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This netflix deal ruins EVERYTHING

posted 9 years ago by sackofwhine
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Why do I have to subscribe to a network to watch a film that was made for the public. I don't have to make a deal with the cinema to experience a film. You are deliberately getting in my way to watch something that is only made for a select group of people, thats exactly the opposite of what cinema should be like. Movies are meant to be seen by everyone. Why does it have to be so complicated when it could be so simple? Just let me watch a movie, I'll pay for it, but why do I have to give out personal info to see art?

On a side note, this movie could have easily been an Oscar contender but this "Netflix Deal", which somehow included not screening it in cinemas first, pretty much ruined every chance it could have had. And it had a big chance.

[–] SamoanJoes 9 years ago

I watch movies on Netflix all the time but I agree with you.

[–] tpupkin 9 years ago

You do too make a deal with the cinema: you buy a ticket to see the movie. For the pice of that one movie ticket, Netflix gives you this movie and 1000s more for a whole month.

Since when are movies a public service?

[–] sackofwhine 9 years ago

Movies were always intended to be seen by the general public. I get it, netflix is a great deal, no doubt. But (and its hard for me to explain this) something just seems off when I want to watch a movie from netflix, like Beasts of no Nation, but something gets in your way to do so. What if you don't have a credit card to sign up? Now I have to ask my parents to do it for me. They decline. What do I do now? I simply want to watch a movie, this problem wouldn't have happened in a theater where you are just buying the product said theater offers. There is no deal here. Lets suppose Netflix made a kids movie. A kid wants to watch the movie but is underage and therefore can't possibly possess a credit card or anything else like that for that matter. What does he do now? This wouldn't have happened in a movie theater where he would have just watched the film, payed with his pocket money and had a good time. Sure, Netflix has its deals but for me its a matter of principle. The film-makers want everyone to watch their film. And the movie theater is just the more accessible establishment for the general public to do so.

[–] Ghosthunter123424 9 years ago

In the past, people had stage plays (still do of course), today we have cinema, though the numbers attending seem to be dropping a bit since more and more people prefer to stream something.

There is always a cost to the audience. You pay to see the show because the actors need to be paid, the play director, stage hands etc. Movies are no different.

Network tv is paid for by advertising which you, the viewer, are expected to sit through. Subscription TV is supposed to avoid adverts, but sometimes they'll just run them between programming rather than in the middle of one.

Suggesting that movies are a public service and you should be able to view them without paying is beyond idiotic.

[–] sackofwhine 9 years ago

Never have I ever said that I don't want to pay for the products they deliver. I am however saying it is a wasted opportunity to not show Beast of no Nation on the big screen, where cinematic movies are usually played. I guess you have to adapt to the times, but as long as there are stage plays, movie theaters will also exist.

[–] Ghosthunter123424 9 years ago

The whole point of netflix, or any subscription service, is to produce a product that will attract people to your platform.

HBO could make a lot if they ran the Game of Thrones in a cinema (I think a couple of cinemas have run GoT nights that would run old seasons), but then why would people bother paying for the HBO subscription?

Likewise, Netflix want people to get on board, so they make the best shows they can to attract people. The only reason people are talking about Oscars for Beasts is because Netflix tried to get it nominated, which would raise awareness and attract more people to their service.

[–] patty1 9 years ago

The film-makers want everyone to watch their film. And the movie theater is just the more accessible establishment for the general public to do so.

If a wide theatrical release had been important to the filmmakers, they could have sold the distribution rights to a company that would do that. Instead, they chose Netflix. Do you have information that Neflix misled them about how wide the theatrical release would be?

[–] Z-Tay 9 years ago

Not having Netflix in 2016 <<<

Movies were always intended to be seen by the general public.

Most people I know already have it. You're pretty much a dinosaur if you don't have Netflix in 2016. lml.

[–] sackofwhine 9 years ago

Maybe I am, I like to support my local videostore. I live in austria and the selection here is quite meager, so it doesnt really pay off. I will get it eventually, when I finish school, but for now I don't see the big need.

[–] bliss66 9 years ago

What all the SJWs fail to understand is why should the motion picture academy drive traffic to Netflix? The whole point of AMPAS is to promote the film industry thus driving traffic to the nation's exhibitors. AMPAS isn't in the business of encouraging viewers to stay at home.

A lot of people seemed to have missed this fact.

[–] random_guy2 9 years ago

Every new technology or form of distribution has people that are resistant to it. Netflix is trying out new things with their platform, and we will see how it plays out.

I, for one, love it as a platform for more serious films. Anyone who is into films likely already has Netflix, so any film that is released there costs nothing extra to see. This allows for seeing things that I know very little about, because I don't have to put in any effort beforehand to decide if I think it is "worth it", I can just start watching and decide. Many of my favorite film experiences have been with things I knew almost nothing about going in, but outside of something like Netflix, that is difficult to achieve.

[–] In_Correct 8 years ago

I agree with you but I also disagree with you.

I understand your point about having to give personal information to Netflix when you could probably still pay cash at a theatre. ... theater ... whatever.

But sometimes films about Black People will end up being "sold out" at the theateres. There was a limited release about Beasts Of No Nation to theateres but the rest of the theateres were probably didn't want it. The similar sounding "Birth Of A Nation" released the same year as Beasts Of No Nation also had a similar problem.

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[–] krayz93 8 years ago

Oh just get the month long free trial, binge everything that peeks your interest.