Backstory Obsession

Breeding in familiarity seems to be Hollywood's new mantra. It was noted earlier in the article about Hollywood’s obsession with sequels and remakes. The following details about a bigger problem than just lacking originality. It also the audience or more specifically the fanboy culture which demands a complex backstory understanding as a fee of admission to view most films. Even TV shows has similar characteristics example the most popular show in the 90s was Friends. Even though there was a story followed through the seasons. It wasn't a necessity to follow it faithfully, i.e If you were familiar with the theme you could watch any episode in random and still enjoy it. Conversely consider the presently popular TV shows like Game of Thrones, Narcos or House of Cards. You need to definitively follow the story line to get entertained. This phenomena can be looked at a broader outlook of the american society who have developed narrow interests, which have led to narrower viewpoints, inability to determine credibility of information due to lack of exposure. This has even affected the political process. Spread of fake news on sources like FB, twitter and blogs has affected the american public’s decision making. Consider this news like this is easily believed by the present american public and it affected the 2016 Presidential election outcome. People blame the advent of modern technology like the social media and blogging, but truth be told Fakenews always existed it just wasn't believed by the general public. Example is a newspaper carrying fake news about the clintons into the 90’s. But it did not sway voters back then. You can pull out many conspiracy theories like this which were usually discussed by tin foil hats have now moved to the general public. Various surveys find a considerable portion of the general public believe the moon landings were faked, Obama is a muslim Kenyan or Global warming is fake. These affect the general perception and vote to power irresponsible administrations that can take dangerous decisions.