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Netflix's CEO says movie theaters are old news. Director Rian Johnson says his next movie belongs there anyway.
(www.businessinsider.com)
this post was submitted on 02 May 2025
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"Old news" is an idiom meaning outdated or no longer relevant. It isn't quite that literal.
My point is the minds of business execs like this are so rotten that they can't understand the difference between old and outdated, they value things on vibes and hype because they don't actually know wtf they are doing.
The more people stick their heads into their phones the more the idea of making an event to go see an awesome movie in theaters becomes attractive vs watching it on a phone the way people already watch everything else.
I suppose. I don't think he's inherently wrong here, though. Ticket sales have been declining steadily for some time, and 2020 sped it up. Theaters have grown increasingly expensive to attend, while the experience has gotten progressively worse.
The other part of that is that home theater gear has also improved greatly. In the 80’s/90’s, no one was anywhere close to replicating a theater’s video or audio fidelity. Now you can get massive 4k uhd screens which are technically a higher resolution than digital IMAX (2k stacked instead of true 4k), and pair it with 11.2 THX quality Dolby Atmos audio if you want. Good AV at home is far more accessible than it ever has been.
Very true! I have a great setup at home and I am sitting in the best position for it. Also, it isn't deafening when action picks up. Louder is not necessarily better.