Will streaming takes the place of movie theaters?

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Between the expense (7$ Coke, 9$ popcorn?!), the travel time, inconsiderate viewers with babies or phones, the 'theater experience' is a big fat nuisance now:/

When I went to see Once Upon A Time In Hollywood the previews ran 30 minutes long, I'm not making that up!

I enjoyed the movie a lot but it was already pretty long at 2 hrs 40 min...piling 30 minutes of previews in front of it was total sadism

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maybe. i still think there's something important in the theatrical experience that i just can't get at home. there's a controlled focus in being in a big room with a big screen and a nice sound-system that i can't get at home, no matter how big my tv is and how good my headphones are.

but i'm probably a member of a declining minority on that.

i think there will continue to be a place for theatres, but i don't think it's farfetched to see them becoming a niche experience. maybe going to the theatre will become a hipster/bougie experience, the same way kids will buy vinyl or even cassettes now.

I hope not. I like going to the movies.

Eventually, yes. But not anytime soon. I think the pandemic has people gotten used watching movies at the comfort of their own homes. But there are still a lot of people who still miss going to the cinema.

I don't go as much as I used to but even I still wish to see some films on the big screen.

Streaming services are already recruiting big name & talented writers & directors. There are only a few 'Cinema aficionado' filmmakers left.

Also, films are getting shorter runs at theatres in the future. From the usual 90 days to just 45. Because almost every studio has a streaming service now & they want their new movies on their service as soon as possible.

it's becoming more niche.

I hope not. In Australia, cinema patronage peaked in 1996 and has been declining ever since.

I remember cinemas used to be packed and even having to sit up front.

The last time I was forced to sit up front was a 3D rerelease of Jurassic Park around 2014.

I love cinemas because it forces me to give the movie undivided attention. It allows me to become immersed in the picture.

Also as a sound guy, I know my home system can never come close.

You're sitting in a room with a sound system that can cost over $100,000. That's pretty cool.

Plus my local has a 4DX. I remind myself that it costs a few million to make each theatre.

I think there's always going to be movie houses in big cities. I think you'll always have the option to stream a new movie with a bunch of strangers on a big screen if you want to. But you won't have to.

If anything is gonna save the theater system it will be Cameron's Avatar saga. You never know. No way in hell he let's those movies dump straight to streaming.