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> Matt Damon talked about this somewhere. The risk aversion stems from the move away from DVD sales. DVDs and even video tape are relatively recent. Hollywood
by anamax 4mo ago
> Matt Damon talked about this somewhere. The risk aversion stems from the move away from DVD sales.
DVDs and even video tape are relatively recent.
Hollywood was a lot less risk averse before DVDs and video tape. Heck, Hollywood was less risk averse before TV became mainstream.
- protocolture 4mo agoWhen Hollywood didnt have to compete so much for spectacle with television and could afford to have a cheaper B movie on every roll as a value add.
- redwall_hp 4mo agoThere was a lot more competition in the industry back then, before decades of consolidation. And less entertainment options competing for customers' attention.
- freejazz 4mo ago>DVDs and even video tape are relatively recent. Yeah and it was a different business model before then with a lot more people going to theatres