$5 Tuesdays and movie clubs make tix more affordable, but people still aren’t going. I honestly think it’s a content issue. You mentioned Minecraft and Mission Impossible. Don’t forget that George Lucas was an indie filmmaker who self-financed The Empire Strikes Back. Despite these movies being HUGE properties, studios don’t invest in young and fresh filmmakers anymore. It’s the same old tired execs making the same tired content and asking themselves why young people don’t go to the movies. It’s because they’re not making them. We need more Goonies, John Hughes, and Spielbergs. It’s like the studios completely forgot who their audience is.
100% agree. Fortunately I do believe that that’s coming. The most risk-averse are already losing mindshare and market share by the day, and original entertainment is maybe starting to see a resurgence?? It will start with the Ryan Cooglers of the world but then eventually trickle down to less well-established creatives. I think. I hope.
$5 Tuesdays and movie clubs make tix more affordable, but people still aren’t going. I honestly think it’s a content issue. You mentioned Minecraft and Mission Impossible. Don’t forget that George Lucas was an indie filmmaker who self-financed The Empire Strikes Back. Despite these movies being HUGE properties, studios don’t invest in young and fresh filmmakers anymore. It’s the same old tired execs making the same tired content and asking themselves why young people don’t go to the movies. It’s because they’re not making them. We need more Goonies, John Hughes, and Spielbergs. It’s like the studios completely forgot who their audience is.
100% agree. Fortunately I do believe that that’s coming. The most risk-averse are already losing mindshare and market share by the day, and original entertainment is maybe starting to see a resurgence?? It will start with the Ryan Cooglers of the world but then eventually trickle down to less well-established creatives. I think. I hope.