Number Crunching Shows Old Movies Are More Creative Than New Ones

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Tell your film buff friends they’re right: the most creative period in cinema history was probably the 1960s. At least that’s the takeaway from a detailed data analysis of novel and unique elements in movies throughout much of the 20th century.

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If there's anything that sticks out to me about modern v. old movies is that the modern ones rely too much on technology.  Perhaps the creative class has become too lazy because it is easier to make movies than it used to be.  But making good movies is probably just as demanding as ever.