planet_irata t1_j1miwxy wrote on December 25, 2022 at 4:58 PM

I think it'll be similar to books. Some of the classics will be relegated to academics and die-hard movie nerds. Some people still read Moby Dick (for example), but it's definitely not a must-read for those newly into reading. I think movies will be similar. Film studies students might watch Citizen Kane, but the general public won't. (That's already the case, now that I think about it, but I'm sure a similar fate will happen to some of the more recent classics...)

Future generations will continue to watch Die Hard at Christmas time, though. That's set in stone. ;)

googoogfgh t1_j1mpv9p wrote on December 25, 2022 at 5:53 PM

Moby Dick is basically The Godfather. I wouldn’t start with it due to its length, pacing, and denseness, but if you want to know anything about anything, you have to take the plunge eventually.