>>84543422Here is the shortest explanation for pretty much the last 15 years of movies
>In 2008 there was a BIG Writers Guild strike that paralysed the whole industry>Executives had to make concessions but, of course, blacklisted, sidelined and outright unpersoned every writer from that stuntNow, here is the thing
>Executives also figured out the public didn't really care about quality writing and "unscripted scripted" shows, sequels, prequels, remakes and movies based on existing works (comic books, video games) could be produced by the hundreds with minimum need for competent writersAs further evidence for that, Iron Man (the first movie of the MCU) was released in that exact year.