The "Problem" with Modern Movies

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I'm sure like me a lot of you in this section have been fortunate enough to probably have been watching movies for a couple of decades or more with releases for the majority of those being from maybe the 80s to present and noticed there's been a change which maybe seemed a bit more subtle but you can't quite put your finger on exactly what it was. Movies just didn't "look" the same.

I came across a post i think maybe on Reddit recently and it was comparing the aesthetic look and asking "Why do movies look worse?" and then i also came across one comparing Alien and how the clothing department deliberately had the clothing look "worn in" and feel much more grounded into the world the movie took place in. Somebody showed off another example somewhere of Avatar the live action Netflix show and how everything in the clothing looked brand new when these are poorer people or individuals who would have had and used the clothing for quite a while, but they looked immaculate without anything frayed or bumpy in texture for multiple washes.

So not only do we see a much bigger rise in the "clean cut" brand new look of maybe many shows or movies these days, but because the cameras being used are largely digital, there's no longer film grain present either to "grime" the aesthetic of a movie either and help that "messy" lived in aesthetic alongside the clothing or at least mitigate it.

So do you guys agree and think there's been a wholesale change to where even the make up of characters isn't always considered to help them look "worn in" to the world they're supposed to inhabit? Watching Alien: Romulus i commented that the actors didn't look like they belonged to the dark grimy mining colony they have the movie take place around. The actors are all fresh faced without a hint of grime like they got access to Korean glass skin routines.

I know movies are getting incredibly bloated in budget, yet it seems more than ever there's a huge missing attention to details by costumers, make up artists and even CGI artists exacerbated by the digital sheen of a glossy looking aesthetic they shoot most modern movies on.

Thoughts.