Newsflash: People like good movies

July 28, 2008 by admin

More often than not, it’s the easy explanation that makes the most sense. Commenting on a recent LA Times woe-for-the-movie-industry piece, Techdirt arrives at the stunning conclusion that people will pay to go see a good movie. The LA Times article describes in detail the efforts that the industry took to delay The Dark Knight […]

More often than not, it’s the simple explanation that makes the most sense. Commenting on a recent LA Times woe-for-the-movie-industry piece, Techdirt arrives at the stunning conclusion that people will pay to go see a good movie.

The LA Times article describes in detail the efforts that the industry took to delay The Dark Knight including shipping the motion picture reels in separate shipments to discourage a complete copy being lost or stolen. From production to post on through motion picture theater delivery, the motion picture was under tight security.

All of this sounded a little over-vigilant to Mike Masnick who simplifies the equation down to the bare facts. Make a good motion picture and people will pay for the experience. The Dark Knight, most say, is a good movie. That is where the success came from, not by the cloak and dagger routine staged by the MPAA.