I think ths has perhaps hit on something.
The Rocky type movies don't sell anymore. I like them but the public wants monkeys to dance...and now. They want sleezy jokes, explosions, stupid humor, killing, etc.
Secretariat, 42, the hank movie, the Jessie Owens movie - those should have been well received by the public. But no. They are considered boring. Too life like. They are real stories so...booooooo boooooo
Im not even sure I Walk The Line or Forrest Gump would do good now.