As you said, to each his/her own. You may be that undisciplined when watching a good movie at home, but all of us aren't.
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Tom Hanks Discusses 'Heartbreaking' Shift of WWII Film Greyhound From Theatrical Blockbuster to Apple TV+ Exclusive
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As you said, to each his/her own. You may be that undisciplined when watching a good movie at home, but all of us aren't.
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I don’t think Hanks is worried about the money he makes from it. You don’t think he has a skill that contributes to society? Ok.....
The setup this person is talking about costs very little in today's world. You can get a good 60" 4K TV for under $1000. You don't have to be "rich." Just about everyone I know has a huge flatscreen in their family room, courtesy of places like Costco and Best Buy. Normal, working-class people.
Same here. I'll be happy to watch it on my LG OLED with Dolby Vision and my 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos set up from the comfort of my home.
Thank you.
As a filmmaker I must say the theatrical release is often the only release that really matters to the creatives.
I can’t speak about Mr. Hanks, but the audience reaction and interaction is something truly special and worth living for. Even the most wealthiest creatives don’t just do it for money... I’m sure of that.
Plus the theatrical presentation, even if the projection screen isn’t as sharp and vibrant as an OLED TV and the sound isn’t as clear as your high end system at home, changes how we perceive the film, the story (and maybe also work those people put into it). It’s the same with a classical concert live or a recording at home (even if surround).
There’s scientific studies about this going on. It just is different...
I would choose the theater room over my own OLED anytime, I just don’t have the choice now... Home streaming is a true blessing now, and showing the film on Apple TV+ was the right call. But it can still break your heart, success and money aside...
We can all be happy we have so many possibilities to distract ourselves or learn something new from features, shows or documentaries at our own homes. But we shouldn’t forget those wo make the content... and it breaks my heart to read “maybe learn a real job to contribute to society” or “get with the future or die” comments in this very forum from people who probably consume the contents the people in the creative industries produce (may it be legal or pirated, music or film, ...)
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Overpriced snacks is how movie theaters make money. They make very little if any money with the movie itself.
Hanks seems very proud of this movie and wanted as many people to see it as possible on the big screen.
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I’m sure he’s contributed more to society than you have
Hanks may have had a contractual interest in “points”, etc which would be a further source of income based on theatrical performance. Unconfirmed, but your assertion is not necessarily true. Keep being a negative know-it-all for no reason.
Not so much. Please post some screenshots with compression artifacts from See or some other ATV+ show if you’ve got proof. I like how Blu-Ray level data rates apparently lead to “visibly compressed” video now. 😂
Of course now we’re missing the forest for the trees as well, as folks who don’t care enough to have a decent A/V setup would never notice a marginal difference between 35 Mbps and 70 Mbps video anyway. In addition to equipment capabilities, you’re well into diminishing returns on date rate differences at that point. Video at 1000 Mbps, by itself and without other technological changes/advancements, won’t look much different either. It’d be like hooking up a fire hose to your kitchen sink. Sure the hose can handle a lot of water, but to you’re not going to get anymore out of it than the faucet (source) can provide.
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You think maybe he has enough money and money is not his focus? Sometimes people are just passionate about the creative process, the production, the finished result, and it has absolutely nothing to do with how much or how little money is made.
Home theatre systems have grown in capability and maturity, and this movie will have already encoded the highest possible video and sound quality so people will be able to enjoy the theatre-like immersive experience for decades to come. Nothing is lost in the grand scheme. It's just the "launch party" of the movie that is slightly downgraded.
I could not agree more, generally most movies benefit from a proper speaker arrangement. That is the biggest thing people are missing out on unless they have a home theater. Most people probably have a TV that actually provides a better picture than the theater, but there is no substitute for sound.
I am fortunate to have a 5.1.2 ATMOS setup with an OLED tv, that I prefer to any theater.
How is this a "whine". He's being honest and lamenting that a 10 year labor of love intended to be seen on a wide screen won't be able to do that. To *you* this movie will represent 2 hours of your life; to him it wads 10 years.
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yeah really 90% of theaters people actually go to project at 1080p or so with maybe a few channels. I suppose this doesnt affect tom hanks tho as the theaters he goes to are probably all imax dolby atmos whatever
The expensive part is designing an acoustically isolated/calibrated room to match the theatre.
The TV/speakers are the cheap part.
When you enter a theatre, the first thing you notice is the quiet.
You don’t have to be rich to have a home theater. Most people already have a TV and if they somehow don’t, I doubt they’re the movie-going type either. That leaves audio and you can put together a quality and proper receiver-based 5.1 surround sound setup for the cost of a brand new iPhone. Are people with iPhones rich?
Meh. I haven't been inside a movie theatre in probably 6-7 years. There's a new thing happening: streaming movies. All the cool kids are doing it.
There’s no need to let perfect be the enemy of the good. I’m a home theater buff, but even I don’t have acoustic panels hanging up. Someone can do so if they’re so inclined though. And any decent receiver will have built-in room and speaker correction software anyway.
The benefit of the quiet of the theater is rather diminished when you have people adding their own soundtrack to the theoretically quiet room: sneezes, coughs, getting up for the bathroom, whispers, etc. I’m not even talking about people intentionally being jerks, humans simply existing just aren’t silent by nature, certainly not with 100 of them in a single room. At home I only have to put up with my own and my SO’s noises, or anyone I happen to have over.
The quality of theaters reigned supreme 2 decades ago when the tech market we have today didn’t exist. Of course back then people could still do HT, but it basically required a projector and dark room. Nobody was getting a theater-level experience from their typical 32” CRT. Now though all you need is to add some audio equipment, most people already have the video capabilities, unless your TV is a cheap Emerson from Walmart or something.
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He’s definitely being facetious about Apple, guys. It’s a funny bit he does. Tom Hanks under Sony overlords. He’s definitely fine with Apple’s money. He doesn’t like shilling.
What’s true is he wishes it could be seen in theaters with the big screen, surround sound, and around other people. The classic movie experience.
What’s true is he wishes it could be seen in theaters with the big screen, surround sound, and around other people. The classic movie experience.
this movie was a labour of love for Hanks. Providing it was safe from illegal copying he should have sat on it for a year as it’s not a story that is time critical. Then he could have retained control and had the big theatrical release when the world gets back to something closer to normal.
