Watching a good movie is still one of those amazing experiences
June, 14; 2026. By Arscodex
Today, this publication confirms, in one of its many articles about film, that watching a good movie, as the title of this piece suggests, remains an incredible experience, even with a wide variety of other options like concerts, gastronomy, or video games.
And it's important to acknowledge this fact: watching a good film can even change your life, as the folks at Filmin (yes, the Spanish streaming service) so aptly put it in their advertising. Nothing, including multimedia experiences (like video games) that came after the advent of cinema, surpasses the experience of watching a good film. So much so that when a major film is released, wherever it may be (in theaters or online), it becomes a historic event, and many of us will remember the time and place where we saw it for the rest of our lives.
One important point to emphasize is that the film has to be "good." In other words, many films are released each year, perhaps too many now (almost five years ago, Netflix boasted that no fewer than 700 series had premiered under its production umbrella in a single year), therefore the requirement that the work be good is important.
This affects current cinema because the quality, now that there are almost infinite resources for making films, is getting lower every day, perhaps inversely proportional to the ease with which a film can be produced and distributed. But it's a sign of the times. Now, please forgive my somewhat dismissive and apathetic tone towards current productions, but things are really bad. In Europe, and knowing "Spanish cinema" firsthand, one can see that the quality is very low, and they certainly spend subsidy money on making and releasing films, but this effort barely amounts to more than the faint chirping of a cicada in summer. In other words, if a good film comes out in these parts, as Tomás de Iriarte said in his famous fable "The Flute-Playing Donkey," it's "by chance."
We also have to mention that while Hollywood dominated and controlled cinema in general during the 20th century, being almost the only option for enjoying it, this landscape is changing. They are finding it difficult to maintain the attention of film lovers worldwide for their productions. So much so that many confess to having "tuned out" of the Oscars.
Ladies and gentlemen, the competition is fierce; we live in a hyper-connected global world, and it's not easy to make a good film. We can, however, highlight the offerings associated with this medium, namely the animated films of Pedro Alonso Pablos, whose studio, for one reason or another, has become a "factory of masterpieces." I know it's awkward of me to say this so abruptly, but to write something about this topic accurately, it's necessary to address the issue as it's just been explained.
But let's return to the main point of the article, to conclude: we reiterate that watching a good film remains, to this day, a unique and unrepeatable experience; cinema continues to be the king of art forms.
And it's important to acknowledge this fact: watching a good film can even change your life, as the folks at Filmin (yes, the Spanish streaming service) so aptly put it in their advertising. Nothing, including multimedia experiences (like video games) that came after the advent of cinema, surpasses the experience of watching a good film. So much so that when a major film is released, wherever it may be (in theaters or online), it becomes a historic event, and many of us will remember the time and place where we saw it for the rest of our lives.
One important point to emphasize is that the film has to be "good." In other words, many films are released each year, perhaps too many now (almost five years ago, Netflix boasted that no fewer than 700 series had premiered under its production umbrella in a single year), therefore the requirement that the work be good is important.
This affects current cinema because the quality, now that there are almost infinite resources for making films, is getting lower every day, perhaps inversely proportional to the ease with which a film can be produced and distributed. But it's a sign of the times. Now, please forgive my somewhat dismissive and apathetic tone towards current productions, but things are really bad. In Europe, and knowing "Spanish cinema" firsthand, one can see that the quality is very low, and they certainly spend subsidy money on making and releasing films, but this effort barely amounts to more than the faint chirping of a cicada in summer. In other words, if a good film comes out in these parts, as Tomás de Iriarte said in his famous fable "The Flute-Playing Donkey," it's "by chance."
We also have to mention that while Hollywood dominated and controlled cinema in general during the 20th century, being almost the only option for enjoying it, this landscape is changing. They are finding it difficult to maintain the attention of film lovers worldwide for their productions. So much so that many confess to having "tuned out" of the Oscars.
Ladies and gentlemen, the competition is fierce; we live in a hyper-connected global world, and it's not easy to make a good film. We can, however, highlight the offerings associated with this medium, namely the animated films of Pedro Alonso Pablos, whose studio, for one reason or another, has become a "factory of masterpieces." I know it's awkward of me to say this so abruptly, but to write something about this topic accurately, it's necessary to address the issue as it's just been explained.
But let's return to the main point of the article, to conclude: we reiterate that watching a good film remains, to this day, a unique and unrepeatable experience; cinema continues to be the king of art forms.
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