The Sad And Somewhat Disgusting State Of Machinima

Let's not get off on the wrong foot. I love Machinima. It is a great way for people to make movies without the money or gear to do it properly. While it's still difficult, some, myself mainly, would argue that it's too easy. No, just listen. Come on, don't leave.

Please?

See, Machinima has always been made by adolescents, that's just how it is. Adolescents sure do like their comedy, don't they? Well, yeah. And I submit to you it's their love of "humour" that's destroying the once promising face of Machinima, and melting it like a piece of cheese to an open flame.

Take one look at the "director's spotlight" over on Machimina.com's horrid youtube channel. While I stop myself from throwing up over my computer, you can go and watch some of that.

Let's continue.

Eugh.

One thing you'll notice, is that the spotlight is tailored almost exclusively to one thing. A type of comedy I don't like to mention. A horrid beast that was born in the darkest shit-cans of hell. It's name?...

HAHAHAHA OMFG XDXDXD OOOOLLL SO FUNNY AND RANDOOOMMM!!! SSSOOOOO WAACCKKYY XXDDD XD XD XD XDDDD XDDDD ;3;3;3;3;3;3;3;3;3;3 LOLOLOL 3;3;3;X;;XX;X;;X;X;X;

No, really. That's it's name. It's a type of "comedy" that relies solely on having two people scream into a microphone, and make Halo characters jump around. They don't think up plots, or anything really. They just make their "characters" say "random" things in an attempt to be funny.

There's too much of that beast roaming the halls of Hogwarts   Machinima. There's just too much "funny stuff." That horrible monster above combined with the non-ending barrage of "comedy" means all the gold gets lost under a steaming pile of shit. And hell if I'm gonna sift through it.

You see, Machinima is making movies. And there is so much wonderful potential, but no one using it.

Machinima needs a new wave of content. The best movies ever made aren't comedies. They're crime films, action films, romance, noir, horror, sci-fi... Everything but comedy. Don't get me wrong, I like comedy. But I don't want it all the time. I'd like to see something new. Something that really pushes boundaries.

If we can get at least a handful of Machinima Projects well written, well directed, and well acted, that are even half of what, say, LOST ever did. Then it could change the face of the community. People might actually say "hey! I wanna do that!" They'll sit down and rather than write down ever fart joke and swear they know, they'll think about what it is they're writing.They'll try to get you to care about the characters and get you involved in the story. And only when M.com finally starts pushing that material, and people make more, will Machinima as a whole be taken seriously as an art form.

Which is what it's supposed to be.

In my opinion.