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HanOfTheNekos posted...

I feel like the dawn of streaming services that allow multiple distribution forms has made movies more accessible than ever before, increasing the chances of a lot of good films that wouldn't necessarily earn big box offices get more exposure. And that seems to me like a much bigger deal to cinema than a successful blockbuster franchise.

I don't think it actually helps smaller films get exposure at all. Almost all streaming services just bury those titles in with the other two or three dozen new titles that will pop up in the same time frame while giving 90% of their promotional space to the same huge titles that dominate the box office. The one service I can think of that focused more on niche movies is one of the first that closed up shop, as well.

If you're interested in movies like that not only are you not likely to learn about any of them on a streaming service, if you do watch them through streaming instead of small, local theaters you're helping to cut off their primary source of revenue. If anything, streaming is actually making it harder for most independent filmmakers.

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