TBH a lot of critics I've seen have a fairly laid back attitude to the Minecraft movie.... sure it's not good but people seem to be having a good time there so why the hell not
People aren't able to afford to go to more than one movie every once in a while, and tend to go in groups. So they'll go to the one more people want to see.
I also don't know if I'd agree that Hollywood is "cranking out" these movies with original ideas. Using Drop in the video as the only example is odd, that movie looks like it's not a fresh idea, or particularly good, but that's subjective. What movies are we talking about? Oscars field was 👎🏻 in Feb
I think this is right but I also think some other context matters. The person who wants the McDonald's salad legitimately is unlikely to want to eat fast food often, where regulars want cheap fatty food--its a Pareto distribution (80/20) problem too, not just hypocrisy.
If a factory needs 10 people and only has 5 working there, everyone SHOULD say "it would be better if more people worked at the factory", even if only a tiny percentage would actually need to do it
So it's not really the same kind of thing! They didn't ask "should most people work in manufacturing"
The car comparison isn't fair. Thats years of propagandizing and abuse by lobbyists. There is also more complexities to audience viewership because its generally ignores family markets. The two main movie types you mention Video Games and Superhero movies have something in common, they are things
The truck thing is maybe the worst possible example to use here because it’s pretty well-documented how buying habits changed based on the legislation/advertising efforts of a relatively small group of influential folks tied to the auto industry.
I was gobsmacked to learn from work colleagues in Europe that not even construction contractors really use pickup trucks over there. They get by just fine with work vans in the vast majority of use cases.
It’s really just that Americans are easily manipulated and afraid of everything.
I absolutely love a tight 100 minute, mid budget thriller, but I'm still not going to pay $25 a ticket to go see one. Maybe I'll pay that for the occasional super budget special effect fest that actually seems interesting and benefits from viewing in a large group
and even those narrow audience arthouse films are doing THAT bad. A24 has shot up in popularity in a very short amount of time, to the point where they have multiple releases a year. everyone seems to have blocked it out, but that would have been unheard of 5 years ago.
and yeah, I've never seen a trailer for any of those.
And you want me to get my buddies and take a chance, when they'll be on streaming before Mother's Day? You want me to get a sitter so I can watch "Death of a Unicorn"?
Mcdonald's Salad Shakers is a perfect comparison, not because people are hypocritical about what they want, but that a bunch of loose lettuce and shaved carrots in a cup is McD's idea of Healthy.
Just like the same 10 actors in the same three horror and action movies is Hollywood's idea of original
Here’s my top ten original movies from last year: a sports drama, a conversation on a taxi ride home, a crime comedy, a surreal anthology, a horror comedy, a queer drama, an alternate history epic, a revenge action, a romantic drama, and Anora. Variety is not the issue.
The truck is twice as expensive. Even if the companies sold half as many trucks as compacts, they would still sell the truck.
This carries over to Hollywood, too. A big budget sequel has a built in base. A new idea is a risk. Mid budget films make money, just not as much as the studio wants.
I think pickup trucks are an outlier on this list…they’re ingrained into American culture much thanks to the propaganda that pickup trucks make you a real American. Car companies spend more on advertising pickup trucks and SUVs during the prime slots (superb owl) and it pays off well for them.
Value also comes into play though for the entertainment business
With how the technology of home theater has advanced, many Americans don’t see the point in going to a theater and paying anywhere from $20-$35 a person for tickets & snacks… For something they could just watch at home
Wait, I thought people were addicted to salt, sugar, and fat when they were kids, which made them less likely to choose salads as adults when they eat at McDonalds 1/
Free will is a dangerous concept, in my opinion, because it encourages complacency in the face of weaponized principles of human behavior that scientists have know about since BF Skinner first started studying them in the 30s. End/
I agree with this but I also remember the McDonalds salads, and while I ate more of them than most, they were by todays standards objectively awful, whereby the burgers, which have not changed much are still OKish to me
I love selling crack to children. People say it's wrong, but these kids just keep buying crack! What am I supposed to do about it? I am merely a humble crack vendor.
I think his point is that people still go to the movies, but make these choices they think are bad for others. If you prefer streaming/home watching in general, then you probably don’t fall in that category.
