Board 8 > The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the best thing to happen to cinema this century

(+) Yeah! (+)

Fight me.

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Martin Scorsese will.

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Stop

Get some help

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It makes me very uncomfortable when LMS supports something I actually like.

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I mean this isn't a very controversial take or anything

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NBIceman posted...

It makes me very uncomfortable when LMS supports something I actually like.

I mean he just took the easiest possible stance

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LeonhartFour posted...

I mean he just took the easiest possible stance

And it's probably not even his own stance. He saw it on a YouTube video last night and made this topic without having seen any marvel films

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Must have been a slow century then.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l60MnDJklnM

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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.

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I mean I love it but come on, man.

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The actual best thing to happen to cinema this century was Mad Max: Fury Road tbqh

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.

Or this.

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Nah, LotR.

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I dunno, even with multiple streaming services I still just go back and watch Wayne's World over some low budget indie film. You still gotta seek them out like you used to.

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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.

Or

Or they make it easier to see the Marvel stuff

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Aecioo posted...

And it's probably not even his own stance. He saw it on a YouTube video last night and made this topic without having seen any marvel films

Not going to lie, didn't see Iron Man 1 or Captain America: The First Avenger until AFTER watching Endgame. And I'm honestly kind of glad I did.

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wg64Z posted...

I dunno, even with multiple streaming services I still just go back and watch Wayne's World over some low budget indie film. You still gotta seek them out like you used to.

I dont know about you, but scroll through a menu is in no way the same level of effort required as before when seeking them out. Your personal failure to take advantage of that doesnt really say much.

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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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The weakening of mid-budget films is a blessing in disguise. It caused The Weinstein Company to undergo a dry spell which allowed its namesake's crimes to be exposed.

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bryans7 posted...

I mean I love it but come on, man.

To be fair I do mean mostly in regards to other blockbuster movie franchises, the MCU is a goddamn revelation. And I don't even think any of the movies rise above an 8/10.

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LinkMarioSamus posted...

And I don't even think any of the movies rise above an 8/10.

you just couldn't resist could you

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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.

This is also huge for watching films of decades past. "Back in my day," if you wanted to legally watch some Harold Lloyd films, you had to either spring for out-of-print VHS/DVD copies (which were oftentimes expensive as a motherfucker) or patiently await a run on Turner Classic Movies. Now, much of his work can be readily streamed. That still blows my mind.

The Gen Z cinephiles are gonna be badass, considering everything they have at their fingertips.

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redrocket posted...

I dont know about you, but scroll through a menu is in no way the same level of effort required as before when seeking them out. Your personal failure to take advantage of that doesnt really say much.

It does, because the vast majority of people think like me.

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@wg64Z

You bumped this god awful topic because....?