> There’s much less of a market, and much less information circulating, even though we have the internet and much better mechanisms for moving information to one another.
I think it is because of the internet and better moving information that there is a lack of a market and the "slow roll" doesn't work anymore.
If a movie is bad, most people will know after the first day. Also, back in the day you'd just show up at the theater and pick a movie after dinner, because it was a pain to look that stuff up ahead of time. Then you'd pick a movie that maybe you'd seen an ad for and watch it.
Now, you'll pull out your cell phone at dinner, see what movie starts next, check the reviews and tweets, and then pick another one if it's bad. Before you ever get to the theater. And if there is nothing good, you'll do something else.
You can't get away with making a bad movie anymore like you could in the 80s. I saw a lot of bad movies in the 80s and 90s.
I don't see bad movies anymore because it's so easy to avoid them.
I actually feel like the constraints on supply in my childhood enabled me to experience a wider range of media than I otherwise might have. Sure, I read a lot of crappy books and terrible TV ( or good stuff that is outside my immediate interests) back then because there wasn't anything else but that in of itself was an experience.
That's lost when I can pick anything and just drop anything that doesn't have the right genre and is 5 star on whatever rating service I used.
Gotten to the point where the research has gotten too stressful. Feels like there’s a lot of pressure choosing the best movie to invest 2 hrs of my life!
Now I find it more relaxing to go based on just the trailers and enjoy the bad ones when they happen.
I think it is because of the internet and better moving information that there is a lack of a market and the "slow roll" doesn't work anymore.
If a movie is bad, most people will know after the first day. Also, back in the day you'd just show up at the theater and pick a movie after dinner, because it was a pain to look that stuff up ahead of time. Then you'd pick a movie that maybe you'd seen an ad for and watch it.
Now, you'll pull out your cell phone at dinner, see what movie starts next, check the reviews and tweets, and then pick another one if it's bad. Before you ever get to the theater. And if there is nothing good, you'll do something else.
You can't get away with making a bad movie anymore like you could in the 80s. I saw a lot of bad movies in the 80s and 90s.
I don't see bad movies anymore because it's so easy to avoid them.