Night Swim (2024)

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Originally Posted by BluBonnet

Well, studios don't stay in business if they don't make a profit, so...

I'm not saying that isn't the case. It doesn't mean I have to like it. I grew up seeing films in the cinema... I still refuse to watch things on streaming services. If I can't see it projected or on a disc, it doesn't exist to me.

If that makes me old fashioned so be it but that's why I go out of my way to support filmmakers like Tarantino and Nolan. It's why I still mostly watch films from a bygone era, stuff like Lord of The Rings, Star Wars...

I do not like the 2:1 aspect ratio, can play on a TV or streaming service all the same. But again... that's just me. I just saw Oppenheimer, a 3 hour, half black-and white drama about nuclear physicists make $1 billion. They are prioritizing streaming over theatrical. If they withheld stuff. people wouldn't be conditioned to just "wait and see it" at home in two weeks.

I am not even that old, I'm not even 30 yet... but the streaming/binge culture has definitely hurt movies. I'm glad for their wallets.. but sad for the artform of creating massive movies for a big screen.