The most disturbing trend here is that this dependence on Hollywood just seems so unnecessary, incorporated almost out of fear that people won’t watch anything that doesn’t guarantee them a Hollywood experience. These movies did not need Freeman or Ford or Depp or Winslet; they had visuals and content that were far more arresting than any of the voiceovers. Gore was talking about a global catastrophe-in-waiting that could threaten us all. He had us in his grip – and then he frittered the tension away with the clip from Futurama.
Samanth Subramanian laments the growth of infotainment.
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