies have lost their biggest competitive edge. Plus showrunners have more options for how to perform the show. No longer do shows need to be bloated with far too many episodes. Public opinion has also changed, so they don't even try to get away with bullshit like clip episodes anymore (mind you, those were mostly for sitcoms in the first place). Streaming has also made shows more accessible than ever.
If anything, movies have less backstory today than back then, not more. They jump right into the action, foregoing character and plot development.
I don't understand why today's standards require background for everything. We don't get Ripley's backstory in Alien and it's not needed. Even in Aliens, we only get her backstory (her having/outliving a daughter) in service of the plot and themes.
I hate being forced to sympathize with characters because of their tragic backstory. Why not write a compelling character through their actions? Tight plots with no filler are where it's at for action movies.