The Big Picture: The Fight for the Future of Movies

For the past ten years, Hollywood has been going through a real revolution. It was hidden from the viewers’ eyes, but its scale is comparable to the end of the silent film era. The most talented stars and directors lost their power, and in came screenwriters, producers, and marketers instead. Now it doesn’t matter as much who directs a movie or who acts in it—what matters is the box office the film can bring. Superhero franchises, sequels, and remakes took over Hollywood; but in order to release independent films with an original plot widely, you have to fight hard. The author of this book put together for listeners a chronicle of the Hollywood revolution and analyzed what the cinema industry will face in the future. Together with him, you’ll recall the causes and consequences of hackers breaking into Sony, the rise of the Marvel and DC cinematic universes, and the emergence of Netflix. You’ll learn what key players in the industry think about the future of film, why Marvel sold itself to Sony, and why the latter didn’t believe for so long in the success of the Spider-Man reboot. A must-listen for anyone who wants to understand cinema and its fundamentals!