Tim Robbins is the star of films such as: shawshank redemptionbelieves that the future of the film industry is very bleak due to the influence of streaming services such as Netflix.
in interview and guardianthe 66-year-old actor said that algorithmic entertainment does nothing for the movie. With computer algorithms working to present viewers with movies based primarily on what they've seen, they often fail to capture attention outside of a small window of cinematic style. Robbins hinted that this makes it difficult for unconventional films to find an audience.
“Are you going to go to Netflix now and see what movies are coming out and say that's the future of cinema? We're facing a big problem,” Robbins told the paper. told.
He describes his most famous role as follows: shawshank redemption is a perfect example of how a movie can end up being forgotten and ignored if it doesn't get more exposure than it did when it debuted.
“When it came out, it got good reviews and was nominated for an Academy Award, but no one saw it,” he said of the film's release in 1994.
“It was VHS, [Ted] Turner is playing it on a TV channel [Turner Classic Movies] That changed it. That's a lovely movie. It remains at the top of IMDb as the most popular movie of all time. So I know that quality movies and quality TV shows will last a long time. Whether it's a hit or not is irrelevant compared to what people will think about it 10, 15, 20 years from now,” he explained.
Robbins is generally left-wing, but has fallen out with the Hollywood left on a number of issues in recent years.
For example, in July, when the left was fussing over an assassination attempt on then-candidate Donald Trump, Robbins accused the mainstream media and the Democratic Party of ignoring the assassination attempt out of blind hatred for Donald Trump.
He also broke with left-wing skepticism about how badly the medical and political communities have reacted during the coronavirus pandemic and the “questionable choices” they have made regarding lockdowns.
In 2023, as most leftists praise Biden's efforts to censor Americans, Robbins takes aim at the left with his outlandish idea that the media is “acting as a brutal censorship arm of the government.” he lamented.
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