> I guess what’s great for both of us is that there’s just so many movies these days

I vehemently disagree, and I'm not simply being argumentative -- this is something I've held as a strong opinion for decades.

I can count on my hand the number of high fantasy series that have been filmed and that have been good. Or the number of spacefaring sci-fi films.

I've seen thousands of movies, yet I'd consider fewer than 10% of them "good". Very few sit with me for days after the theater.

This world doesn't have enough film. I know my interests aren't being catered to.

You're lucky, I find something like <2% enjoyable to actually give real attention to. For that reason I watch basically 0 TV or movies anymore.

And feels like the less I watch, the less I can watch anything without immediately being annoyed at cheese, cheapness, and mostly just plain unrealistic characters or dialogue (which really and truly is 99% it seems like of shows).

I need either high art or a slice of life. Ghibli or Satoshi Kon for anime, stuff like Kubrick in film, or Mad Men for TV. Mad Men especially was my turning point where after that show I couldn't stomach much else.

Call me elitist. I watch lower quality YouTube stuff much more easily (at low attention), but once you're trying to sign me up for 30 minutes or more I just give up.

Tried watching the 3 Body Problem on Netflix and in just the first scenes (cultural revolution + the scientists convo on God) were so full of cringe. I kept it on as background a bit but petered out after a few episodes.