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> Its all about hard cash. Quite. Studios have minimaxed their money making capabilities, and (generally) no longer take 70s style gambles on films like "The
by rodgerd 12y ago
> Its all about hard cash.
Quite. Studios have minimaxed their money making capabilities, and (generally) no longer take 70s style gambles on films like "The Godfather".
This is only exacerbated by the fact that it seems people are prepared to pay for the likes of "Transformers" but the people who claim to want more interesting/niche films aren't prepared to shell out for them, whether because they keep their money in their pockets, torrent them, or whatever.
- Retra 12y agoAll the people who like good movies stopped going to see movies because they know they aren't good. Related: http://lesswrong.com/lw/lr/evaporative_cooling_of_group_beliefs/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/lr/evaporative_cooling_of_group_beli... A cult gets more extremist over time because moderates will leave. Then the definition of 'moderate' changes relative to who is still there, and the cult slides into an ever-more-narrow circle of ever-more-extreme followers. It's a feedback loop. Except in case of movies, it is a feedback loop that promotes maximum reliability and profits. It doesn't promote "good movies" or "what the audience wants" in any way: it promotes what the _remaining_ audience is unwilling to sacrifice.