Natalie Portman on the Decline of Film Culture
Natalie Portman says "the decline of film as a primary form of entertainment" is a "striking thing."
"If you ask someone my kids’ age about movie stars, they don’t know anyone compared to YouTube stars or whatever." https://t.co/r9pNxC8SSh
- Variety (@Variety) February 22, 2024
- “The striking thing has been the decline of film as a primary form of entertainment,” Portman said. “It feels much more niche now. If you ask someone my kids’ age about movie stars, they don’t know anyone compared to YouTube stars, or whatever.”
- “There’s a liberation to it, in having your art not be a popular art,” she answered. “You can really explore what’s interesting to you. It becomes much more about passion than about commerce. And interesting, too, to beware of it becoming something elitist. I think all of these art forms, when they become less popularized, you have to start being like, okay, who are we making this for anymore?”
- “There’s also been this democratization of creativity, where gatekeepers have been demoted and everyone can make things and incredible talents come up,” Portman continued. “And the accessibility is incredible. If you lived in a small town, you might not have been able to access great art cinema when I was growing up. Now it feels like if you’ve got an internet connection, you can get access to anything. It’s pretty wild that you also feel like at the same time, more people than ever might see your weird art film because of his extraordinary access. So it’s this two-sided coin.”
I kind of like how films are so accessible now, even if it means the distribution of them aren't by the standard studios.
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