Time Capsule Thread: Predict the state of cinema a decade from now...

Let this thread serve as a time capsule of sorts where we speculate on the future of movies. Some relevant topics to touch on include framerate, physical medium, sequel culture, the superhero genre, cinematic universes, the ratings system, the devices we watch movies on, the sustainability of theater chains, another collapse of the studio system, how the Chinese market will continue to affect blockbuster releases, etc.

Seeing as how this forum has been around for 15 years already, I'm sure there are also many interesting threads we can look at today for reference. This one from 2006 titled "The future of film is on the net, not in the cinema" is especially pertinent given that it was created a year prior to Netflix expanding its direct-to-home rental service include online streaming. Another related thread from 2004 titled "Netflix: on-line ingenuity" contains this gem:

It's weird how we thought mail rentals were the future and it became kind of a footnote between movie rental stores and online streaming. Any more threads like that would also make a great addition to this thread!

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More. Worse.

I predict there will be great, terrible and mostly mediocre films made every year. I predict in 10 years people will be pining for 2000-2009 and talking about how the 2010s weren't that bad because film buffs have selected which films are and aren't good for them to easily browse through. I also predict i still won't care when this happens with a new generation.

Porn is going to create a sub-genre with romance plots.

The BBC is going to be privatized and Hollywood is going to take over English cinema.

Non-narrative movies are going to become a thing and will be broadcasted in living rooms and waiting rooms as paintings.

Dead actors are going to be resurrected with CGI.

Somebody is going to compile a library of cliches and a program is going to cook films according the receipt it’s fed.

Nigerian and Indian films are going to appear in posh theatres in Europe.

Russians are gonna learn what proper dubbing is.

Famous actors will become targets for terrorists.

Star wars 12 is going to display vegan, ecological and pacifist sensibilities.

Seems like the trend is to remake movies, and to have superhero movies, since a 6-yr old can't watch it alone, his parents have to pay for tickets as well. Double or triple your sales!

I see movies getting worse, if that's possible. And if there is a good movie, we probably wouldn't hear about it.

10 years from now, itll be all about streaming the opening night to your inexpensive HD TV set. Its inevitable, theyre just waiting for the public to have the hardware necessary on a larger scale. They have to wait for the 3D feature on tvs to come down in price too.