I didn’t watch…
Who needs to see a throng of self-important lefties revel in their fabulousness while they promote their fatuous work?
Yes folks, movies have become baseball in the land of football, that’s being challenged by soccer.
In other words, the theatrical experience doesn’t hold a candle to the home/flat screen one and television series are much more appealing than two hour snoozefests and shoot-em-ups.
So it’s not only the paywall of theatres, it’s also the form. It doesn’t fit today’s world where if you’re into something, you want to go deep, if you stop and smell the coffee you don’t want a cup, you want the whole pot.
Used to be the Oscars were a religious experience, at least for me.
I’d gather with friends in front of the screen – which was much smaller back then – and there would be no talking as we watched the shapers of culture vie for victory. Even though Woody Allen refused to attend because he believes competition in the arts is pointless, which is true – but everything needs to be quantified in today’s society – no matter how fallacious the judging.
Movies drove the culture.
We wanted insight into those in front of the camera and behind. We learned the lingo. We knew the studio heads (quick, name one today!) and had to go to the theatre not only for the experience, but in order to participate in conversation at parties.
But then the producers went solely for the bucks and everybody we knew stopped going to movies and we did too. Talk to friends, either they go all the time or not at all. I’m in the latter category, it just takes too much time.
And I hate the audience and the timing…I want to watch when I want to watch – we live in an on-demand culture – that’s what streaming is all about!
As for rallying around the set with your brethren…
We call that the Super Bowl.
And it’s about the ads and the ability to discuss the halftime presentation more than the game. If the game is good, it’s a bonus.
The Super Bowl is now a national holiday.
If you’re not invited to a party you feel like a loser.
But the mainstream media did not get the memo that things have changed. Continue reading