Blog Assignment 5- option 1

Since the 1970s a new genre of films has come about. This genre is one largest genre of the time, and is what most films tailor to today. That is the blockbuster. The blockbuster is essentially a film that relies on heavy marketing, usually with the pushing of well-known stars in the cast. There are good and bad blockbuster films but the usually hold many things in common. Among these being the All-star cast. Though film plots can be good and bad.  One example of this is The Expendables vs. Ocean's Eleven. The Expendables boasts an all star cast of , Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Randy Couture, Steve Austin, David Zayas, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. All well known action stars. Ocean's Eleven had an all star cast comprised of George Clooney, Bernie Mac, Brad Pitt, Elliott Gould, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Shaobo Qin, Carl Reiner, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, and Julia Roberts. For the most part well recognized film icons. Both have an all star cast, and both were heavily advertised. The differences in them however are huge. The Expendables might as well be one giant explosion with hardly any plot. Ocean's Eleven has a quite a bit more depth, they collect the group, plan the heist, carry out the heist, and don't reveal all the details of it to you until the very end of the movie. These films also usually include action, but not always. Many of them revolve around groups of stars commonly associated with each other such as the "brat pack" that starred in a number of John Hughes films. The Brat pack consisted of Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Anthony Micheal Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy, among others.This blockbuster idea, as well as the large implementation of all-star casts is also becoming more common in foreign films. Each country has their highly recognized actors, and this makes the use of these actors very common. Simon Pegg is one such example. Having a career as a TV actor, he eventually broke in to large movies with his role in Shaun of the Dead. Since then he has been featured in both UK and US films involving all star casts. Stephen Chow is also an example of a participant in blockbuster movies. With titles such as Kung fu Hustle, and Shaolin Soccer, he has become known worldwide. This is also becoming common in Bollywood, with such films as Slum Dog Millionaire. Some of these films while not action packed, have received large acclaim. These films have developed into a very large market. The films are commonly marketed by iconic actors, and claim to be able to "blow your mind" with effects, and or story. Such films as Batman Begins, and its sequel, as well as Transformers, are all part of this developed blockbuster genre. This has been a good and a bad thing for Hollywood. the search for money has led to a large amount films that lack plot, on the other hand many of these bad movies have earned many people alot of money. This has led to a large influx of good films as well. By promoting big name actors, who are, for the most part, talented.,you get good movies. Though much of that is subject to preferred film styles/genres. There is no denying that the blockbuster genre has altered the face of films. It has led to good and bad films, though regardless it is spanning the world film industry.