The best movie I've seen so far this year* is a semi-serious romantic comedy about cancer.
As stupid as that sounds, 50/50 really works. Joseph Gordon-Levitt acts all pathetic and sexy and bald, Seth Rogen says funny shit, and profit follows.
Hollywood has the opportunity to tell fantastic stories; it's just that most of the time, they seem to not have the ability to do so. Yes, economics dictate the stories told, as most people use the movies as an escape; these people are the reason Michael Bay is a multimillionaire, and probably also why Glee and Nickelback continue to haunt our airwaves.
It's easy to put together a somewhat-engaging story about ROBOTS and LOVE and BOOM EVERYTHING ASPLODES BUT THE LOVERS SURVIVE UNICORNS AND RAINBOWS YAY! But what artists make imitates life, which doesn't fit into any categories. It's sad and happy and pathetic and incredible and awful and hilarious all at once - like 50/50.
*Though Drive was also incredibly fucking fantastic.
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