Movies can tell stories too

Checking out IMDB of 2012 expected movies, I find that out of the 21...


Only these three have the potential for a great story behind it. The rest are a bunch of super-jacked up CGI fest of monsters, guns, and explosions. I don't really get these kind of movies. Sure they are nice to see but I never remember much about them simply because they aren't worth remembering. Flashy graphics and special effects should not be the main focus of movies. Great stories make for great movies as evident from:

• The Dark Knight
  
• Lord of The Rings trilogy
• The Matrix (just the first one)
• Godfather (except the third one)
• Shawshank Redemption
• Fight Club
• Blood Diamond
  

The list can go on and on, but these are some of the greatest. These are movies people keep talking about, people keep quoting from or even make memes out of. They never die, they are immemorial and its not because of some multimillion dollar budget solely on special effects, but well thought out characters, carefully written dialogue and a storyline that grips you from the beginning to end.

It does not have to be some sort of crazy overwhelming or completely unique story, just something different from what we are used to. What about werewolves? I don't recall any movie based solely on werewolves. Or a serious movie where animals that have become highly intelligent and dolphins become kings while crows keep us in line. Or a guy that lives with his future self in the same house. Or a quirky rogue magician that leaves the highly guarded city of Azgris to find out about the plans of the city to wipe out outside civilization by a rebellion group of wizards and joins their ranks (Harry Potter's done, time for more magic). Or the life of the guy handling a hot dog stand (he's out on the streets all day everyday, he must have seen some crazy stuff).

The point is, big giant monsters, huge explosions, vampires, zombies, any form of top secret agent, any rogue cop/soldier/detective, muscle bulging half naked men firing huge guns or vixens in skin tight leather and stilettos are played out. That's why they rely on CGI to sell because there is nothing left to say or simply nothing much to say at all (Big mythical monster goes roar, swings blindly, gets stab, dies)

All that millions of dollars should be shelled out for writers. It's tiring having to sit for an hour or two knowing exactly what's going to happen next. Probably another explosion. If the listed 21 are the best of 2012, might as well sit out going to the cinema for a year.