Entertainment industry lacks innovation

By Austin Driscoll

Innovation is lost in today’s entertainment industry. While many are making strides to improve it, most fall way too short.

The movie industry has seen the worst of it. Filmmakers may be trying new things with technology but there are no innovative plots. The stories are recycled and reused stories that we have seen in about a hundred other movies.

Beautiful 3-D graphics are very nice but do nothing for me if I’ve already seen the same movie with different characters.

The video game industry has also been hit hard. Nintendo has a motion-controlled video game console but the company still releases Mario game after Mario game and most don’t even use the motion controls.

I’m not just picking on Nintendo. Many game developers and publishers are to blame because of overused sequels. It shows me that publishers are too afraid to step out of the box to make something completely new, so they just expand on what they already have.

The lack of innovation may be a direct result of the economic issues in today’s society. Most games and movies are on a tight budget and a strict deadline because of the lack of money funding them. It’s difficult to hire innovative people when you don’t have the money.

Luckily, the music industry hasn’t been affected quite as much or even at all. There are still many new artists experimenting with new instruments and technology. I just wish that every other entertainment outlet was willing to take bigger risks too.

Not all movies and video games suffer from lack of innovation. There are still many movies and games raising the bar. I just feel that no one else is able to reach that bar.