I live in the Bay Area, which probably has more of a penchant for going to theaters for prestige cinema than most places. But even here your observation about the age of the audience would hold some portion of truth. Lots of younger people at Avatar, MCU, etc. Lots of older people at prestige dramas. I also watch it all on streaming too…
I live in the Bay Area, which probably has more of a penchant for going to theaters for prestige cinema than most places. But even here your observation about the age of the audience would hold some portion of truth. Lots of younger people at Avatar, MCU, etc. Lots of older people at prestige dramas. I also watch it all on streaming too -- but there is something special about the live, collective experience, they going out to get a drink and talk afterwards, etc. There's also something about timing where there's an actual sense of a "release." I think those things are/were so important to building a community around shared culture.
I live in the Bay Area, which probably has more of a penchant for going to theaters for prestige cinema than most places. But even here your observation about the age of the audience would hold some portion of truth. Lots of younger people at Avatar, MCU, etc. Lots of older people at prestige dramas. I also watch it all on streaming too -- but there is something special about the live, collective experience, they going out to get a drink and talk afterwards, etc. There's also something about timing where there's an actual sense of a "release." I think those things are/were so important to building a community around shared culture.