The Coronavirus pandemic has been a difficult time for, well… just about every industry on the planet. From sports, to journalism, to film and television, pretty much every job that requires human interaction has undergone massive changes over the past six months. One of the few industries that may have actually benefited however, is streaming. With people locked in their homes with no reason or excuse to leave, services like Netflix and Disney+ have dominated the media landscape, and not everyone’s happy about it.
During the Venice film festival, one of the first major gatherings of influential actors and filmmakers since the beginning of the pandemic, several prominent names expressed unease with the stranglehold that streaming services currently have. Among those concerned was Cate Blanchett, who remarked that it would be difficult “moving from a monoculture of streaming over the last six months to how we open cinemas.” Concerns over the loss of the theater experience were also prevalent, with director Pedro Almodovar arguing: “If a film of mine is shown in a cinema I can hear the audience breathe, it gives me the pulse of to what extent my film excites people. If I put my film on a platform like Netflix, I lose that contact with the spectator.”
The discussion over how theaters can re-open and when has been a difficult issue of late, particularly as Christopher Nolan continues to promote his latest movie Tenet as exclusive to the silver screen. Many individuals and outlets have found themselves weighing the risks of attendance with the need to keep up with a cultural zeitgeist. Indeed, some have even wondered if audiences will ever return to normal again, contending that perhaps our consumption of media has changed so drastically that theaters will have to adapt significantly to survive.
Anxiety over the unknown is a reasonable emotion in times like these, and while many justifiably worry that the shifting power balance will leave them in the cold, others feel secure that this new age will not leave them behind. When asked to comment, Cannes film festival chief Thierry Fremaux responded: “We will see in 120 years if we will be celebrating the 125th anniversary of [streaming]. We have to stop declaring the end of cinema every time there is a change.”
Source: Yahoo News
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