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Films used to be such a big deal, now I just watch a brand new one every night. Pre-internet is just end up watching the same films over and over just because I had a copy. Going to the cinema to watch a new one was exciting but now I don’t care.
Films also used to be not a big deal for the majority of films in theaters before home movies and even up until larger format flatscreens became affordable. It was just the format for watching 90 minute+ uninterrupted stories for the most part.
There were a couple of decades where seeing big budget special effects the big screen instead of at home was a big deal for some movies, sure.
Streaming quality is pretty dogshit compared to bluray or digital cinemas though. The files are compressed a good 5-10x.
That's only really matters for a few movies a year.
I have not yet watched a film in IMAX, but we are talking about theaters in general.
Watching on a decently large screen at home while streaming looks at least as good as in the theaters even if it doesn't fill up as much of my vision. BluRay looks a lot better for certain scenes, but the vast majority of movies are just as good at home in my experience. I can also get more engrossed in a movie at home due to having fewer distractions, so something like Dune is more enjoyable for me at home even if the picture and sound quality is probably better in IMAX.
Streaming is a tradeoff of slightly lower quality for more convenience and while I love me some great cinematography and sound design, most movies are more enjoyable if I can stay engaged than if they are presented better but with more opportunity for distractions.