This is probably true. This meme WAS inspired by the latest Netflix lineup.
Netflix/Paramount/ Warner Bros ..etc probably knows its audience's media preferences better than us viewers.
I unfortunately agree, but only partially. While MANY Hollywood films have become more overt with lazy writing, my favorite films (and I would assume some of yours if you think about it) contain subtlety which 'make' the movie what it is. Check out this list of examples:
Parasite (2019, Bong Joon-ho)
The “smell” metaphor (the Kims’ discussion about how poor people “smell”) is never spelled out as the main conflict, but it underlies humiliation, class division, invisibility.
The moment in the gym / basement sequences: spatial positioning, the stairs, the way characters lope up/down them, the lighting, all communicate hierarchy/power without a line of exposition.
Arrival (2016, Denis Villeneuve)
Subtlety device: nonlinear editing and linguistic framing.
The reveal that Louise’s “flashbacks” are actually flash-forwards lands because the film never tells you outright; it trains you to experience time differently, just as she learns to.
The soft lighting and ambient sound (especially Jóhann Jóhannsson’s restrained score) amplify emotional gravity without verbalizing it.
The movie trusts the viewer to piece the puzzle together — pure narrative subtlety.
Blade Runner 2049
Subtlety device: existential implication through design and pacing.
Sparse dialogue, wide static shots, and ambient soundscapes convey the isolation of artificial life.
Joi’s glitch flicker during moments of tenderness says more about simulated love and mortality than any exposition could.
No Country for Old Men (Coen brothers)
Scene / Moment: Gas station interaction between Chigurh and the attendant — the coin toss, the stillness, minimal camera movement, lack of score. The threat is there, but nothing is shouted. The silence, the framing, the simple object (coin) carry the tension. The film famously uses “virtually no music” to remove emotional signposting.
Also check out this list that shouldn't exist if your point is true:
https://collider.com/movies-are-so-subtle-you-almost-miss-them/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Curious to hear your thoughts! What films do you like that may or may not contain subtlety?
Wow, the “AI SLOP DETECTED” tantrum…AGAIN with the same screengrab from a children’s cartoon? At least mix up your copyright violations—reposting the exact same frame from Captain Underpants across all my pages is peak lazy. If anything’s “slop,” it’s that.
You’re railing against AI for being “bad for art” while posting the same low-effort spam using copyrighted material you didn’t make, don’t own, and definitely didn’t license.
That’s not criticism—that’s hypocritical projection.
If you're trying to be the self-appointed guardian of artistic integrity, maybe start by not stealing frames from a 2017 animated film to prove your point. Generate an image of your own to prove your point.
Until then, your comments are about as meaningful as yelling “plagiarism” while photocopying a comic book.
Rylander128, ah, the classic “AI SLOP DETECTED” scream—delivered via a low-effort screenshot ripped from a children’s movie made by DreamWorks.
You’re crying about AI “ruining art” while using literal copyrighted material you didn’t create, don’t own, and probably couldn’t explain without a Wiki tab open.
If you're going to posture as some kind of digital art gatekeeper, maybe start by not violating copyright law with a screencap from a 2017 cartoon.
Until then, your argument has as much weight as a water balloon at a knife fight.
