The medium budget films are dead. I am sad modern audiences would prefer to see more coloring book chatacters and other stuff from when they were kids rather than original dramas without mass shootings or stakes that involve saving the entire country/world/galaxy/multiverse.
I think there is also an element of inaccessibility when it comes to lower budget films. Local cinemas are often dominated by long runs of the big budget action films, which can make it difficult for audiences to watch anything else. Given how badly the cinema industry is struggling, it would be in their best interests to create space for a greater variety of films or organise special “one night only” screening events. My local cinema takes part in a lot of film festivals and also runs a classic film club and special re-screenings of older films - these events always seem to attract significantly larger crowds and bring in a lot of extra revenue for them.
My personal Disney favourite is The Fox and the Hound. It’s got stuff for kids (anthropomorphic animals and cute songs), but the main narrative is difficult to fully comprehend for a pre-teen.
The medium budget films are dead. I am sad modern audiences would prefer to see more coloring book chatacters and other stuff from when they were kids rather than original dramas without mass shootings or stakes that involve saving the entire country/world/galaxy/multiverse.
I think there is also an element of inaccessibility when it comes to lower budget films. Local cinemas are often dominated by long runs of the big budget action films, which can make it difficult for audiences to watch anything else. Given how badly the cinema industry is struggling, it would be in their best interests to create space for a greater variety of films or organise special “one night only” screening events. My local cinema takes part in a lot of film festivals and also runs a classic film club and special re-screenings of older films - these events always seem to attract significantly larger crowds and bring in a lot of extra revenue for them.
While walking my dog I had one of those shower thoughts: medium budget and indie film plotlines have moved over to prestige tv shows.
people who liked disney before, disney had pretty dark themes even for children movies, but they santized all thier cinema because of MCU.
My personal Disney favourite is The Fox and the Hound. It’s got stuff for kids (anthropomorphic animals and cute songs), but the main narrative is difficult to fully comprehend for a pre-teen.