I miss going to the movies. I noticed that going to the cinema became less of routine around 2012 or so. I dont think its a coincidence that this is happening as TV Shows has won the world over.
And think about it. People have been bitching about Hollywoods output forever. In the 90s and 2000s we would go to the cinema and say "yeah the story wasn't that good, but the effects were amazing". You heard that shit all the time. You had to see the movie because it looked incredible technically, and no other production house could match Hollywood. If you wanted to see effects, stunts and top of the line production quality, it had to be big hollywood film.
But after decades of that, we became jaded and desensitized from effects carrying a film. It just wasnt enough anymore. And in comes TV shows- With much higher budgets and productions than in the past. And they have strengths that movies doesnt have. The characters you are invested in keeps evolving for episode after episode. You get so much more time to explore character development and drama.
In a movie its tough because you have to tell this big epic story and then tie a knot on it in an hour and thirty minutes, wrapping up everything. You have so much leeway with shows where some shows take their time, stretch their legs and can have blunder episodes despite still being a good show.
It is a shame that Cinema is dying. Its an experience unlike any other. Its a social event, but nobody is talking to anyone (or at least they shouldnt). You just go there to sit down in a dark room and watch stuff with strangers.
