The sad story of how Sony lost its way
RE “Hurry. Somebody Call Spider-Man,” by John Horn, Nov. 14: Every movie genre has a simple formula. The good movies exploit that formula over and over, and the great ones add subtle twists.
For the most part, the movies that did well for Sony had solid stories. It’s almost inconceivable to me, as a produced screenwriter, that Sony executive Amy Pascal could possibly look at “Deuce Bigelow” or “Stealth” and declare, “It’s always in the end about good stories and telling them well.”
I laughed harder at that quote than at anything I’ve seen in a Sony release all year.
Movies today are primarily driven by the whims of actors and directors. Storytelling hasn’t been important for decades.
DOUG HALL
Los Angeles
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