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In my own view, the people arguing that movies never available to the public in some archive-able format should be given secondary consideration kind of have a
by bilbo0s 8y ago
In my own view, the people arguing that movies never available to the public in some archive-able format should be given secondary consideration kind of have a point. I've been to the Louvre. Several times. I've seen the Mona Lisa. So I can make my own judgement. But if someone in, say, 1525 said, "This is one of the greatest works of all time", and then locked it in a Vatican Vault for the next 500 years, I should be forgiven for being skeptical. (At least until 2025 when they brought it out from the vault. Whereupon I can make my own judgement.)
I'm not in the movie business at all, so I'm just a regular person, but I guess what I'm saying is, in 50 years, why do I have to just take the Academy's word that Film X is good? They'd be saying, "Trust us. We have a copy of it, and we've seen it. It's one of the best films ever." Which is fine. But why can't I get it and judge for myself? Why can't I get it show it to some friends and neighbors and talk about it? It's a legitimate issue in my view.
- jedberg 8y agoI see your point, but luckily there is a solution. This year the MPAA is opening a museum and supposedly will have an area where you can view any film that was ever made from their archive. It'll probably take a while to digitize it all, but at least there will be a way to view the movie if you happen to be in Los Angeles.
- ocdtrekkie 8y agoSo, I was all with you folks on the "must be able to buy it outside subscription" requirement, but this example falls really flat. If you want to go the Louvre and see the Mona Lisa, you have to buy a ticket to see it for a day. Netflix is selling tickets for like ten bucks to see Roma for a whole month.
- swiley 8y agoWow I kind of assumed art museums in France were free like the ones here.
- DEADBEEFC0FFEE 8y agoEven free admission museums, need funding. Someone is paying.
- ocdtrekkie 8y agoWhere are art museums free? The Louvre has a ticket for about $20. Here in the Chicago area, you can visit the Art Institute for $14, MOMA in New York is $25. I guess the Smithsonian is free, but that's just my tax dollars already spent, really. ;)