• ThrowawayInTheYear23@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Retraining the audience to re-embrace the theatrical experience and prioritize that…takes time.”

    That ship has sailed.

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      10 months ago

      “Am I so out of touch? No… It’s the audience that are wrong”

      I haven’t been to a traditional cinema in about 5 years. Home theatres are much better value. Can pause and rewind for bathroom breaks, don’t have to wear pants, can drink and eat anything I want. I don’t have to contend with people incessantly talking throughout the movie, there are no bored kids kicking seats and crying, I don’t have to pay for parking, and I can start and stop the film whenever my company and I want to.

      I was excited when Disney+ started offering premiers at home. Them removing them wasn’t “training me”, I’m a patient person and I’m happy to wait to have my movie experience the way I want it when I want it.

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        10 months ago

        Well said. The disadvantages of going to the cinema far outweigh having to wait a few months to watch a movie at home. The studios should be leaning into this trend, not kicking and screaming that people aren’t going to the cinemas without fixing any of the downsides.