i need to understand cameras and video recording

i will never understand why all estonian movies feel indie
each scene feels weak
each angle feels like its filmed by an amateur in his back yard
each post process effect feels, stock

is it FOV?
is it the shape of the FOV (lenses)?
is it the zoom?
is it the combined post process effects (color grading, HDR, etc) and DoF?
is it the ultra strong lightings on each set and scene?

i think ive seen a big american movie that have a counter example to most each of my questions

ithink high dynamic range might be the most important one?