2 months ago
- Timothée Chalamet commented that he doesn't want to work in art forms like ballet or opera that struggle to maintain relevance, highlighting his focus on blockbuster films.
- Theatrical movie releases have declined from 910 in 2019 to 670 in 2025, with shrinking box-office sales and studios adapting with shorter acts and faster cuts to retain audiences.
- Going to movies has shifted from a mass-market activity to a luxury, with affluent people more likely to attend, while low-income individuals are less likely due to cost and time constraints.
- Attention spans are becoming a class issue; economic stability allows for focused leisure like watching films, whereas precarity and stress reduce the ability to concentrate, favoring phone-based distractions.
- Micro-dramas, minute-long episodes on platforms like TikTok and PineDrama, are rising in popularity, often targeting working-class, women, Gen Z, and people of color with fast-paced, AI-generated content.
- There is a growing cultural divide where traditional films may cater to the white and affluent, while micro-dramas offer accessible narratives but risk being cheaply produced and lacking depth.