There’s no particular reason a 1.5-3 hour self-contained video narrative that rewards your undivided attention needs to go away, but “two people talking in a room” doesn’t need to be larger than life. The people with big TVs who are still going to Wolverine and Deadpool are doing so because making action choregraphy and explosions and shit as loud as possible makes it more appealing to them.
Marriage Story benefits from something more than a phone screen, sure, but how much more than a 55" TV and a soundbar is worth the other inconveniences of going to a movie theater?
There’s no particular reason a 1.5-3 hour self-contained video narrative that rewards your undivided attention needs to go away, but “two people talking in a room” doesn’t need to be larger than life. The people with big TVs who are still going to Wolverine and Deadpool are doing so because making action choregraphy and explosions and shit as loud as possible makes it more appealing to them.
Marriage Story benefits from something more than a phone screen, sure, but how much more than a 55" TV and a soundbar is worth the other inconveniences of going to a movie theater?