The Old Days Are Over

There's going to be a generation out there, a small few who will have completely missed the heyday of Hollywood. When people could party hard and make great films. They won't miss it because they won't know it. Some younger people who want to get into show business will seek out the behind the scenes stuff and wonder how primal we were. Some people are perfectly fine moving on from that point. I am, in a way. I've always hated that frat fag shit. The ones where you have to pretend to be a cocksman. That stuff drives me nuts. Having grown up with two sisters, it's insulting when some (typically middle aged White fella) elbows me and says "did you fuck her?" When I spent the last 10 minutes explaining that I was making a film. The point zipped past their fucking stupid heads. THIS, I will NOT miss. These uber-supposedly-male speak that some feel they must say to seem less gay. Feminist seem to latch onto this quality as the one to emulate. If you become a dirty slut, you present yourself as such and dare people to say otherwise. Uh huh. If you ever want to know what feminism (modern) is. It's that. We can fuck whomever we want, talk dirty and we're empowered. Okay, doesn't stop a guy from backhanding you back to the kitchen, idiot. So you're missing out on good stuff. And too bad. It was fun hanging out in dive bars and mulling over story lines while watching bums fistfight. Or grousing about how the leading actor or actress is fucking some grip. Or who's gay. Or whatever. See, part of the fun of creative arts is so that we can entertain each other through these means. Being famous then meant power. And power was fun, but sometimes demeaning. I'm sure that won't be missed. Rich famous people tend to do weird shit. Those stories existed then. Won't exist anymore. Mostly because we've reached peak human weirdness. Has it occurred to you that no stories you've heard, no matter how depraved is MAYBE shocking for...um...ten seconds. Then you realize it's not the weirdest thing you've heard all day. Strange, right. Also, Hollywood was a secret society in a sense. The Jeff Epstein, Harvey Weinstein debauchery existed solely in the entertainment business, because the most beautiful and most broken come here to fix something. Predators take advantage and so was born...Marilyn Monroe's. That won't exist anymore. Because if EVERYONE is famous, no one is. And if EVERYONE can direct or act, you aren't any better. It's what they called the "democratization of Hollywood" when digital cameras became the phone in your hand. It's insulting to people who study or care. Because no one really cares. However, I'll say this much...those who spent their youth making lo-fi videos do set out to find the source. EVERY single person I've known to have started out with the bare minimum have moved on to discover the traditional way of filmmaking. I think they're bored with digital and seek out a challenge. Also, no one feels accomplished with instant gratification. So I feel that's changed. But the culture of Hollywood, has changed. Some good, mostly bad. Legends were made. Today, there are no legends, and no one is impressed with anyone. I hardly believe people would go nuts if they saw Kevin Hart in real life. Or...shit, name me the biggest star today...maybe Leo DiCaprio? I don't think the screaming and the cheers and whatever, because stars have been outed as human. And humans don't deserve your slobbering. I still get excited to see Charlize Theron though. Taps into my college years. Even that fades.