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Post by Prime etc. on Mar 7, 2023 17:47:48 GMT
about 130 11th graders (@16 yrs old) half American black, 25% Latino, 25% other (Asian, African, or white)- they are mostly consumed with social media and watch streaming TV (lots of sports, TV shows) Some teachers here actually assigned them to watch Black Panther 2
I wonder how they would feel about watching say, a 1970s blaxploitation film or a Mexican film from the 50s or 60s. Would they be interested in that? Or just laugh it off without a second glance?
There's a problem that happens with a group dynamic--we watched Psycho in a college class and the students laughed a fair bit. But they aren't paying to watch it--they are forced to watch it. A different situation from where you pay to watch it or you are watching in a small group.
I knew this guy who was a writing teacher. And he said that there was nothing worthwhile written before 1950. I was of course--shocked. But he was of Chinese ancestry--so for him, European culture did not represent him. It only had interest when it was more diverse.
It would be interesting to gauge say--Japanese views on older media. Because they have movies going back to 20s and 30s. I am assuming there is enough interest in cultural preservation but I never hear about modern Japanese film outside of Godzilla--which I understand is like Mickey Mouse--they know it but that doesn't mean they think about it.
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Post by lune7000 on Mar 7, 2023 23:25:38 GMT
about 130 11th graders (@16 yrs old) half American black, 25% Latino, 25% other (Asian, African, or white)- they are mostly consumed with social media and watch streaming TV (lots of sports, TV shows) Some teachers here actually assigned them to watch Black Panther 2
I wonder how they would feel about watching say, a 1970s blaxploitation film or a Mexican film from the 50s or 60s. Would they be interested in that? Or just laugh it off without a second glance?
There's a problem that happens with a group dynamic--we watched Psycho in a college class and the students laughed a fair bit. But they aren't paying to watch it--they are forced to watch it. A different situation from where you pay to watch it or you are watching in a small group.
I knew this guy who was a writing teacher. And he said that there was nothing worthwhile written before 1950. I was of course--shocked. But he was of Chinese ancestry--so for him, European culture did not represent him. It only had interest when it was more diverse.
It would be interesting to gauge say--Japanese views on older media. Because they have movies going back to 20s and 30s. I am assuming there is enough interest in cultural preservation but I never hear about modern Japanese film outside of Godzilla--which I understand is like Mickey Mouse--they know it but that doesn't mean they think about it.
I think cultural connections have something to do with it, my kids are far more likely To have seen Black Panther 2 rather than Batman. But I think the bigger issue is just simply the power of the algorithms in social media apps. These apps are trained on millions of peoples' preferences and create an intricate profile of an individual. They can predict very correctly what a person is likely to be interested in- my students are in a constant state of distraction. The intense distraction allows no room for anything else, including movies. This is a real threat to Hollywood. Apps are more fun than movies. I saw how Facebook has the ability not only to predict who will vote in an election, but whether they will register to vote and the best way is to get them to register. Facebook can tell, just by what we are interested in, how we will vote and if we can be induced to vote. They can even send voter registration links and reminders. This kind of information really is the deciding force in most close elections. We are in serious trouble when machines know more about us than we know about ourselves
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Post by Prime etc. on Mar 7, 2023 23:34:03 GMT
I suppose the simple fact is that computers and phones take up people's time now.But I don't think people want to stay glued to a phone all the time--it has to get boring.
The real problem is Hollywood has become too dull and lost traditional quality control measures. Technology is partly responsible for that as well.
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Post by Prime etc. on Jul 5, 2023 17:23:26 GMT
Someone was telling me that a friend went to see JAWS at a theater and it was packed--and many younger people were there and they watched the film instead of using cellphones.
I am not surprised--obviously people who would pay to see it would be more likely to go there to watch it but it does show that there is interest in the artistic past. And younger people are more likely to want to get out and see things on a big screen rather than a big tv (assuming they can even afford one).
FOX films were popular for revival houses (ALIEN etc) but Disney (in 2018) stopped allowing them from being shown. But the interest exists I would say, especially since modern movies have abandoned standards so dramatically.
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