Friday, March 20, 2020

I Know I'm Not The Only One

As we continue to hear news updates on the coronavirus, we are practicing social distancing. Many places are closing down and the most recent one has been in the movie industry. AMC, the largest cinema chain, closed its theaters up. This following the Regal Cinema. These companies were trying to follow the CDC regulations of limiting gatherings to ten people or less. However, due to theaters closing, some of the biggest movie releases have been delayed. An example would be "Antebellum" the horror movie starring Janelle Monae which was set to be released on April 24th has now been pulled with no new release date. Another example would be the anticipated release "Mulan" which is supposed to release on March 27th. The point that I am trying to make is everyone is being affected by the situation even the filmmaking industry. I was actually excited to see the Mulan movie.
With the movie not being released when it's supposed to, it can cause damages in terms of finances. It will take more money to release the movies at a later date. However, some studios are trying to be innovative. They are testing out an early jump on video- on demand so that movies will still be able to be seen by the public. I think that it is a good idea to try to get movies out faster.  But I think it will end up costing more money to try and let the movie out now instead of holding off on the release.

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