Netflix Killed the Classic Film Star
10/21/2016 12:17:00 AMhttp://www.vox.com/culture/2016/10/19/13314670/tcm-turner-classic-movies-film
The article states that the age of streaming is killing classic film and I couldn't agree more. Although it has made films and movies more accessible for the average American, it doesn't give people the same vibe and chills as it would if it was seen in a movie theater among a crowd. For classic films, they harder to find and come by on popular streaming services like Netflix or Hulu when the films that are featured are the latest ones. The article emphasizes how less people would be willing to watch the classic films since finding them are harder and would more like require a service fee to rent the dvd rather than a quick download or click of a button. I agree with the author that a way of establishing a connection to the classic films to the younger generations has been lost when there is no longer a specific aisle of classic films like they used to at DVD rental stores and are hardly played on regular television. It makes me wonder what other ways can we expose these films to younger generations without force-feeding them? It may not be their taste by these films are important in different film aspects as well as film history.

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