Entertainment has stopped being an activity and has become a sedative. Take a look at the top 10 box office hits of last year. Now take a shot every time you see a sequel, a prequel, a spin-off, or a cinematic universe. (Please drink responsibly; you will be drunk by number three).
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We are trapped in the IP (Intellectual Property) Apocalypse. Studios are terrified of originality because original things are risky. Instead, they reboot Harry Potter , make a Joker musical, or stretch a 300-page novel into a 10-hour miniseries. Entertainment has stopped being an activity and has
The result? We have lost the ability to struggle with art. If a movie is slow, we turn it off. If a song has a weird time signature, we skip it. The algorithm optimizes for instant gratification , not lasting impact. Here is the most disturbing trend in modern media: We don't actually watch things anymore. We supervise them. (Please drink responsibly; you will be drunk by
Yet, if you are like most people, you spend 20 minutes scrolling through Netflix just to give up and watch The Office for the tenth time. You have access to the entire history of cinema in your pocket, yet you feel like there is "nothing on."
We are living in the Golden Age of entertainment. Or is it the Gilded Age?