Hey so what exactly is the story with these weird-ass Movie Recap Youtube channels?

[TableManners]

I have a few questions:

1. What the fuck?
2. How do these have millions of views?
3. Why do the titles purposely avoid the name of the thing? Is it some SEO thing?
4. So many of these are focused on the torture of women so that's gross as hell
5. These channels are dodgy as hell, no?

Youtube sure is a cesspool of trash but any insight into these particular corners would be appreciated. Cheers.

 

[The Adder]

1. AI is cheap with high returns
2. Because #3
3. To cause #2
4. To cause #2.
5. Yes.

 

[djplaeskool]

Automated engagement farming.
It's SPIDERMAN ELSA JOKER for adults.

 

[lvl 99 Pixel]

It makes them and Youtube easy money.

 

[nsilvias]

its Facebook clickbait for youtube users

 

[Zulith]

Yeah, it's one of the latest trends and I block those channels as soon as I see them show up on my feed. It's easy content and get lots of views. These people are parasites.

 

[Dice]

"watched" a few bizarre/cool/weirdo movies this way, but they're easy content mills

 

[TableManners]

Oooooh it's an AI thing. That makes a lot of sense. Fucking gross.

Thank you.

 

[the magical kitsune]

If the thumbnail didn't give it away, it's minimum effort AI.

 

[Saganator]

I am guilty of watching some of the Movie Recap videos. At first I thought the recaps were written by people who don't speak English as their first language, but then I realized it's AI crap. It did expose me to some movies I never would've known existed so it's not totally useless unlike some of the AI channels I've stumbled upon

 

[TableManners]

I also noticed one channel was called 'RECAP KING' which made me lol

 

[GrimGrinningGuy]

It's SPIDERMAN ELSA JOKER for adults.

Click to shrink...

Is this still a thing? It was INSAAAANE when my son was little, I'd block and block so many but with every block 3 would come back. I haven't seen one in years since he moved onto Roblox videos ha. Are they still crazy?