Let's not even begin to discuss what streaming did to TV. There is a special place in Hell reserved for whatever bastards came up with OTT technology in the first place.
I think Warcraft is underrated and was maybe a little ahead of its time. It arguably should've been a longer by half an hour but I legitimately believe what it does works. One reason I'd add for its failure is the tone: this is a very sincere movie and I find that audiences are typically unwilling to accept something this weird and silly without some level of 'wink wink, it's ok to laugh' at the audience.
Indeed, that's why I'd say Detective Pikachu and Sonic managed to succeed.
Regarding streaming - I do think it potentially can fulfill the niche that TV and rentals used to, given the rise of FAST which really do allow browsing and keeping things on, so I think in a few years the effect on movies you describe will return in a somewhat different form.
Let's not even begin to discuss what streaming did to TV. There is a special place in Hell reserved for whatever bastards came up with OTT technology in the first place.
I think Warcraft is underrated and was maybe a little ahead of its time. It arguably should've been a longer by half an hour but I legitimately believe what it does works. One reason I'd add for its failure is the tone: this is a very sincere movie and I find that audiences are typically unwilling to accept something this weird and silly without some level of 'wink wink, it's ok to laugh' at the audience.
Indeed, that's why I'd say Detective Pikachu and Sonic managed to succeed.
Regarding streaming - I do think it potentially can fulfill the niche that TV and rentals used to, given the rise of FAST which really do allow browsing and keeping things on, so I think in a few years the effect on movies you describe will return in a somewhat different form.