Indie vs Mainstream

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Originally Posted by uziel5000

I think they both have their merits. Actually they both have one thing in common: A small percentage of the actual total films in both industries are actually really good.

If you look at the total of indie releases you will see it is a lot bigger than one would expect. Bigger actually, than the big studio output. Of all those films only a handful a year are really worth watching. But the big studios suffer the same problem. Of all their films, only a few really stand out as well.

Styles may be different, budgets may be different, but a good movie is a good movie whether it costs $200,000 or 200 million. Whether it has George Clooney or George Noname. I enjoy films from both camps.

In fact sometimes the best films come from mainstream people that go "indie" to get their projects going. Also many "indie" directors end up making great big budget films. Christopher Nolan did make Memento, a GREAT film that had a limited release, which allowed him to make Insomnia with two pretty mainstream actors and of course we know what happened after that...

I think i'll admit a 70/30 split. It's true that each indie/mainstream both make worthwhile films. I just think indies have more to offer.