Theaters Desensitising Audiences

• Innovation and originality are rare in the movie industry, and this is spoiling the experience for movie goers. If there is anything less than perfection, it is stamped with the seal of disapproval by audiences.
• Impressive CGI and stunning special effects aren't seen as special because we are bombarded by them in every direction. We have grown sick of seeing the same thing over and over again and no amount of special effects can change this.
• Although not every filmmaker can be a James Cameron, audiences still expect the filmmakers to actually give a care about their work. Audiences want an engaging and original narrative that doesn't rely solely on blinding special effects. CGI should be in balance with the narrative, if one is good, the other should be just as good.

Thoughts:

•  I agree that movies have been given much less thought in modern times. It has gotten to the point where whenever I see a movie trailer on the television, I always say "that looks like a bad movie." I may know nothing about the movie, but if it looks like it has the same dusty and overused storyline as every other movie of its genre, I will immediately assume it to be a bad movie. Often I am wrong. And it isn't necessarily fair of me to judge a book by its cover, but when each book you look at has the same cover, it's hard not to judge one story by the content of another.
•  To much money is being spent on CG and not enough thought is being spent on an engaging plot.

 Question:

•  When did it all start to go wrong? When did filmmakers start to grow lazy?