The Future of Movie Theaters | Alan Jackson | TEDxHickory

[alexakaa.charlesross]

The more people in the theater the more anxious I feel because it's more opportunity for people to be rude. Being alone in the theater is like heaven on Earth for me, now that I have a projector at home I don't know if I want to continue going to the theater.

[spencerevans]

What this guy just talked about is PRECISELY why I prefer to watch upcoming movies for the first time in theaters then on an iPhone. It is ALWAYS a good experience for me and trust me, I've seen PLENTY of movies for the first time in theaters

[Formakiwi]

One factor left out of the analysis of why a lot of people longer attend movie theatres, is other people. Specifically, the frequently appalling, anti-social and entitled behaviour of many moviegoers: phones beeping and buzzing, people scrolling or conducting conversations via message apps, talking, intimidating others who object, basically showing zero respect or consideration to other attendees is a big reason why I rarely go to the cinema anymore, and I know I'm not the only one. This is what happens when you neglect to teach more than one generation in a row any sense of manners or consideration, and convince them that their own feelings and personal ego gratification are the only valid concerns they should ever have.

[RafaelSantos-xlut]

Really appreciated this talk. Thanks for helping me think about this.

[alanmorris]

I've always known movie theaters were on their way out. I live in a small city and we used to have three drive-in theaters and four movie theaters. All of them are gone now. A few years ago, they opened a large Cinemark Tinseltown theater with multiple theaters inside. It used to have a huge marquee with light up letters you could see from the street, but they recently took it down because they couldn't afford the amount of electricity it pulled.

[yantimohhan]

Some of the movies i didn't get it. But my son always explained to me, so i got more knowledge about what's going on. It's educated me.

[mrshipofsteam]

Thank you sir for this inspiring presentation!

[timyeah]

so maybe theaters need to make an "experience" out of movies rather than just show up and sell tickets

[joettagonzalez]

I LOVE going to the theater. The one reason that I have gone less often over the past 20 years is the cost. It is simply too expensive, especially when I can watch the movie at home with as many people as I want for around $3-$-4 with popcorn and a soda for everyone. If I go to the theater, I'm going to spend around 25 bucks per person. It's unreasonable and I simply can't justify that expenditure unless it's something I feel should absolutely be seen on the big screen. That said, I haven't been to the theater since 2017. That's over 5 years and says a lot.

[i.k]

Covid was the final nail in the coffin for movie theaters.

[ProjectCreativityGuy]

Movies have lost spark completely now, but the technology and HD quality has gotten beyond our expectations, though!

Come on, what ever happened to real effort movies? If that still existed, Hollywood would save cinema houses from going bankrupt and have the film industry running normal as possible.

The fans have just got to be faithful and be a regular at their local cinema, to help support the movie industry.

[TheBebelehaut]

Movie theaters need to invest in camera technology and screen Development (Re-definition of cinema screen) so that the screen is empowered to deliver "more content, more artistic power and hence, more viewer impact" per square inch than a TV or phone ever can deliver.

[Raesling]

TBH, I thought this was going to be about the larger Cineplexes and how theaters are becoming more themed and experiential.

[DKShoots.]

I think movie theaters need to walk into 2022.. as much as I personally love seeing a film on the projector I think it's time for Samsung's wall TV panels followed up with some of the best audio Dolby or DTSX available today don't forget comfy chairs...

yeah that's obviously a pretty penny.. But these kids need quality to get them out of the house because they're sitting there watching 8k on a phone or 85in TVand they don't want to see it on a 1080p projector screen.. you have to entice them with something they've never seen..
They need to upgrade ASAP and give the genzier something they haven't seen before.

And they're really better do this fast because I truly see movie theaters falling into the category of Blockbuster as much as this guy wants to save it

[stoney]

The Demise of Theaters will be the same as Shopping malls!.

[AshishYadav-eodu]

Movies should be made which make the audience cry, laugh and for the 3 hours people are in sync with the films.then theatre will be flooded with people.

[Jeremy-emp]

I used to love going to movie theaters. Now, I hate it because of loud audience members, people on cellphones, and the ongoing fear of someone entering the theater and shooting me to death. I love watching films on Netflix and Disney Plus. It's fantastic because for $14 dollars a month, I can enjoy thousands of hours of entertainment at home. Going to the theater is expensive. $12 bucks a piece to see one film that may or may not be good is too much to spend when you're living paycheck to paycheck. With streaming services, everyone can watch the film and have a wonderful time. And if it isn't a good film, it's no big deal. Plus I love the original films that Netflix and Disney Plus are producing. Movie Theaters, for me, are dead, and I will not miss them for one second.

[holiday]

“Chances are that of a movie is bad, you’ll want to stay because you want to experience the movie with everyone” (paraphrased). Nope. If I don’t like the movie or can’t get into it, I’ll leave especially if there is quite a bit more to go.

Case in point. As a kid, I was bored watching one of the Lord Of The Rings movies (first one I believe). And I convinced my parents to leave with me while there was a packed theatre.

[tidepoolclipper]

It is essentially the fault of both the movie theaters and Hollywood themselves.

The theaters for overcharging the tickets, trying to justify artificially inflating the ticket prices with the failed 3D gimmick, and cutting corners with the customer service.

Hollywood for their lack of originality (ALMOST every movie these days is a (Speaking of adaptions, they LOVE to make HORRIBLE adaptions of video games and anime)), the increasing commonality of bad movies at a theater per year (thus are SCARING people away from the theaters; as people are worried they will end up watching a bad movie), infamous actors and directors who are now in a bad spotlight and yet still end up earning too much money, deceptive advertising (While the first Amazing Spiderman is still better than its sequel; they advertised multiple scenes that were altered or didn't even appear in the final product), movies trying to become more political, and directors pandering to China (which happened with one of the Michael Bay Transformers movies).

[elnick]

I am going to a movie theater today to see THE BATMAN. First the good news. theaters today are a lot cleaner than they were in the early 80's or before, also, perhaps as not many missing pieces to a film, though that happened when I went to see RUNNING MAN in the late 80's, and the theater manager lady knew nothing about this. th. I am going to be 65 years old this month. When I go see this movie, it will be 2 hours and 55 minutes. No intermission I am 99 percent sure. But back in the 70's they're would have been an intermission. the theater is losing out now, because I probably won't want to buy a drink. Also the previews just go on way too long. I also have a very large TV screen now, where I can enjoy the movie just as well as in the theater, and I feel I get more out of watching the movie that way.