Visually Stunning vs Story driven

I’ve noticed after reading the MPAA’s theatrical market statistics for 2010 that there has been a 5% decline in the number of tickets sold per year. The lowest it has been since 2008.  Its crazy, even though there are so many factors that contribute to the loss in sales, one that is starting to arise is I think people are getting tired of the big budget movies that have high CG and baldy written features. Everything is becoming so unoriginal and the studios are using way too many special effects and aren’t providing enough content (story, acting, direction).

The Raven

     Seeing how comic books are all the rage right now, why not go to short story and novels. In the latest news from Total Films John Cusack will be staring in The Raven, a movie made from Edgar Allen Poe's Short stories. John will be a detective who is uncovering murders done like in Edgar Allen Poe's book. The Director James McTeigue says he wants to stay away from the idea of it being like the movie saw and have his movie more compared to the Se7en. Comparing the two right off the bat there are similarities, unlike saw where the main character is testing his victims and in Se7en where he is killing people based off the seven deadly sins, just like The Raven, where two detectives are searching for a killer killing based on the works of Edgar Allen Poe. If you are unfamiliar with the works of Mr. Poe i suggest you check out this link.