Is Irony Ruining Filmmaking?

How Excessive Meta-Humor and Self-Awareness Are Undermining Genuine Storytelling

Modern films are afraid to take themselves seriously.

It feels like everything is too self-aware and overly reliant on meta-humor that undercuts any emotionality in mainstream films.

I believe this is why it's so hard for audiences to truly connect with them.

So, are contemporary filmmakers relying too much on irony to avoid potentially being made fun of f…