We are drowning in content, yet dying of thirst for originality. I was scrolling through my streaming queue last night—past the third Knives Out sequel, the live-action remake of a cartoon I watched in 2002, and the prequel series to a movie that came out ten years ago—when it hit me: We aren't making art anymore. We are making inventory.
The entertainment industry has become a bank. Studios don't ask, "Is this story beautiful?" They ask, "Does this IP have a pre-existing fan base?" It’s safer to reboot Daredevil for the third time than to take a chance on a new superhero. It’s less risky to stretch a 90-minute movie into an 8-hour slog of a limited series than to let a director cook up a fresh idea. Here is the dangerous part: The content isn't bad . IHaveAWife.24.06.16.Ava.Addams.REMASTERED.XXX.1...
Let’s be honest for a second. When was the last time you watched a new movie or TV show and felt that spark ? That feeling where you sit up straight, pause the remote, and whisper, "Whoa... I’ve never seen that before." We are drowning in content, yet dying of
So, give yourself permission to be bored. Turn off the "mid" show that you don't really care about. Watch that weird foreign film. Listen to that experimental podcast. Play that indie game with the janky graphics. The entertainment industry has become a bank
The best entertainment isn't the one that fills the silence. It’s the one that breaks it. 👇