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I also have kids in that range. And by and large, I agree that they would be distraught to not have Netflix/YouTube/etc. However, I also know that blockbuster

by taeric 3y ago

I also have kids in that range. And by and large, I agree that they would be distraught to not have Netflix/YouTube/etc. However, I also know that blockbuster movies are still raking in the money, as I have family insisting on seeing Barbie this week. Super excited about it. Kids also wanted to see the Mario movie. And if you have kids in that range, I am willing to bet that you are also in the demographic of people that generally have a natural slowdown in going to movies and things. Turns out, having kids in this age range is a full time job. None of which is to say you are wrong. I'm just not sold on the evidence, yet. Turns out, there is still plenty of big budget entertainment out there.

cudgy 3y ago
The kids are just as tired as many of the adults of watching super hero x version y movies with a smattering of Tom Cruise action version z. I am hopeful that Oppenheimer will be interesting … The feigned move toward AI generated content would likely make things worse, providing bizarre fake Tom Cruise scripts generated from old real Tom Cruise scripts.
- taeric 3y ago
  The numbers aren't really supporting this claim, though? They continue to pull in record crowds. The past few years were hit hard, but we have a solid reason for that. Most everything else will be secondary. Not non-existent, but not the primary driver. Even the concern over AI generated content seems odd to me. Video games have shown that complete photo realism is not needed to attract ever growing numbers of consumers. Such that I can absolutely see AI and procedurally generated content being used in clever ways by creators. That is, I largely think it will be a new market that exists along side existing ones. But it is definitely coming.
  - cudgy 3y ago
    I just watched the latest Mission Impossible and it’s quite possible that an AI would do a better job than what I witnessed. Movies like that are ripe for AI and will probably still make money, but I am saddened by AI likely increasing the trend of similar unoriginal content. Resignation that my taste for original content is not shared by the average movie consumer is humbling.

by taeric 3y ago

cudgy 3y ago

The kids are just as tired as many of the adults of watching super hero x version y movies with a smattering of Tom Cruise action version z. I am hopeful that Oppenheimer will be interesting … The feigned move toward AI generated content would likely make things worse, providing bizarre fake Tom Cruise scripts generated from old real Tom Cruise scripts.

taeric 3y ago
The numbers aren't really supporting this claim, though? They continue to pull in record crowds. The past few years were hit hard, but we have a solid reason for that. Most everything else will be secondary. Not non-existent, but not the primary driver. Even the concern over AI generated content seems odd to me. Video games have shown that complete photo realism is not needed to attract ever growing numbers of consumers. Such that I can absolutely see AI and procedurally generated content being used in clever ways by creators. That is, I largely think it will be a new market that exists along side existing ones. But it is definitely coming.
- cudgy 3y ago
  I just watched the latest Mission Impossible and it’s quite possible that an AI would do a better job than what I witnessed. Movies like that are ripe for AI and will probably still make money, but I am saddened by AI likely increasing the trend of similar unoriginal content. Resignation that my taste for original content is not shared by the average movie consumer is humbling.