Is it normal the love of films is becoming an acquired taste?

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I work in a video store and I've noticed that TV series are more popular to rent now than movies. Many young people I talk to tell me that they just don't have the attention span to sit through an entire movie. It's made me feel like the love of movies is increasingly becoming an acquired taste, only for those select few who are able to devote the time and attention to them.

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  • bananaface
    10 years ago

    It's not something I've noticed a lot. I find it really strange. If a film is good, then you get swept away by it, and you don't really have to concentrate or make an effort to watch it. It's harder to watch crap films. So maybe some people are watching films they aren't enjoying?:S

    It's sort of strange, because TV shows are longer, in a sense. I mean, with films the story is usually condensed so that everything fits within a few hours, whereas TV shows tend to have more time to get the same thing across. Although, I guess TV shows are in little installments.

    Either way, I really don't see film fans as being in the minority. I personally love films! Love love love them!

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  • ProseAthlete
    10 years ago

    I think part of the problem is the decline in the film industry. Look at the huge explosion of creativity in the late 1960s and early '70s when the era of studio contracts ended and compare it to the endless stream of sequels filling theaters today. That doesn't mean good, innovative movies aren't being made, but the major studios just aren't investing in originality the way TV is.

    It's become a standard industry joke that big-budget productions and good films almost never overlap. Sure, there's the occasional "Schindler's List" that had both a big budget and a genuine talent behind it, but more often, you have to choose between small but magical things like "Pan's Labyrinth" and "Beasts of the Southern Wild" or some formulaic, generic production with a Roman numeral behind it. Do we really need "The Hangover III" when the first two told the same story? I even liked the first one, so I'm not just being a movie snob.

    This is a golden age for television. Some networks are still buying shitshows like "Two and a Half Men," but others are taking some great risks -- and they're putting Hollywood to shame. I'll take "Mad Men" and "Breaking Bad" over yet another Michael Bay monstrosity or superhero flick any day of the week.

    With that said, going back to older classics is really exciting sometimes. I just watched the remastered "Lawrence of Arabia" for the first time a few months ago, and it was stunning.

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  • Wendell
    10 years ago

    I don't think that's true but someone said that what is getting common is everyone calling them films now instead of plain old movies...dang hipsters.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      10 years ago

      Well its apparent you've only read the title of my story then. Have a read of the post below it.

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  • Terence_the_viking
    10 years ago

    Oh goombas.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      10 years ago

      Haha yeah those damn goombas!
      Good point and well made

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  • macaroniheyo
    10 years ago

    Im watching a movie as we speak.

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  • AppleMind
    10 years ago

    It's Netflix's fault. Get Hulu, they have most of the Criterion Collection streaming.

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