The surprise success of this surreal duo proves cinema remains a powerful cultural force and suggests audiences want more than franchises
The surprise success of this surreal duo proves cinema remains a powerful cultural force and suggests audiences want more than franchises
It’ll be interesting to see how they process this, because it’s such in-your-face evidence that their whole theory of the the new business model is completely ass-backwards.
People don’t want tons and tons of mediocre crap, they want a few great things. They don’t want endless rehashes and drivel, they want things that are interesting and challenging. They don’t just want small screens to keep them company while they do laundry, they want actual cinema in a communal setting. The value doesn’t come from convenience or volume, or algorithms, it comes from artists.
I know that they’ll do anything to avoid recognizing these truths, but it’ll be odd to watch.
the fact that i have to do it in a communal setting is literally the worst thing about watching new films
I think the ideal arrangement is one of choice, where you have the option to enjoy movies in isolation and I have the ability to show up to a crowded theater and pay $25 dollars for the experience of having people ask to take a picture with me because I’m wearing a homemade costume made out of shipping boxes to see the fifth reboot of a film adaption of a cartoon adapted from a line of '90s toys.