A random thought about bad movies

I was thinking the other day about the movie Stomp The Yard. Full disclosure I saw that movie in the theater and that day I knew it I knew it was a terrible movie. It was on the other day. Probably TNT I can't remember these things anymore. What I do remember was that that I thought it was still a bad movie.

But you know what I enjoy watching it and I can't explain why. It is one of these cookie cutter movies that does nothing new or exciting and pretty much rips off all the movies that proceeded it that have the same production values or effort put into it that is trying to entice a certain niche market. I guess the word I am looking for is formulaic.

And there are many movies like this one. She's All That. Bring It On. You Got Served. The list goes on. These are all horrible movies and are a total waste of time. But you know what I discovered yesterday?

I like and enjoy these movies more than I do movies like Braveheart. I am not saying Braveheart is a bad movie. Actually I commend the artistic value behind this movie because it is obvious a lot of effort went into every scene that was filmed. It was more ambitious. It told an important story. I know it was a good movie. But it was not a movie that I enjoyed. The crappy movies I listed earlier are all movies I liked more even thought they were not as ambitious or as technically proficient.

Take a movie I enjoy about fifty times more than Braveheart called The Patriot. The script is lame and the movie looks cheap. The acting and plot are tepid at best. This movie is Braveheart light but I enjoy it so much more. Things like this baffle me.

Why do I like these movies more. IS it because I can turn my brain off and don't have to worry about thinking? Maybe I find comfort on things I find familiar. Could it be that maybe I don't like challenging myself too much while watching a movie. Maybe it is the simplicity and the formula that draws me in.

I don't know why I just found this particular aspect of myself particularly intriguing right now and decided to write about it.