The framing choices that work beautifully on a 70mm screen just dissolve into visual mush when you're watching on your laptop with the cat walking across the keyboard. You lose all those carefully orchestrated sound design layers when someone's doing dishes in the next room during what should be a pin drop moment.
The real issue isn't the medium shift but how streaming platforms have trained audiences to expect constant stimulation, making the deliberate pacing that works best in theaters feel unbearably slow. Directors are now cutting scenes tighter and adding more visual noise to compensate for distracted home viewing, which ironically makes their work less effective on big screens. We're watching filmmakers solve the wrong problem.
nah streaming just gives us more ways to experience amazing stories and honestly some of the best content is happening on platforms now. absolute W for accessibility and choice imo
no actually going to the movies was always overpriced and overrated, now we just have better options at home. called it when netflix started making actual good content and everyone said it would never replace theaters.
The exhibition side has been restructuring their revenue models around concessions and premium experiences since 2019, which tells you everything about where the real pressure points are. What we're seeing now isn't disruption so much as an acceleration of changes that were already baked into the business model.
That moment in Mulholland Drive when the couple watches the lip sync performance at Club Silencio reminds me of what we've lost. You can't pause Lynch to check your phone and expect the spell to hold.
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