I often wonder if movies will simply occupy a niche market in the future. I wonder that about a lot of industries. Appealing to huge demographics with excellent movies would certainly be more profitable, but what if the current status quo of rehashing comic books over and over again is profitable enough? That's certainly a safer bet.
Monster truck rallies cater to a small subset of society, and they're probably not going anywhere. Nobody wonders why the monster truck rally industry doesn't try to expand its audience; they do what they do and it's profitable enough to keep them going. Why change what works?
Capitalism is like evolution. You don't have to be excellent to survive, you just have to be good enough not to die.
I suspect that the division between "movies" and "television" will start to dissapear. As television continues to shift from TV to online video on demand, it will face less and less pressure to divide itself into 22 or 44 minute episodes. Further, the notion of paying for add free shows online appears to be tenable. We are also seeing Netflix release entire seasons at once.
Monster truck rallies cater to a small subset of society, and they're probably not going anywhere. Nobody wonders why the monster truck rally industry doesn't try to expand its audience; they do what they do and it's profitable enough to keep them going. Why change what works?
Capitalism is like evolution. You don't have to be excellent to survive, you just have to be good enough not to die.