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Here is my perspective. I honestly don’t care how these films are distributed. The reason being these are big budget films. Big budget films always survive. I’m more concerned when much smaller films are being wiped out because the industry no longer finances them. https://twitter.com/kristapley/status/1334565615902679041
I’m sure people are up in arms because they are thinking about the theater experience. That is fine. As a filmmaker, I’m far more concerned about the viability of the spectrum of films that will be made. The films that make careers or speak about something.
For whatever reason, financiers and production companies are actively staying away from these films. They are still focused on “bigger” films despite the current situation of the world and lack of theater access. It is concerning and frustrating.
This feels like a far bigger issue than how people will watch Godzilla version 2,453. There needs to be balance amongst the craft. It is getting harder and harder to create that in film. There are docs, tv, and commercials but filmmakers still want to make narrative features.
If you think of so many filmmakers who went on to create bigger films, a lot of them were rooted in smaller passion projects that they wrote and directed. These films developed relationships with the filmmakers and audiences. These films are crucial. They need to be made.
