Previously there’d be a shake-up every few decades that allowed a new crop of people with some fresh ideas to get their foot in the door, whether it was the switch from silent to talkies, the attempts to compete with television, the end of the Hayes Code, the special effects revolution, etc. There hasn’t been one of these in a long time, though, so the industry has become a lot more incestuous.
Previously there’d be a shake-up every few decades that allowed a new crop of people with some fresh ideas to get their foot in the door, whether it was the switch from silent to talkies, the attempts to compete with television, the end of the Hayes Code, the special effects revolution, etc. There hasn’t been one of these in a long time, though, so the industry has become a lot more incestuous.