One phrase I see missing from all the Netflix convo is "tent pole," and it is the basis of the entire movie business. One or two films a year will hold up an en

One phrase I see missing from all the Netflix convo is "tent pole," and it is the basis of the entire movie business. One or two films a year will hold up an entire studio like a tent pole while the rest of their films lose money. Why not only make tent poles? Well, they try, which is how we get endless superhero movies. Why not just make up a new tent pole? Because no one can figure out in advance what they are. No one in Hollywood seems to be able to, ever. Look how many "sleeper" hits were considered unimportant, and how many big budget, highly promoted films fail. Hollywood doesn't know what's a hit until after it's made, and neither does the viewing public. Great art with lasting value can't be crowd-sourced.