In these days the question linked between is taking place again Netflix and cinemas all over the world with the support of numerous directors who have already expressed their opinion on the matter. It is now known that in 99% of cases, a Netflix original film will not be released in cinemas since labeled as "different" from whom, no one knows.
Edward Norton, very famous Hollywood actor has expressed himself on the utterances of Steven Spielberg who claimed that Netflix is the bane of cinema. During the promotional tour of the film Motherless Brooklyn Norton told a The Daily Beast that according to him the real problem is the mismanagement of American cinemas. These are his harsh words:
“Movie chains are destroying the theatrical experience. Nobody else. Many directors and cinematographers I know have begun to consider the reality that over 60% of American theaters run their projectors at nearly half the brightness they are supposed to use by contract, offering poor sound and a darker image but nobody is pointing this out. If cinema were to offer what it really should, then people would say 'Wow, this is great. I don't have this experience at home. ' Well, I want people to walk into theaters, look for the manager and tell them 'If this movie is too dark you will give me my money back. Because I'm paying for a first-rate experience '”.
Definitely direct and clear words that make it clear that if the reality of the facts were to be this, then perhaps he is not completely wrong. He also remarked on how Netflix had the courage to make certain investments as for the film Roma di Alfonso Cuaron:
“Netflix has invested more in theatrical distribution in Rome than any other distribution house would have done. They brought a film in Spanish and black and white to cinemas around the world. Hundreds of cinemas, not just a few, investing more money, in a cinematic context, than anyone would have done. You can't tell me that there are many people who would have invested in that project ”.
How many of you agree with Norton's words on the Netflix-Cinema issue?
