Films: what's the point!?

Sure, everything's been done before, it's HOW you approach the idear that is important.
Interesting Characters and a unique story/plot is vital to every movie, otherwise it's a wasteful eye-candy.

I want to prove that I can make films on a no-to-low budget (most of my expenses right now are for reimbursing the actors to ensure they will finish it, but later I will add more makeup, fx, ect.) and prove characters and story can be entertaining! (Kevin Smith & Robert Rodriguiez are proof of that!! But I want to show that, even in THIS day & age, the "little guy" like me can still shine.)

Of course, I already have a dozen or so stories I want to turn into films. And, due to my limited income, I must find a way to finance future projects, so I will most likely have to cater to a more mainstream audience and put out some short films or skits that will generate revenue (videos AUDIENCES want to see, and not just me).

Some days I have hope, some days, I have none.  I look at films like "Freddy Got Fingered" and "Transformers 2" - films that were made but are either so utterly horrible or full of plto holes it would be unwatchable if not for the endearing actors or special effects.

Don't even get me started on "remakes"...

In this economy, I personally think Hollywood would do much better if they would cut back on the over-priced big budget films, and made smaller budget films that have better stories.  Sure, the number of viewers may not be as much as a summer popcorn blockbuster, but the smaller budget woudl offset that.  Also, independent films desperately need to get noticed more.
      People say "Hollywood" is out of idears.  Actually, there are so many films being made every year, and the majority of them are from smaller, independent film-makers, but the big studios can not even begin to compete with the indie's stories and originality.  There IS originality out there; there are enough stories for everyone, only for smaller audiences that prefer those stories; we only need to work harder to find them, usually though the internet, film festivals, and cities lucky enough to have local theatres that show these smaller-distrubuted films.  

I'm rambling & babbling and don't think I will get to the actual point I meant to, so I will end this now.