I understand that. I was just saying I think his point was when people do choose to spend that money, it’s on the very things they claim they don’t want more of. I didn’t take it as a general criticism of people choosing the less expensive option.
I can see a movie in a theater for about $5 (Depends on how many I want to see that month), with a reserved seat, and show up 20 minutes “late” to skip the bulk of the trailers. I enjoy the human interaction if people feel compelled to yell at the screen.
This reminds me of that idiotic tweet saying that companies emit 90% of pollution, therefore individuals shouldn't make any effort. As if they're not the ones buying the polluting goods and services from these companies.
Fresh movies ain't as advertised enough as remakes, sequels, and reboots. As if studios don't have that much faith in standalones and are looking for excuses to just stick to what made money.
I was under the impression that people had balked at the McSalads because they tasted like garbage without the high-calorie, mostly rapeseed oil & corn syrup dressing? See: "snack size" cookies that are 1/4 the caloric content because they're 1/4 the size, or Coke/Pepsi "calorie wise" 222mL sodas.
Yeah. The American fast food places are healthier in Europe but still taste basically the same. Eating it in America just has this extra level of greasy fattiness that I hate.
Don't forget that there is almost no advertising being pushed for these films, though. Also, the fact that they get an *extremely* limited theater lifespan before being forced to streaming. Or, they're just pushed straight to be buried in streaming.
Movie theaters are a truly awful experience these days. It doesn’t make any sense to pay all that money to see a film that will be on streaming within weeks. The only reason to go is to get children out of the house. Hence why children’s movies are the only ones that make any box office money.
And THAT'S weird to me, because Americans hate children (seriously, they do). I mean, how many times do people say the quality of the movie doesn't matter because "it's [just] a kids movie".
A month's worth of streaming or one half-assed remake, not a tough choice. The ideas aren't really fresh and we're just tired of be advertised. You can choke on that old model and look--you are.
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"Hell no, there's no money in the budget for that."
The true costs of the burger/truck are not reflected in their sticker prices, so of course they're going to be more popular!
Anything can be appealing if you subsidize it enough!
So it's not really the same kind of thing! They didn't ask "should most people work in manufacturing"
The truck thing is maybe the worst possible example to use here because it’s pretty well-documented how buying habits changed based on the legislation/advertising efforts of a relatively small group of influential folks tied to the auto industry.
It’s really just that Americans are easily manipulated and afraid of everything.
Anyways yeah, I kind of agree that people have bad and stupid habits (because most of them are bad and stupid) and are bad at communicating what they
But they’re like 1% of the market, and a lot of them you won’t ever hear about because tue market is flooded with homogeneous garbage
Those movies everyone says are so original make zero effort to appeal to wider audiences, do next to no advertising, and go to streaming within WEEKS.
"Drop" which is yet another low-budget film about a woman going a rampage to protect her family.
"A Working Man" with is, full offense, a Jason Statham movie.
and "Sinners" which I saw a poster once, and maybe is a supernatural thing?
And you want me to get my buddies and take a chance, when they'll be on streaming before Mother's Day? You want me to get a sitter so I can watch "Death of a Unicorn"?
Yeah, I'm gonna wait.
Just like the same 10 actors in the same three horror and action movies is Hollywood's idea of original
This carries over to Hollywood, too. A big budget sequel has a built in base. A new idea is a risk. Mid budget films make money, just not as much as the studio wants.
With how the technology of home theater has advanced, many Americans don’t see the point in going to a theater and paying anywhere from $20-$35 a person for tickets & snacks… For something they could just watch at home
I loved going to the movies. But I also hate groups of people
Fuck Linda McMahon
Even the Drafthouse isn’t what it used to be, and no matter how discreet the service, the entire thing is just a rigamarole I don’t enjoy anymore
Cost us 60$.
I have a 4k projector, 10' screen, dolby 5.1, and a jellyfin full of movies i can start without watching half an hour of commercials.
Costs 6$.
Which would you pick?
(Oh, and i can yell at the screen!)
That's why theatre attendance is declining.
It exacerbates problem, so it's relevant.
‘King of Kings’ good Weekend.
https://www.cato.org/blog/americans-think-manufacturing-employment-greatfor-other-people
I have bought some of the early home releases though, if I’m jazzed about it.
My give a shit seems kind of worn out anymore.