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A Minecraft Movieis a gigantic hit.
Many of the biggest video game hits of the last decade have been original ideas.
Can original movies apply any of their lessons?
A New Generation Of Moviegoers
But that’s all box office talk.
And yes, I believe movie theaters will be around that long.
I say that while also beingexhaustedby the era of IP filmmaking.
I want to see more original movies.
I want to see more comedies get the chance to become big theatrical hits.
Thats not to say I want stories based on existing material to go away entirely.
The movies that turned me into a cinephile,The Lord of the Ringstrilogy, were based on books.
Those IP movies got me hooked on cinema.
I bought endless DVDs and Blu-rays.
I’ve got a modest collection of Criterions.
The beginning of that journey was an IP movie.
A New Era Of Film Culture
The current generation has an even shorter walk to hardcore cinephilia.
They might get recommended a Letterboxd “Four Favorites” video after watching the same star do Hot Ones.
TikTok and Reddit and Twitter are full of film content that’s just an algorithmic push away.
Tomorrow, Steven Spielberg.
“I… am Uncle Rico.”
