I’m Sure It’s Not Because The Movies Are Bad
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Or, because the industry’s most public spokespeople (so-called stars) go out of their way to regularly insult people of faith, or who believe in the second ammendment as much as the first, or who think terrorism isn’t America’s fault, or who voted for Bush, or who want to protect their kids from filth. No, I’m sure the reason for this has to be something else:
<<< Nearly half (45%) said that, while they still go to the movies, their movie attendance has decreased from five years ago – 27% said it is much less, and 9% said they never go to the movies anymore, a recent Zogby Interactive poll shows.
As Hollywood struggles with a years–long box office plunge, Zogby finds that those age 25-34 are most likely to say their attendance has decreased over the past five years – and the oldest respondents (age 70 or older) are most likely to say they no longer go to the movies at all (23%). …
High ticket prices (30%) and a dislike for the movie selections (30%) are the top reasons given for falling movie attendance – 13% said they don’t like the crowds in the theater. Those age 18-24 are most likely to complain about costly tickets – nearly half (46%) said high ticket prices have kept them away from the theater. Among older adults, dissatisfaction with the film selections is the main deterrent – 46% of those age 65 or older said this.
More than a third (37%) of respondents said they go to the movies fewer than six times per year – 21% said they don’t even make it to the movies once a year. Overall, 10% said they never go at all. The youngest adults in our survey (those age 18-24) are most likely to say they go to the movies several times per month (9%) – this age group leads all others among those who said they go to the movies between 6 and 12 times per year. Attendance numbers decline among increasingly older respondents, the Zogby Interactive survey shows. >>>
Wide-screen TVs and surround sound systems have been around for over a decade. I was selling them at Circuit City in the mid-eighties. What’s changed in the last five years is Hollywood’s complete disconnect with the event of our time — the war for civilization presently being fought — and the growth of a non-sycophant media that exposes this disconnect and how woefully hypocritical, selfish, and out-of-touch this community can be at times.
People used to adore Hollywood. Today it’s a constant source of contempt and ridicule. And that’s the worst thing that can happen to any industry. Imagine if G.E. acted like Hollywood. Think they’d sell fewer light bulbs trashing America, conservatives, and people of faith?
Hat tip: The Blogfather.
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