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Cinema is dying and there is no going back

Theatre ruled the world of entertainment all across the globe for centuries. Then came the age of cinema. During the 1930s, more than 65% of the population in America used to go to see movies in the cinema. That number has been steadily declining and reduced to less than 10% this century. That was before Covid and the massive inflation rates that affected the industry and the general populace. The industry has been declining slowly over the last century, few blockbusters making billions is not a revival but proof that a one-in-a-thousand big franchise is the only thing that can bring people to the cinema. The industry can not and will not survive on one blockbuster a year. People are just not coming out to watch anything else, and nothing can be done about it. Let's look at the factors that have led us to this: Cost of Living: In 1968, a minimum wage worker earned $10.59 per hour in inflation-adjusted terms, 46% more than today’s $7.25 federal minimum wage. That is the crux of the ...
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How French cinema led the horror genre in the decade of 2000s

In the 2000s, Hollywood busied itself with churning out sequels to "Saw" on a yearly basis. The film kickstarted a franchise where each film deviated more and more from the essence of the original until it became a mockery of its former groundbreaking origin. While Hollywood was busy milking the cash cow, French cinema was inventing new horror tales that were bold and unique, thus picking up the baton and leading the genre. Any horror fan tired of the monotonous and sterilised horror of the Hollywood franchises should indulge in the raw take of the French.  Inside ( À l'intérieur ) : Great horror emerges from the moments of simplicity. The unnerving sequences do not rely on production or narrative complexity extravagance. The most effective ones tear away the superfluous furnishings to reveal a simple conceit. Inside is deceptively simple in its premise. A heavily pregnant woman is pursued by a vicious woman who wants her unborn baby. Set in one location, the film begins ...
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Prometheus is an underrated gem that deserves a second chance

Prometheus got a lot of hate during its release period, and then it disappeared into the void. The void that only spares the most beloved and hated of films, the rest of the middling bunch are consumed by it, never to be spoken of again. Prometheus did not deserve that fate.  One of the reasons for its ill-fated demise was that Alien fans were expecting an Alien-like film. Before the film was released, Ridley and the team tried to ensure that it was not a sequel to Alien to manage people's misguided expectations. It was clear that Prometheus was in the same universe, but it wasn't obligated to follow Alien's formula, and it didn't promise such a thing either. The promo leading up to the release felt more like a homage to Alien than a promise of a true sequel. The film tried to reach further with its ambitious themes and ideas rather than being content with retreading them. It failed to convey some of them well but successfully achieved many of the rest. The result was a...
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