Besides the obvious answer, movies are too busy leeching off each other. There is too much trend following. Movies several decades ago were trying to tell new stories rather than repackaging old ones. Modern movies are getting stale, offering nothing new, so people just ignore them.

Besides the obvious answer, movies are too busy leeching off each other. There is too much trend following. Movies several decades ago were trying to tell new stories rather than repackaging old ones. They are getting stale, offering nothing new, so people just ignore them.