“to boldly pay where no man has paid before.”
This is why I won’t watch it. Like the new Star Wars offshoots - They are available, but I have to pay MORE every month for it ?
I’m not doing it. I won’t march to that beat. I already pay too much to watch this stuff. I did learn that if I wait long enough, I can buy a used boxed set off ebay for a fraction of the price.
It works out better.
As far as the new cinematic epics - My biggest problem is the Chinese. The Chinese have more control over what we watch than we do. They made these movies seem like the Chinese are the best. I can’t stand it.
Actually, the Chinese see an opportunity.
Hollywood is embracing a new progressive socialist SWJ narrative that is unpopular to the bulk of America. They are remaking Die Hard with an all-female version and rewriting history to fit the progressive narrative(s).
Meanwhile, the Chinese are engaged in movies in both English and Chinese, using both English and Chinese actors. They take place in futuristic settings with decent CGI and follow the age-old adventure story line. They do not use any of the SJW narrative, and instead have traditional families (even if dysfunctional) and good hard-working leadership roles. Roles that people would like to emulate.
Check out this...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/11/china-first-blockbuster-sci-fi-film-wandering-earth