During the shutdown of everything, theaters couldn't open up and let people in. Now movies are so full the theaters seem to be collapsing even more.
Cineworld is declaring bankruptcy, and AMC dropped 40% TheStreet: What Charts Say for AMC Stock After 40% Plunge.
It feels like there is a push to keep people at home, or locked in at their jobs for companies like Google or Apple.
On purpose, I don't think so. It's just a product of things changing. I mean myself I feel like I just outgrew going to the movies. I'm not even the type that believes you have to gatekeep adulthood with a requirement to quit having "kid" fun, just that I can't really see any of my friends at my age thinking "hey, let's go watch a movie" it just sounds like something none of us would want to do together.
Then add in that I'm not sure kids care all that much anymore...I mean a ton of them will watch TV series on their phone. They'd rather watch movies at home. I'm not sure they are interested in new movies either. I'm hanging out with my teen cousin for a weekend soon and all he wants to go on about is wanting to stay up all night watching old horror/slasher films. I don't think I've heard him mention interest in a new movie since he was about 10.
So what's left? Only examples I can really come up with is parents taking their small kids to the latest Disney animated indoctrination drivel, but that's being replaced too.
The other day I was in Walmart and noticed the videogame toy section was nearly sold out. The movies, cartoons, and classic toys like LEGO were well stocked. It hit me how much the traditional methods were giving way to videogames as central